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+ Coverage is automatic if you have Medicare Part A and B
+ You must pay Medicare Part B premiums
Available worldwide:
+ TRICARE pays after Medicare in the U.S. and U.S. Territories
+ TRICARE is the first payer in all other overseas areas
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Dennis Kai Wo “Wongie” Wong, 68, of Honolulu, an electronics technician and an Air Force veteran, passed away on February 22, 2016. He was born in Wailuku.
He is survived by companion Juney Mei Ishida, son Richard Wo On, brothers Terry and Brian, and two grandchildren.
Private services
Wongie served as a maintenance controller with the 292d Combat Communications Squadron on Maui.
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
Haleiwa Fighter Strip, Hawaii, 1933. Army Air Corps photograph. click on photograph to enlarge
The date of construction of the Haleiwa airfield has not been determined. The earliest depiction of the field which has been located was a 1933 aerial photo, which depicted a group of B-6A biplanes on a grass field.
Haleiwa Field on the northwest coast of Oahu, 30-miles from Honolulu, was originally (prewar) a center for private flying.
Losing a spouse to death leaves people with a devastating hole in their lives, but that hole may feel even deeper if their financial security disappears at the same time.
About 53% of married couples rely on Social Security for 50% or more of their income, and 22% of couples depend on it for 90% or more, according to the Social Security Administration.
“When you are widowed, that means you are only going to get 1 Social Security benefit. If you are just making it on 2 benefits, then you are going to be up a creek when you lose 1,” says Cindy Hounsell, an attorney and president of the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement.
Stephen Lum, Hawaii Army National Guard retiree and a member of the Department of Defense’s Public Affairs Office just completed another series on Hawaii National Guard history. This series is on Guardmembers who served in public office.
This photo gallery is in the hallway outside the Adjutant General’s office here at the State Headquarters. Each photograph includes a short biography of each Guardmember. To share Steve’s hard work, Retiree News will post a photograph each week.
This week’s photograph features Sparky Matsunaga
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Special thanks to Steve for another superb job
Taking low-dose aspirin every day may lower the overall risk of cancer by 3 percent, mostly because of larger reductions that were seen in the risk for colon and gastrointestinal tumors, researchers are reporting.
But the benefit was only seen after six years of taking aspirin almost daily, the study authors said.
“That makes sense, because cancers don’t typically develop overnight. They take years to develop, so you would have to take aspirin for a long time to prevent cancer,” said senior researcher Dr. Andrew Chan, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Before John Spanogle left the Army in the fall of 2014, he enrolled in a weeklong transition course at Fort Knox, Ky., and hired a professional résumé service to translate two and a half decades of leadership, training and distinguished service into civilian terms. A career officer with a top-secret security clearance and six combat tours that culminated in responsibility for U.S. Special Forces worldwide for the Pentagon, he had plenty to offer almost any employer, particularly the federal government.
If he could only have gotten its attention.
In the past year, Spanogle has applied for everything from entry-level work at VA to airport security supervisor for the Department of Homeland Security, through USAJOBS.gov. It has taken months to get a response from any of the federal agencies to which he applied. A simple acknowledgment of his application was rare. He landed not a single interview.
Scammers have a new way of getting to you. Their weapon: a phishing email claiming to come from the Social Security Administration.
The subject line reads “Get Protected” and the return address appears as “no-reply@ssa.gov.” The email appears to offer new features that will help you monitor your credit report and warn you of unauthorized users of your Social Security number. It even refers to the IRS and mentions the “SAFE Act 2015.” All you need to do to register is click on a link.
Veterans always get the same annual cost-of-living increase as Social Security recipients. But there’s no guarantee that will continue.
That’s why lawmakers are again pushing for new legislation that would permanently tie together the two rate increases, and thus avoiding a potential payout hiccup if congressional politics stalls what is normally routine business.
Cholesterol plaque in artery
Understanding your LDL and HDL cholesterol levels — and keeping them in check — can help you lower your risk for heart disease and stroke.
The March issue of the Kuka’ilimoku, the newsletter of the 154th Wing features:
*Commander’s corner
*Waste to Energy system unveiled
*Highlights on Health
*plus more
March is Women’ History Month, which honors the hard work and contributions made by women in the past and present.
Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) is probably the most well known American woman who has ever received a PhD in mathematics, having appeared on a segment of 60 Minutes, on the David Letterman Show, and as the grand marshal of the Orange Bowl Parade.
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Eugene S. Evans Sr., 88, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. employee and Hawaii National Guard veteran, Passed away on February 29, 2016. He was born in Malulani Hospital in Wailuku.
He is survived by sons Gene, Mathew and Shamus; hanai son Douglas Alconcel; daughter Jennie Guerrero; hanai daughter Esther Baldovi; sister Patricia; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 5 p.m. March 10 at Norman’s Mortuary. Service: 7 p.m. Additional visitation: 10 a.m. March 11 at the mortuary. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park, Garden of Meditation. Condolences: http://www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com
