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Chick-fil-A, the same fast-food outlet has once again proved a positive to the world. This time it did so by unveiling an amazing Veterans Day tribute that left Georgia resident Eric Comfort in complete shock.
Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formally known as Decoration Day and commemorates all men and women, who have died in military service for the United States. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day and it is traditionally seen as the start of the summer season.
Read more http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/
Anyone who has ever boiled a pot of water has probably heard the age-old saying that knives are the most important tool in the kitchen. And while that may be true, they’re definitely not the sexiest. In the battle between fancy blender and solitary blade, the latter will usually meet its fate.
Unless, of course, that blade was forged in the hands of a Buddhist blacksmith employing ancient sword-making techniques. Then all bets are off.
Many service members who stay in the military for 20 years can benefit from a valuable pension that can start paying out as soon as they retire — even if they’re much younger than 65. But unlike most civilian pensions, there is no partial vesting under the current retirement system; if you stay for 19 years, you’ll get nothing. Most service members don’t stay long enough to qualify for the pension, so it’s important to save on your own, too.
Even if you do get the pension, it usually covers only 50% or less of your base salary if you retire at 20 years (it’s more if you stay in the service longer). You can use the Department of Defense’s military compensation calculators to estimate your pension payouts under several pension systems. The military retirement system is scheduled to change in January 2018 to a new “blended retirement system,” which will feature partial vesting. People who joined the service after 2006 will have the choice to stay with the current plan or join the new one.
See this FAQ from the Defense Department about the new retirement system for more information.
Today more than 50 million people in the United States — or approximately 36 percent of the population — take low-dose aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke. If you’ve self-prescribed this potent medication, I urge you to stop taking aspirin now and get an accurate heart disease risk assessment.
If your doctor has recommended low-dose aspirin, you may still want to reconsider.
Renfred Ho, of Makawao, Maui, a service representative for a Maui retail car sales firm and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away in Wailuku on April 26, 2016. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Dale, sons Brendan and Travis, brothers Ronald and Raymond Jr., sister Lynette Bothell and seven grandchildren.
Visitation: 9 a.m. June 4 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Services: 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
UH Magazine is published quarterly the University of Hawaii Alumni Association.
In the Spring issue, Dave Choo wrote an article about Maj Kai Kahele and Maj BJ Itoman.
Major Kai Kahele and Major BJ Itoman fly the C-17 Globemaster III for the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron, transporting troops, equipment. And supplies to war zones and disaster areas across the globe. They’re got the right stuff and they found it on UH’s volleyball and basketball courts.
When it comes to choosing a cane for balance and support most people don’t give it much thought, but they should. Walking canes come in hundreds of different styles, shapes and sizes today, so you need to take into account your needs and preferences to ensure you choose one that’s appropriate for you.
Hawaiian Electric’s social media team produced a YouTube video on the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. It is part of the HECO’s “What Happens When” YouTube Channel.
The video helps promote the “why’s” of emergency preparedness, and how important it is to take measures to protect one’s loved ones, home, and business.
View the video at: https://youtu.be/Z_9BB6wZU08
William Yen Chow “Bill” Yim, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii National Guard master sergeant, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on May 4, 2016. He was born in Guangdong, China.
He is survived by wife Hui Ling Chen, son Matthew, daughters Karen Beaver and Charlotte Yim, sister Lannie Yim Dung, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 5 p.m. June 2 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. June 3 at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Whether you plan to travel the world, run marathons, serve your community or spend more time with family, retirement will bring radical changes in the ways you spend your time. And whenever life changes, so do the risks you face — which means retirement is a good time to look closely at your insurance coverage.
You might need more, less or different coverage, and you might also qualify for new discounts.
Here are five insurance tasks you should prioritize as you enter retirement
You probably already know that strength training, such as lifting weights or doing pushups, is good for you, but now new research suggests it may help you live longer, too.
When people 65 and older did strength training twice a week, they lowered their odds of dying from any cause by almost half during a 15-year study.
“The secret to a longer and healthier life may not be available in pill form, but it may look like a barbell,” said lead study author Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski. She’s an assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, in Hershey, Pa.
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Restarting production of the F-22 isn’t “a wild idea,” Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Thursday. Answering questions at an AFA-sponsored, Air Force breakfast, Welsh said the F-22 has proven itself to be “everything everyone hoped it would be,” and in light of the recent Air Dominance 2030 study, more F-22s might be a better option than starting a “sixth generation fighter” program within the needed timeframe.
Congress has asked for costs and “pros and cons” of an F-22 restart, and the service is updating its numbers accordingly, but doesn’t have answers yet, Welsh said. However, any major add will have “ripple effects” on the whole USAF program, he said. “We think it’s cost-prohibitive,” to restart the F-22 line, Welsh asserted, but there “needs to be this discussion” about how USAF will address its looming fighter shortage. The solution “isn’t always going to be an airplane,” he said.
The service is looking at autonomous armed fighter escorts, arsenal planes, and swarming UAVs as other ways to address the fighter shortage. Welsh said the 2030 study did a good job of assessing the situation and offering options.
See also: With the Raptors Over Syria from the February 2015 issue of Air Force Magazine
