November 2017

Last week, we  posted a photograph of Danny Blancaflor with Lionel and Charlie Calvin. A day later, Gordon Lau emailed this photograph of he and Danny Blancaflor. They were having a "catch-up" lunch in Washington State. Blanc lives in Port Orchard...

When the 203d Air Refueling Squadron was starting up in the early 90s, there were many technicians hired from other states or coming off active duty. One of them was Daniel Rose. Dan was a great asset to the tanker...

Brig. Gen. Gregory S. Woodrow conducts a troop review of the Hawaii Air National Guard's Royal Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 16, 2017. Woodrow was participating in a ceremony commemorating the re-creation of the Hawaii Air National Guard's Royal Guard, a...

The following article and comments about Sergeant First Class Christopher Ventura’s retirement ceremony was taken from the 111th Army Band Facebook page.  We would like to honor SFC Christopher Ventura, whose retirement we celebrated on Veterans Day, 2017. SFC Ventura...

We found this photograph on Daniel "Blanc" Blancaflor’s Facebook page. It was posted on April 4, 2016 and shows Lionel and Charles Calvin seated with Danny standing. Danny worked in the back shops, Lionel worked in avionics and Charlie on...

David Boniface Paahana, Sr., 80, of Waipahu went home to the Lord Nov. 2, 2017 in Waipahu. He was born on Maui. David was an aircraft mechanic in the Hawaii Air National Guard at Hickam Air Force Base. He retired...

We recently had an extended telephone call with Denise Jelinski-Hall, catching up on her activities since her retirement. She is continuing her career of excellence and achievements. After retiring in 2013, she continued her education goals and earned her Bachelor...

On November 5, 2017, COL Mark Young hosted the change of command of the 2nd Battalion, 298th Regiment, Regional Training Institute. LTC Gordon Barksdale took command of the 2nd Battalion from LTC Melvin Murakami. LTC Barksdale comes from the National...

The Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony was held on Saturday, November 11, 2017. This annual event is held at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe. There were representatives from all branches of the military and many veterans organizations. Keynote speaker...

Stanley Osserman recently shared some old documents from his personal files with Retiree News. One of those documents was this 1984 telephone roster from the Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard. Check closely for some familiar names. Among those listed are...