President Obama signing S.1055 granting Congressional Gold Medal

Washington DC – On October 5, 2010 President Obama officialy signed S.1055 which granted the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian award, collectively, to the U.S. Army’s 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service for their extraordinary accomplishments in World War II. Standing around the President, left to right: Osamu “Sam” Fujikawa; Grant Ichikawa; COL Jimmie Kanaya; Lynn Kanaya (behind Jimmie); Floyd Mori; Christine Sato Yamazaki (behind Mori); Terry Shima; Kelly Kuwayama; Congressman Adam Schiff; Senator Daniel Inouye; Congressman Bob Filner, Congresswoman Mazie Hirono; Congressman Charles Djou; Congressman Mike Honda; Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki.