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* Bill Mauldin wrote two well-known postwar panels on the topic of Japanese-American soldiers:
** Hitoshi Mitsuki's fruit stand is under new management, with a sign "Let's Keep America for Americans." The new owner says, "Naw, we don't haveta worry about the owner coming back. He was killed in Italy."
** A wounded Nisei veteran, with Combat Infantryman's badge and several years worth of service bars, stands at a patriotically decorated bar that is clearly proud to serve servicemen. The bartender points at a 'No Japs' sign. "Can't ya read?"
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* ''Film/The24th'' features an entire company of black US soldiers going through racial prejudice DeepSouth during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. First Sergeant Hayes, a disillusioned veteran of the American-Spanish War who claims to have fought by [[UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt Theodore Roosevelt's]] side, only to watch Roosevelt rise up to presidency - taking all the credit while conveniently forgetting all the sacrifices made by black soldiers.

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* ''Film/The24th'' features an entire company of black US soldiers going through racial prejudice in the DeepSouth during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. First Sergeant Hayes, a disillusioned veteran of the American-Spanish War who claims to have fought by [[UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt Theodore Roosevelt's]] side, only to watch watches Roosevelt rise up to presidency - the presidency; taking all the credit while conveniently forgetting all the sacrifices made by black soldiers.

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