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Purple Heart Veterans Give Akaka Leadership Award
April 3, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Military Order of the Purple Heart presented U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, with their Inspirational Leadership Award. Chairman Akaka is the eighteenth recipient of this award and the first from Hawaii. "I am humbled to receive this honor from this group of proud Americans who have given so much to our Nation," said Akaka. Henry Cook, National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, presented a plaque to Akaka reading: "In recognition of his inspirational leadership and dedicated service to America's military service members and America's veterans. Senator Akaka has consistently been an advocate and sponsor of numerous legislative initiatives that provide for the needs of America's military and veterans. He served in the military in World War II and understands that those who serve America in uniform deserve the best health care and benefits that our country can provide for them. As the Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs committee he has not only talked the talk he has walked the walk as he unwaveringly sought the best for America's military veterans. His service in the Senate representing the interests of America's military and veterans is in keeping with the best traditions that are expected of those who serve America. His service reflects all that is good about government service, his native state of Hawaii, his country and the Congress of the United States." Akaka has spent his entire Senate career fighting for wounded warriors on the Veterans' Affairs Committee. Before assuming the chairmanship in 2007, Senator Akaka served as the Committee's Ranking Democrat in 2005 and 2006. As a teenager, Akaka witnessed the Pearl Harbor bombings from the roof of his dormitory before serving in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. The "Purple Heart" is awarded to servicemembers who are wounded in conflict by enemy force. The Purple Heart was established during the Revolutionary War by General George Washington. The Military Order of the Purple Heart is a members organization consisting of servicemembers and veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and is unique in being the only veterans' organization in which each member has been wounded in military service. The MOPH also includes a Ladies Auxiliary consisting of spouses and lineal descendents of Purple Heart veterans. -END-
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April 2008
- Senators Call for Action to Improve Veterans' Mental Health Care [April 30, 2008]
- Members of Congress, Hundreds of Iraq & Afghanistan War Veterans Call for Swift Passage of Webb GI Bill [April 29, 2008]
- Akaka Introduces Bill to Continue Oversight for Troops Returning From Combat Into Next Administration [April 29, 2008]
- Senate Restores VA Benefits to Filipino World War II Veterans [April 28, 2008]
- Senate Passes Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 [April 24, 2008]
- Akaka Pushes VA, Defense Secretaries on Transition of Servicemembers and Accurate Data to Prevent Suicides [April 23, 2008]
- VETERANS BENEFITS ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2007 [April 23, 2008]
- Akaka Calls for Resignation of VA Mental Health Officer Katz Over Alleged Coverup of Veterans' Suicides [April 22, 2008]
- Following Months of Obstruction, Senate Votes 94-0 to Debate the Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 [April 22, 2008]
- Chairman Urges Consideration of Comprehensive Veterans' Bill [April 21, 2008]
- Reid: Democrats Fighting to Give Veterans the Long-Overdue Benefits They Deserve [April 21, 2008]
- Senate Democrats Fight to Ensure Filipino World War II Veterans Receive Long Overdue VA Benefits [April 21, 2008]
- Hawaii Senators Push for Federal Funding for Re-training, Job Placement of Laid-off Aloha Airlines Workers [April 16, 2008]
- Inouye, Akaka Hail Army Decision to Permanently Base Stryker Unit in Hawaii [April 15, 2008]
- Akaka Introduces Veterans' Rehabilitation Legislation [April 15, 2008]
- Akaka Questions Gates, Mullen on Iraq, Afghanistan [April 11, 2008]
- Akaka's Plain Language and Public Service Recognition Bills Advance to the Full Senate [April 10, 2008]
- Following Revisions, Akaka to Cosponsor Webb GI Bill [April 10, 2008]
- Veterans' Housing Package Passes Senate [April 10, 2008]
- Akaka Chairs Hearing on Strengthening VA's Hiring Health Care Providers [April 9, 2008]
- Akaka Questions Gen. Petraeus on Iraq [April 8, 2008]
- Akaka Introduces Veterans Compensation Equity Act [April 7, 2008]
- Akaka to Question Petraeus & Crocker on Iraq [April 7, 2008]
- Akaka Introduces Bill Requiring VA-Community Partnerships to Reach Rural, Minority and Underserved Veterans [April 7, 2008]
- Veterans and Military Organizations Call for Stronger VA Budget [April 4, 2008]
- Purple Heart Veterans Give Akaka Leadership Award [April 3, 2008]
- Sens. Voinovich, Akaka Work to Depoliticize the DHS Chief Human Capital Officer [April 3, 2008]
- Akaka Submits Veterans' Medical Facility Construction Bill [April 2, 2008]
- April is Financial Literacy Month [April 2, 2008]
- Chairmen Introduce Legislation to Honor Public Servants [April 2, 2008]
- Akaka & Sanders meet with Veterans Affairs Secretary Peake [April 1, 2008]
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