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Mobile telephone switchboards were used at several exercise locations in Korea. The switchboard operators stayed busy patching calls for both inter- and intra-base subscribers. In the photograph above is Vince ...
Read More Check Six: Team Spirit 80 – 37 years ago

Taps: Franklin M. Hiroe

Posted on Jul 30, 2017 in Taps

Franklin M. Hiroe, 82, of Honolulu passed away peacefully at home on June 9, 2017. He was the eldest son of the late Masaru and Shizue Hiroe of Wahiawa, Hawaii. ...
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The 111th Army Band – Hawaii Army National Guard – was an important part of the many open house events hosted by the 154th Composite Group.  This photograph was probably ...
Read More Check Six: 111th Army Band – 35+ years ago

Back row (L-R): Douglas Hill, Joycelin Matsuda, Jacqueline Jakahi, Patrick Bailon, Teofilo “Fil” Mauricio, David “Mac” McCulloch.Front row: (L-R): Galen Nakahara, Jason Uota. These hard working personnel were the support ...
Read More Check Six: Old Friends – 30 years ago

Taps: Kiyoshi Koge

Posted on Jul 27, 2017 in Taps

Kiyoshi Koge, 91, of Pearl City, passed away on July 10, 2017. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Hawaii Air National Guard Senior Master Sergeant. He is survived by ...
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Everyone in Hawaii has hiked the Koko Head Crater trail at least once. It is a steep trek that separates the fit and unfit. But what are the tracks going ...
Read More Check Six – 1965: Koko Head AFS

With the onset of the Cold War and the threat of long-range Soviet nuclear bombers, the Guard wrote a new page in its long history of homeland defense. Beginning in ...
Read More Check Six: HIARNG Nike-Hercules Program

Taps: Constantine Ying Ngai Lum

Posted on Jul 23, 2017 in Taps

Constantine Ying Ngai Lum, January 03, 1942 – July 10, 2017 Beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 75. He enjoyed ...
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Taps: Haruo Shigezawa (Updated)

Posted on Jul 22, 2017 in Taps

Haruo Shigezawa, 82, of Honolulu, passed away on June 16, 2017. Born in Wailuku, Maui, he was a graduate of Baldwin High School and went on to receive a B.A. ...
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Retiree Update: Owen Ota

Posted on Jul 20, 2017 in Retiree Update

The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) publishes a quarterly magazine called Island Scene. Their Summer 2017 issue highlights the island of Kaua‘i, featuring health iniatiatives in the community. There is an article ...
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