Japanese American posthumously honored

Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) takes the hand of Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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