US Navy commissions Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
USS Daniel Inouye After manning the ship, officers stand on the gangway during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Daniel Inouye, named after the long-serving U.S. senator from Hawaii and decorated World War II veteran, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) (Craig T. Kojima)PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — (AP) — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday commissioned the USS Daniel Inouye, named after the long-serving U.S. senator from Hawaii and decorated World War II veteran. Inouye and other Japanese Americans were initially prevented from enlisting for service after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer will be based at Pearl Harbor in Inouye's home state. That includes all the Daniel Inouyes that our country has to offer.”The USS Daniel Inouye borrows its motto — “Go For Broke” — from the 442nd.
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