2020 Memorial Day services. Sad to report that Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and Governor David Ige’s ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery are cancelled. In talking ...
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Soldiers Returned to Hawai‘i After Deployment. The 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery return home yesterday from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 300 Soldiers arrived on a chartered flight ...
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The onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers. Yesterday, the Star Advertiser printed a “Island Voices” article ...
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The onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers. Coronavirus appears to pose a particular threat to men. ...
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On this day in 1782, George Washington established the award that was later renamed the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or ...
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COVID-19 Related Cancellations. Among the events cancelled is the National Vietnam Veteran Day Ceremony on March 29, 2020. The Vietnam Veterans of America Oahu Post 858 hosts this annual event at the ...
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Congratulations to Wayne Acosta on his recent retirement. Wayne served many years in the 154th Wing, in the Military Personnel Flight, and later as the commander of the 154th Security Forces Squadron. ...
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Feedback: Last week, Retiree News posted a Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum video featuring a F-102 Delta Dagger #53-366 with its 154th Wing tail flash and “Col John “Saigon” Lee” on the canopy. ...
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2019 Annual Report. In year seven, Retiree News reached some notable achievements. In late November, the website received its 1,000,000 view. Over the past seven years, we have averaged over ...
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