{"id":21091,"date":"2020-10-14T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retireenews.org\/?p=21091"},"modified":"2024-08-31T01:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T01:49:10","slug":"20-09-24-check-six-dod-retirement-and-service-awards-luncheon-10-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2020\/10\/14\/20-09-24-check-six-dod-retirement-and-service-awards-luncheon-10-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Six &#8211; 2010: DOD Retirement and Service Awards Luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2015\/07\/hi-dod-2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"HI-dod (2)\" class=\"wp-image-12469 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual Department of Defense Retirement and Service Awards Luncheon was held on Friday, September 24, 2010. This event honored State and Federal retirees in the department, and service award winners.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The luncheon was at the&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/map\/hale-koa-hotel-honolulu\">Hale Koa Hotel<\/a><\/span>, Banyan Tree Showroom. At the event, retirees received a certificate and a wooden bowl. Towards the end of the program, retirees were given time to say a few words. Some had more than a few words to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff of the Human Resources&nbsp;Office (HRO) were in charge of planning these luncheons with <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CMSgt Debra <\/strong><strong>Brownhill<\/strong><\/span> as the committee chair. &nbsp;Always a great event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The retirees honored at the luncheon were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>LTC Jeffrey Protacio<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>MAJ Mateo Geronimo<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CSM Charles Pieters<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>MSG Samuel Makaiwi<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>MSgt Ben Robles<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>MSgt Ross Hoopai<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>MSgt Kenneth Aoki<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30-year Service Awardees were<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Lt Col Martin Moerschell<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CMSgt Douglas Awana<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CMSgt Irvin Yoshino<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>MSgt Malcolm Chun<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. Retiree News did not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Additionally, some of the sites linked to may limit the number of stories you can access without a paid subscription. All links were provided with the intent of meeting the mission of Retiree News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Department of Defense Retirement and Service Awards Luncheon was held on Friday, September 24, 2010. This event honored State and Federal retirees in the department, and service award winners. The luncheon was at the&nbsp;Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom. At the event, retirees received a certificate and a wooden bowl. 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