There was a thread in the D&D, but it really belongs here so more people acknowledge this man and what he did for this country. From wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Inouye
That story that is quoted is like a scene from a fake war movie...unreal. If Im running for the phone and my knee hits the edge of a table, I'll be rolling on the ground for 10 minutes...at which point I crawl into bed and take a nap. And this guy is getting appendages blown off but he keeps moving forward and mowing people down.
He won the Medal of Honor for that action. Tough to the end, his last word was "Aloha." Also, he ended up in the same hospital as Bob Dole.
What a story. And not just the ware part, though that is both amazing and crazy. But his whole life. From his time in the war till the end, the man was literally part of almost every major political issue of the last 60+ years.
We're losing these guys, fast. Last year we lost Dick Winters (of Band of Brothers fame). Granted, these few probably didn't think they'd make it so long. I admire these men for their absolute courage, how they pick up the rest of us and get the job done. Believe me, if I were there, I'd need a kick in the butt and a, "Get moving! Attack!" from a Daniel Inouye. R.I.P. for him and all who have passed who have defended our country. EDIT: And he didn't let his handicap, for lack of another word, slow him down. Obviously. They'll need a separate coffin for his big brass ones.
