The seven soldiers were kicked out of an ROTC program as World War II began. Last week, they were commissioned as Army officers eight decades later.

A ceremony was held on Jan. 26 to promote seven Japanese American cadets who died in combat.

The seven were students at the University of Hawaii and cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, on track to become Army officers, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

HONOLULU — Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been ...