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3rd Feb '13 10:04:56 PM karstovich2

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A WorldWar2 veteran who served in Italy and Germany (being of Japanese descent he was in the all Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who weren't allowed in the Pacific to avoid the possibility of co-ordination with the enemy.) [[BadAss He lost an arm from a grenade while machine-gunning down Nazi soldiers.]] He returned home and with help from the GI bill to become a lawyer, his dream of being a surgeon gone with his arm. After becoming a lawyer he returned to Hawaii and become her first Representative-At-Large for 3 years, eventually winning the Senate seat in 1962, and holding it until his death in 2012.

He was involved in many important events: He was keynote speaker at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and later part of the Senate Watergate Committee, and has been part of many Senate Committees, serving as the Chairman for Appropriations, Indian Affairs, and Defense on many different occasions. After a few failed bids for Senate Majority Leader, he was given the title of President of the Senate Pro Tempore in 2010. A mostly ceremonial title reserved for the most senior members of a party, putting him third in the Presidential Line of Succession after the [[JoeBiden Vice-President]], and the Speaker of the House.

He tragically passed away on December 17, 2012 at 88 years old. Reportedly, his last word was "Aloha."

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A WorldWar2 veteran who served in Italy and Germany (being of Japanese descent he was in the all Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who weren't allowed in the Pacific to avoid the possibility of co-ordination with the enemy.) [[BadAss He lost an arm from a grenade while machine-gunning down Nazi soldiers.]] He returned home and with help from the GI bill to become a lawyer, his dream of being a surgeon gone with his arm. After becoming a lawyer he returned to Hawaii and became her first Representative-At-Large for 3 years, eventually winning the Senate seat in 1962, and holding it until his death in 2012.

He was keynote speaker at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and later part of the Senate Watergate Committee, and has been part of many Senate Committees, serving as the Chairman for Appropriations, Indian Affairs, and Defense on many different occasions. After a few failed bids for Senate Majority Leader, he was given the title of President of the Senate Pro Tempore in 2010 (mostly ceremonial title reserved for the most senior members of a party), making him third in the Presidential Line of Succession after the [[JoeBiden Vice-President]] and the Speaker of the House.

He tragically passed away on December 17, 2012 at 88 years old, and was saluted by the entire Senate body. Reportedly, his last word was "Aloha."

28th Jan '13 11:41:24 AM MrBadAxe

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12th Jan '13 2:57:37 PM Mcnickel

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this page doesn't do him justice

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17th Dec '12 9:39:51 PM Saffron2

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17th Dec '12 9:16:31 PM Saffron2

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He was involved in many important events: He was keynote speaker at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and later part of the Senate Watergate Committee. After a few failed bids for Senate Majority Leader, he was given the title of President of the Senate Pro Tempore. A mostly ceremonial title, only putting him in the Presidential Line of Succession after the [[JoeBiden Vice-President]], and the Speaker of the House.

He tragically passed away on December 17, 2012 at 88 years old.

! Tropes relating to the President Pro Tempore
*BadAss: He was a Japanese-American who kept petitioning the government to serve his country: he did. He went to Germany and lost his arm to a grenade, and resorted to pining himself against a tree to ''machine gun Nazi soldiers with one arm!'' After he woke up at the hospital, he couldn't believe his comrades when they told him. His ''Distinguished Service Cross'' was upgraded to a ''Medal of Honor'' by BillClinton in 2000, along with 19 other members who where denied due to their race.
*CoolOldGuy: He inspired his son Ken to join the HardcorePunk band MarginalMan. He even waited in line with skinheads, dreds, and other kinds of people that are avoided just to see his kid play.
*LongRunners: One of the most prime examples: He is the second longest serving congressmen EVER. If he had lived 2 more years, he would be the longest serving, surpassing Robert Byrd.

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