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A Most Unlikely Hero

The story of Captain Bruce Yamashita's battle against racism and discrimination in the United States Marine Corps. The third-generation Japanese American, Georgetown law school graduate, and Hawaii Constitutional Convention delegate waged a lonely, five-year battle, overcoming bureaucratic, financial, and personal setbacks to uncover evidence of widespread discrimination against minorities at Officer Candidate School. His findings became integral to a 60 Minutes investigation and prompted outrage from both Congress and the White House.

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