Services for Miles Aoki will be on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Mililani Memorial Park – Mauka Chapel. Visitation begins at 5:30 pm, with services starting at 6:30 pm.
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Thanks to Dennis Takeshita for sharing this information with Retiree News.
I went to visit Ken Wicks today. It has been maybe over three years since I last saw him and Joyce. Don’t pay too much attention to our belt lines as we had just finished having some yummy number neung (1) Thai food. We were both stationed in Thailand and love their food and so does Joyce.
Ken is now 76 years old and lives across the border in Washington only an hour and a half drive from me. Ken told me that the old HANG had a soccer team, I didn’t know that. Learning something new every day.
He has a laptop, but only uses it to play solitaire; otherwise, too much tension. He also reads a lot late into the early morning.
Joyce spends her time remodeling the house and works for an animal clinic part time. Other than that, they’re happy campers as you can tell, care and stress free.
We talked genealogy, computers, bases we were stationed at, Thailand because we had something in common and spirit rats at the hush-house, and ghost stories, etc. Ken was the Safety Officer and I was the propulsion safety rep. for the shop. So that’s how we got to know each other pretty well. We laughed so much our tummies were sore. That’s it for now.
Thanks to John “JC” Chung for emailing this photograph and comments to Retiree News.
From the Kiplinger Magazine website
Financial capacity—the ability to manage your finances in your own best interest—involves everything from paying bills to reading a brokerage statement and weighing an investment’s potential risks and rewards. And preparing for the potential decline of that capacity is as important as planning for long-term-care expenses or keeping your estate plan up to date. Declining financial abilities may not only result in a few unpaid bills but also leave you vulnerable to financial abuse and exploitation, drain your nest egg, and place heavy burdens on your loved ones.
From the NGAUS Washington Report
The Air Force could ease its pilot shortage by not allowing pilots to walk away. That is one option being considered ahead of talks on the issue between the service and commercial airline executives in mid-May at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
The State Department of Defense held its Retirement and Award Ceremony on Friday, April 7, 2017. The event honors department award winners and individuals who retired during the past year.
The Department’s award winners were:
State Manager of the Year: Kevin Richards from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Employee of the Year: Sinaitaaga Atanoa from the HING Youth Challenge Program
State Team of the Year: The Siren Modernization Project Support Team from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency – Albert Chong Jr., Ryan J. Hirae; Emerson Ibera,Robin Liu, Nagano and Jack Y. Machida, Marc Nonaka, Justin Post, and Eric K. Shimabuku
Special thanks to Stephen Lum for sharing the photographs of the winners.
From the Military Times website
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The Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles used in U.S. military strikes against Syria on Thursday have been a key tool in the Defense Department’s arsenal for the last 25 years, seen as powerful statement of military force with minimal danger to U.S. personnel.
From the Military.com website
Washington, DC, and the surrounding Northern Virginia/Maryland area, is home to six military installations. In an area with public transportation connecting so many people it is a great place to live and visit. For those reasons, and obviously historical ones, DC is a great place to get away to.
The following are 10 military discounts to some of the best and most popular places to visit in DC.
To all who flew the T-38 during undergraduate pilot training
From the This Day in Aviation website
10 April 1959: 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.
From the Kaiser Health News website
“I’m tired, doctor. It’s hard to get up and about. I’ve been feeling kind of down, but I know I’m getting old and I just have to live with it.”
This fatalistic stance relies on widely-held but mistaken assumptions about what constitutes “normal aging.”
In fact, fatigue, weakness and depression, among several other common concerns, aren’t to-be-expected consequences of growing older, said Callahan, director of the Center for Aging Research at Indiana University’s School of Medicine.
From the Honolulu Star-Advertiser website
This article discusses the Medicare penalties for not enrolling in Part B benefits.
Beloved husband and father, 78, of Mililani, passed away at Pali Momi Hospital on 3/22/17. A Farrington High School graduate, he was Student Body President. A Peng Hui Fraternity member at U.H. Manoa, graduating in Civil Engineering, he obtained his Professional Engineering License. He was an Air National Guard officer, honorably discharged.
April 19, 1937 March 9, 2017 James Stanton Seishiro Burns, 79, died at Queen’s Medical Center, on March 9, 2017, after complications from pneumonia. He was a Senior Advisor at the University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law and a retired Chief Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Burns was born in Honolulu in 1937, the youngest child of Beatrice M. Burns and John A. Burns, Hawaii’s first elected Democratic governor.
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
From the Kamaaina56 flickr photo site
Lau Yee Chai (that translates to ‘House of Abundance’) was built in 1929 by Chong Pang Yat, and its elaborate, classical Chinese architecture stood out in the Waikiki landscape, effectively attracting mainland tourists to its door. Lau Yee Chai was the first Chinese restaurant in Honolulu to use elaborate Chinese architecture and decorations to attract customers.
Tourists viewed it as a scenic landmark, while local Chinese found its spacious and luxuriant interior suitable for large parties and celebrations. Lau Yee Chai was a place for locals to dine at on special occasions.
Remembering those who flew on Boeing 737s with Aloha Airlines over the years
From the This Day in Aviation website
At 1:15 p.m., 9 April 1967, the prototype Boeing 737-130, N73700, (internal number PA-099) took off from Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, with test pilots Brien S. Wygle and S.L. “Lew” Wallick, Jr., in the cockpit. After a 2 hour, 30 minute flight, the new airliner landed at Paine Field, Everett, Washington. When asked by a reporter what he thought about the new airplane, Boeing’s president, Bill Allen, replied, “I think they’ll be building this airplane when Bill Allen is in an old man’s home.”
Webmaster Comment: Bill Allen was right – 50 years later, Boeing just rolled out the Boeing 737 Max 9 – great looking plane, check out the photographs
