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The State Department of Defense recently hosted its annual Retirement & Service Award Luncheon. It was held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center Legacy Ballroom in Waipio. Maj Gen Arthur “Joe” Logan, The Adjutant General, presented retirement bowls and service award certificates.
View the list of retirees – not all attended the luncheon.
Congratulations to all the new retirees – Happy Trails
From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website
A Veteran ID Card (VIC) is a form of photo ID you can use to get discounts offered to Veterans at many restaurants, hotels, stores, and other businesses. Find out if you’re eligible for a Veteran ID Card—and how to apply.
Military Retirees, Annuitants and Former Spouses:
The March 2019 Retiree Newsletter is ready for your review. It contains important information for your beneficiaries and news from several of our partner organizations.
March 2019 DFAS Retiree Newsletter
This photograph was taken in the early 1990s at a Hawaii Air National Guard training conference.
In the photograph (L-R) are Kevin Takayanagi, unknown, Michael Won, Galen Nakahara, unknown, Lloyd Kagawa.
Kevin was a Traditional member who was the training manager for the 293rd Combat Communicaitons Squadron (Hickam).
Mike was an AGR who served as the training manager for the 291st Combat Communicaitons Squadron (Hilo).
Galen was the Support Services Supervisor at the HQ, 201st Combat Communicaitons Group (Hickam). Galen passed away in 2018.
Lloyd was the training manager for the then-154th Mission Support Flight.
From the Everyday Health website
Parkinson’s disease is a type of central nervous system disorder that affects your movement, causing symptoms such as tremors, slowness, stiffness, and more. These involuntary movements begin, in part, in the brain, where the production of dopamine (the , that controls movement) is impaired. Without enough dopamine, the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease become more severe.
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From the This Day in Aviation website
To all those who attended Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT)
Northrop test pilot Lewis A. Nelson made the first takeoff of the prototype YT-38-5-NO Talon, serial number 58-1191, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. A private venture by Northrop, the Talon was designed by a team led by Ed Schmued, famous for his work on the North American Aviation P-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre and the F-100 Super Sabre.
The Talon is a twin-engine advanced trainer capable of supersonic speeds. After testing, the YT-38 was modified to the YT-38A. The modified aircraft was accepted by the Air Force and ordered into production as the T-38A Talon.
Related: T-38A Talon
My wife and I, like most married couples, share a bank account from which either of us can write checks and add or withdraw funds without consent from the other. If my wife outlives me, the account will be hers alone, which my Last Will can’t change.
The account is wholly owned by both of us while we’re both alive, which means that a creditor of mine could make a claim against the entire account without regard for my wife or her interests. In addition, either of us could withdraw all the money in the account and not inform the other. This basic joint account offers a right of survivorship. However, can joint account holders designate who gets the funds after the second person dies?
The answer is yes. Transfer on death (TOD) accounts (also known as Totten trusts, in-trust-for accounts and payable-on-death accounts) allow spouses to pass small estates in a simple, convenient way.
Mobility is One of the Hardest Things to Give Up
Today, Sheehy recalls how her new beau — Robert Emmett Ginna, Jr. — came to live life without a car. A Harvard professor for two decades, co-founder of People magazine, a WWII Navy veteran and an expert on Ireland, among many more lifelong passions, Ginna is not the type who’d “go gently into the good night” should one think to pocket his car key.
So, Sheehy had to work with Ginna’s son and daughter to convince him to stop driving.
Edward Yerick Fon Yuen Lee, 78 of Wahiawā, passed away on March 13, 2019 in Wahiawā. He was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
He is survived by his spouse Ramona C. Lee; son Edward K. Lee; daughter Misty K. (Ferdinand) Navarro; 5 grandchildren; 1 great grandson.
Visitation will be 5:00 pm Saturday May 4, 2019 at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary’s Makai Chapel. Memorial service to follow at 6:30 pm.
Aloha attire
Ed was a fighter crew chief and member of the HANG Ohana musical group.
Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to Ed’s family and friends.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for sending Retiree News this information.
Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player. He endured intense scrutiny, insults and hostility with great character. He was a well rounded athlete, Army Officer, and was active in the Civil Rights Movement.
Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997, Major League Baseball (MLB) retired his uniform number 42 across all major league teams. He was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honored. MLB also adopted a new annual tradition, “Jackie Robinson Day”, for the first time on April 15, 2004, on which every player on every team wears No. 42.
Jackie Robinson biography (He played a season of semi-pro football in Hawaii)
For decades, millions of patients have been taking a daily Aspirin in an attempt to prevent hearts attacks and strokes. But in March 2019, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released guidelines declaring healthy adults with an average risk for heart disease receive no overall benefit from a daily Aspirin.
In simple terms, Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, is now “low-value medical care.”
The term has been coined to classify tests and medications that are ineffective and provide no benefit to a patient’s medical care. Instead, low-value care can actually expose patients to harm, shift the focus away from beneficial care and result in unnecessary costs to the patient and the health-care system.
Since entering medical school almost 10 years ago, and now as a practicing family doctor, I have noticed this ever-growing need to identify and move away from low-value medical care.
Retiree News was saddened to learn that Aaron Pollick has taken down his Hawaii Army National Guard Historical Facebook page.
Over the duration of his site, he posted a lot of historical information about the Hawaii Army National Guard and its roots in the days of the monarchy, through the Territorial and modern Hawaii. It was a great reference for anyone who was interested in the Guard over the years.
Thanks to Aaron for all his research and time working on his Facebook page.
Matthew Glen Moribe, 39, of Honolulu was lost at sea on March 17, 2019. Matthew was an avid fisherman who loved being on the ocean.
Matthew worked as one of the Operations Manager at Aala Meat Market, Inc., Technician at the Pearlridge Monorail Operations Center and recently retired as a Technical Sergeant Integrated Avionics Craftsman in the 154th Maintenance Squadron of the Hawaii Air National Guard.
Matthew served several tours of duty overseas and was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the National Defense Service Medal for his more than 20 years of service with the Hawaii Air National Guard.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Cherie Uchida-Moribe; parents, Glen and Sandy Moribe; brother, Jonathan Moribe; brother-in-law, Nathan Wharton, paternal grandfather, Ray Moribe and maternal grandmother, Amy Chong.
Visitation from 5:30 pm and a program to honor the life of Matthew Moribe will begin at 6:30 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, 229 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu.
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