Day of Remembrance

GOVERNOR BRADLITTLE DECLAREDMONDAY A DAY OFREMEMBRANCE..ACKNOWLEDGINGIDAHO'S ROLE IN THEINTERNMENT OFJAPANESEAMERICANS... DURINGWORLD WAR TWO.THE GOVERNORISSUED APROCLAMATION TORECOGNIZE ANDREMEMBER THEPEOPLE OFJAPANESE ANCESTRYIMPRISONED AT THEMINIDOKA PRISONCAMP IN SOUTHCENTRAL IDAHO.ORGANIZERS SAY IT'SA MOMENT INHISTORY THAT MUSTNEVER BEFORGOTTEN."A LOT OF IDAHOANSDON'T KNOW THATMINIDOKA WAS INIDAHO AND IS VERYVERY CLOSE.THEY'RE HAVINGTHEIR GRANDOPENING THISWEEKEND.

WE HAVEA LOT OF EVENTSGOING ON IN THENEXT FEW WEEKSTHAT PEOPLE AREABLE TO CATCH IFTHEY WANT TOLEARN MORE ABOUTTHE INCARNATION."TEN THOUSANDJAPANESEAMERICANS WEREINTERNED ATMINIDOKA IN IDAHODURING THE WAR.IN ALL, 120THOUSANDJAPANESEAMERICANS WEREINTERNED ACROSSTHE U-S.THE VISITORSCENTER OPENS TOTHE PUBLIC THISSATURDAY..