Sunday as an American hero, his legacy as a veterans-and long-term senator in the next few years spread to Honolulu, Hawaii (AP) - The late Senator Daniel Inouye remember.
In Honolulu Pacific National Memorial Cemetery of about 1,000 people, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Harry Reid), Hawaii's Congressional delegation and a number of other Members, cabinet ministers and other dignitaries attended a memorial service.
Is the best among us, Senator Daniel, "Reed told those assembled, and added:" Whenever we need to rely on a noble person, we turned to Senator Dan Inouye, he is fearless . "
The cemetery is located in an extinct volcano, is a very beautiful site, is the final resting place for tens of thousands of war veterans. Over 400 Japanese history, famous American 442 Regimental Combat Team - Inoue part - to be buried in the field.
, Commander of the Navy's U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear said, This will also be the final resting place of Inoue.
"We've lost the irreplaceable Americans," he said.
Several 442 veterans attended the Sunday morning service, respect and honor the latest Inoue, December 17, 88-year-old died from respiratory complications.
Bus service to bring people flashed "the Mallory Senator Daniel K. Inouye - Hawaiian thank you.
A 19 gun artillery salute was fired to Inoue's coffin arrived at the cemetery. The service also includes a "tap" by the F-22 military aircraft and Montana Democratic Senator Jon Tester Play flyover.
Inoue's widow, Irene, and the president and first lady Michelle Obama, seated in the front row, wiped her eyes, as a band of bagpipe and drum band began playing "Danny Boy".
Inoue is Japan's first elected to the U.S. houses of Congress and in the history of the United States, the second longest-serving senator in the 50-year-old.
He is a high school student in Honolulu, December 7, 1941, when he looked at dozens of Japanese plane and flew to a military base in Pearl Harbor and Oahu began bombing changed world events.
He volunteered for a special U.S. Army unit of Japanese-Americans, lost his right arm in Italy and Germany in a battle. This scratch his dream to become a surgeon, he went to law school, rather than to politics.
"He is the brightest star in one of the greatest generation," said fellow Hawaii Democratic Senator Daniel Akaka in the service.
Akaka, 36 years, he has worked with Inoue also stressed in steering federal funds to build roads, schools, housing and other infrastructure in Hawaii for decades, from the beginning of statehood, Inoue's role.
Akaka said: "Dan Inouye of Hawaii, Hawaii, Dan Inouye,".
Inoue's chief of staff, Jennifer Sabas, said Inoue is calm, in control until the last moment, and give directions. Well, "he wrote," Aloha "to a better place to go," she said.
"Aloha, boss," she said at last, when she stood in his flag-covered coffin beside.
Some services have been held in Washington and Hawaii Inoue. Saturday, he lay in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol and the Hawaii state legislature on Thursday. Friday in Kauai public service. His funeral was a private, family activities.
Obama praises Inoue said that the presence of Inoue, helps to show that he is likely to appear in their own lives in the Watergate hearings last Friday service at the National Cathedral in Washington.
President to arrive in Honolulu early Saturday, his annual Christmas family vacation. He made a brief visit to the grave of his grandfather, Stanley Dunham, World War II veterans, service on Sunday.

 



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