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Taps: Ronald Shigeo “Ron” Matsumoto
Ronald Shigeo “Ron” Matsumoto, 62, of Aiea, a ship superintendent for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Activity Pacific at Pearl Harbor and a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed way at
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Taps: James “Spike” Dyke
James Alexander “Spike” Dykes, 80, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away on the sixteenth of July, 2014. He was born in Hilo, Hawai‘i on October 16,1933 to John and Jenny Dykes
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Taps: Stacy Tony Laa
Stacy Tony Laa, 58, of Waianae, an Army National Guard member, passed away on Auust 20, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen K.; sons Stacey
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Check Six: Remembering Dennis
Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 22 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. He was 46 and died during the storm cleanup
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General Okahara Pinning Photographs
Photographs from Brig Gen Ryan Okahara‘s pinning ceremony are posted on the Adjutant General’s Facebook page. Go to http://fb.me/4hTWK2Wr2 Photographs by Andrew Jackson More photographs by Tyler Kruse of the
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More on 1st Lt Wade McVey
A recent Retiree News post was a short story on the first 199th Fighter Squadron patch designed by 1st Lt Wade McVey – http://wp.me/p3639O-1P1 Shortly after the posting, Retiree News
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Taps: Clarence Kui Bew Fong
Clarence Kui Bew Fong, 95, of Honolulu, a federal government electronic technician and a National Guard veteran, passed away on August 20, 2014 in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clarence
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Taps: Godwin Kwai Tim Chun
Godwin Kwai Tim Chun, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired Granny Goose Foods district manager and a National Guard veteran, passed away on July 20, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He
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Taps: James Paul Lindsey
James Paul Lindsey, 57, of Ewa Beach, a Matson Navigation warehouse man and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 11, 2014 in the Queen’s Medical Center West. He
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29th IBCT Readiness Center Dedication
The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) dedicated its new 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Readiness Center in Kalaeloa on August 2, 2014. Governor Neil Abercrombie, Brigadier General Joseph Kim,
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One Down, Two to Go
On Friday, August 15, 2014, Retiree News reached one of the three major goals set for 2014. Retiree News published its 1000th post – Check Six: Hawaii becomes the 50th State. It has
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Check Six – 1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th State
Admissions Day is a state holiday that celebrates the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation welcoming Hawai‘i as the 50th state of the union. He unveils the new fifty-star
July
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 13th Ka Huaka‘i “The Journey” Retention Event | 16th Art classes every first and third Wednesday 9am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center | 17th Domino Club on Thursdays 11am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Justin Harding: [email protected] (808) 433-7826 Bring your Domino Set | 18th Photography class on Fridays from 9-11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Micah Monzon: [email protected] Ukulele lessons for beginners on Fridays 12-2pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 Guitar Class on Fridays 10am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 | |||
| 23rd TAPS: Mario Gilbert Calantoc | 24th Domino Club on Thursdays 11am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Justin Harding: [email protected] (808) 433-7826 Bring your Domino Set | 25th Photography class on Fridays from 9-11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Micah Monzon: [email protected] Ukulele lessons for beginners on Fridays 12-2pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 Guitar Class on Fridays 10am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 | ||||
| 31st Domino Club on Thursdays 11am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Justin Harding: [email protected] (808) 433-7826 Bring your Domino Set |
August
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| 1st Photography class on Fridays from 9-11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Micah Monzon: [email protected] Ukulele lessons for beginners on Fridays 12-2pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 Guitar Class on Fridays 10am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 | ||||||
| 6th Art classes every first and third Wednesday 9am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center | 7th Domino Club on Thursdays 11am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Justin Harding: [email protected] (808) 433-7826 Bring your Domino Set | 8th Photography class on Fridays from 9-11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Micah Monzon: [email protected] Ukulele lessons for beginners on Fridays 12-2pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 Guitar Class on Fridays 10am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 | ||||
| 14th Domino Club on Thursdays 11am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Justin Harding: [email protected] (808) 433-7826 Bring your Domino Set | 15th Photography class on Fridays from 9-11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Micah Monzon: [email protected] Ukulele lessons for beginners on Fridays 12-2pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 Guitar Class on Fridays 10am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 | |||||
| 20th Art classes every first and third Wednesday 9am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center | 21st Domino Club on Thursdays 11am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Justin Harding: [email protected] (808) 433-7826 Bring your Domino Set | 22nd Photography class on Fridays from 9-11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Micah Monzon: [email protected] Ukulele lessons for beginners on Fridays 12-2pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 Guitar Class on Fridays 10am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 | ||||
| 28th Domino Club on Thursdays 11am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Justin Harding: [email protected] (808) 433-7826 Bring your Domino Set | 29th Photography class on Fridays from 9-11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Micah Monzon: [email protected] Ukulele lessons for beginners on Fridays 12-2pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 Guitar Class on Fridays 10am-12pm at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Medical Center. To register contact Al Domingo: (808) 433-4772 |