Presidential Medal of Freedom - Daniel Inouye

A  L  O  H  A !

Wearing a   Maile Lei, 

Flashing the   Shaka 

" I represented 

the people of Hawaii 

and this nation 

honestly 

and to the best of my ability.

 I think I did 

okay. "

Daniel Inouye 

Hawaii's, America's,

 Senator Daniel K. Inouye

 is to be posthumously awarded 

The Presidential Medal of Freedom

 today,

 Wednesday November 20. 

Watergate Scandal era Dan

 LINK

Before making a 

gargantuan mark on US government 

over almost 50 years, 

he was a man of courage

 in some of the 

bloodiest battles of WWII.

First Lieutenant Daniel K. Inouye 

was awarded the Medal of Honor

 for his actions during World War II

"Americanism is not 

a matter of skin or color. "

Daniel Inouye 

 The Senator

 passed last year, 

and rests just over there: 

inside Punchbowl Crater.

Link

 But Dan and his empty sleeve

(left his arm on a French battlefield)

will never really be gone.

His accomplishments are a major part,

 the bedrock, the foundation

 of our modern Hawaii 

forever. 

Today, 

Hawaii's other son 

President Barack Obama,

 proves that 

in gold.

As You can tell, I'm very excited

about it!

I miss Dan.

Read Dan's obit in the

New York Times.

Here's my post 

about his fellow Hawaii Vets:

Link

Who is a local hero 

of YOUR area?

                     Warmly, cloudia