Political Trivia: Daniel K. Inouye is a bad ass

[jedifreac]

On August 24, 1959, Senator Daniel K. Inouye was sworn in as the first Japanese-American U.S. Representative

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[dkwrkm]

Wow. We should replace Chuck Norris with this guy.

[caterfree10]

Agreed. *_* /has found her new hero

[fabrisse]

I didn't realize that with Byrd's death (and Kennedy's last year), he was now the longest serving Senator. Quite a man.

[matt_doyle]

Belated reaction: that is incredibly badass.

[jedifreac]

I know, right? Someone shoots your arm off. You happen to be holding a grenade at the time. Do you:

A) Back away as far as you can from the live grenade and try and find a medic?

B) Try and pry the grenade out of the severed hand to chuck it at the enemy?

Everyone knows about John McCain's heroic stint as a P.O.W., but few people I've met know about Senator Inouye's act of bravery.

[matt_doyle]

I will now be repeating this story any time I can make it even moderately relevant. Talking about Senators, talking about war heroes, talking about explosives, talking about injuries, talking about history, talking about... stories...

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[anonymous]

What a world we stay in!!?! It just shows us all as much as the fools we are…