Some Interesting Military History Links ...

[chomiji]

... from an article I was writing for Asian Pacific Heritage Month:
 
 

• Web Site of the Go for Broke National Education Center
   
• The "Go for Broke" Regiment Lives Duty, Honor, Country (American Forces Press Service)
   
• Asian Pacific Americans: Going for Broke (Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress)
   
• Go for Broke! (Soldiers - The Official U.S. Army Magazine, November 2003 - warning: very large PDF)
   
• The Hawai'i Nisei Story: Americans of Japanese Ancestry During World War II (University of Hawaii, in cooperation with Nisei veterans)
   

Comments

[chomiji]

I can't remember a time when I didn't know the expression, but I saw it explained on enough of those sites that I mentioned the definition/origin in the article. We actually got 3 nice notes about the piece, which shocked me (usually no one says anything about just about anything we post), but I found out later from the EEO attorney (who had suggested the subject) that the head of the Veterans Committee had sent a note to all the members suggesting that they take a look at it. Ahh, Susan - you're so sweet to get us more readership, but now I don't feel quite as chuffed about those notes!