Retiree Update

Dr. Norberto “Bert” Baysa, served in the Hawaii Air National Guard for many years. He served as the commander of the 154th Medical Squadron for several years. He retired as a colonel in 2006. His wife, Rosalina “Rose” Baysa, was...

A group of retirees who served at the Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, recently had a small reunion. In the photograph left to right: Dr. Norberto Baysa, Clarence Fukumoto, Rose Baysa, Sandra Murayama, Ann Miyahira, Vivian Tsutsumi, Daneil and Ford Chinen....

We ran across Dr. Gildo Soriano in the Navy Exchange during the current scratch-off promotion. As you can see in the photograph, he remains in great shape. He retired from his medical practice but continues to deploy to the Philippines...

L-R: Marcus "Rosie" Rosehill, John "JC" Chun, John "Saigon" Lee John "JC" Chun sent in this photograph. While at the Hale Koa buffet in early March, he ran into Marcus "Rosie" Rosehill and John "Saigon" Lee.  Both Rosie and Saigon flew...

Retiree News recently posted a retiree update of Denise Jelinski-Hall. She served as the Hawaii National Guard's Senior Enlisted Leader, working with the Adjutant General, MG Robert G.F. Lee. General Craig McKinley, Chief, National Guard Bureau, then selected her to...

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...

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...

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...

Special thanks to Carol (Yamaguchi) Kellett for sharing this photograph. Carol’s email included the following comments On Monday, Harold Fujii and I were at Hawaii Public Radio at the Fall Pledge Drive! Harold Fujii (aircrew on the F-4Cs and KC-135s)...

The medical unit retirees have reunion get-together each year with Alan Yoneshige organizing the luncheon. The reunion was held earlier this month and Erik Wong documented the event.  (BTW: we referenced "medical unit" because over the years they have been...