"The duke sees this as a true form of public service, helping people in their most difficult times," he said.
During his eight decades of public service, Dan Inouye helped build and shape Hawaii.
This is yet another example of the value of the public helping us to rescue a kidnapping victim".
The Scottish SPCA said members of the public helped police and coastguard personnel came to the aid of three long-finned pilot whales stranded in Easter Ross.
The Heritage Lottery fund and contributions from members of the public helped raise sufficient funds to keep the painting in Britain in 2004.
Members of the public helped to re-float them a second time, and the whales are now believed to be back at sea.
He said engineers, astronauts and members of the public helped convince him that space travel is too important to give up on.
Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative in Armenia said at an award ceremony, adding that journalists, act as the eyes, ears and voices of the public, helping to shape the way we see the world and to change attitudes.
If our aim is to incentivise more people to get on public transport than drive vehicles, how does constantly increasing the prices of public transport help?
