I can’t really talk much about those, but we do missions all over the Pacific area.”

“At least 29 days a year some of our soldiers are chosen to do additional missions. Wesley Fuller, the battalion’s executive officer. “This is probably the best training I’ve had in 12 years of military service,” said Capt. In addition, the battalion has units in American Samoa, Guam, Saipan and at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. Headquartered at Fort Shafter in Honolulu, it’s part of the 9th Mission Support Command and has the responsibility of maintaining a maximum state of readiness in the event it is needed in a combat zone. The current 100th is the only infantry battalion in the U.S. The original 100th Battalion of the 442nd sustained so many casualties, it became known as “the Purple Heart Battalion.”

We’re a living historical community, you know, and we trace our lineage to heroes like the 442nd.” “This is what’s special about serving in the U.S. Col Kevin Cronin, the PTA base commander. “Take a step back and reflect on that,” said Lt. At the same time, those brave soldiers faced prejudice and discrimination on the home front, including about 120,000 Japanese Americans - including some soldiers’ family members - being forcibly relocated by the government to concentration camps in the western U.S. Originally composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry, the 442nd, with its motto, “Go for broke,” served with honor and distinction in the European theater during World War II. The regiment, founded as the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, is known as the most decorated in U.S.

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