Of africanamerican fighter pilots, also from a veteran who served with 442nd Regimental Combat Team comprised of japanese american soldiers. The American Veteran Center Hosted this 35minute panel discussion. Im glad to be here this morning. Im also a graduate of Virginia Military institute. Im glad to see some vets on hand. Okay. As i have in the past, im honored to be here to moderate the panel about the greatest generation. Like many of you, i always enjoy hearing stories about world war ii. As mentioned for the last 15 or 16 or 17 years ive been involved around projects that centered around world war ii, National War Memorial and congress collecting stories from world war ii veterans. Ive heard hundreds if not thousands of stories from world war ii veterans. My ears perk up when i hear stories about Tuskegee Airmen and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. If you dont know what they are, i think most of you do, youre about to hear about it this morning. The american patriots who served in t
Honored to be hereby. I always enjoy hearing stories about world war ii and for the last 15, 16, 17 years or so ive been involved with projects that centered around world war ii. I was with the National World war ii memorial and the library of congress collecting stories from world war ii veterans. I have heard hundreds if not thousands of stories from world war ii veterans. But my ears always perk up when i hear stories about Tuskegee Airmen and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The american patriots who served in those units bring a much different perspective to service to country and bravery under fire. Its a very special morning that we have two members, one of each who served in one of those units. Chief Master Sergeant robert zumi is a veteran of world war ii who joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and also subsequently the 101st Airborne Division, well find out what thats about. Its unusual to have a japanese american the 101st Airborne Division in world war ii. And we also