Great idea! And great lead. I remember Senator Inouye from the Watergate hearings in the 1970's, and my father telling me about his war injury.
I'll add one myself. Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams served in the Marines during World War II and Korea. He lost about five years from his career in so doing. His service in World War II was mostly as a flight instructor (F4U Corsair) at NAS Pensacola, but in Korea he flew 38 missions on the F9F Panther and was awarded the Air Medal.