Rue De 442

French townspeople continue today
 To show deep gratitude towards their Japanese-American liberators
 We want to thank them because it's very important for us
 We know that it was a very big battle with lots of err
 Wounded and murdered and err killed persons
 So people here know that it depends on that for our liberation
 And that it was not easy for them
 It's more than heroes
 I think all American soldiers who went to France were heroes because they are young
 They are fighting in a land they didn't know
 And err, and a lot of them died, they are all heroes
 But those from the 442 are more than that
 Because more than that, they are fighting against discrimination and err-
 They are fighting to show others that they are good guys
 So, it's very emotional
 In Bruyères a road named Rue de 442
 Commemorates their liberation by the 100th 442nd regimental combat team
 This is the 442 régiment Américan d'infantrie libérateur de Bruyères, October 1944
 Right, October '44
 So they came right through this area
 Yeah, we went through this area
 And this experience has just been so great and enjoyable
 And I've learned so many things from all the stories I've heard
 And I'm just so excited to hear them and pass them on
 The weather was just so miserable and ugh
 Rain and mud and storm, cold, err
 I never experienced such bad weather as I
 As I did in, in the Vorgey Mountains there