The Oka Boys Are A True Band Of Brothers. All Seven Served In The Military, Yet They Fought On Opposing Sides -- CNN
"We were seven brothers -- seven soldiers," says 91-year old Chikara "Don" Oka, a World War II veteran now living in a retirement home in Los Angeles. "Five of us for the United States and two against us because they were stranded in Japan" when the war came. They're all American citizens born here in the United States.
In the 1920s, Oka's parents operated a migrant labor hotel in Castroville, a farm town in central California. But their dreams of riches never materialized, and the entire family returned to Japan.
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My Comment: A fascinating story .... seven brothers who go to war .... wow.
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