From the Frolic Hawaii website
The “Happiest Place on Earth” is definitely an all-encompassing food mecca (I love my Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream and turkey legs). But venture outside the Magic Kingdom and you’ll find buzz-worthy eats in Orange County food halls like the Anaheim Packing District — home to 20-plus food vendors — and Santa Ana’s smaller but equally delicious 4th Street Market.
From the Kiplinger Magazine website
With the world as their oyster, many retirees take the opportunity to travel far and wide. But before you go, review your medical coverage. Medicare beneficiaries who have a health emergency outside the U.S. could be in for a big surprise.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Older adults are often viewed as being unfamiliar with or unable to use new technologies. But people age 65 and older are embracing many technologies and learning how to incorporate them into their lives, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey of 3,015 adults. “Seniors feel very positive about technology,” says Monica Anderson, the lead author of the study and a research associate at Pew Research Center. “Even though they might be less likely to use these forms of technology, they do believe that technology is a quite positive thing for our society.”
From the Task and Purpose website
In May 1969, Specialist James McCloughan survived a 48-hour massacre — and never stopped fighting to save 10 members of his unit.
It’s been nearly 50 years since McCloughan, an Army medic who served with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment during the Vietnam War, and President Donald Trump on July 31 presented him with the military’s most prestigious award: The Medal of Honor.
Combat medic James McCloughan received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam in 1969.
From the Task and Purpose website
At the eleventh hour before it recessed for the summer, the Senate finally got around to some real business: passing a sweeping GI Bill upgrade that extends benefits to more veterans and gives them more time to use those bennies.
The bill — dubbed “the forever GI Bill” by supporters — had been approved unanimously by the House, but its fortunes in the Senate were uncertain after the deliberating body approved a slapdash extension of its voting session into August to consider a bevy of government appointments and a full slate of bills.
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From the everyday Health website
Chronic pain can be so pervasive that drugs and even mind-body approaches may not be enough to give you a break. As many as four out of five people with chronic pain have tried alternative remedies, including eating certain foods or ingredients that are thought to bring some pain relief. Some have research — not just anecdotal evidence — behind them.
Jim Ware, Les Bise, Don “Rock” Arakaki, Roy Yamashita
Hawaii Army Museum Society recently present the 36th annual golf tournament at the Leilehua Gold Course.
The Hawaii Army Museum Society (HAMS) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable corporation, chartered since 1976, whose sole mission is to support the U. S. Army Museum of Hawaii at Fort DeRussy. This is a non-federal entity and is not a part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and it has no governmental status.
Les Bise, Rock Arakaki and Roy Yamashita were long time members of the Hawaii Army National Guard. During their careers, they served in many positions in the organization.
After his fulltime Guard retirement, Les became a Junior ROTC instructor at Leilehua High School. He later took a position with the JROTC program office until his retirement about two years ago.
Rock went on to become a Junior ROTC instructor at Waianae High School, taught with another HIARNG retiree Haines Rego. Rock retired several years ago. Most recently, Rock is leading the Hawaii Hazards Awareness and Resilience Program (HHARP) for the Waianae Coast. HHARP helps communities prepare to be self-reliant during and after natural hazard events, improve their ability to take care of their own needs, and reduce the negative impacts of disasters.
Roy is fully retired and enjoys golfing.
From the Huffington Post website
Forgotten or lost money is actually quite common in the United States. According to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, there is around $42 billion in unclaimed funds sitting in state treasuries and other agencies just waiting to be found.
These unclaimed funds are from accounts that are inactive or whose owners, or their heirs, cannot be located. Unclaimed funds can include things lost or forgotten saving or checking accounts, stocks, utility security deposits, tax refunds, life insurance proceeds, un-cashed dividend checks, contents of safe-deposit boxes and more.
From the everyday Health website
Sizable numbers of adults with risk factors for heart attack — such as smoking, obesity or physical inactivity — aren’t inclined to do anything to improve their health, a large, new study finds.
Among those at greatest risk, meaning they having five or more risk factors, almost 1 in 5 did not feel they needed to make any changes, the study revealed.
From the WebMD website
Pancreatic cancer has gained attention from the diagnoses of several prominent figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who was diagnosed in 2003 and died Oct. 5, 2011. Jobs had an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor, a rare form of the disease. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and actor Patrick Swayze have also faced pancreatic cancer. Swayze died in 2009. The lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 65.
From the Military Times website
Before the House last Friday unanimously passed legislation to start the process of building a Global War on Terrorism memorial, a line of young war veterans took to the chamber floor to offer an emotional view of the importance of the work.
Bill sponsor Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, a Marine Corps officer who served in Iraq, said he was somewhat surprised by the heartfelt testimony, despite numerous conversations with colleagues about the strong feelings among veterans about the memorial.
The measure would allow the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation, an independent non-profit, to begin what is expected to be a decade-long effort to fund, plan and build a memorial on the National Mall dedicated to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The photograph above shows the 154th Wing’s flightline around 1963/64. In the foreground is the old civil engineering building. The flightline building had not be built, and surrounding the tarmac, barely seen, is the earthen berm.
On December 1, 1960, the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (199 FIS) was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 154th Fighter-Interceptor Group (154 FIG) was established by the National Guard Bureau. The 199 FIS becoming the group’s flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 154th Headquarters, 154th Material Squadron (Maintenance), 154th Combat Support Squadron, and the 154th USAF Dispensary.
In December 1961, the new HIANG complex was completed and consisted of 60 acres. The land was originally part of Fort Kamehameha and had been acquired in 1960 by permit from the U.S. Army to the Hawaii ANG.
Along with the change to Group status, Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) began receiving Mach-1 F-102 Delta Dagger interceptors. Eventually 29 F-102s were received by the Group. For the next sixteen years, the 154 FIG operated the Delta Daggers establishing an excellent safety record. The last F-102A finally left ANG service in October 1976, when the 199 FIS traded in their Delta Daggers for F-4C Phantom II and was redesignated the 154th Tactical Fighter Group.
From the TRICARE website
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