Senator Daniel Inouye passed away last night. He was 88 years old. I'm not sure, but he may have been the last WWII Veteran in the Senate. He was one tough SOB, but if you ever heard him speak, you would never know the granite that was behind the soft voice. Rest in peace Senator.
The following is taken from Wikipedia.
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On April 21, 1945, Inouye was grievously wounded while leading an assault on a heavily-defended ridge near Thompson submachine gun. After being informed of the severity of his wound by his platoon sergeant, he refused treatment and rallied his men for an attack on the second machine gun position, which he also successfully destroyed before collapsing from blood loss.
As his squad distracted the third machine gunner, Inouye crawled toward the final bunker, eventually drawing within 10 yards. As he raised himself up and cocked his arm to throw his last grenade into the fighting position, a German inside the bunker fired a [11"
The following is taken from Wikipedia.
" In 1943, when the [7]
....
On April 21, 1945, Inouye was grievously wounded while leading an assault on a heavily-defended ridge near Thompson submachine gun. After being informed of the severity of his wound by his platoon sergeant, he refused treatment and rallied his men for an attack on the second machine gun position, which he also successfully destroyed before collapsing from blood loss.
As his squad distracted the third machine gunner, Inouye crawled toward the final bunker, eventually drawing within 10 yards. As he raised himself up and cocked his arm to throw his last grenade into the fighting position, a German inside the bunker fired a [11"
