On February 19, 1942, 81 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans. Despite never being charged with a crime, families were forced to abandon their homes, communities and businesses to live for years in camps throughout the United States. Today, the National Park Service helps preserve several Japanese American incarceration camps, including Minidoka National Historic Site, that provide important space for reflection and learning about this painful chapter in our nation's history. Image: Guard tower and site entrance sign at Minidoka in Idaho. NPS/Stan Honda #dayofremembrance #nationalparks #idaho #history #japaneseamerican