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Good morning ladies and gentlemen , 

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welcome to historic Pearl Harbor Hawaii 

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and the commissioning of the USs Daniel 

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Inouye DDG 1 18 I'm Commander 

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David Hale , the ship's executive 

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officer . It is my privilege to be your 

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master of ceremonies today . In keeping 

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with Hawaii Department of Health 

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guidelines and in the interest of 

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keeping our crew and guests safe . 

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Please maintain physical distancing 

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safe , mask wearing protocols . We 

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welcome those with us in person and our 

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friends and family as they participate 

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in today's event from the safety of 

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their homes . We are here today to 

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honor and celebrate a true son of 

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Hawaii and national treasure . The late 

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Senator and Medal of Honor recipient , 

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the honorable Daniel K . Inouye , 

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Just as Senator Inouye embody the 

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spirit of service and unwavering 

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devotion to his beloved state and 

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country . This crew will proudly 

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continue his legacy of service and 

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sacrifice and will live up to the 

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standard . Go for broke . We are 

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honored to have Medal of Honor 

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recipient and Regional Vice President 

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of the Medal of Honor Society , 

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Lieutenant Colonel William Swenson , 

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United States Army with us today . 

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Additionally , we are pleased to have 

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several World War Two veterans as well 

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as a number of Purple Heart recipients 

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present this morning . Gentlemen , as 

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you were able please stand and be 

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recognized , 

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thank you for your service and 

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sacrifice . 

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Our ceremony today is a time honored 

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tradition that began with the 

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commissioning of our first warship , A 

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captured British Schooner , The 

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Margarita in 1775 . Since then , 

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thousands of ships have undergone the 

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transformation from silent hulls to 

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fully alive warships . Our 

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commissioning crew hereafter known as 

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plank owners are information among you 

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and ready to bring our ship alive in 

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just a few moments . A Joint Army Navy 

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Band will render honors to the 

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honorable David . Egan . 

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Will the guests please rise and remain 

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standing for the arrival of our 

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official party honors , the 

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presentation of colors , the national 

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anthem and state song of Hawaii and the 

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invocation and blessing ladies and 

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gentlemen , our platform guests . 

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Lieutenant Commander , Justin Bernard 

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chaplain corps , United States Navy . 

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Mhm 

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Mr Douglas Swisher DDG 51 . Deputy 

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program managers , Representative 

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supervisor of shipbuilding Bath 

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Captain Seth Miller , United States 

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Navy DDG 51 Class shipbuilding program 

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Manager , 

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Mr Ed Kenyon , Director of new 

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construction programs , General 

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Dynamics Bath , Iron Works . 

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Mhm mm hmm . 

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Captain Kenneth Athens , United States 

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Navy Commander , Destroyer Squadron 3 1 . 

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Okay , Rear Admiral thomas J . 

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Anderson , United States Navy Program , 

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Executive Officer Ships . 

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Mr walter a dodds Jr co chair 

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USs Daniel Inouye commissioning 

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committee , 

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Admiral thomas B . Fargo , United 

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States Navy Retired co chairman , uss 

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Daniel Inouye commissioning committee . 

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Admiral Samuel , papa Row , United 

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States Navy Commander , United States 

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pacific Fleet . 

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The honorable rick Blangiardi . Mayor 

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City of Honolulu . 

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The Honourable Carlos del Toro , the 

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78th Secretary of the Navy . 

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The honorable kai United States 

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Representative second district state of 

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Hawaii . 

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Mr ken Inouye , son of our ship's 

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namesake . 

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ladies and gentlemen , our ships 

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matrons of honor . Miss jennifer Sebas 

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and Miss Jessica in a way . And our 

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maid of honor MS Maggie Inouye , 

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escorted today by Master Chief Simeon 

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Yeboah Uss Daniel Inouye Command Master 

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Chief . 

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Mhm . Mhm . Ladies 

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and gentlemen , the honorable David IgE 

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a escorted today by Commander Donna and 

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Gilmore , United States Navy Daniel 

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Inouye's perspective . Commanding 

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officer , 

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ladies and gentlemen , honors to the 

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honorable David 

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platform and salute 

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Platform , ready to 

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advance the colors . Mm hmm . 

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Platform and 

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salute 

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Ladies and gentlemen , our national 

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anthem followed by the hawaii state 

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song Hawaii 

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platform 

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Army , 25th Infantry Division Band and 

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U . S . Navy's pacific fleet Band , the 

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U . S Army , 25th Infantry Division and 

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Bravo Saluting Battery and Miss Amy 

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Hannah Kelly for their support this 

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Ladies and gentlemen chaplain Bernard 

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will now deliver the invocation . 

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Good morning . Let us pray 

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most gracious and loving heavenly 

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father . We come before you on this 

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beautiful Hawaiian day which you have 

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made to dedicate and commission the 

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good ship uss daniel Illinois as we 

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gather to celebrate this tremendous 

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milestone in the life of this ship . We 

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come 1st Lord to you to ask that you 

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would be present with us today in this 

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historic place that holds so great a 

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wealth of our nation's legacy of 

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service and sacrifice and that you 

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would be honored in the ceremony that 

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we are about to witness . We thank you 

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this morning . Father for the legacy of 

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our ship's namesake , Senator Daniel 

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Illinois and for the life he dedicated 

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to the service of his nation and to 

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this great state which he loved so 

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dearly . We give you praise Lord for 

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the unwavering and dauntless tenacity 

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that he had in life , whether it was in 

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the heat of battle as a soldier wearing 

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the cloth of his nation or on the floor 

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of the United States Senate where he 

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represented the very best interest of 

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the people of this great nation . I 

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pray Lord that his heroism , his 

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patriotism and his sacrifice would be 

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the lifeblood of this great ship and 

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that his legacy of service would be a 

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light that burns so brightly through 

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every member of her crew for 

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generations to come . And as this great 

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warships stands proudly pure side this 

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morning is commissioned into active 

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service . In just a few moments , Lord , 

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would you grant wisdom and grit 

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perseverance and strength to every crew 

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member who will sail in her from 

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commanders Gilmore and hail to the 

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youngest , undesignated seaman . In 

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every sailor . Chief and officer in 

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between . I ask now Lord , that you 

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would be honored and glorified in this 

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ceremony in this day and in the work of 

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the uss daniel Illinois for as long as 

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she sails to defend freedom and 

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democracy around the world . Before I 

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pray all of these things in your strong 

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and holy name and all of God's people 

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said with me . Amen God bless you . 

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Thank you chaplain . Bernard ladies and 

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gentlemen , ka who cordell ke koa will 

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deliver the Hawaiian blessing 

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at this time . I'm going to blow the 

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conch shell just once in honor of our 

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senator and the commissioning of the G 

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1 18 . What I'd love for all of you to 

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do is I'd love for you to look towards 

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these mountains to our right and I'd 

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love for you to think of someone that 

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is very special to you as I blow the 

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shell today , 

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Mahalo , you may look back towards the 

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ship today as we honor our senator and 

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we honor the commissioner of the ship . 

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and I were up in uh and I said to the 

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senator . Senator , how many more years 

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are you going to give the United States 

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of America ? And he , he thought for 

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just a moment and he looked at me and 

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he said , until my body gives out , 

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I thought how impressive that is for 

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anyone who is in service . Would you do 

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me one more favor as I do this blessing 

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today with your right hand . Would you 

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just point it up the palm up like 

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you're expecting rain . Alright that 

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was a joke for yesterday . We said 

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today is going to be a beautiful 

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beautiful day as we commission this 

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ship . So just receive this blessing of 

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Hawaii . 

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okay , cool . 

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Aloha 

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Mahalo Mahalo Mahalo . Thank you very 

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much . 

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Thank you . Tahu keiko . Will the 

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guests please be seated , Ship's 

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company parade rest . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , the honorable 

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rick Blangiardi . 

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Good morning in Aloha on behalf of the 

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people of the city and county of 

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Honolulu . It is my privilege , my 

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sincere privilege to welcome all of you 

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and our distinguished guests today to 

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this incredible moment in our history 

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and this really unbelievable 

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Place . That means so much to us . The 

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day after our 80th commemoration of 

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Hawaii . I will be brief because we 

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have tremendous speakers behind me but 

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I want to do one thing that I think the 

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senator would have really appreciated 

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among his many accomplishments and 

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achievements and alignments and honors . 

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He was also a member of the military 

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honor of the Purple Heart and I know 

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that they've already been recognized . 

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But there are two men that are here 

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today , Henry lee and Romeo Ugalde . Oh 

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and I just would like them to stand 

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real quick because I know Purple Heart 

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Society represents so much of the 

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sacrifice of the men and women and our 

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service to thank you men for being here 

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and thank all of you for being here 

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again . It's a real privilege Mahalo , 

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thank you Mayor Blangiardi . Ladies and 

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gentlemen , Mr Ed Kenyon , 

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Distinguished guests . Commander 

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Family and friends . It is my privilege 

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to represent the 7500 men and women at 

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general dynamics bath iron works at our 

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commissioning ceremony this morning . 

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The Hawaiian culture has a rich and 

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well respected maritime heritage . The 

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oldest in our nation . Less well known 

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is the second oldest maritime heritage 

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and that's in the state of Maine where 

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this ship was built . Shipbuilding has 

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been a way of life in Maine for over 

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400 years and during those centuries , 

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the ships that were built in bath Maine 

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developed a reputation around the world 

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by the sailors who served on them . 

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That Bath built is best built At 

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bath iron works . We've been building 

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ships for 137 years and we recognize 

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that we are the latest generation to 

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inherit that legacy . We strive every 

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day to be worthy of that reputation by 

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focusing on safety , quality , schedule , 

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adherence and controlling our costs . 

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And BIW is part of a much broader 

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shipbuilding family . It takes every 

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member of that family to build a ship 

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as sophisticated as DDG118 . It 

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takes hundreds of thousands of hours of 

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engineering design , planning material , 

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procurement , tons of steel to be fit 

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and welded . Miles of pipe cable , 

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ventilation insulation , world class 

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system manufacturers like Lockheed 

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martin , Raytheon , general electric 

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rolls , Royce and so many more , 

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thousands of gallons of paint , a 

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robust tests and activation team and a 

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supervisor of shipbuilding to inspect 

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and accept the ship on behalf of the 

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Navy , most of the members of our 

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shipbuilding family cannot be with us 

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in person today . Many are watching 

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from home . So for all of the men and 

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women that have handcrafted this 

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magnificent ship . We salute you for 

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your commitment to your craft And it is 

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my privilege to represent you today as 

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we present . DDG118 a bath built ship 

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and closing . I'd like to speak 

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directly to the crew when the day comes 

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that this daniel Inouye is called to go 

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into harm's way . Go boldly . This 

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ship will not fail to answer that call 

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because it's bath built godspeed to the 

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men and the women of the USs . Daniel 

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Inouye , thank you . Yeah , 

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thank you . Mr Kenyon . Ladies and 

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gentlemen , the honorable 

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ken Jessica 

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Maggie . Service members , 

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families , elected officials , 

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distinguished guests and the officers 

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and crew of DDG 1 18 . The 

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USs daniel Illinois . Aloha Akaka . He 

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aka Kako . Today we are 

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here to welcome the USs daniel Illinois 

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And to celebrate one of our nation's 

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greatest statesman . It is truly an 

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honor to address you on this very 

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special occasion . It seems 

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impossible to confine daniel ken 

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Illinois to one title . A son of 

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hawaii , a soldier , a war hero , 

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A member of Congress , the United 

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States senator , but most importantly , 

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a proud Illinois . I did not fully 

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appreciate the weight and meaning of 

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daniel K . A noise family name until I 

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read his autobiography , 

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Journey to Washington and then it all 

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made sense for the great heroism that 

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he displayed in the mountains of 

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northern Italy despite overwhelming 

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odds and multiple injuries for which he 

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received . Our nation's highest 

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military honor was actually 

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centuries in the making You see 

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legend had it that Daniel K Illinois 

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descended from a great Samurai Warrior 

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who lived 500 years ago and who 

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established a village in southern Japan 

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in the hills of Kyushu called Yokoyama 

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Generations later in the late 1800s . 

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The noise great grandfather when 

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found responsible by the elders for a 

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devastating fire in the family village 

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was fined $400 and faced with a 

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choice Pay the $400 

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what seemed like an insurmountable 

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amount . No matter how long it took or 

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flee with his family slip away 

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in the dead of night from Yokohama 

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village , leaving their debt behind . 

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If any of us were faced with that 

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choice , what would we do for what 

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Scarborough ? The choice was simple 

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because he knew the time honored 

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Japanese tradition that had , he chose 

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the latter . The elders would go to the 

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Yokoyama village registry and 

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scratch out and erase the annoying 

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family name wherever it appeared . It 

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would appear as though Illinois never 

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existed For 500 years and their shame 

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would follow them until their name 

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would die out for what Scarborough 

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family honor was more precious than 

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life itself . He would task his eldest 

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son asac itchy senator in noise . 

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Grandfather to go to distant Hawaiian 

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island sugar plantations to work hard 

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to send money home and not come back 

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until the debt was paid with four year 

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old hero . Taro senator Illinois , his 

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father on his back And his wife Moyo at 

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his side . A sake . She would leave for 

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Hawaii in September of 1899 on a 

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journey that would change the course of 

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history . It would take 30 

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persistent and painful , hard years to 

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repay the debt but the annoying name 

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and more importantly , the honor and 

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respect in Yokohama village was 

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intact today . Our international 

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airport , a major highway on Hawaii 

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island , An F 22 Raptor at Hickam Air 

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Force Base , a lighthouse on Kauai . 

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Various buildings across the state , a 

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container ship all bear the annoying 

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name . So it is fitting that we are 

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gathered here for the commissioning of 

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this great naval vessel in his namesake . 

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Whether it was on the battlefield or in 

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the United States Congress . Daniel 

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kennan Oy was a true warrior who served 

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his country with the samurai traits of 

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courage , honor , integrity 

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and grace . His legacy will live on to 

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the brave men and women who will serve 

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their country on this vessel . I wish 

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the officers and the crew of the uss 

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daniel Illinois . Good luck , godspeed . 

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I have every faith that you will 

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successfully serve on this vessel to 

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advance international diplomacy and if 

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required to defend our values of 

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freedom and democracy while honoring 

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the everlasting life of the american 

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hero who is daniel k Illinois 

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Commander Gilmour . You 

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soon we'll have the watch and the 

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people of Hawaii could not be more 

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proud . Mahalo . 

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Thank you . Representative caffee . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , the honorable 

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David Gay . Okay . 

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Mhm . 

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Aloha and good morning . 

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It is truly an honor and privilege to 

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stand before you and the uss daniel 

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Illinois in this time honored tradition 

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of welcoming the ship as part of the 

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operating forces of the United States 

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Navy and in honor of the late Senator 

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Daniel Lanois Exceptional 53 

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years of public service to this state 

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and this country . Yesterday , 

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Don and I attended the Pearl Harbor Day 

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remembrance Commemorating the 

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memory of the thousands of lives who 

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gave the ultimate sacrifice , defended 

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our nation and supported a peaceful 

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recovery of the world . Their 

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sacrifices and their commitment to the 

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United States paved the way for all of 

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us to be here . Today . This 

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week we learned of the passing of 

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another giant former U . S . Senator 

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and World War two veteran robert Dole 

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who liked this late senator Illinois . 

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Both served this nation with 

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courage , dignity and respect . 

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After serving in World War Two , both 

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join public service In the pursuit 

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to help build a better future for all 

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of us in pursuit of that more perfect 

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nation that the founders of this 

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country envisioned more than 200 years 

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ago . We thank them for their 

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commitment and unwavering dedication 

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to all the people in this great nation . 

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The senators like Don's and my father 

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who served in the 1/100 battalion for 

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42nd regimental combat team . We're 

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part of this greatest generation , a 

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generation born during the depression 

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that saw great political upheaval and 

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escalating conflicts in the world and 

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they responded do it by 

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sacrificing everything they had to make 

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this world a better place so that 

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future generations like you and I would 

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be able to live in peace and pursue 

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our destiny and our dreams . 

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I also want to take this moment to 

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recognize the late senator noise wife 

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Irene , who served as this ship 

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sponsor . Irene was a leader in 

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her own right . In her early 

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professional career she worked at a 

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nonprofit that advocated for affordable 

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health insurance to uninsured women and 

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families . Later in life , she founded 

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the us Japan Council in 2009 

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established the Japanese american 

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National Museum in Los Angeles and 

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quietly helped lift Detroit out of one 

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of the nation's biggest municipal 

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bankruptcies . She was an advocate for 

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social justice and dedicated her 

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professional life to important causes , 

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helping low income communities , 

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communities of color and so much more . 

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It is my honor on behalf of all the 

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people of Hawaii to join you , 

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especially the annoying family 

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in commissioning this ship in the name 

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of Senator dan Illinois in his home 

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state and pay tribute to his 

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courageous steadfast leadership 

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throughout his public service career . 

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And lastly , I want to thank the U . S . 

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Navy , the Honolulu navy League 

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and the Daniel K Noi Institute for 

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organizing today's event , celebrating 

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a life dedicated to strengthening 

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national security equality for all 

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people and protecting american 

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interests in the indo pacific region 

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just like all of you have done and will 

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continue to do as you continue your 

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service on the uss daniel 

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Illinois and beyond Mahalo and 

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Aloha . Okay , 

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yeah . Mhm 

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Thank you Governor . IgE a ladies and 

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gentlemen , Mr ken Inouye . 

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Right , 

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Aloha , no , no , no . I want to hear 

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more . Aloha , Aloha , hello , 

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That's what I'm talking about on a day 

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like today and speaking now 

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as the family representative , I'm 

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going to forewarn you , I'm going to be 

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a little bit more , shall we say 

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informal , but no less grateful 

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because I want to start by saying thank 

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you two , the commander and crew of 

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this great vessel . The law that you 

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folks have shown us during this process 

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is memorable and it's 

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humbling . Thank you all for your 

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service to everyone involved 

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in the days that brought about this 

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commissioning and I , since I'm working 

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without notes here , I don't want to 

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try and list them because I know that 

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I'm gonna forget something I say to all 

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of you and you know who you are . A 

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deep , deep heartfelt mahalo 

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and to everyone here who has assembled 

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both folks who we know personally , 

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folks we may have not met . In other 

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words , Friends we have not met yet . 

556
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,607
Thank you for coming out and thank you 

557
00:34:37,607 --> 00:34:41,220
for tuning in . I want to spend , 

558
00:34:41,230 --> 00:34:43,550
extend a special thank you to the folks 

559
00:34:43,550 --> 00:34:46,760
who gave remarks earlier , Mr Kenyon 

560
00:34:47,140 --> 00:34:49,660
for speaking about the vessel behind us . 

561
00:34:50,540 --> 00:34:54,250
Mayor Blangiardi , Governor IgE a 

562
00:34:55,540 --> 00:34:58,440
and congressman cartel for all giving 

563
00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:00,551
us a different aspect about my father 

564
00:35:00,551 --> 00:35:03,910
as well as about this vessel . Given 

565
00:35:03,910 --> 00:35:07,730
that the words of my father to 

566
00:35:07,730 --> 00:35:11,600
me before almost any time that I would 

567
00:35:11,790 --> 00:35:15,290
go before either a crowd or before a 

568
00:35:15,290 --> 00:35:18,240
small handful of people , he always 

569
00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:20,500
would say to me if it's really 

570
00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:23,350
important to you . Remember 

571
00:35:24,140 --> 00:35:27,550
always talk story now 

572
00:35:27,940 --> 00:35:30,162
for those of you here from Hawaii , you 

573
00:35:30,162 --> 00:35:32,218
know what I'm talking about ? When I 

574
00:35:32,218 --> 00:35:34,162
say talk story . Talk story is our 

575
00:35:34,162 --> 00:35:38,140
exercise of sharing stories amongst 

576
00:35:38,140 --> 00:35:41,840
ourselves . But my father always taught 

577
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:45,310
me that every time you go talk 

578
00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:49,250
story , you got goals one 

579
00:35:50,310 --> 00:35:52,950
to find out what people think what 

580
00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:56,440
their opinions are too to find out why 

581
00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:58,500
they feel that way . But three and 

582
00:35:58,500 --> 00:36:01,540
that's the most important one . If you 

583
00:36:01,540 --> 00:36:04,640
can figure out how they process those 

584
00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,220
thoughts , what their hopes and fears 

585
00:36:07,220 --> 00:36:09,990
are , what their aspirations and dreams 

586
00:36:09,990 --> 00:36:13,030
are , what motivates them , what makes 

587
00:36:13,030 --> 00:36:16,050
them do the things they do . And he 

588
00:36:16,050 --> 00:36:18,120
would then follow up by saying the 

589
00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:22,040
reason you do all those things is to if 

590
00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:25,750
at all possible , help them to become a 

591
00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:29,350
friend or an ally to you or at the very 

592
00:36:29,350 --> 00:36:32,340
least to try to keep them from being an 

593
00:36:32,340 --> 00:36:35,970
adversary or an enemy . You see , my 

594
00:36:35,970 --> 00:36:38,580
father was all about trying to build 

595
00:36:38,590 --> 00:36:40,201
bridges , trying to find the 

596
00:36:40,201 --> 00:36:43,890
commonality between people . You 

597
00:36:43,890 --> 00:36:46,420
know , um , Governor IgE was talking 

598
00:36:46,420 --> 00:36:49,240
about my father's friendship 

599
00:36:50,030 --> 00:36:53,850
with Senator Dole and that was a 

600
00:36:53,850 --> 00:36:55,961
friendship as he mentioned , That was 

601
00:36:55,961 --> 00:36:59,750
born from the war 

602
00:37:00,530 --> 00:37:03,450
out of the ashes and out of the chaos 

603
00:37:03,450 --> 00:37:05,506
of world War Two , that's where this 

604
00:37:05,506 --> 00:37:08,650
friendship came from . And 

605
00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:11,680
it was a deep friendship . They didn't 

606
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:13,847
always agree on everything else . They 

607
00:37:13,847 --> 00:37:16,460
probably disagreed on most things . My 

608
00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:18,182
father was a democrat , he was 

609
00:37:18,182 --> 00:37:20,293
republican , but they always tried to 

610
00:37:20,293 --> 00:37:22,460
find that commonality to try to figure 

611
00:37:22,460 --> 00:37:24,404
out where they could work together 

612
00:37:24,404 --> 00:37:28,330
because both of them understood after 

613
00:37:28,330 --> 00:37:31,940
having seen and in both of their cases 

614
00:37:31,940 --> 00:37:34,750
suffered the horrors of war . 

615
00:37:36,130 --> 00:37:38,550
They both understood that 

616
00:37:39,820 --> 00:37:43,470
war is the destructive force . You have 

617
00:37:43,470 --> 00:37:47,240
to be the creative force afterwards and 

618
00:37:47,250 --> 00:37:51,130
in order to be creative , you have 

619
00:37:51,130 --> 00:37:54,490
to work together . You see , my father 

620
00:37:54,490 --> 00:37:58,140
always said to me when he was in quiet 

621
00:37:58,140 --> 00:38:00,340
times with me , No man is an island . 

622
00:38:01,220 --> 00:38:03,740
No good thing comes from just one 

623
00:38:03,740 --> 00:38:05,851
person that comes from many voices in 

624
00:38:05,851 --> 00:38:08,370
the room . Many voices in the room , 

625
00:38:08,370 --> 00:38:10,740
frequently arguing frequently at odds 

626
00:38:10,740 --> 00:38:12,940
with each other , but all at the same 

627
00:38:12,940 --> 00:38:16,470
time eventually understanding they need 

628
00:38:16,470 --> 00:38:18,359
to come to terms with another one 

629
00:38:18,359 --> 00:38:21,980
another and they need to come to a 

630
00:38:21,980 --> 00:38:25,750
solution because let's face it , 

631
00:38:26,620 --> 00:38:29,300
this world doesn't run on just rhetoric . 

632
00:38:29,310 --> 00:38:33,290
It doesn't run on remarks . It runs 

633
00:38:33,290 --> 00:38:36,340
on results . And they understood that 

634
00:38:39,620 --> 00:38:42,380
I also want to thank congressman kelly 

635
00:38:42,380 --> 00:38:44,750
for talking about our family's history . 

636
00:38:46,020 --> 00:38:49,840
You know , my father would often say 

637
00:38:51,490 --> 00:38:55,260
that His story is an 

638
00:38:55,260 --> 00:38:58,900
unlikely one . He came from the 

639
00:38:58,900 --> 00:39:00,733
rather , shall we say challenged 

640
00:39:00,733 --> 00:39:03,450
background that congressman kelly 

641
00:39:03,450 --> 00:39:06,350
brought up . I mean , let's think about 

642
00:39:06,350 --> 00:39:09,140
it . His grandparents who came to 

643
00:39:09,140 --> 00:39:11,890
Hawaii to work as field workers at the 

644
00:39:11,890 --> 00:39:15,000
Mcbrides sugar plantation . They didn't 

645
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,111
know any english , they didn't know a 

646
00:39:17,111 --> 00:39:20,190
word of english . They sent their son , 

647
00:39:20,190 --> 00:39:23,830
my father's father , my grandfather to 

648
00:39:23,830 --> 00:39:25,830
school in hopes that he would get a 

649
00:39:25,950 --> 00:39:28,310
education and be able to make something 

650
00:39:28,310 --> 00:39:32,010
of himself . My grandfather had by his 

651
00:39:32,010 --> 00:39:34,280
own estimation to me in conversations 

652
00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:36,510
with him something approximating an 8th 

653
00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:40,420
grade education . But my father and 

654
00:39:40,420 --> 00:39:42,476
I both agreed grandpa was one of the 

655
00:39:42,476 --> 00:39:45,340
wisest men we had ever known because he 

656
00:39:45,340 --> 00:39:48,250
understood life , he understood people 

657
00:39:48,260 --> 00:39:52,060
and he understood what it took to make 

658
00:39:52,060 --> 00:39:55,420
things happen and why you have to 

659
00:39:55,420 --> 00:39:58,890
persist through tough times , all these 

660
00:39:58,890 --> 00:40:00,668
people helped shape my father . 

661
00:40:02,810 --> 00:40:06,750
So this brings me 

662
00:40:06,750 --> 00:40:10,710
to this ship . This ship is kind 

663
00:40:10,710 --> 00:40:13,300
of an unlikely things that happen if 

664
00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:16,140
you really think about it . Because 

665
00:40:17,210 --> 00:40:18,988
imagine a guy with that kind of 

666
00:40:18,988 --> 00:40:21,380
challenged background whose parents 

667
00:40:21,380 --> 00:40:23,102
weren't even allowed to become 

668
00:40:23,102 --> 00:40:25,102
naturalized citizens because of the 

669
00:40:25,102 --> 00:40:27,250
anti immigration laws of the time . A 

670
00:40:27,250 --> 00:40:30,960
man who after Pearl Harbor , the 

671
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,640
very ground on which we are sitting now 

672
00:40:34,410 --> 00:40:37,740
after Pearl Harbor was bombed . He and 

673
00:40:37,740 --> 00:40:39,629
other Japanese Americans were not 

674
00:40:39,629 --> 00:40:41,629
allowed to enlist because they were 

675
00:40:41,629 --> 00:40:44,960
classified as four C . That foresee 

676
00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:47,182
classification as a lot of you folks in 

677
00:40:47,182 --> 00:40:49,790
the audience know means that they were 

678
00:40:49,790 --> 00:40:53,320
considered enemy aliens unfit to serve 

679
00:40:53,330 --> 00:40:57,030
in the military . But after 

680
00:40:58,310 --> 00:41:00,421
President Roosevelt made the decision 

681
00:41:00,421 --> 00:41:02,180
to allow Japanese americans to 

682
00:41:02,190 --> 00:41:05,830
volunteer , he and thousands of others 

683
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:09,590
volunteered for that service and to go 

684
00:41:09,590 --> 00:41:13,460
into harm's way because they believed 

685
00:41:13,460 --> 00:41:16,160
in America when America did not believe 

686
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:19,330
in them and for that they were willing 

687
00:41:19,330 --> 00:41:23,320
to fight in order to fight . They 

688
00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:26,810
then became the most decorated units of 

689
00:41:26,810 --> 00:41:29,230
its size in the military . 

690
00:41:31,510 --> 00:41:33,990
Now Let's think about this for a while . 

691
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:37,020
A guy who is considered four C 

692
00:41:37,910 --> 00:41:41,410
is having a ship named after him . You 

693
00:41:41,410 --> 00:41:44,450
know , and a lot of people will then 

694
00:41:44,450 --> 00:41:46,783
bring up well he got the medal of honor . 

695
00:41:47,010 --> 00:41:50,800
He received that and this is 

696
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,022
part of his military legacy . But I got 

697
00:41:53,022 --> 00:41:55,470
to tell you , I remember when he 

698
00:41:55,470 --> 00:41:58,530
received that , it was 

699
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:01,833
very personal moment for him . I 

700
00:42:01,833 --> 00:42:05,530
remember he , in 

701
00:42:05,530 --> 00:42:09,140
quiet moments he would start talking 

702
00:42:09,140 --> 00:42:11,418
about the guys who didn't make it back . 

703
00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,790
He would talk about the other people , 

704
00:42:14,790 --> 00:42:17,320
he knew who he thought deserved it just 

705
00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:19,880
as much as he did and he took it as 

706
00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:23,620
quite a big responsibility actually . 

707
00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:27,020
You know , while it was an honor , he 

708
00:42:27,020 --> 00:42:29,230
took it much more as a responsibility 

709
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:33,610
to try and carry on in the character 

710
00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:38,010
that that medal would call for and 

711
00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:42,133
I bring this up because in these 

712
00:42:42,133 --> 00:42:45,510
discussions , he would often talk about 

713
00:42:46,590 --> 00:42:50,490
this country is a unique country . It's 

714
00:42:50,500 --> 00:42:52,667
unique because of these words , we the 

715
00:42:52,667 --> 00:42:55,330
people in order to form a more perfect 

716
00:42:55,330 --> 00:42:57,330
union . And then he would stop , he 

717
00:42:57,330 --> 00:42:59,640
would say mark those three words more 

718
00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:02,820
perfect union . Those are very 

719
00:43:02,820 --> 00:43:05,410
specifically there because the founding 

720
00:43:05,410 --> 00:43:07,530
fathers understood that if this 

721
00:43:07,530 --> 00:43:09,930
american experiment was to last , 

722
00:43:11,460 --> 00:43:13,920
it would last for a long enough time 

723
00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:17,010
that the union would start to recognize 

724
00:43:17,010 --> 00:43:19,110
that what seemed right at one time 

725
00:43:20,590 --> 00:43:22,940
actually later on turns out to be a 

726
00:43:22,940 --> 00:43:26,420
mistake would seem just at one time , 

727
00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:31,200
years and years later turns out to be 

728
00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:35,080
the wrong thing to have done . And he 

729
00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:37,136
always believed in that . And that's 

730
00:43:37,136 --> 00:43:39,024
one of the reasons why he went to 

731
00:43:39,024 --> 00:43:41,191
Washington after , after he got out of 

732
00:43:41,191 --> 00:43:43,247
the service after the war because he 

733
00:43:43,247 --> 00:43:45,469
wanted to make a difference when he got 

734
00:43:45,469 --> 00:43:47,580
in office . It was during the time of 

735
00:43:47,580 --> 00:43:49,302
the civil war and civil rights 

736
00:43:49,302 --> 00:43:51,520
struggles rather . And at that point 

737
00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:53,989
when he first got in the House of 

738
00:43:53,989 --> 00:43:55,822
Representatives , there was some 

739
00:43:55,822 --> 00:43:57,933
question over what room's he could go 

740
00:43:57,933 --> 00:44:00,100
into at the capitol because there were 

741
00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:02,211
certain rooms that were traditionally 

742
00:44:02,211 --> 00:44:05,790
for whites only . So of course that 

743
00:44:05,790 --> 00:44:09,270
changed because in his mind , 

744
00:44:09,570 --> 00:44:11,830
America is a more perfect union because 

745
00:44:11,830 --> 00:44:15,770
it represents that perfection is a 

746
00:44:15,770 --> 00:44:18,250
moving target . You're never going to 

747
00:44:18,250 --> 00:44:20,370
get it . But you're always going to 

748
00:44:20,370 --> 00:44:23,610
pursue it . He would also talk about a 

749
00:44:23,610 --> 00:44:25,690
more perfect union . Because when he 

750
00:44:25,690 --> 00:44:28,023
would talk about what he did in the war , 

751
00:44:28,490 --> 00:44:32,170
he would say our opponent what we were 

752
00:44:32,170 --> 00:44:34,337
fighting for and what we were fighting 

753
00:44:34,337 --> 00:44:37,770
against . It was just so clear the 

754
00:44:37,770 --> 00:44:40,660
enemy that we were fighting . It was an 

755
00:44:40,660 --> 00:44:43,690
enemy that I thought that there was 

756
00:44:43,690 --> 00:44:47,360
perfection . Perfection in human beings , 

757
00:44:47,990 --> 00:44:50,046
perfection in certain kinds of human 

758
00:44:50,046 --> 00:44:52,101
beings . And that that perfectionism 

759
00:44:52,101 --> 00:44:55,220
would be embodied within a single human 

760
00:44:55,220 --> 00:44:58,250
being . Meanwhile , 

761
00:44:58,690 --> 00:45:01,790
America is premised upon this more 

762
00:45:01,790 --> 00:45:04,180
perfect union . Always striving for 

763
00:45:04,180 --> 00:45:06,291
that perfection but never reaching it 

764
00:45:06,291 --> 00:45:08,291
because they know it's impossible . 

765
00:45:08,291 --> 00:45:10,513
They know it's a moving target and they 

766
00:45:10,513 --> 00:45:14,340
know that What seems 

767
00:45:14,340 --> 00:45:18,250
right at one may not seem just 

768
00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:22,510
many years later . So 

769
00:45:25,090 --> 00:45:27,380
with that in mind my friends , I hope 

770
00:45:27,380 --> 00:45:30,330
you thank you for indulging me in this 

771
00:45:30,330 --> 00:45:32,690
talk story and allowing me to share a 

772
00:45:32,690 --> 00:45:35,810
little bit of my father and his mindset 

773
00:45:36,490 --> 00:45:39,150
and what made him think of what he 

774
00:45:39,150 --> 00:45:41,280
thought and do what he did . I hope 

775
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,850
you're able to get that . And I also 

776
00:45:43,850 --> 00:45:46,600
hope that in the spirit of Aloha and 

777
00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:49,490
spirit of johanna , you all consider 

778
00:45:49,490 --> 00:45:53,140
yourselves part of our Ohana because by 

779
00:45:53,140 --> 00:45:56,530
being here and recognizing him on this 

780
00:45:56,570 --> 00:46:00,130
wonderfully sunny day , you are one of 

781
00:46:00,130 --> 00:46:03,720
us today And for that . I am deeply 

782
00:46:03,720 --> 00:46:06,800
grateful Mahalo and God bless . 

783
00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:17,710
Thank you . Mr You know why Ladies and 

784
00:46:17,710 --> 00:46:20,100
gentlemen Admiral Samuel papa Row . 

785
00:46:22,580 --> 00:46:23,580
Mm hmm . 

786
00:46:26,180 --> 00:46:29,480
Aloha ! Good morning ladies and 

787
00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:31,813
gentlemen , this is a very historic day . 

788
00:46:33,060 --> 00:46:35,440
This class of destroyers are named 

789
00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:39,300
after heroes and today we recognize and 

790
00:46:39,300 --> 00:46:41,970
we honor the true measure and the 

791
00:46:41,970 --> 00:46:45,070
greatest exemplar of a true american 

792
00:46:45,070 --> 00:46:48,650
hero and patriot . Senator Daniel 

793
00:46:48,660 --> 00:46:51,910
annoy this ship , the 

794
00:46:51,910 --> 00:46:55,860
Uss Daniel Annoy will join the U . 

795
00:46:55,860 --> 00:46:59,180
S . Pacific fleet and the indo pay com 

796
00:46:59,190 --> 00:47:03,130
joint team . The ship and its 

797
00:47:03,130 --> 00:47:06,240
crew are ready to assume its 

798
00:47:06,240 --> 00:47:09,690
critical mission . The defense and 

799
00:47:09,690 --> 00:47:12,280
safeguarding the well being and the 

800
00:47:12,290 --> 00:47:15,600
interests of our nation . Here in the 

801
00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:17,990
critical Indo pacific 

802
00:47:19,480 --> 00:47:22,410
Arleigh Burke class destroyers are the 

803
00:47:22,420 --> 00:47:25,190
backbone of the United States Navy's 

804
00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:28,550
surface fleet and critical to the 

805
00:47:28,550 --> 00:47:31,930
future Navy and I'm here to certify 

806
00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:35,590
that this ship and its crew are ready 

807
00:47:35,940 --> 00:47:39,200
for its mission , highly capable 

808
00:47:39,580 --> 00:47:42,490
multi mission , conducting a variety of 

809
00:47:42,490 --> 00:47:44,990
operations from peacetime presence , 

810
00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:48,550
crisis management to see control and 

811
00:47:48,550 --> 00:47:51,880
power projection all in support of the 

812
00:47:51,880 --> 00:47:55,600
United States military strategy . This 

813
00:47:55,610 --> 00:47:58,210
great ship behind you contains a myriad 

814
00:47:58,210 --> 00:48:01,050
of offensive and defensive weapons 

815
00:48:01,060 --> 00:48:04,650
designed to conduct dynamic and 

816
00:48:04,660 --> 00:48:08,300
unpredictable operation . The heritage 

817
00:48:08,310 --> 00:48:12,150
of this ship , The USs Daniel Annoy Is 

818
00:48:12,150 --> 00:48:15,500
part of the Navy's 246 years of 

819
00:48:15,500 --> 00:48:17,900
standing . The watch to protect the 

820
00:48:17,900 --> 00:48:20,850
homeland to preserve freedom of seas 

821
00:48:20,860 --> 00:48:24,640
and to defend our way of life . We are 

822
00:48:24,650 --> 00:48:28,510
a pacific nation and our security and 

823
00:48:28,510 --> 00:48:32,330
well being . Are inextricably linked to 

824
00:48:32,330 --> 00:48:35,850
the sea As the maritime domain becomes 

825
00:48:35,850 --> 00:48:38,960
more congested and contested , it's our 

826
00:48:38,970 --> 00:48:42,410
duty to uphold the core principles of 

827
00:48:42,410 --> 00:48:44,521
the international rules based order . 

828
00:48:44,521 --> 00:48:47,730
And this ship will serve alongside our 

829
00:48:47,730 --> 00:48:50,430
allies and partners to ensure the 

830
00:48:50,440 --> 00:48:53,640
future of the indo pacific is one of 

831
00:48:53,650 --> 00:48:57,070
freedom and openness and its 

832
00:48:57,070 --> 00:49:00,140
sailors will continue to honor the 

833
00:49:00,140 --> 00:49:03,760
legacy of their ship's namesake and go 

834
00:49:03,760 --> 00:49:07,460
for broke for decades to come as they 

835
00:49:07,460 --> 00:49:11,290
support our country's interest . Soon 

836
00:49:12,050 --> 00:49:14,217
the captain of this ship will give the 

837
00:49:14,217 --> 00:49:17,010
order to move aboard and bring the ship 

838
00:49:17,010 --> 00:49:20,550
to life and the officers and chiefs . 

839
00:49:20,950 --> 00:49:23,970
The enlisted crew members will take to 

840
00:49:23,970 --> 00:49:27,210
the rails representing the future of 

841
00:49:27,210 --> 00:49:31,060
our navy . And this magnificent crew 

842
00:49:31,070 --> 00:49:34,250
hails from the all four corners of the 

843
00:49:34,250 --> 00:49:37,390
world , from the North Petty Officer . 

844
00:49:37,390 --> 00:49:40,410
Third class Dawson Bacon from Palmer 

845
00:49:40,410 --> 00:49:44,240
Alaska from the East Petty Officer . 

846
00:49:44,240 --> 00:49:47,890
3rd class Bertrand . Cossiga . Cossiga 

847
00:49:48,870 --> 00:49:52,700
from the West . Senior Chief Marie lu 

848
00:49:52,700 --> 00:49:55,820
Dalby from the Philippines and here 

849
00:49:55,820 --> 00:49:58,780
from Hawaii petty Officer first class 

850
00:49:58,880 --> 00:50:02,870
Tyler , sato to its magnificent 

851
00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:06,620
crew . Um body the 

852
00:50:06,630 --> 00:50:10,580
dom it double spirit of daniel K . And 

853
00:50:10,580 --> 00:50:14,580
noise . And when they run to take 

854
00:50:14,580 --> 00:50:17,380
this ship and to bring it to life , 

855
00:50:18,060 --> 00:50:21,100
see and behold the 

856
00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:24,490
magnificence of America's youth 

857
00:50:25,060 --> 00:50:29,030
and take hope and confidence that , as 

858
00:50:29,030 --> 00:50:32,510
ken said , we shall be a more 

859
00:50:32,510 --> 00:50:36,190
perfect union to the crew . 

860
00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:39,690
As you take this mighty warship to see 

861
00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:42,960
remember the words of john paul jones . 

862
00:50:43,170 --> 00:50:45,860
The father of our navy , make her a 

863
00:50:45,870 --> 00:50:49,830
best ship for I intend to sail her into 

864
00:50:49,830 --> 00:50:53,690
harm's Way . Uss 

865
00:50:53,690 --> 00:50:57,570
Daniel K annoy . Welcome to the pacific 

866
00:50:57,960 --> 00:51:01,650
the locus of America's future and well 

867
00:51:01,650 --> 00:51:04,230
being . Now , ladies and gentlemen , 

868
00:51:04,230 --> 00:51:06,590
it's my honor to introduce the 78th 

869
00:51:06,590 --> 00:51:09,740
Secretary of the Navy . A sailor , a 

870
00:51:09,740 --> 00:51:12,480
career naval officer , surface warfare 

871
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:14,580
officer . He's held a series of 

872
00:51:14,580 --> 00:51:16,524
critical appointments and numerous 

873
00:51:16,524 --> 00:51:19,820
tours of duty , but none greater Then 

874
00:51:19,820 --> 00:51:21,876
as the first commanding officer of a 

875
00:51:21,876 --> 00:51:24,380
ship named after another Medal of Honor , 

876
00:51:24,380 --> 00:51:27,180
winner in the pacific john D . Bulkley 

877
00:51:28,460 --> 00:51:30,750
After a long and faithful career in 

878
00:51:30,750 --> 00:51:33,780
uniform , Secretary Del Toro continued 

879
00:51:33,780 --> 00:51:36,250
to serve , leading a successful career 

880
00:51:36,250 --> 00:51:38,690
as an entrepreneur and a businessman . 

881
00:51:39,160 --> 00:51:41,680
But the three roles that define him 

882
00:51:42,160 --> 00:51:44,820
that he cherishes the most are one of 

883
00:51:44,830 --> 00:51:47,810
being a husband , a father and a 

884
00:51:47,810 --> 00:51:50,890
patriot . It's my very great pleasure 

885
00:51:50,890 --> 00:51:53,520
to introduce our Secretary of the Navy 

886
00:51:53,520 --> 00:51:55,687
and a very dear friend , the honorable 

887
00:51:55,930 --> 00:51:57,390
Carlos del Toro . 

888
00:52:01,150 --> 00:52:02,150
Yeah , 

889
00:52:04,850 --> 00:52:06,260
good morning everyone . 

890
00:52:07,950 --> 00:52:11,460
Aloha ! No . Oh , we can do better than 

891
00:52:11,460 --> 00:52:15,310
that . Come on . Yeah . Excellent ! 

892
00:52:15,320 --> 00:52:17,940
Excellent Governor ! Eggy Congressman . 

893
00:52:18,080 --> 00:52:20,940
Ely ! Mayor Bland , Admiral 

894
00:52:20,940 --> 00:52:24,060
Kaparo . Admiral Aquilino Colonel . 

895
00:52:25,550 --> 00:52:28,000
It is truly an honor for me to be here 

896
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:30,000
with each and every one of you here 

897
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:32,222
today . I thank the annoying family for 

898
00:52:32,222 --> 00:52:34,440
joining us and I join you in honoring 

899
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:37,020
the memory of our ship's sponsor . 

900
00:52:37,020 --> 00:52:40,270
Irene who passed away as you know now 

901
00:52:40,600 --> 00:52:42,880
this last year to Ed Kenyon and the 

902
00:52:42,880 --> 00:52:44,936
team at Bath Iron Works . Thanks for 

903
00:52:44,936 --> 00:52:47,047
building us a great ship . And to the 

904
00:52:47,047 --> 00:52:49,400
many thousands of small business owners 

905
00:52:49,400 --> 00:52:52,580
here on the islands of Hawaii and 

906
00:52:52,580 --> 00:52:54,900
throughout our nation . Thank you for 

907
00:52:54,900 --> 00:52:57,440
their dedication as well too as a 

908
00:52:57,440 --> 00:53:00,220
former destroyer ship captain I know 

909
00:53:00,220 --> 00:53:02,780
firsthand the agility , the versatility 

910
00:53:02,780 --> 00:53:04,860
and the distributed power that this 

911
00:53:04,860 --> 00:53:06,582
ship will add to our deterrent 

912
00:53:06,582 --> 00:53:08,760
capabilities . And there is absolutely 

913
00:53:08,760 --> 00:53:11,770
no more of a fitting name for this ship 

914
00:53:11,770 --> 00:53:14,300
than Senator Daniel Inouye who fought 

915
00:53:14,300 --> 00:53:17,040
the nazis on the front lines and 

916
00:53:17,040 --> 00:53:19,096
strengthened our national defense in 

917
00:53:19,096 --> 00:53:21,820
Congress . Senator Inouye will always 

918
00:53:21,820 --> 00:53:24,700
serve as a north star for our military 

919
00:53:24,920 --> 00:53:28,250
and for me personally like me , he was 

920
00:53:28,250 --> 00:53:30,650
the child of immigrants . He faced 

921
00:53:30,650 --> 00:53:32,760
discrimination as you just heard 

922
00:53:32,770 --> 00:53:35,260
because of his name and his background 

923
00:53:35,270 --> 00:53:37,730
and the way he looked . But that didn't 

924
00:53:37,730 --> 00:53:39,952
matter to him . When his home island on 

925
00:53:39,952 --> 00:53:43,620
Oahu was attacked on December 7 , 1941 , 

926
00:53:43,650 --> 00:53:47,520
only 17 years old , he risked his life 

927
00:53:47,530 --> 00:53:49,470
to provide first aid to civilian 

928
00:53:49,470 --> 00:53:52,270
casualties . While the attacks occurred . 

929
00:53:53,850 --> 00:53:56,250
And when given the opportunity to serve , 

930
00:53:56,260 --> 00:53:58,480
he and his fellow Japanese american 

931
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,620
soldiers in the 402nd 42nd regimental 

932
00:54:01,620 --> 00:54:04,560
combat team did not hesitate for one 

933
00:54:04,560 --> 00:54:07,320
moment he would go on as you know , to 

934
00:54:07,320 --> 00:54:09,653
earn the purple heart , the bronze star , 

935
00:54:09,653 --> 00:54:11,890
the Distinguished Service Cross as well 

936
00:54:11,890 --> 00:54:14,001
as the Congressional Medal of honor . 

937
00:54:14,340 --> 00:54:17,010
But it was not the medals that mattered 

938
00:54:17,010 --> 00:54:20,500
most to him would matter to him . It 

939
00:54:20,510 --> 00:54:22,470
was his service to our country . 

940
00:54:23,140 --> 00:54:26,460
Senator Inouye exemplified all that . 

941
00:54:26,460 --> 00:54:29,960
Our nation's military must be . He was 

942
00:54:29,960 --> 00:54:33,180
smart . He was determined . He was 

943
00:54:33,180 --> 00:54:36,290
relentless . He was also an american 

944
00:54:36,290 --> 00:54:38,940
warrior who always placed the interests 

945
00:54:39,290 --> 00:54:42,850
of his country above his own . There's 

946
00:54:42,850 --> 00:54:45,072
a lesson here and for the future of our 

947
00:54:45,072 --> 00:54:47,520
armed forces amid the hostility and the 

948
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:49,464
mistreatment of japanese americans 

949
00:54:49,464 --> 00:54:51,464
during World War Two , we are lucky 

950
00:54:51,464 --> 00:54:54,350
that Daniel Inouye still chose to serve . 

951
00:54:54,740 --> 00:54:56,980
He paved the way for so many others 

952
00:54:56,980 --> 00:54:59,340
from General eric Shinseki to Admiral 

953
00:54:59,340 --> 00:55:01,920
Harry Harris to Major General Mark 

954
00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:03,976
Hashimoto General . Would you please 

955
00:55:03,976 --> 00:55:07,300
kindly stand up for a moment ? Thank 

956
00:55:07,300 --> 00:55:11,120
you for your service General . He 

957
00:55:11,120 --> 00:55:13,360
serves here in the indo pacific today 

958
00:55:13,740 --> 00:55:16,090
generation upon generation of brave 

959
00:55:16,100 --> 00:55:18,211
asian americans and pacific Islanders 

960
00:55:18,211 --> 00:55:20,470
have made our military and our country 

961
00:55:20,470 --> 00:55:22,940
stronger , but we cannot fully realize 

962
00:55:22,940 --> 00:55:25,051
the legacy of Daniel Inouye until all 

963
00:55:25,051 --> 00:55:27,107
americans feel welcome and valued in 

964
00:55:27,107 --> 00:55:29,630
our nation's military . We must recruit , 

965
00:55:29,640 --> 00:55:32,450
retain , mentor , educate and promote 

966
00:55:32,450 --> 00:55:34,940
the best of our nation that includes 

967
00:55:34,940 --> 00:55:36,884
all of the daniel in ways that our 

968
00:55:36,884 --> 00:55:39,170
country has to offer . We need to keep 

969
00:55:39,170 --> 00:55:41,290
expanding opportunities to serve just 

970
00:55:41,290 --> 00:55:43,346
like here at the N . R . O . T . C . 

971
00:55:43,346 --> 00:55:45,346
Program at the University of Hawaii 

972
00:55:45,840 --> 00:55:48,110
who's been shipment are here with us 

973
00:55:48,110 --> 00:55:50,277
here today . Would you please rise and 

974
00:55:50,277 --> 00:55:53,180
be recognized ? I know they're in the 

975
00:55:53,180 --> 00:55:54,180
back somewhere 

976
00:55:57,540 --> 00:55:59,762
and this all starts with the culture of 

977
00:55:59,762 --> 00:56:01,873
warfighting excellence where everyone 

978
00:56:01,873 --> 00:56:03,818
treats each other with dignity and 

979
00:56:03,818 --> 00:56:06,040
respect and that is what I see today in 

980
00:56:06,040 --> 00:56:08,440
the entire plank . Owner of the , in a 

981
00:56:08,440 --> 00:56:10,496
way , I want to thank all of you and 

982
00:56:10,496 --> 00:56:12,607
your families for your service to our 

983
00:56:12,607 --> 00:56:14,607
nation and I'm determined to do all 

984
00:56:14,607 --> 00:56:16,773
that I can as Secretary of the Navy to 

985
00:56:16,773 --> 00:56:18,829
make sure that you and your families 

986
00:56:18,829 --> 00:56:21,910
are prepared and kept safe everywhere . 

987
00:56:21,910 --> 00:56:23,854
I've gone as secretary , I've been 

988
00:56:23,854 --> 00:56:25,632
struck by the high morale , the 

989
00:56:25,632 --> 00:56:27,854
unrelenting spirit and determination of 

990
00:56:27,854 --> 00:56:29,910
our sailors and marines . They carry 

991
00:56:29,910 --> 00:56:32,040
the proud legacy of all who served 

992
00:56:32,040 --> 00:56:33,929
before them in every conflict and 

993
00:56:33,929 --> 00:56:36,650
branch of service And that includes all 

994
00:56:36,650 --> 00:56:38,650
who answered the call following the 

995
00:56:38,650 --> 00:56:40,706
attack on this island 80 years ago . 

996
00:56:40,706 --> 00:56:42,817
From Senator Daniel Inouye to Senator 

997
00:56:42,817 --> 00:56:45,220
Bob Dole . Like Daniel Elena . Anyway , 

998
00:56:45,230 --> 00:56:47,880
bob dole battled the Nazis in Italy and 

999
00:56:47,880 --> 00:56:50,047
carried the wounds of war with him for 

1000
00:56:50,047 --> 00:56:52,269
the rest of his life . And like Senator 

1001
00:56:52,269 --> 00:56:54,213
Inouye , Senator Dole continued to 

1002
00:56:54,213 --> 00:56:56,047
serve with honor and distinction 

1003
00:56:56,047 --> 00:56:58,269
throughout his whole life . Right up to 

1004
00:56:58,269 --> 00:57:00,324
the passing earlier this week . I'll 

1005
00:57:00,324 --> 00:57:02,380
never forget the advice that Senator 

1006
00:57:02,380 --> 00:57:04,602
Dole personally gave to my crew when he 

1007
00:57:04,602 --> 00:57:06,602
spoke at the christening of the USS 

1008
00:57:06,602 --> 00:57:08,769
destroyer that I would command the USS 

1009
00:57:08,769 --> 00:57:11,640
publicly On that June 2000 ceremony . 

1010
00:57:11,650 --> 00:57:14,600
He said when this ship is commissioned 

1011
00:57:14,600 --> 00:57:17,460
next year , she will be a vessel of war 

1012
00:57:17,830 --> 00:57:21,110
and also a vessel of values and viewed 

1013
00:57:21,110 --> 00:57:24,150
with both firepower and moral power in 

1014
00:57:24,150 --> 00:57:26,850
times of conflict and in times of peace . 

1015
00:57:27,330 --> 00:57:29,386
No one could have known how accurate 

1016
00:57:29,386 --> 00:57:31,497
those words would be as our peacetime 

1017
00:57:31,497 --> 00:57:33,441
Christening would be followed by a 

1018
00:57:33,441 --> 00:57:35,720
wartime commissioning on December 8 , 

1019
00:57:35,730 --> 00:57:38,750
2001 , exactly 20 years ago today . 

1020
00:57:39,530 --> 00:57:41,419
three months before that day . On 

1021
00:57:41,419 --> 00:57:43,419
September 11 , I was in New York to 

1022
00:57:43,419 --> 00:57:45,697
conclude the planning of that ceremony . 

1023
00:57:45,697 --> 00:57:47,863
I'll never forget standing on the west 

1024
00:57:47,863 --> 00:57:49,752
side highway talking to my wife , 

1025
00:57:49,752 --> 00:57:51,974
assuring her that I was okay . As I saw 

1026
00:57:51,974 --> 00:57:54,141
the second plane hit the twin towers , 

1027
00:57:54,141 --> 00:57:56,308
I made my way to Battery park and took 

1028
00:57:56,308 --> 00:57:58,419
charge of sailors who had gathered at 

1029
00:57:58,419 --> 00:58:00,640
the Navy Reserve Center Like 17 year 

1030
00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:02,940
old Daniel Inouye during the attack on 

1031
00:58:02,940 --> 00:58:06,630
Pearl Harbor . Those sailors sprang 

1032
00:58:06,630 --> 00:58:08,750
into action without being asked , 

1033
00:58:09,330 --> 00:58:11,330
looking for any way that they could 

1034
00:58:11,330 --> 00:58:13,960
help . On that tragic day . They acted 

1035
00:58:13,960 --> 00:58:15,900
with skill with determination , 

1036
00:58:16,070 --> 00:58:18,348
mirroring the excellence of the police , 

1037
00:58:18,348 --> 00:58:20,070
the firefighters and the first 

1038
00:58:20,070 --> 00:58:22,292
responders who served and sacrificed on 

1039
00:58:22,292 --> 00:58:25,080
that fateful day like the attack on 

1040
00:58:25,080 --> 00:58:27,550
Pearl Harbor 80 years ago , 9 11 was a 

1041
00:58:27,550 --> 00:58:29,980
shock to our nation and a test of our 

1042
00:58:29,980 --> 00:58:32,480
resolve . But we as a nation , answered 

1043
00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:34,840
the call and on december 8th my crew 

1044
00:58:34,840 --> 00:58:36,562
and I returned to new york and 

1045
00:58:36,562 --> 00:58:38,784
commissioned the USS spoke lee in front 

1046
00:58:38,784 --> 00:58:41,170
of 8000 resolute americans . Later that 

1047
00:58:41,170 --> 00:58:43,226
week , as our ships sailed by ground 

1048
00:58:43,226 --> 00:58:45,337
zero , we drew to attention , saluted 

1049
00:58:45,337 --> 00:58:47,448
the fallen and played the battle hymn 

1050
00:58:47,448 --> 00:58:49,614
of the Republic . It was a moment that 

1051
00:58:49,614 --> 00:58:51,114
brought hope to the city , 

1052
00:58:51,114 --> 00:58:53,337
demonstrating our nation's strength and 

1053
00:58:53,337 --> 00:58:55,281
resolve . So Commander Gilmour , I 

1054
00:58:55,281 --> 00:58:57,503
asked you to remember what Senator Dole 

1055
00:58:57,503 --> 00:59:01,030
told me all those years ago . Your ship 

1056
00:59:01,420 --> 00:59:04,060
is a vessel of war and a vessel of 

1057
00:59:04,060 --> 00:59:06,510
values . And you couldn't have a better 

1058
00:59:06,510 --> 00:59:09,540
namesake for both of those like Senator 

1059
00:59:09,540 --> 00:59:11,596
Daniel Inouye , every member of this 

1060
00:59:11,596 --> 00:59:13,762
crew represents all that is strong and 

1061
00:59:13,762 --> 00:59:16,096
good about the United States of America . 

1062
00:59:16,420 --> 00:59:19,290
Today you stand as freedom's torch 

1063
00:59:19,310 --> 00:59:21,760
throughout the world and I'm proud to 

1064
00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:24,220
serve by your side . I wish you and 

1065
00:59:24,220 --> 00:59:26,920
your crew fair winds and following seas . 

1066
00:59:27,030 --> 00:59:28,450
Always Mahalo 

1067
00:59:38,420 --> 00:59:40,587
captain , I see you're up and standing 

1068
00:59:40,587 --> 00:59:40,540
next to me . 

1069
00:59:45,230 --> 00:59:47,510
Thank you , Commander . Now , as 

1070
00:59:47,510 --> 00:59:49,566
Secretary of the Navy , on behalf of 

1071
00:59:49,566 --> 00:59:51,732
the President of the United States , I 

1072
00:59:51,732 --> 00:59:53,732
hereby place the United Ship Daniel 

1073
00:59:53,732 --> 00:59:55,899
Inouye into commission , May God bless 

1074
00:59:55,899 --> 00:59:57,843
and guide this worship and all who 

1075
00:59:57,843 --> 01:00:00,820
shall sail in her . Mhm . 

1076
01:00:05,610 --> 01:00:06,610
Can 

1077
01:00:08,610 --> 01:00:11,390
thank you . Secretary Del Toro . 

1078
01:00:11,630 --> 01:00:14,080
Executive officer hosts the colors and 

1079
01:00:14,080 --> 01:00:15,080
Commission 

1080
01:00:17,810 --> 01:00:19,840
ship's company attention . 

1081
01:00:23,810 --> 01:00:26,032
The commission pennant and professional 

1082
01:00:26,032 --> 01:00:28,254
national navies began to take form late 

1083
01:00:28,254 --> 01:00:30,477
in the 17th century . All ships at that 

1084
01:00:30,477 --> 01:00:32,421
time were sailing ships and it was 

1085
01:00:32,421 --> 01:00:34,588
often difficult to tell . A naval ship 

1086
01:00:34,588 --> 01:00:36,699
from a merchant man . Navies began to 

1087
01:00:36,699 --> 01:00:38,866
adopt long narrow pennants to be flown 

1088
01:00:38,866 --> 01:00:41,032
by their ships at the main mast head . 

1089
01:00:41,032 --> 01:00:43,254
To distinguish themselves from merchant 

1090
01:00:43,254 --> 01:00:45,477
ships . The commission pennant will fly 

1091
01:00:45,477 --> 01:00:47,320
continuously until the ship is 

1092
01:00:47,320 --> 01:00:50,170
decommissioned . Ladies and gentlemen , 

1093
01:00:50,210 --> 01:00:51,140
please rise , 

1094
01:00:55,310 --> 01:00:57,421
I direct your attention to the ship's 

1095
01:00:57,421 --> 01:00:59,540
mast as we hoist the colors and 

1096
01:00:59,540 --> 01:01:02,530
commissioning pennant . Quartermaster , 

1097
01:01:02,910 --> 01:01:05,243
hoist the colors and commission pennant ? 

1098
01:01:11,010 --> 01:01:12,940
Mm hmm mm hmm 

1099
01:01:14,910 --> 01:01:18,740
mm hmm mm hmm . Right 

1100
01:01:19,210 --> 01:01:21,650
mm hmm mm hmm mm hmm . 

1101
01:01:23,510 --> 01:01:27,450
Mhm mm hmm . Yeah , 

1102
01:01:32,450 --> 01:01:33,380
yeah , 

1103
01:01:42,810 --> 01:01:44,810
captain , the colors and commission 

1104
01:01:44,810 --> 01:01:46,866
pennants are flying proudly over uss 

1105
01:01:46,866 --> 01:01:48,421
Daniel Inouye . Very well . 

1106
01:01:52,110 --> 01:01:54,443
Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 

1107
01:01:56,310 --> 01:01:58,470
I will now read my orders from 

1108
01:01:58,470 --> 01:02:00,730
Commander , Naval military personnel 

1109
01:02:00,730 --> 01:02:02,897
command to Commander Don and Gilmore . 

1110
01:02:02,897 --> 01:02:05,490
United States Navy was ordered number 

1111
01:02:05,500 --> 01:02:08,890
3457 of 14 january 

1112
01:02:08,890 --> 01:02:11,490
2019 . When directed by reporting 

1113
01:02:11,490 --> 01:02:13,601
senior detached from present duty and 

1114
01:02:13,601 --> 01:02:15,546
report to pre commissioning unit . 

1115
01:02:15,546 --> 01:02:17,546
Daniel Inouye as commanding officer 

1116
01:02:17,546 --> 01:02:19,657
upon commission of U . S . S . Annual 

1117
01:02:19,657 --> 01:02:22,850
report as commanding officer . Admiral 

1118
01:02:22,850 --> 01:02:24,970
Sapporo , United States Navy vessel 

1119
01:02:24,970 --> 01:02:28,620
Daniel Inouye was in commission and I 

1120
01:02:28,620 --> 01:02:31,040
am in command , sir . Very well go for 

1121
01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:31,430
broke 

1122
01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:40,130
executive officer start the watch . I I 

1123
01:02:40,130 --> 01:02:40,730
mm 

1124
01:02:45,700 --> 01:02:45,930
two 

1125
01:02:54,900 --> 01:02:57,240
off to the deck . Set the first watch , 

1126
01:02:57,600 --> 01:03:01,140
aye , aye , sir . The officer of the 

1127
01:03:01,140 --> 01:03:03,029
deck is the commanding officers . 

1128
01:03:03,029 --> 01:03:04,973
Direct representative and while on 

1129
01:03:04,973 --> 01:03:06,862
watch is responsible for the safe 

1130
01:03:06,862 --> 01:03:10,050
operation of the ship and crew . The 

1131
01:03:10,050 --> 01:03:12,272
long glass is the traditional symbol of 

1132
01:03:12,272 --> 01:03:14,383
an officer of the deck authority in a 

1133
01:03:14,383 --> 01:03:16,439
ship of the line . We are honored to 

1134
01:03:16,439 --> 01:03:18,494
have mr ken Inouye who will pass the 

1135
01:03:18,494 --> 01:03:20,661
long glass to our first officer of the 

1136
01:03:20,661 --> 01:03:22,772
deck fire control men . First class , 

1137
01:03:22,772 --> 01:03:24,939
fatally Janowski from Detroit michigan 

1138
01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:27,333
the petty officer watch is bosun's mate . 

1139
01:03:27,333 --> 01:03:29,500
Third class essence allen from Houston 

1140
01:03:29,500 --> 01:03:32,150
texas . The messenger of the watch 

1141
01:03:32,370 --> 01:03:34,710
dozens mate seaman , David Harrison 

1142
01:03:34,720 --> 01:03:37,180
from los Angeles California . And the 

1143
01:03:37,180 --> 01:03:39,347
body was made of the watch . This post 

1144
01:03:39,347 --> 01:03:41,458
was made first class catering . Blair 

1145
01:03:41,458 --> 01:03:45,310
from Memphis Tennessee . Mm hmm 

1146
01:03:45,310 --> 01:03:46,977
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm . 

1147
01:03:50,200 --> 01:03:51,860
Yeah , 

1148
01:03:54,500 --> 01:03:58,290
mm hmm . Set the watch on deck . 

1149
01:03:58,300 --> 01:04:02,110
Section one sir . The watch is set 

1150
01:04:02,790 --> 01:04:05,810
very well . Yeah , 

1151
01:04:30,290 --> 01:04:33,220
captain . The watch is set very well . 

1152
01:04:39,370 --> 01:04:41,680
The spirit of a US navy warship is the 

1153
01:04:41,680 --> 01:04:45,580
embodiment of her sponsor . Our sponsor . 

1154
01:04:45,590 --> 01:04:48,500
The late Miss Irene Hirano Inouye 

1155
01:04:48,510 --> 01:04:51,940
Christened the ship in Bath Maine on 22 

1156
01:04:51,950 --> 01:04:55,910
June 2019 and imbued this ship and crew 

1157
01:04:55,910 --> 01:04:58,480
with Hermana . Her spiritual energy , 

1158
01:04:58,660 --> 01:05:02,500
power and strength . We are delighted 

1159
01:05:02,500 --> 01:05:04,722
to have our matrons of honor , jennifer 

1160
01:05:04,722 --> 01:05:07,840
Sebas and Jessica in a way and maid of 

1161
01:05:07,840 --> 01:05:10,610
honor Maggie Inouye with us today . 

1162
01:05:11,290 --> 01:05:13,440
Later I would be honored if you would 

1163
01:05:13,440 --> 01:05:15,551
join me and give the order to man our 

1164
01:05:15,551 --> 01:05:19,510
ship and bring her to life . Good 

1165
01:05:19,510 --> 01:05:21,810
morning and Aloha 

1166
01:05:22,790 --> 01:05:26,210
Jessica and I are honored to stand 

1167
01:05:26,210 --> 01:05:29,700
before you and to take the place of our 

1168
01:05:29,700 --> 01:05:32,330
ship's sponsor . Irene Hirano Inouye . 

1169
01:05:32,790 --> 01:05:35,010
We are committed to follow through as 

1170
01:05:35,010 --> 01:05:37,920
she would have embracing the ship and 

1171
01:05:37,920 --> 01:05:40,710
all of the crew as an extended part of 

1172
01:05:40,710 --> 01:05:43,000
the D . K . I . Or Danino johanna . 

1173
01:05:44,190 --> 01:05:47,190
Thank you . Thank you to so many for 

1174
01:05:47,190 --> 01:05:49,970
your generosity and your kindness and 

1175
01:05:49,970 --> 01:05:52,500
just plain hard work to bring all of 

1176
01:05:52,510 --> 01:05:55,710
this together while at the same time 

1177
01:05:55,720 --> 01:05:57,942
honoring the senator and this beautiful 

1178
01:05:57,942 --> 01:06:00,460
place we call home . And I don't know 

1179
01:06:00,460 --> 01:06:02,630
if you get this , but you know he is 

1180
01:06:02,630 --> 01:06:05,860
shining down on us because on monday 

1181
01:06:05,870 --> 01:06:08,210
there were torrential winds and rains 

1182
01:06:08,220 --> 01:06:11,650
and this is a beautiful Hawaiian day to 

1183
01:06:11,650 --> 01:06:14,170
the crew who will very quickly run 

1184
01:06:14,170 --> 01:06:16,490
aboard truly giving life to the ship . 

1185
01:06:17,980 --> 01:06:21,150
Be confident yet humble , take 

1186
01:06:21,150 --> 01:06:25,010
initiative but be a team player . And 

1187
01:06:25,010 --> 01:06:27,840
remember that compassion and kindness 

1188
01:06:27,850 --> 01:06:30,640
are not weaknesses and learn to 

1189
01:06:30,640 --> 01:06:34,130
disagree without being disagreeable and 

1190
01:06:34,130 --> 01:06:36,790
for every task that is given , give 

1191
01:06:36,790 --> 01:06:40,280
your all all the time . Those were the 

1192
01:06:40,280 --> 01:06:42,940
values the senator lived by and they 

1193
01:06:42,940 --> 01:06:45,920
are embraced and tucked in to your 

1194
01:06:45,920 --> 01:06:49,230
ship's motto . Go for broke . Godspeed 

1195
01:06:49,230 --> 01:06:52,920
to all . Yes ! Thank you , 

1196
01:06:52,920 --> 01:06:56,710
jen and aloha and good morning to you 

1197
01:06:56,710 --> 01:06:59,940
all . First of all I would like to 

1198
01:06:59,940 --> 01:07:03,070
thank the Navy for inviting our family 

1199
01:07:03,070 --> 01:07:04,920
to be part of this very special 

1200
01:07:04,920 --> 01:07:05,800
ceremony . 

1201
01:07:12,280 --> 01:07:15,960
We feel so deeply blessed to have our 

1202
01:07:15,960 --> 01:07:19,780
loved one Danieli no way recognized and 

1203
01:07:19,780 --> 01:07:23,200
honored in such an awesome manner 

1204
01:07:23,770 --> 01:07:26,410
and to be part of something so much 

1205
01:07:26,420 --> 01:07:30,240
greater than ourselves to the fine 

1206
01:07:30,240 --> 01:07:33,800
officers and sailors serving on the 

1207
01:07:33,800 --> 01:07:37,030
ship . We say we are just so proud to 

1208
01:07:37,030 --> 01:07:40,360
be associated with you , the heart and 

1209
01:07:40,360 --> 01:07:43,210
soul of the USs Danieli . No way ! 

1210
01:07:44,280 --> 01:07:46,940
It has been our great pleasure to serve 

1211
01:07:46,940 --> 01:07:49,930
you and to welcome you into arena 

1212
01:07:49,930 --> 01:07:53,900
johanna when you are out to sea , 

1213
01:07:54,980 --> 01:07:57,820
you will be in our thoughts and we will 

1214
01:07:57,820 --> 01:08:01,620
be praying for your safe return yet . 

1215
01:08:01,740 --> 01:08:04,640
We will rest a little easier . Knowing 

1216
01:08:04,650 --> 01:08:06,390
that you are at the helm . 

1217
01:08:08,670 --> 01:08:11,230
For we know should challenges or 

1218
01:08:11,230 --> 01:08:14,920
conflicts arise that you are 

1219
01:08:14,920 --> 01:08:18,720
highly capable , well trained , well 

1220
01:08:18,720 --> 01:08:21,400
prepared . And moreover , 

1221
01:08:23,070 --> 01:08:25,310
you will be buoyed by the spirit of the 

1222
01:08:25,310 --> 01:08:27,900
brave warriors that fought before you 

1223
01:08:29,570 --> 01:08:32,830
and like them , you will be ready and 

1224
01:08:32,830 --> 01:08:35,630
willing to go for broke in defense of 

1225
01:08:35,630 --> 01:08:38,040
our great nation , to protect our 

1226
01:08:38,040 --> 01:08:41,210
freedoms and precious democracy . And 

1227
01:08:41,210 --> 01:08:44,630
for that we are just so incredibly 

1228
01:08:44,640 --> 01:08:48,360
grateful and humbled Mahalo for your 

1229
01:08:48,360 --> 01:08:50,780
service and everything you do for the 

1230
01:08:50,780 --> 01:08:54,700
USs Daniel Inouye . And now I have 

1231
01:08:54,700 --> 01:08:56,811
the great pleasure of handing it over 

1232
01:08:56,811 --> 01:08:58,870
to my daughter Maggie , who will say 

1233
01:08:58,870 --> 01:09:00,490
some very important words . 

1234
01:09:06,170 --> 01:09:08,600
Officers and crew of the USs Daniel 

1235
01:09:08,600 --> 01:09:11,270
Inouye man our ship and bring her to 

1236
01:09:11,270 --> 01:09:11,780
life . 

1237
01:09:17,670 --> 01:09:18,910
Okay , mm hmm . 

1238
01:14:37,440 --> 01:14:37,670
Mhm 

1239
01:15:31,160 --> 01:15:37,320
Yeah . 

1240
01:16:03,730 --> 01:16:04,730
Mhm . 

1241
01:16:33,330 --> 01:16:36,270
Ladies and gentlemen , the crew of Uss 

1242
01:16:36,280 --> 01:16:39,640
Daniel Inouye salutes you . 

1243
01:16:48,930 --> 01:16:52,700
Yeah . Mhm . We are 

1244
01:16:52,700 --> 01:16:55,110
proud to serve in America's Navy 

1245
01:16:56,330 --> 01:16:59,850
Daniel Inouye , ready to 

1246
01:17:02,430 --> 01:17:04,374
Will the guests please be seated . 

1247
01:17:56,130 --> 01:17:59,140
Captain Uss Daniel Inouye is manned and 

1248
01:17:59,140 --> 01:18:00,650
ready very well 

1249
01:18:03,020 --> 01:18:06,090
commodore Athens U . S . S . Daniel 

1250
01:18:06,090 --> 01:18:08,820
Inouye , manned and ready and reports 

1251
01:18:08,820 --> 01:18:11,150
for duty . Very welcome . Welcome to 

1252
01:18:11,160 --> 01:18:13,930
take over my heart . Fight to win . 

1253
01:18:14,510 --> 01:18:15,732
Always go for broke . 

1254
01:18:19,620 --> 01:18:21,970
Secretary Del Toro , request permission 

1255
01:18:21,970 --> 01:18:23,303
to break your pennant . 

1256
01:18:25,620 --> 01:18:27,731
Executive Officer . Break the flag of 

1257
01:18:27,731 --> 01:18:29,953
the Secretary of the Navy , aye , aye , 

1258
01:18:29,953 --> 01:18:33,950
ma'am quartermaster . Break the 

1259
01:18:33,950 --> 01:18:36,750
flag of the Secretary of the Navy . I 

1260
01:18:36,760 --> 01:18:37,250
sir , 

1261
01:18:37,930 --> 01:18:41,700
Yeah , 

1262
01:18:43,220 --> 01:18:45,387
captain . The flag of the Secretary of 

1263
01:18:45,387 --> 01:18:47,387
the Navy is flying proudly over uss 

1264
01:18:47,387 --> 01:18:48,942
Daniel Inouye . Very well . 

1265
01:18:52,620 --> 01:18:54,590
Ladies and gentlemen , Commander , 

1266
01:18:54,600 --> 01:18:56,780
Donna and Gilmore , United States Navy 

1267
01:18:57,070 --> 01:19:00,240
Commanding Officer , Uss Daniel Inouye . 

1268
01:19:08,320 --> 01:19:11,030
Okay , thank you . 

1269
01:19:17,120 --> 01:19:20,930
Yeah , ship's Company parade 

1270
01:19:20,940 --> 01:19:24,650
rust . Thank you very much . 

1271
01:19:25,320 --> 01:19:27,376
Ladies and gentlemen , distinguished 

1272
01:19:27,376 --> 01:19:30,540
guest crew and family of Uss Daniel 

1273
01:19:30,550 --> 01:19:33,640
Inouye , Aloha . And good morning 

1274
01:19:34,720 --> 01:19:37,350
behind me is our Navy's newest worship , 

1275
01:19:37,930 --> 01:19:40,910
set amongst all the history and beauty 

1276
01:19:40,920 --> 01:19:44,020
of Pearl Harbor , named for a treasured 

1277
01:19:44,030 --> 01:19:47,540
american hero , Senator Daniel Inouye 

1278
01:19:48,300 --> 01:19:50,210
and manned by the finest , most 

1279
01:19:50,210 --> 01:19:52,520
talented sailors I have ever had . The 

1280
01:19:52,520 --> 01:19:53,909
pleasure of working with 

1281
01:19:56,620 --> 01:19:58,842
over the past few weeks . I struggled , 

1282
01:19:58,842 --> 01:20:01,030
I struggled to explain the magnitude 

1283
01:20:01,040 --> 01:20:03,780
and the meaning of this moment . In 

1284
01:20:03,780 --> 01:20:07,090
just a few words , the more I thought 

1285
01:20:07,090 --> 01:20:09,201
about it , the more I was filled with 

1286
01:20:09,201 --> 01:20:12,330
both a deep sense of gratitude and a 

1287
01:20:12,330 --> 01:20:15,750
renewed sense of heritage , mission and 

1288
01:20:15,750 --> 01:20:18,860
purpose . So first I would like to 

1289
01:20:18,860 --> 01:20:21,027
thank the many people who brought this 

1290
01:20:21,027 --> 01:20:23,027
ship and this crew to this moment . 

1291
01:20:23,710 --> 01:20:25,766
From the hardworking shipbuilders of 

1292
01:20:25,766 --> 01:20:27,599
maine , to the many military and 

1293
01:20:27,599 --> 01:20:29,266
civilian contractors who have 

1294
01:20:29,266 --> 01:20:31,432
diligently worked alongside our crew , 

1295
01:20:32,110 --> 01:20:34,110
to the world's finest commissioning 

1296
01:20:34,110 --> 01:20:36,277
committee and support team who planned 

1297
01:20:36,277 --> 01:20:38,320
and surpassed all expectations are 

1298
01:20:38,320 --> 01:20:40,920
preparing for both our arrival and for 

1299
01:20:40,920 --> 01:20:43,720
this commissioning day . To our 

1300
01:20:43,720 --> 01:20:45,998
platform guests and Secretary Del Toro . 

1301
01:20:46,510 --> 01:20:48,621
We thank you all for joining us today 

1302
01:20:48,910 --> 01:20:51,900
for the support mentorship prayers , 

1303
01:20:51,910 --> 01:20:54,240
blessings and guidance you have 

1304
01:20:54,240 --> 01:20:56,184
provided to our team along the way 

1305
01:20:58,410 --> 01:21:01,310
to our friends and families because no 

1306
01:21:01,310 --> 01:21:04,550
sailor stands alone behind every great 

1307
01:21:04,550 --> 01:21:08,480
sailor is a fantastic community and 

1308
01:21:08,480 --> 01:21:11,990
Ohana who builds us up , stands the 

1309
01:21:11,990 --> 01:21:14,410
watch when we're away and on the bad 

1310
01:21:14,410 --> 01:21:16,860
days we only have to look at you to 

1311
01:21:16,860 --> 01:21:18,860
fully understand why service to our 

1312
01:21:18,860 --> 01:21:20,730
nation is so important 

1313
01:21:22,710 --> 01:21:25,880
to our sponsor , the late mrs Irene 

1314
01:21:25,890 --> 01:21:29,230
Hirano Inouye who shared her stories 

1315
01:21:29,610 --> 01:21:32,290
her heart and showed immense kindness 

1316
01:21:32,300 --> 01:21:35,230
to our crew . And although her presence 

1317
01:21:35,230 --> 01:21:38,280
will be missed , her mark and spirit is 

1318
01:21:38,280 --> 01:21:40,270
forever part of our ship and our 

1319
01:21:40,270 --> 01:21:44,160
heritage to our matrons who have 

1320
01:21:44,160 --> 01:21:46,216
not only shown us the Aloha spirit , 

1321
01:21:46,216 --> 01:21:48,530
but has given this crew so much more , 

1322
01:21:50,210 --> 01:21:52,154
more than just a connection to our 

1323
01:21:52,154 --> 01:21:55,380
namesake . They built us an Ohana given 

1324
01:21:55,380 --> 01:21:57,436
us a sense of heritage and belonging 

1325
01:21:57,880 --> 01:22:00,390
and made Hawaii feel like a hometown 

1326
01:22:00,400 --> 01:22:03,960
for the crew of Daniel Inouye . And of 

1327
01:22:03,960 --> 01:22:07,240
course it is my great honor to 

1328
01:22:07,240 --> 01:22:09,640
recognize our namesake Senator Daniel 

1329
01:22:09,700 --> 01:22:12,620
Inouye for his courage , 

1330
01:22:13,100 --> 01:22:16,330
service , honor and humility . 

1331
01:22:16,900 --> 01:22:19,800
His life and character has taught us so 

1332
01:22:19,800 --> 01:22:22,860
much over the past few years , we have 

1333
01:22:22,860 --> 01:22:25,420
learned a greater appreciation for his 

1334
01:22:25,420 --> 01:22:29,020
story and felt the weight of his legacy 

1335
01:22:29,500 --> 01:22:32,140
as we work to build the ship and crew 

1336
01:22:32,150 --> 01:22:34,590
dedicated to embodying the warrior 

1337
01:22:34,590 --> 01:22:38,450
spirit of the senator And also the 

1338
01:22:38,460 --> 01:22:41,870
442nd regimental combat team and all 

1339
01:22:41,870 --> 01:22:45,400
those who have gone before us . These 

1340
01:22:45,400 --> 01:22:47,850
heroes , many who have paid the 

1341
01:22:47,850 --> 01:22:50,017
ultimate sacrifice in this very harbor 

1342
01:22:50,300 --> 01:22:54,110
have taught us loyalty and courage And 

1343
01:22:54,110 --> 01:22:56,290
it is our privilege to share the motto 

1344
01:22:56,300 --> 01:22:58,411
of go for broke with the brave men of 

1345
01:22:58,411 --> 01:23:00,730
the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 

1346
01:23:04,300 --> 01:23:08,050
to my crew . The plank owners . A term 

1347
01:23:08,050 --> 01:23:10,161
that's given to the first crew to man 

1348
01:23:10,161 --> 01:23:12,970
the ship . No captain could ask for 

1349
01:23:12,970 --> 01:23:16,620
more . You have met and exceeded every 

1350
01:23:16,620 --> 01:23:19,480
challenge with rare grace , whole lot 

1351
01:23:19,480 --> 01:23:23,170
of laughter and I can do attitude . You 

1352
01:23:23,180 --> 01:23:25,760
have embodied the motto . Go for broke 

1353
01:23:25,970 --> 01:23:29,730
at every challenge . And I have given 

1354
01:23:29,730 --> 01:23:32,800
you many Whether that was serving over 

1355
01:23:32,800 --> 01:23:35,070
17,000 days . The temporary additional 

1356
01:23:35,070 --> 01:23:37,910
duty to fill positions across the fleet , 

1357
01:23:38,400 --> 01:23:40,400
certifying and meeting all training 

1358
01:23:40,400 --> 01:23:42,340
requirements for sale away the 

1359
01:23:42,340 --> 01:23:44,790
demanding execution of arrival to 

1360
01:23:44,790 --> 01:23:47,012
homeport to include everything from the 

1361
01:23:47,012 --> 01:23:49,240
Panama canal , extensive weapons 

1362
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testing underway , replenishment , 

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01:23:51,450 --> 01:23:53,900
multiple report visits and a beautiful 

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sail around of the Hawaiian islands . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , I wish I could 

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01:24:02,111 --> 01:24:04,222
look each and every one of you in the 

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01:24:04,222 --> 01:24:06,389
eye . When I say this , I have to look 

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01:24:06,389 --> 01:24:08,611
no further than the rails of the ship . 

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Behind me to renew my faith in humanity 

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and to maintain my confidence in our 

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country's future and the lethality and 

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01:24:16,580 --> 01:24:19,620
capabilities of our navy . Behind those 

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01:24:19,620 --> 01:24:21,980
impeccable white uniforms are well 

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01:24:21,980 --> 01:24:25,130
trained , resilient driven and capable 

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01:24:25,140 --> 01:24:27,920
warriors , ready to execute our 

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01:24:27,920 --> 01:24:30,070
nation's tasking . Whether that's 

1377
01:24:30,070 --> 01:24:31,959
imploring our weapons systems and 

1378
01:24:31,959 --> 01:24:33,792
sensors in the air , surface and 

1379
01:24:33,792 --> 01:24:36,620
subsurface domain executing strategic 

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01:24:36,620 --> 01:24:39,190
deterrence or peace time and emergency 

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01:24:39,190 --> 01:24:43,140
operations . This crew and this ship is 

1382
01:24:43,140 --> 01:24:44,970
proud to join the greyhounds of 

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01:24:44,970 --> 01:24:47,260
Destroyer Squadron 31 , the Pearl 

1384
01:24:47,260 --> 01:24:50,870
Harbor waterfront and the fleet . And 

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01:24:50,870 --> 01:24:53,530
we are ready . Daniel Inouye has the 

1386
01:24:53,530 --> 01:24:55,620
watch and stands ready to answer all 

1387
01:24:55,620 --> 01:24:58,800
bells , lawyers go for broke 

1388
01:25:00,590 --> 01:25:01,310
Mahalo . 

1389
01:25:07,590 --> 01:25:10,700
Okay , ship's company 

1390
01:25:10,960 --> 01:25:14,540
attention . Will the guests please 

1391
01:25:14,550 --> 01:25:16,383
rise and remain standing for the 

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01:25:16,383 --> 01:25:18,494
benediction . They will be offered by 

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01:25:18,494 --> 01:25:19,661
chaplain . Bernard , 

1394
01:25:25,590 --> 01:25:28,520
let us pray . Mhm . 

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01:25:28,890 --> 01:25:32,420
Eternal father who is strong to save . 

1396
01:25:32,790 --> 01:25:34,957
We give you praise once again for this 

1397
01:25:34,957 --> 01:25:36,957
mighty warship that has now come to 

1398
01:25:36,957 --> 01:25:39,123
life with the finest crew in the fleet 

1399
01:25:39,123 --> 01:25:41,770
at the ready . The officers and crew of 

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01:25:41,770 --> 01:25:43,548
the daniel Illinois have worked 

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01:25:43,548 --> 01:25:45,603
tirelessly these past many months to 

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01:25:45,603 --> 01:25:47,826
prepare their ship for sea and to carry 

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01:25:47,826 --> 01:25:50,670
out the nation's bidding wherever and 

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01:25:50,670 --> 01:25:54,020
whenever they are called to go and as 

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01:25:54,020 --> 01:25:56,131
they do so in the months and years to 

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01:25:56,131 --> 01:25:59,080
come , I pray that you would always be 

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01:25:59,080 --> 01:26:01,024
their strength and their shield in 

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01:26:01,024 --> 01:26:03,080
times of war , and then you might be 

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01:26:03,080 --> 01:26:05,136
their safe haven in years of peace . 

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01:26:05,390 --> 01:26:07,446
Would you go with them to see Lord ? 

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01:26:07,446 --> 01:26:09,279
Because the sea knows your voice 

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01:26:09,279 --> 01:26:11,390
watching over them both day and night 

1413
01:26:11,390 --> 01:26:13,223
and grant them victory and every 

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01:26:13,223 --> 01:26:15,279
mission they pursue as to honor each 

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01:26:15,279 --> 01:26:17,770
other , their nation , above all their 

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01:26:17,770 --> 01:26:21,220
God . Before I ask all of these things 

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01:26:21,230 --> 01:26:23,174
in the name of our creator and our 

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01:26:23,174 --> 01:26:25,620
sustainer and all of God's people said 

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01:26:26,290 --> 01:26:26,920
Amen , 

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01:26:33,090 --> 01:26:35,530
Thank you , chaplain Bernard , Ladies 

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01:26:35,530 --> 01:26:37,130
and gentlemen , please be seated .