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Daniel Akaka: “I can assure you--and there are just three of us left in the Senate today, Senator Inouye, Senator Lautenberg and I--I…”

On the recordMay 25, 2011
I can assure you--and there are just three of us left in the Senate today, Senator Inouye, Senator Lautenberg and I--I can assure you we learned the value of the Navajo language then, in World War II, and of the bravery of the Navajo people.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

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Akaka emphasizes the importance of the Navajo language learned during WWII.

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