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Tomorrow America will observe Memorial Day. For many it is the unofficial start of summer, with family gatherings and barbecues. But we can never lose sight of the true significance of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is when America honors the...

Retiree Sightings: At the recent funeral services for Miles Aoki, we had the opportunity to “catch up” with several retirees. Among the retirees present were: Robert Finley, Clarence Fukumoto, Roy Matsumura, David Murray, Vince Nishina, Alan Shinsato, and Dennis Takeshita....

Taps Correction: In an earlier Retiree News reported the services for Ignacio “Gabe” Gabriel would start at 9:30 am. As shown in the posted obituary, the visitation starts at 9:30 am. We apologize for any confusion. Ignacio Gabriel Jr., 89, died...

Gubernatorial Appointments: Happy to report that two Hawaii Air National Guard retirees nominated by Governor David Y. Ige were confirmed the State Senate yesterday. Both were confirmed with a 25-0 vote. Edmund “Fred” Hyun as the Chairperson of the Hawaii...

Sentry Aloha 17-3 video: You can view a short Star-Advertiser video about Sentry Aloha 17-3 here. This is the third and final Sentry Aloha for 2017. Taps: With the new shorter obituaries posted in the Star-Advertiser, we may overlook Hawaii...

New Chiefs: As reported in the March 2017 issue of the Kūkā‘ilimoku, Lee C. Sonomura and Edward M. Tang became the HIANG’s newest Chiefs at a March 1, 2017 ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Chief Sonomura served in the...

Retiree News is sad to report that Sam Kekuna passed away on Saturday afternoon. Sam served in the 154th Maintenance Squadron from many years. We will post information about services when available. Thanks to Doug Awana and others who emailed Retiree News.

James Suzuki update: Our initial post listed information about the inurnment service. The post is updated to show that inurnment will be a private, family-only service. Please honor the family’s request. Benny Goo update. Several retirees emailed asking if Retiree...

Retiree Update: Benjamin Goo was the supervisor of flight simulator operations during the 154th Wing’s F-102 Delta Dagger era. Inspection teams always recognized his operations as an example of how things should operate. Benny is credited as one of the founders of...

Update to the 293d Combat Communications Squadron deactivation post.  Added to the post later was a copy of the ceremony program. Colonel Erik Wong sent the program after the ceremony, but we did not post it the other day. We...