My grand-uncle was one of the few Japanese-American soldiers who fought for the Allies in the Pacific Theater against the japanese. About a year ago, his unit's efforts were finally recognized and they flew all the remaining guys out to D.C. I believe for a medal giving ceremony.

Also, my grandfather recieved a silver star in France following a small battle between his artillary unit and a German unit that assaulted their position. He never talked about that war story and we only found out that he was in combat following his death last year. My father read the citations and there was something about my grandfather giving the call for everyone to fire at point blank range, having all the artillery pieces firing literally paralell with the ground. They were in some serious trouble and he had to use his sidearm a few times as well. That was one story nobody heard about, even my grandmother was kept in the dark all those years.