Nightly News   |  October 25, 2012

Dying WWII vet’s last act of patriotism

WWII veteran Frank Tanabe died Wednesday after voting via absentee ballot in Honolulu last week from his bed in hospice. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> this photo appeared around the country a week ago, emotional and inspiring, showing 93-year-old frank tenabe, a japanese-american world war ii veteran, filling out the application on his death bed. he passed away yesterday, surrounded by family under care in honolulu. his family said he was determined to vote as one last act of being a patriot.