BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2816@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20110205T000000Z DTEND:20110205T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<em>Valor with Honor</em> &nbsp\;is an independent documentary film based on over 35 interviews of Japanese American veterans who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.&nbsp\;\n\nThis sm all segregated unit of 3500 men is the most decorated American unit for it s size and length of service. By the end of WW2\, the 442nd would be award ed with seven Presidential Unit Citations\, 21 Medals of Honor (upgraded f rom DSC)\, over 500 Silver Stars\, and over 9000 Purple Hearts. The 85 min ute feature film tells the harrowing stories of 442nd's battles in Italy\, the Lost Battalion Rescue in France\, the assault up Mount Folgorito\, an d witness to the holocaust at Dachau\, Germany at the close of WW2. The fi lm concludes with the vets bittersweet return home to America. The entire film is woven through stories told by the veterans themselves.&nbsp\;\n\nT here will be a Q&amp\;A after the screening with the filmmaker.&nbsp\; DTSTAMP:20240425T093320Z SUMMARY:FILM SCREENING: "Valor With Honor" by Burt Takeuchi URL:/en/events/2011/02/05/film-screening-valor-with-honor-by-burt-takeuch/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR