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Brigadier General James Carpenter retired as the Commander of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard in early 2002. Taken from the May 28, 2015 issue of Midweek. Retired UH Professor Gives Back Photograph ...
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Taps: Sandy Hoggan – Update

Posted on May 29, 2015 in Taps

Brig Gen Joseph Kim emailed Retiree News, to pass on information about Sandy Hoggan’s services. The funeral will be on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, starting at 1715, at the Mililani ...
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Taps: Robert Lawrence Cookman

Posted on May 27, 2015 in Taps

Robert Lawrence Cookman, 62, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a stevedore for McCabe Hamilton & Renny and Matson Navigation, and a veteran of the Army and Army National Guard, passed away in Kamuela ...
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Promotion Congratulations to Erik Wong, who received his Federal Recognition to colonel on May 22, 2015. Erik is currently assigned militarily to the 154th Medical Group, and works at Headquarters, ...
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Taps: Charles Shigemi Kakigi

Posted on May 26, 2015 in Taps

Charles Shigemi Kakigi, 80, of Hilo, a Federal Aviation Administration flight service station manager and a veteran of the Air Force and Air National Guard, passed away on May 8, ...
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Taps: Sandra Hoggan

Posted on May 25, 2015 in Taps

Retiree News received very sad news that Sandra “Sandy” Hoggan has passed away this afternoon. She died after a long and courageous fight with cancer.  She was a fighter and ...
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Taps: Henry Hitoshi Yamada

Posted on May 24, 2015 in Taps

Henry Hitoshi Yamada, 84, of Honolulu, died at Straub Hospital on May 14, 2015. He established and was former President of Ziebart Auto Rust Proofing of Hawaii. He was a ...
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Taps: John S. Matsuda

Posted on May 23, 2015 in Taps

John S. Matsuda, 74, of Wahiawa, a retired shop teacher at Aliamanu Intermediate School and a National Guard veteran, passed away on May 14, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. ...
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Military and local community members gathered to honor and recognize 120 military enlistees during the Inaugural Our Community Salutes (OCS) Recognition Ceremony at the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial May 17, ...
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John Michael Angelo Cole Caneda Sr., 51, of Hilo, an auto body mechanic and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on May 12, 2015. He was born in Kailua. ...
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