the takahashis were like family to me.e south pacific and we lost touch. what was in the envelope? it was the last letter billy wrote before he died. i found it on his things and sent it to his family. what'd it say? i don't know. listen, billy was a brave soldier. they all were, the 442nd. billy didn't seem like your average gung-ho soldier. he didn't want to enlist, and it broke ray's heart. and that's the reason ray asked me to come visit. ("praise the lord and pass the ammunition" plays) i just can't wait to get overseas. let those nazis have it. your parents must be so proud. your dad says you're not joining up. no matter what we do, we'll always be japs to them. hey, you won't fight for this country, you make them right about us, billy. what do you know about fighting? what? why didn't you sock that guard, dad? i thought you were supposed to stand up for yourself. ray: you are. but things aren't so simple now, not in this world. they treat us like dirt here. how can you ask me to fight when you won't? man: ray. you b