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| WASHINGTON, D.C. (HawaiiNewsNow) As Hawaii and the nation mourn the loss of Sen. Daniel Inouye, who passed away Monday at the age of 88, he is being memorialized with high honors that are reserved for presidents and eminent historical figures. As the most senior member of the U.S. Senate and third in line to the presidency, one of his final tributes in the nation's capitol will be to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Inouye, who was also a World War II veteran with the 442nd Regiment Combat Team, will be the 32nd person given that honor in 160 years. Services for Sen. Daniel K. Inouye are as follows: Thursday 9:50 a.m. (4:50 HST) Casket arrives at U.S. Capitol Rotunda 10 a.m. (5 a.m. HST) Memorial service with remarks from Congressional Leadership 12:00 � 8:00 p.m. (7 a.m. � 3 p.m. HST) Public viewing, Sen. Inouye's body to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Friday 9:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m. HST) Sen. Inouye's casket escorted to Washington National Cathedral 10:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m. HST) Public memorial service at Washington National Cathedral Saturday 5 p.m. � midnight (HST) Public viewing, Sen. Inouye's body to lie in state at the State Capitol Sunday 10 a.m. (HST) Public memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Since 1852, only 31 people have been honored by lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The tribute has been bestowed upon eleven U.S. presidents including Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. The following is a list of those who have lain in state: Henry Clay Abraham Lincoln Thaddeus Stevens Charles Sumner Henry Wilson James A. Garfield John A. Logan William McKinley, Jr. Pierre Charles L'Enfant George Dewey Unknown Soldier of World War I Warren G. Harding William Howard Taft John Joseph Pershing Robert A. Taft Unknown Soldiers of World War II and the Korean War John F. Kennedy Douglas MacArthur Herbert Clark Hoover Dwight D. Eisenhower Everett McKinley Dirksen J. Edgar Hoover Lyndon Baines Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam Conflict Claude Denson Pepper Jacob Joseph Chestnut and John Michael Gibson Ronald Wilson Reagan Rosa Parks Gerald R. Ford, Jr. More information from the Capitol can be found here. Copyright 2012 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved. |
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| That is an incredible honor to bestow on a Senator--and he so richly deserves it for a life well spent in service to our country. RIP, Senator. |
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- Posted by joann23456 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 20, 12 at 11:41
| Agree with Wanda. |
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| A very fitting tribute to a remarkable American. |
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| A very nice tribute given on tv this morning |
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