terry: you have a unique connection in that someone who works for you worked with tagami. would you talk about that at little bit? senator akaka: yes, his son worked for me. very talented young man, one that was -- brought a good relationship with his family and with his dad. i was able to help his dad also and other things in hawaii when he was not physically well. so all of this created an urge in me to have this written, and i hope it can be done and done well and look forward to the printing of such a book. terry: they also plays a role in your effort to get the medal of honor upgraded. what role did he play? senator akaka: he was one of my staff who helped me in communications with people. that was key. help for me and for us, and as you know, he then left me and worked for the secretary of the army and used his talents very well there. terry: we have covered a lot of ground, senator. however, is there anything that you believe that future historians and researchers should know that we have not discussed over the last couple of days? senator akaka: yes, to go back ear