mccutchen, round of applause. [ applause ] and vincent okamoto, born in 1943 to an american family of japanese origin and interned in world war ii. we rounded up japanese in this country because we didn't know what else to do. we were attacked by the japanese in pearl habor and knee jerk reaction we thought anyone japanese, put them in camps. stripped them of their lively hoods. aching them out of the tam. s would be the united states >>> became a second lieutenant in the u.s. army and after that he went to ranger training and was ordered to vietnam serving as a platoon leader with an infantry unit and fire support base under heavy attack for which he would be awarded the distinguished service cross. and oak leave clusters. obviously he is a hero. both of you gentlemen have microphones on. if you give us a background of what inspired you to join the military but tell us the kind of things that you think are forever with you. >> i'm the tenth child and 7th son born to japanese immigrants. my six older brothers served in the military. the two eldest served in the combat team. another br