On December 7, 1941, Daniel Inouye knew his life had changed. He explained that he was getting ready for church like any other Sunday until he heard an announcement on the radio announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. Looking towards Pearl Harbor, huge amounts of smoke could be seen and three Japanese aircrafts soared above him. About a month after the attack, the United States government designated all Japanese Americans as 4C, enemy alien. “So here I was, 17 years old, who considered himself a lover of this country and patriot, called an alien; enemy” explains Inouye. This motivated him and others to petition against the President. Ten months later, they formed the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
From his home state of Hawaii, Inouye was
From his home state of Hawaii, Inouye was