Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, right, speaks during a news conference in Houston on Sunday Nov. 1, 2009 prior to a gala to reunite two units on the 65th anniversary a World War II battle. The 1st Battalion, 141st Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, a Texas military unit that was surrounded by German soldiers in northern France's Vosges Mountains was rescued by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit made up almost entirely of Japanese-Americans, that broke through the German ranks to free the Texas unit. At far left is former house speaker Jim Wright. AP Photo logo AP Photo 27 months ago

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, right, speaks during a news conference in Houston on Sunday Nov. 1, 2009 prior to a gala to reunite two units on the 65th anniversary a World War II battle. The 1st Battalion, 141st Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, a Texas military unit that was surrounded by German soldiers in northern France's Vosges Mountains was rescued by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit made up almost entirely of Japanese-Americans, that broke through the German ranks to free the Texas unit. At far left is former house speaker Jim Wright.

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