Oral History: Daniel Inouye

[@LooneyTonn]

HBO should make a series of this 442 regiment!

[@jurtra9090]

And they should name it "Go For Broke"

[@laurathornton1456]

Absobloodylutely!

[@levalpat]

what a man......we can learn from him........................... at the very end of this magnificent 56 minute interview he said that American is a great country, that we make mistakes, and we admit them.. we move forward..... in fact he has identified the major problem today... America no longer admits its mistakes... and we are a lesser country because of it.

[@patrickikeda2869]

Roger that, Johnny!

[@patrickikeda2869]

He and a number of other 1oo/442nd RCT Vets from WW2 should have got their Medal of Honors a lot earlier, if it wasn't for still segregation and the Government held back on awarding the medal because of it!

[@legarla2524]

@@patrickikeda2869 i completely agree. He should’ve received that medal years before but I guess it because of our sentiments towards Japan especially towards our own Japanese-Americans during those times.

[@williamcortelyou4524]

This guy, is a shining example of why America is so strong. We have people from all over the world, united in one crazy pot. It may simmer and boil over constantly, but when push comes to shove, our diversity delivers us great men. This man is an American hero.

[@dr.merlot1532]

Thank you so much Daniel. You were one of the most principled members in congress and have had a positive influence in my life and in many others. Thanks for your service, I will always remember your legacy. I could only hope to have done as much a positive difference to humanity as you did. Thank you so much.

[@rexlewis2723]

As a kid from the Islañds I would play war from the 442, that was about 48 years ago. Thanks to this man unit.

[@Thulgore]

A movie about this guy would be the greatest true story about a hero in the modern era.

[@davidlin6583]

Wish this great man were still with us.

[@v8falcon82]

wake up he is in hell

[@williamcortelyou4524]

@@v8falcon82 Lol, if he's in hell, he's sitting on a pool chair getting a tan, while the devil fans him, and hot demon bitches are doing what ever he wants. The shit Danny went through, Hell is nothing but a thing. First thing he would have done is bitch slap the devil.

[@danieljrjang5873]

v8 Falcon isn’t he Christian?

[@zunfix1194]

i salute this man for his bravery

[@Roniboney]

Thank you sir for everything you have done. What an outstanding individual.

[@buckwb3375]

What a remarkable person! Everything about Daniel Inouye is right--as a soldier, as a human, as a citizen, et al. The modesty, the humor, the intelligence, the sincerity, the honesty, the candor--all impressive. I already knew about the 100th Btn. and the 442nd RCT as I've studied a bit about WWII in Italy. My father was an Allied soldier in Italy at the same time. He impressed on me, starting over fifty years ago, the remarkable battle record of the 442nd. Matter of fact, Dad was chosen to represent U.S. Fifth Army at an awards ceremony for the 442nd in Italy in early 1945. He felt honored to be a part of it. One technical part of the documentary clip included in the interview may be wrong--at the 19:00 minute mark, General Mark Clark is shown when Senator Inouye is speaking about a general who was division commander in France. I believe the Senator was speaking about General Dahlquist, CG of the 36th div. in France. Mark Clark was commander of Fifth Army in Italy and also commander of 15th Army Group (from Dec. 1944 until the end of the war) in Italy. The film clip looks like the one I've seen of Mark Clark presenting the 100th Btn. with a Presidential Unit Citation in late 1944.

[@lesliesauceman8093]

Even though they were discriminated against he still wanted to serve. He was a hell of a man.

[@johnyi8464]

True grit.

[@legarla2524]

@@johnyi8464 A precious gift 🎁 from God to our nation

[@Ben-ci1vz]

I wish we had Senator Inouye’s leadership today

[@RoShamBohhh]

He was a brave man, whose story is an inspiration, it was nice to hear a bit of it in his own words.

[@benbregman7010]

In the summer of 1973 as a teenager I had the honor of being a summer intern in is office . On one occasion the Senator invited me into his office to talk . I was fascinated when he lit a match with one hand to light his cigarette and he proceed to tell me how he lost is arm charging a machine gun nest but that it did not prevent him from doing anything.. the highlight of my summer was learning how to shoot craps with his chief of staff Henry Juni. After that during the watergate committee hearings I remember the Republicans said “Ain’t KNOW Way’ when speaking of his incorruptible reputation. I must say he was one of the greatest Americans I ever met a true leader and Patriot . I have visited his grave in punch bowl national cemetery. May his soul Rest In Peace

[@christschool]

I remember him as a Senator for years and never knew he had such a heroic life.

[@LazyEyeProductions-bz9kt]

Thank you very, very much ❤

[@justinp4659]

legend

[@ppumpkin3282]

Interviewer says we have limited time then proceeds to keep interrupting him

[@SuperDiegan]

I did not know that the 442nd RCT was attached to the 92nd Div. thank you the late great Senator Daniel Inouye. Wow 17 pints of African American blood

[@raymondsmith6797]

Now thats makes him a Brother!!!!!!

[@jackmaruyama6291]

Rest in peace to a true patriot

[@omairfarooq7962]

an american legend love u respect from pakistan

[@zachhoward9099]

What an incredible man. May he RIP

[@clarencepeterson8646]

You and Ted Stevens were great Americans. God bless you for your friendship.

[@マルフォイ-e7t]

尊敬してます！日本の高校生です。

[@laurathornton1456]

Blessed sweet man!

[@5150Rockstar]

What memory he had.

[@jerryx7]

An American hero.

[@jho4015]

Damn, i literally have tears in my ball eyes thinking about how incredible this person was. I just posted another comment on something completely diff. Saying they need to name a class of tank or something after him then proceeded to look up this. Ive known who he was, what he did on and off the battlefield and i respect him so fucking much its hard to put in words. Btw im a straight white male in the boonies for most of you (montana) but ive known about Senator Inuoye for a long time, from a WWII vet named Joe who died a few years back at age 96. So all you peoples who think racism is just... endemic... try and pay attention to your surroundings, meaning NOT digital sources. The first time i learned of him, I felt that true pride (which so many would denounce with patriotistical patriarchy imbued, with a dash of racist-homophobic-antisemetic-mysogonical-antitransbinary-imcoolyourenotcoolSHIT) of being fortunate enough to be born in the united states. This man never stopped doing, in battle in war or senate, what was needed and necessary (obviously for the best interests of the patriarchy, a racist, fascist hegemony of power over the world [sarcasm]) and was willing to sacrifice anything and everything to protect what has let us all, as a species, to continually excel. His story, with his family being interred (i THINK up here in MT at the fort in Missoula) and him behaving, despite that, in the most selfless and heroic way possible is somwthing people these days need to know and learn about. God Bless You, Daniel

[@skinandphones9701]

was he interviewed by Bill Dougherty from King Of The Hill?

[@timothysherrange]

A very great man. He will be greatly missed. On a side note, this oral history was very poorly done by the interviewer. He repeatedly breaks the most basic rules and guidelines of oral history throughout the entire interview. This severely diminishes the value as a primary source for future historians.

[@asianpersuazi0n731]

You will be missed.

[@brownpoop3159]

@timothysherrange, how so? So long as it isn't a crap transcript, every word Inouye says is invaluable, and the job of the interviewer is simply to ask the questions.

[@NunyaDammeBiznis]

A true patriot and a hero.

[@johnyi8464]

This guy is like a real life Rambo but Asian. Hollywood needs to do a modern movie about senator Inouye and the 442nd.

[@sentinax7011]

Sorry to offend you guys I came hear because of comedy central pls forgive

[@hunter5369]

out of all that this man could have said for his oral history , he had to say that it was nice to dance with a white woman from misissippi , lmao

[@sidazhong2019]

"Hey, there is a hole in the belly" "oh Come on, just a hole, no big deal"

[@rayage777]

Senator Inouye was probably the reason why most of Hawaii is a Democratic State. A Democrat President sent the Japanese Americans to internment, but when Senator Inouye registered as a Democrat Hawaii followed.

[@Greg-wz6fp]

Tough son of a bitch

[@jenherron7301]

Ooin