Tag: United States Army (USA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFqeVfGtnzM There were no Veterans Day ceremonies again this year. The Oahu Veterans Council created a video – a virtual Veterans Day ceremony – honoring those who have served. Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum, United States Army (Ret.) serves as the emcee.…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph MSgt. Benjamin "Benny" M. R. Goo, Chief of the Aircrew Training Division, retired after 33 years of military service In October 1982. Goo began his military career in 1944 when he was drafted into the…

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii Tribune-Herald photograph Sometimes it is the smallest of actions that can have a very large impact. It took 70 years, but a local Korean Conflict hero came home. U.S. Army Cpl. Wilfred Kalei…

Retiree News photograph Retired General Erik Shinseki visited the Hawaii National Guard headquarters on October 2, 2007. He had retired as the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army in August 2003. His military career began as a second lieutenant graduating from…

Brigadier General Irwin K. Cockett, Jr., 90, born on August 24, 1930, passed November 5, 2020. Born and raised on the island of Kaua'i. He was an alumnus of Kamehameha Schools, class of 1948. Preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth…

Bernard Ganab, 61, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Waipahu, Hawaii, passed away on May 23, 2020. Bernard was born on October 31, 1958 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from Waipahu High School in 1976. After graduation, he served in…

From the Connecting Vets website Department of Defense photograph Enlisting in the Army with a childhood friend or relative is a generations-old practice meant to bring familiarity and comfort to an experience fraught with stress and uncertainty. So, does signing…

From the States and Stripes website A Hawaii judge has ordered state officials to submit a plan within eight months for monitoring and inspecting ordnance cleanup at the Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii Island. The plaintiffs in the case…

Two hundred forty-two years ago, our nation's leaders established the Continental Army. Today, the Army is the strategic landpower of the joint force; called upon to prevent, shape, and win against our adversaries. Today is the U.S. Army's 242st Birthday,…

Flordelino Asuncion Miguel, 90, of Hilo, a retired division head of assessing and appraisal for the state Department of Taxation, a Hawaii Army National Guard retiree and an Army veteran who served in the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment during World…