when a general named joseph stillwell, vinegar joe stillwell, who was something of a legend, heard about that, he went to westminister and presented the medal to mare masuda the sister of sergeant kazua, masudo. he couldn't give it to the mother because she was an alien. and even with everything that happened, or yennals were not allowed to become citizens until 1952. and this is what joe stillwell said on the steps of westminister hall. >>> the knee say brought an awful big hunk of america with their blood. i say we soldiered ought to perform a pick ax club to the japanese americans who fought the war with us. any time we see a bar fly commando cooking on these kids or diskrim name e nating against them or their families we ought to bang them over the head with a pick ax. i'm willing to be a charter member. we can't allow a

and this is what joe stillwell said on the steps of westminister hall. >>> the knee say brought an awful big hunk of america with their blood. i say we soldiered ought to perform a pick ax club to the japanese americans who fought the war with us. any time we see a bar fly commando cooking on these kids or diskrim name e nating against them or their families we ought to bang them over the head with a pick ax. i'm willing to be a charter member. we can't allow a single injustice to be done to the knee say without defeeting the purposes for which we fought. so that's the story of -- part of the story of japanese americans in world war ii and the press in world war ii. and, as i said, i, for one at least, don't doubt that it could happen again. and if it does, it will be the press now more diverse press, but more far-reaching that does it. so that's it for today. thank you. >> this is american history tv, prime time. blank blaeng . >> he removed a single nail and discovered a trunk and books and portraits stuffed up under the eves and this was this treasure. of dolly madison's things. we've

when a general named joseph stillwell, vinegar joe stillwell, who was something of a legend, heard about that, he went to westminister and presented the medal to mare masuda the sister of sergeant kazua, masudo. he couldn't give it to the mother because she was an alien. and even with everything that happened, or yennals were not allowed to become citizens until 1952. and this is what joe stillwell said on the steps of westminister hall. >>> the knee say brought an awful big hunk of america with their blood. i say we soldiered ought to perform a pick ax club to the japanese americans who fought the war with us. any time we see a bar fly commando cooking on these kids or diskrim name e nating against them or their families we ought to bang them over the head with a pick ax. i'm willing to be a charter member. we can't allow a single injustice to be done to the knee say without defeeting the purposes for which we fought. so that's the story of -- part of the story of japanese americans in world war ii and the press in world war ii. and, as i said, i, for one at least, don't doubt that it c