Despite efforts undertaken in his behalf by fellow veterans and Members of Congress to accord him the honors he deserves. the Army has refused to consider his case. citing a statute limiting the Medal of Honor or Distinguished Service Cross to those whose recommendations are received within 2 years of the act justifying the awards. or. in the case of World War II veterans. by 1951. Mr. President. I believe a brief review of Colonel Sakakidas wartime exploits v.ill convince my colleagues of the need to enact this legislation. In March 1941. 9 months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Richard Sakakida. the son of Japanese parents who immigrated to Hawaii at the beginning of the century. and another nisei from Hawaii became the first JapaneseAmericans recruited to the Armys Counter Intelligence Police [CIP]. This unit would later become the Army Counter Intelligence Corps. or CIC. Sworn in as a sergeant.
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