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Hawaii mourns ‘An American hero’

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ASSOCIATED PRESS / SEPT. 19, 2011
Associated press / sept. 19, 2011 U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, president pro tempore of the Senate and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, died Monday of respiratory complications. When asked recently how he would like to be remembered, Ino­uye said, "I represented the people of Hawaii and this nation honestly and to the best of my ability. I think I did OK."
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STAR-ADVERTISER
Inouye, newly elected to the U.S. House, got a big send-off along with his wife Margaret as they left Hawaii for the nation’s capital in 1959.
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DENNIS ODA / AUGUST 2011
U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye was given a hug by Amanda Muramoto, center, and Sally Ky when he visited the students, faculty and staff at McKinley High School, his alma mater, last year.