Much of the public discussion centered on an incident in Hood River, Oregon. As in many American towns, the local American Legion post in Hood River had put up a monument to honor local boys serving overseas. But on the evening of November 29, the legionnaires had blacked out sixteen names—all of Hood River’s active-duty Japanese American servicemen. Lest there be any doubt about the intended message, the post’s commander, Jess Edington, stated it bluntly: “We simply want to let them know that we don’t want them back here.”
