I can’t tell you how sad I am to hear of the death
of Daniel
Inouye. The Senator who represented the people of Hawaii since 1963, died
today at age 88.
The man served the people of the United States
pretty much all his adult life. He lost his arm in action in Tuscany against
the Germans in 1945 as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
For his courage truly above and beyond, Inouye was awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor (initially the Distinguished Service Cross). Following his
recovery from his wounds, he earned degrees in political science and law, and
began his political career.
Inouye absolutely embodied the concept of public
service. In an organization marked these days for veniality, pettiness and
rabid ideology, he never lost sight of the greater good. I can’t think of him
as a “politician” when the term applies to the likes of our Congress.
Sadly, they don’t make them like him anymore.
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