Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG)

Lynn Wakong Ching passed away on May 13, 2017 at the age of 70. He was the only son of Allen and Lydy Ching. Lynn graduated from Kalani High School, Class of 1963. When Lynn's Army National Guard unit was...

Richard Shuji Yamada, 83 passed away May 3, 2017. He was a retired air conditioning mechanic supervisor at the Honolulu International Airport and also served for 30 years in the Hawaii Army National Guard. He is survived by his wife...

Wallace Masanobu Shiroma, 80, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died in Honolulu on April 25, 2017. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation: 2:00 p.m.; Services: 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to...

Hawaii Military Academy’s 1990 Officer Candidate School graduates show off their hardware with the adjutant general. From the left are new second lieutenants Lance T. Stevens, Gwen Lebourdais, Wesley H. Tanji, Maj. Gen. Alexis T. Lum, the adjutant general; G....

U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew L. Jackson Members of Hawaii National Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 525th Engineers, partners in the National Guard's State Partnership Program, construct a split sole wall shore during a...

Master Sgt.-R. Stephen Lum photo Hawaii Army National Guard’s Sgt. 1st Class Clayton C. Perreira, was recognized as a Hawaii Chamber of Commerce - Military Affairs Council Outstanding Community Service Honoree at the State Capitol, May 5, 2017. Presenting the...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – Brig. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum, mobilization assistant to director of strategic plans and policy for U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), will receive the Ellis Island Medals of Honor at an event on Ellis Island May 13. The...

Thanks to MAJ Jeff Hickman for emailing this information to Retiree News. First Sergeant Richard Yamada was assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 297th Supply and Services Battalion, when he retired in 1972. His service will be at Mililani Mortuary June 4th...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum for shared this photograph from COL Donald Oura’s photo albums. Colonel Oura was the 29th Infantry Brigade commander in t he 1980s. Captain Joseph Chaves and LTC Edward Correa in a mission briefing during the...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum who shared this photo taken by SSG Lloyd Kurashima. Steve's comments: Olden days military. SSG Haines Rego, SSG ??? Dietz, and SSG Harry C. Miller. at NCO Academy. "Anywhere Anytime". After retirement, Haines became a Junior ROTC...