Daniel Inouye: lost his right arm in the war. A recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii

Daniel Inouye -  Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7, 1924) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii. He has been a senator for over forty years, since 1963, a distinction that few senators have achieved. Although he lost his right arm in the war, he remained in the military until 1947, discharged with the rank of captain. Due to the loss of his arm, he abandoned his plans to become a surgeon[2] and returned to college to study political science on the GI Bill. On May 23, 2005, Inouye was one of fourteen moderate senators to forge a compromise on the Democrats' use of the judicial filibuster, thus blocking the Republican leadership's attempt to implement the "nuclear option".

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Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye weds in California Posted 5/25/2008 7:21 AM |  Comment    |  Recommend   E-mail | Save | Print |

Enlarge by Yuri Gripas, AP In this July 14, 2005 file photo, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, talks with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Inouye, the third most senior member of the Senate, married Irene Hirano Saturday May 24, 2008 in a small private ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, the third most senior member of the Senate, married Irene Hirano in a small private ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 83-year-old Hawaii Democrat, dressed in a dark suit, and Hirano, who wore a white suit, were wed Saturday at All Saints' Episcopal Church, and then left for Carmel, Calif., for their honeymoon, according to a news release issued by the senator's office. Inouye's son, Ken, was best man, and Jennifer Hirano served as her mother's maid of honor. The wedding ceremony was limited to members of the immediate families. Irene Hirano is president and chief executive officer of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. "This is a glorious day for both Irene and I, as we start a new chapter in our lives," the senator was quoted as saying in the news release. "Our work keeps us quite busy, but the time we spend together and even our chats on the phone give a special richness to our lives," he said. "I am most fortunate to have as my partner a beautiful, accomplished, intelligent, and worldly woman." Inouye's wife of nearly 60 years, Margaret, died in 2006 of complications from colon cancer. He was first elected to the Senate in 1962. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.