click on photograph to enlarge
Special thanks to Stephen Lum who shared this photo taken by SSG Lloyd Kurashima. Steve’s comments:
Olden days military. SSG Haines Rego, SSG ??? Dietz, and SSG Harry C. Miller. at NCO Academy. “Anywhere Anytime”.
After retirement, Haines became an Junior ROTC instructor at Waianae High School.
After retirement, Harry worked at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, and later moved to Arizona.
SSG Dietz‘s status is unknown – does anyone know where he is today?
From the Wired Magazine website
You’ve bought your plane tickets, booked your Airbnb, stocked up on tiny shampoo bottles. The only thing separating you from that summer jaunt to Mexico or the Bahamas or the south of France is the plane ride, and setting up your phone to come along with you.
Sure, vacation should be the time to power down, disconnect, and focus on the people in front of you. But that doesn’t mean giving up the option of getting directions from Google Maps or documenting your exotic meal on Instagram. Using your phone abroad used to be complicated, expensive, or both, but it’s getting easier and easier.
You can register to receive an email every time there is a new post. In the “Follow Retiree News via Email” section and press “Follow”. On the next screen, enter your email address and press ENTER. Shortly, you will receive a confirmation email to your address from WordPress.com. You acknowledge the email and you are a registered reader.
After you compete this short registration process, you get a notification email every time there is a new posting. The email has a quick teaser of the posting, along with tags that indicate how the posting relates to special topics/areas. There is a direct link to the website (Read more of this post)
click on graphic to enlarge
Thanks to these Retiree News readers who registered to “Follow Retiree News via Email”: Alicagoldkampachp, gabriellelepperqsiy, ernestinerattnerazoa, Herb Funasaki, Skip Vincent
Clarence “Maka” Hookala, 77, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2017, with many of his loving family beside him. He was predeceased by wife Lois, daughter Melanie and great granddaughter Kailee. Maka was born at “Twin Bridges”, Haleiwa, on August 4, 1939, the second youngest of 10 children, to Daniel Sr. and Anne Hookala.
Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to Maka’s family and friends.
From the Frolic Hawaii website
We’ve rounded up our favorite old-school cheeseburgers at local diners, drive-ins and yes, dives — all of them $4 or under.
I’ll admit, when it comes to cheeseburgers, I’m purely a fast-food chain specialist. So in the spirit of supporting local, I set out on a quest. After this briefest glimpse below of four cheeseburgers in one night in one stomach, you’ll find Our Top 6 in no particular order, except that my pick is at the very end.
Our world is made up of two groups of people – those who have Alzheimer’s and the rest who know someone with Alzheimer’s
From the Kaiser Health News website
Alzheimer’s disease has an unusual distinction: It’s the illness that Americans fear most — more than cancer, stroke or heart disease.
The rhetoric surrounding Alzheimer’s reflects this. People “fade away” and are tragically “robbed of their identities” as this incurable condition progresses, we’re told time and again.
Yet, a sizable body of research suggests this Alzheimer’s narrative is mistaken. It finds that people with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia retain a sense of self and have a positive quality of life, overall, until the illness’s final stages.
From the Wired Magazine website
For years automakers and hackers have known about a clever attack that spoofs the signal from a wireless car key fob to open a vehicle’s doors, and even drive it away. But even after repeated demonstrations—and real thefts—the technique still works on a number of models.
From the MarketWatch website
Retirement requires flexibility and a comprehensive look at your lifestyle. In retirement planning, it’s easy to go astray.
Consider the following factors when you plan your retirement.
From the Task and Purpose website
Military service comes with a lot of rough deals and uneven trade-offs, and while there are occasional perks while you’re in, they tend to drop off once you get out. But now there’s some good news for vets: Lowe’s has expanded its military discount to include honorably discharged military veterans and retirees.
From the Federal Times website
A former Marine who fraudulently claimed to have been awarded a Purple Heart to obtain additional pension benefits is headed to federal prison.
Brandon Ryan Blackstone, 35, was sentenced to 21 months in prison on April 21 after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of fraudulent representation about the receipt of a military decoration for financial gain in U.S. District Court for Northern Texas.
From the USA Today website
Dying was less complicated 20 years ago.
Upon the death of a loved one, a family would obtain a stack of death certificates and get in touch with banks, insurance agents and the Social Security Administration. After all that was completed, survivors could begin to put together the financial pieces and move on with their lives.
Today, we live digital lives which are chock-full of usernames, passwords and security-question answers. Because of this, we leave our survivors in a terrible position upon our deaths.
Where are the Army and Air National Guard today?
Where is the National Guard going? These are good questions that The National Guard Bureau’s 2018 Posture Statement answers here, in a way that’s easy to understand. Not to mention, some great photos of your National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in action.
2018 National Guard Bureau Posture Statement (slow load)
From the Everyday Health website
Doctors have been measuring patients’ blood pressure, the force that blood exerts on the inside walls of your vessels — since the first sphygmomanometers (yes, that’s what blood pressure cuffs are called) were invented at the beginning of the 20th century.
Doctors are still finding new ways to glean information about your health from these numbers. British researchers recently found differences in blood pressure between the right and left arms might be a sign of vascular disease. Likewise, a difference in blood pressure when you’re lying down vs. standing up may indicate heart problems or blood vessel disease. Doctors can tell that from a painless test that takes only a few minutes.
From the Hawaii Athletics website
On Tuesday night at the Stan Sheriff Center, University of Hawai’i athletics recognized a notable program milestone, recognizing the 45th anniversary of Rainbow Wahine athletics at UH. One of the honorees was BJ Itoman, currently a Hawaii Air National Guard pilot who flies C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
Related:
October 26, 2004 Advertiser article: Ex-‘Bow Itoman has earned her wings
June 17, 2011 KITV video report: Hawaii MVP: B. J. Itoman
