{"id":27635,"date":"2017-08-31T08:08:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T18:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retireenews.org\/?p=27635"},"modified":"2024-11-06T22:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:20:02","slug":"check-six-henry-uncle-chang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2017\/08\/31\/check-six-henry-uncle-chang\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Six: Henry &#8220;Uncle&#8221; Chang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2017\/08\/408.jpg?w=194\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27634 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before <strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MSgt Henry \u201cUncle\u201d Chang<\/span><\/strong> became a loadmaster with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/204th_Airlift_Squadron\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">204th Airlift Squadron<\/span><\/a>, he served on the fighter flightline. This photograph shows him on a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">F-4C Phantom<\/span><\/a> in the early 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the early-1990s, he transferred to the 204 AS, as a crew member on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C-130H Hercules<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C-17A Globemaster III<\/span><\/a>s until he retired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In civilian life, he worked with the Honolulu Fire Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uncle passed in 2013 after encountering medical challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great individual<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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. 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