I pass the Japanese Memorial going home from school everyday and I am very glad I finally got a chance to look at it up close. It is so detailed and overwhelming consisting of many little parts. I would have to say my favorite vignette is one with adolescent Japanese-American boys. They seem very proud as a group of them are gathered together saluting a very big American flag. Their faces are adorned with smiles and they appear to be wearing uniforms that closely resemble boy scout outfits. I think they watch their older brothers go off to help fight for America and the younger boys cannot wait to get older so they can feel the pride of fighting, too. Of course, they might be slightly naive and not know exactly what is in store for them if they were to ever go off and fight, yet they want to make their families proud.
