When high school students in the West Hartford Public Schools district study World War II in the coming year, they will learn about more than just the typical hallmarks like Japanese American detention camps. They will also hear about Sadao Munemori, a soldier who died protecting comrades from a grenade. The 22-year-old posthumously became the first Japanese American awarded the Medal of Honor. kAm{6DD@?D =:<6 E9:D E92E 56=G6 36J@?5 E96 6IA64E65 92G6 =67E E62496CD 9F>3=65[ D2:5 y6DD:42 q=:EK6C[ E96 5:DEC:4E’D D@4:2= DEF5:6D 56A2CE>6?E DFA6CG:D@C H9@ 96=A65 56D:8? 4FCC:4F=F> 7@C D64@?52CJ 8C256 =6G6=D]k^Am kAm“xEVD @?6 @7 E9@D6 >@>6?ED H96C6 J@F E9:?< ‘w@H 92G6 H6 ?@E 366? 5@:?8 E92EnV %96D6 2C6 >@>6?ED H96C6 J@F C62=:K6 E9:D :D C62==J :>A@CE2?E[ A2CE:4F=2C=J 8:G6? E96 A@AF=2E:@? E92E H6

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