You just may want to poke around your attic or basement and dust off items that rekindle childhood or family memories. Maybe you’ll find an old record player, your toy doll collection or vintage jewelry. These types of sentimental collectibles can be great for your youthful soul, but you know what’s even better than feeling good? Cash in your pocket.
Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page
90 Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, Hawaii Army National Guard, had a deployment ceremony on July 20, 2018. The ceremony was held at the LTC Henry S. Hara Armed Forces Reserve Center for their upcoming deployment to Sinai, Egypt.
It will be a year-long deployment for the 1-299th and they will be supporting the Multinational Forces Observers Group in Egypt.
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When you have chickenpox, the virus that caused it sticks around, even after you get better. Later on, that virus can trigger another infection called shingles, which is known for a painful rash with blisters.
What Is Heart Disease? It’s a group of conditions related to your heart. Some are problems with the muscle itself, the valves, or how it beats, including cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure. Others affect your blood vessels, like hardened arteries and strokes. Unhealthy foods, lack of exercise, and smoking are often what lead to heart disease. So can high blood pressure, infections, and birth defects. But other things might surprise you.
From the Samantha Brown website
May is National Burger Month. Is it just another one of those totally fabricated celebrations? Yep, and I am okay with that! For a lot of people, food and travel go hand-in-hand. So if you like to eat as much you like to travel, combine the two and hit up some of these iconic burger joints.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Life events like a natural disaster, health crisis or expensive home repair have one factor in common: They come when you least expect them. Most Americans (55 percent) worry about what they would do when faced with a financial emergency, according to the 2018 Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study. And stress levels only increase if you are on a fixed income. “Unexpected and uncovered emergencies can literally ruin a retirement plan,” says Nahum Daniels, a wealth advisor in Stamford, Connecticut.
If you’re retired and facing a financial emergency, here are some of the best approaches to gather funds, cover the costs and move forward without going into debt.
What You Need To Know About the Air Force and Navy’s Next Fighter Jets https://t.co/ya7AQXnjhM
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— GRLau (@islandr76) July 18, 2018
From Gordon Lau’s Twitter feed
In an earlier Retiree News post, we provided information on the VA Form 40-10007, Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery.
On the form, it provides information about submitting your completed form to the VA – by email, fax or regular mail. However, Retiree News supporter Billy Chang submitted his form by email and received the following response from the VA.
Pre-Need Mailbox Disabled
We are no longer accepting email submission of VA Form 40-10007, Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery. We hope to resume this service in the future. We are continuing to process applications via mail and fax.
Please mail to:
National Cemetery Scheduling Office
P.O. Box 510543
St. Louis, MO 63151Or Fax to:
Fax (toll-free): 1-855-840-8299
For more information, please visit: https://www.cem.va.gov/pre-need/
Thanks for Billy for sharing this information.
Former Wisconsin football player & U.S. Marine Jake Wood is the winner of the Pat Tillman Service Award.
Seeing the challenges veterans face upon leaving active duty, he co-founded Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that uses veterans to deploy emergency response teams in disaster areas. pic.twitter.com/mGTcSnLyhD
— ESPN (@espn) July 19, 2018
Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams.
Team Rubicon’s primary mission is providing disaster relief to those affected by natural disasters, be they domestic or international. By pairing the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders, medical professionals, and technology solutions, Team Rubicon aims to provide the greatest service and impact possible.
Through continued service, Team Rubicon seeks to provide our veterans with three things they lose after leaving the military: a purpose, gained through disaster relief; community, built by serving with others; and identity, from recognizing the impact one individual can make. Coupled with leadership development and other opportunities, Team Rubicon looks to help veterans transition from military to civilian life.
Many legitimate charities support servicemembers. Just because it has an official-sounding name and official-looking website, or uses the logo of a military branch doesn’t mean it’s a legitimate charity. Follow these tips before you donate: https://t.co/DYiVMCKrSm pic.twitter.com/3dMwMq4OPw
— DCCA Hawaii (@DCCAHawaii) July 19, 2018
Jason Haruki, Blake Parsons, Kevin Doyle, Phyllis Rollins, Jon Blumhardt and Miles Moriyama. Anthony Consillio photograph
Ellison Onizuka Day Of Exploration
Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council welcomed the community to its second annual Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration at Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
Miles Moriyama is a Traditional Guardmember who served as the 1st Sergeant of the 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron. He retired as a senior master sergeant in 2003.
Miles was a member of Boy Scout Troop 227 (Kaneohe) and became an Eagle Scout in 1978.
Miles continues as the Vice President of Pyramid Insurance Centre, Ltd. in Kapalama. He has been an agent for over 30 years with many National Guardmembers as clients.
Though Medicare is an essential part of retirement, pre-retirees continue to have misconceptions on how the federal program works.
More than 7 out of 10 participants said that they wish they better understood Medicare coverage.
“Health care costs are the biggest expense in retirement and should be a major factor when estimating retirement expenses, since they are often costly and unexpected.”
Here are three major facts that even affluent pre-retirees are getting wrong about Medicare.
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More information about the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star. The two-seat trainer version was the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star or T-Bird.
Another retiree attending TSgt Peni Sabagala‘s retirement ceremony was Robert Joy. During his HIANG career, Rob served in the 154th Maintenance Group and the 154th Misson Support Flight.
Another smiling retiree
