Retiree Update

Photograph used by permission Some 204th Airlift Squadron retirees recently had another of their frequent retiree get together. Attending were from the left side of table: Neal Ernst, Gordon Fujimoto, Mona Fujimoto, Kevin Garcia, Jimmy Dang, Jimmy Aea, Tony Wong,...

Personal Photograph used with permission Thanks to Yale Alama for sending this photograph and the following comments to Retiree News. Wanted to send you all a picture of what we call Da Kupuna Klub (HIARNG). A bunch of retirees that...

Janine Orbando photograph Former 201st Combat Communications Group member Janine Obando who recently retired from the Florida Air National Guard shared this photograph. The photograph was taken at Walt Disney World with Gina and Gordon Kim who work Washington D.C. All...

Southwest Airlines Photograph Robert Lee III, the retired chief master sergeant who served as the Hawaii National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, has started a new career. Rob is now Southwest Airlines' station manager at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Southwest hired him...

Photograph by Ford Chinen, used with permission Thanks to Ford Chinen for sharing this photograph and comments with Retiree News.  Several members of the 201st Combat Communications Group attended the recent celebration of life for Richard Yasunaga. In this photograph are Roy Masaki and...

Thanks to Erik Wong for sharing this photograph and comments with Retiree News.  Photograph by Erik Wong, used with permission I ran into Tom Shimabuku and his wife Maureen at Kahala Nui (they live there). I found out he was a boxer in...

Found this photograph of Susan and Robert Higgins on someone's Facebook page. Sue and Bob relocated to Arizona after many years in Kailua. Sue came off active duty and became the Director of Personnel for the Hawaii Air National Guard....

One of the good things about Vacations Hawai‘icharter flights is you never know who you'll meet. Hawaii Air National Guard Retirees Blossom Loganand Carol Kellettwere accompanying their Moms to their respective high school class reunions. Blossom's Mom graduated from Kapa‘a...

Earlier this summer, Blossom Logan sent in this photograph of Donna Shimazu with her on a tour in Japan. Both families were in the same tour group. Blossom retired from Hawaii Air National Guard after a long career in the...

Many retired members of the 201st Combat Communications Group attend the recent memorial services for Galen Nakahara. Among the retirees not in the photographs above included George Okuma, Melvin Morris, Roy Chee, Ernest Shima, Jeffrey Okazaki, Carl Tonaki, and Roy Matsumura....