• Taps: Ronald Shigeo “Ron” Matsumoto

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

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July

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
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

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
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