Prominent Democrat politician Richard “Dick” Gephardt has enjoyed an esteemed political career as a member of the House of Representatives from Missouri’s 3rd district. He ran for president in 1988 and 2004, and since leaving Congress has worked as lobbyist in Washington.
Earlier in his career, after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 1965, Gephardt joined the Missouri Air National Guard where he served until 1971.
From the everyday Health website
Aspirin thins the blood, and that can save your life.
As a daily medication, aspirin can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. It can also be taken during a heart attack to slow the damage being done to the heart muscle, giving you more time to get to the hospital.
Edward Naoyuki Uyeda, 82 of Wahiawa passed away on September 14, 2017 in Wahiawa. He was born in Honolulu. He retired from the Hawaii Air National Guard as an aircraft mechanic.
He is survived by his wife Helen M. Uyeda; daughter Nadine (Eddie) Uyeda-Horio; sisters Katherine Yoneshige and Helen (Albert) Yap.
Visitation will be 10:00 am Sunday October 8, 2017 at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary’s Makai Chapel followed by memorial services at 11:00 am. Casual attire.
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This photograph show two F-4C Phantom pilots of the then 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Both Ian Komenaka and Lawrence “Cabby” Cabrinha were Traditional Guardmembers who flew for Aloha Airlines in civilian life.
The photograph show them at the counter of the squadron area that was on the makua side second floor of the old fighter hanger.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just issued its 2018 version of their “Medicare and You” handbook. This ehandbook contains information about what’s new for the year, how Medicare works with your other insurance, Medicare costs, and what Medicare covers. Link to this ehandbook.
Even better, the information on the web is updated regularly, so you can instantly find the most up-to-date Medicare information. Go to the Medicare website.
Cabrinha Services: The services for Lawrence “Cabby” Cabrinha remain in the planning stage. Retiree News will post this information when it becomes available.
High School Postings: Retiree News has received a lot of positive feedback about the series about local high schools. So far, there were posts about Roosevelt, McKinley, and Hilo. There are several more coming up in the next few months.
But it should be noted there will not be posts for all high schools. We have already received comments about when certain high schools will post. The Images of Old Hawaii website, run by Peter Young, has featured high schools with historical ties to Hawaii’s history.
But rest assured that the Punahou, Kamehameha and St. Louis are coming – seems there is a lot of interest in those three schools for some reason.
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This photograph shows the supply building being constructed. The timeframe is 1962-1963, shortly after the construction of the fighter hanger.
The paved parking lot is behind the building. The current support facility was constructed over the parking lot in the 1990s. There is no fence line and the stream between the building and the parking lot is barely visible in the photograph. The stream was covered over during the construction of the support facility building.
Further back in the photograph, there is heavy brush where the current operations facility is today. The building was built around 1970 and housed the 201st Mobile Communications Squadron, which later became the 201st Combat Communications Group. The 201 CCG was deactivated in 2013.
A long time ago…
Related:
Check Six: Dedication of the 154th Fighter Group Hanger – 55+ years ago
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Your annual earnings determine the amount you will receive from Social Security in retirement. But incorrect or omitted earnings could cause you to miss out on thousands of dollars in retirement benefits. It’s up to individual employees to spot mistakes and take action to correct them.
From the nextavenue website
The cost of long-term care just keeps going up and most Americans keep believing — incorrectly — that the government will cover most or all of it.
Those are the findings of a new report, the Genworth 2017 Cost of Care Survey, released today by Genworth Financial.
“Our population is aging, living longer, and not prepared,” said David O’Leary, president and CEO of Genworth’s US Life division. (Genworth is a provider of long-term care insurance, among other products.) He said the company hopes that its annual survey will help people start planning for their long-term care needs.
From a State Department of Defense media release
A Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 204th Airlift Squadron, 154th Wing, left Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam this morning, heading to Puerto Rico, as part of the Hurricane Maria relief effort. The C-17, carrying two flight crews and maintenance personnel (17 Airmen in total) will initially stage at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, from where they will transport relief supplies to Puerto Rico.
Governor David Y. Ige and Hawaii National Guard leadership saw off the flight crews and maintenance personnel at Hickam Field. “Puerto Rico is suffering through a disaster of epic proportions. The people there lack electricity, food, water and fuel. The people of Hawaii will do everything we can to assist our fellow Americans while they work to recover from this horrible devastation”.
The C-17 crew has been tasked with flying first to Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington State, where they will pick up relief supplies and additional personnel before heading to Puerto Rico. They anticipate flying multiple missions, possibly including some to the U.S. Virgin Islands, which was hit by not only by Hurricane Maria but also by Hurricane Irma earlier in September.
The 204th Airlift Squadron is one of three flying units within the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing, the largest and most complex wing in the entire Air National Guard. The Guard is tasked with being ready for war or any other operational contingency overseas and well as disaster response here at home.
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During unit training assemblies, the then 154th Fighter Group had a 0730 formation on Saturday mornings where attendance was taken. On Sunday afternoons, there was another formation at 1600 to close our the drill weekend. These drill weekend formations went away in the 1980s to support the increased flying schedule.
From the Military.com website
Weeks after a veterans’ health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of care for hundreds of thousands of veterans.
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In Hawaii, what high school you graduated from is often among the questions asked when you first meet someone. Public versus private, old versus new, town versus county, island versus island – some high school rivalries continue well into graduates’ old age.
The Images of Old Hawaii website periodically publishes articles about various high schools around the state. We will post links about these Hawaii high schools on their website.
For a while, other than church-related schools, if a Big Island youngster wanted to pursue his education beyond the eighth grade, he had to travel to O‘ahu. There he would board and go to school.
Hawaii National Guard graduates include: Gary, Dennis, and Larry Hara, Richard Nishimura, Myles N. Nakasu – can you name others?
Related:
President Theodore Roosevelt High School
President William McKinley High School
