 
WWII vets fly
Veterans of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion climb on board the "Spirit of Go for Broke" March 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. After waiting for more than a year and a half, the men for whom it was named finally get their ride on the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. They took to the skies for a 45-minute flight around some of the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)
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WWII vets fly
Surviving members of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion pose in front of one Hickam Air Force Base's C-17 Globemaster III aircraft the "Spirit of Go For Broke," which was named after the motto of the historic World War II Army units that consisted of Japanese Americans mostly from Hawaii. The "Go For Broke" unit was one of the most highly decorated units during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)
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WWII vets fly
Veterans from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion (seated on the right) get seated and strapped in for along waited incentive flight aboard the "Spirit of Go For Broke," one of Hickam Air Force Base's C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, named in honor of the men and their motto. The soldiers of "Go For Broke" were volunteers of second generation Japanese Americans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)
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WWII vets fly
Veterans from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion exit the back of the "Spirit of Go For Broke" after getting a 45-minute flight around some of the Hawaiian Islands. The "Spirit of Go For Broke," one of Hickam'Air Force Base's C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, was named in honor of the men and their motto. The soldiers of "Go For Broke" were volunteers of second generation Japanese Americans and the unit was one of the most highly decorated World War II combat units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)
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