Public domain World War II pictures

This was not one of our prouder moments in history, this man was a hero and he deserved better. But on that note I understand the fear that motivated this injustice, after 9/11, don't we all? Afterthoughts if I remember my hash marks correctly one hash...

This was not one of our prouder moments in history, this man was a hero and he deserved better. But on that note I understand the fear that motivated this injustice, after 9/11, don't we all? Afterthoughts if I remember my hash marks correctly one hash for every 4 years, so that gives him about 20 years and that would put his retirement about 1937 or thereabouts, hopefully a vet or serviceman will correct me if I am wrong. So sad that we did this.

afterthoughts -- on the assumption that this is in fact a NARA photo - and that look like a cropped stamp/id in the lower left - you should probably take this at face value, unless you've got a really, REALLY good reason to doubt it. As a NARA photo, it...

afterthoughts -- on the assumption that this is in fact a NARA photo - and that look like a cropped stamp/id in the lower left - you should probably take this at face value, unless you've got a really, REALLY good reason to doubt it. As a NARA photo, it is a) pretty well documented, b) an official US government record, and c) was probably taken by the military itself (if not military, whatever government agency was in charge). The photographer, given the nature of this photograph, likely had the motivation to make sure any facts given were accurate, and certainly would have had the resources available to do so once the motivation was there.

afterthoughts, what do you mean by "the matho doesn't make sense"? If he at the time of the photo had been serving in the US armed forces for thirty years, then he has been in service since 1911 (at least, he might have served two years more, on his way...

afterthoughts, what do you mean by "the matho doesn't make sense"? If he at the time of the photo had been serving in the US armed forces for thirty years, then he has been in service since 1911 (at least, he might have served two years more, on his way for a new stripe).

he's wearing a uniform with a half dozen service stripes. that means he's been in for thirty years? hmmm, the first world war ended in 1918, and this was 1941. the math doesn't make sense, and his mortar board doesn't fit the bill, but let's say his uni...

he's wearing a uniform with a half dozen service stripes. that means he's been in for thirty years? hmmm, the first world war ended in 1918, and this was 1941. the math doesn't make sense, and his mortar board doesn't fit the bill, but let's say his uni is the real deal. if so, he was an active duty serviceman. i know of no instance in which an active duty serviceman was taken offline and placed in a camp. they were used as interpreters, then used on the western front. the nissei troops served admirably. other than that, my heart goes out to the actor wearing the uniform. and to dorothea lange, who was never shy about posing a photo.

It was not only the American Japanese that were mistreated. The Negros and the Natives were treated like dirt too. Yet all three races fought for America. What a shame.

sorry, there is no justification for this, then or now, just as there is no justification for jim crow laws. it was all racism. the claim that japanese AMERICANS aided japan is bogus and unfounded. in fact many american lives were saved by these...

sorry, there is no justification for this, then or now, just as there is no justification for jim crow laws. it was all racism. the claim that japanese AMERICANS aided japan is bogus and unfounded. in fact many american lives were saved by these americans translating japanese and interrogating japanese prisoners.

I agree with Ray, you have to understand the time in which the photo was taken. To say this is a disgrace, is ignorant. Remember, the US had just been attacked by Japan, with the aid of Japanese civilians in and around Pearl Harbor. If you don't know...

I agree with Ray, you have to understand the time in which the photo was taken. To say this is a disgrace, is ignorant. Remember, the US had just been attacked by Japan, with the aid of Japanese civilians in and around Pearl Harbor. If you don't know history, there is no need to make a senseless comment on it.

Remember, you are viewing this piece of history using present day values. At the time this was considered the only thing to do (Germans and Italians were also rounded up, though not nearly in as large numbers). It was a disgrace, but step back and try...

Remember, you are viewing this piece of history using present day values. At the time this was considered the only thing to do (Germans and Italians were also rounded up, though not nearly in as large numbers). It was a disgrace, but step back and try to view history from the perspective of the times.

it truly is a disgrace. :(

this is a disgrace, what elsedid this american have to do to prove his loyalty to america