If your joints have become a real pain, one of several types of arthritis may to be blame — but those aren’t the only possible causes of your discomfort.
Last week, Retiree News posted a photograph of the 120th Military Police Company, Hawaii Army National Guard. Over the weekend, a unit member emailed his memories of the unit and a historic event.
My name is Solomon Aleka Jr. I was in the 120th Military Police Army National Guard at Fort Ruger back of Diamond Head about July 1959 to February 1960 (before I joined) the Navy. My First Sergeant was Sergeant Paz.
On August 21, 1959, the 120th Military Police, Hawaii Army National Guard was the honor guard for the Inauguration at ‘Iolani Palace. I was on stage because one of the MP locked his knee and Sergeant Paz had me get up in his place and I have a picture that I got from the Honolulu Star Bulletin.
In this photograph, James Kealoha is being sworn in by State Supreme Court Associate Justice Masaji Marumoto. In the photo, partially covered by Kealoha’s hand is Governor William Quinn.
William Francis Quinn (July 13, 1919 – August 28, 2006) was the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii from 1957 to 1959 and the first Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1959 to 1962.
James Kealoha, formally James Kimo Kealoha, and also known as Jimmy Kealoha (April 29, 1908–August 24, 1983), of Hilo, Hawaiʻi was the first Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in the administration of Governor of Hawaiʻi William F. Quinn. Prior to his election as lieutenant governor, Kealoha served a number of years as a legislator on Hawaii island.
When Retiree News, asked about the unit photograph,
I am not in the unit photo, I left the unit in February 1960.
In the picture of Lieutenant Governor Kealoha getting sworn in, I am to the far left you can see part of my face. I forgot that I had replace a MP when he locked his knee and was unable to stand. So Sergeant Paz yelled at me, “Aleka get up there,” and the picture was taken – just in the right place at the right time.
My father was the one that seen my picture in the Star Bulletin and called me years after. I contacted Star Bulletin and they sent me this picture that came from the archives.
I think we the 120 MP was Security for President Eisenhower at the old Airport. I remember guarding the top of the terminal and the aircraft was a Boeing Stratocruiser.
I did one summer camp at Schofield I was 17 years old at the time.
If I get a chance to enlarge the group picture I might see people I know.
Retiree News thanks Solomon Aleka Jr. for sharing his memories with our readers. Click here to see the original Retiree News post on the 120th Military Police Company.
After his former wife died from cancer in 2013, Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Harold Brown asked DFAS to transfer his military Survivor Benefit Plan benefits to his current wife, whom he married in 2010. But although Brown has paid tens of thousands of dollars in premiums for those benefits, DFAS refused. He – and an unknown number of other retirees – have discovered that in 2013 DFAS, with no public notice, changed the way it interprets the law governing SBP.
Does green tea prevent cancer, prolong life, and ward off heart disease? Find out what experts say, and get tips for adding this beverage to your diet.
The pūpūkahi is the State of Hawaii Department of Defense monthly newsletter. Printed versions of the pūpūkahi have been the “command information” newsletter for decades, however, it was suspended in 2009 due to budget cuts.
Click here to read the April 2015 digital pūpūkahi
Want to live longer, look and feel better? Get off the couch. The benefits of exercise range from increased longevity to a better sex life.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flooding is the second leading cause of weather-related fatalities in the United States. Most of these deaths occur when a vehicle is driven through flooded roadways. Other lives can be lost when people walk into flood waters.
This happens because many people underestimate the power of water. According to the CDC, it only takes six inches of fast-moving water to knock over an adult and 18 inches of flowing water to carry away most vehicles, including SUVs. Also, it is impossible to tell the exact depth of water covering a road or the condition of road beneath the water, especially at night when vision is limited.
Play it safe! When you come to a flooded road, path or walkway, follow this rule: Turn Around, Don’t Drown. The National Weather Service (NWS) developed the “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” Campaign to educate people about the dangers of driving or walking through flood waters.
To learn more about flooding hazards, check out this informative NWS public service announcement.
Taken from the April 14, 2015 issue of the NGAUS Washington Report, a weekly e-newsletter of the National Guard Association of the United States
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has suggested that cyber could become its own service branch. Military Times says the secretary’s remarks at U.S. Cyber Command headquarters in Maryland recently “raised eyebrows.”
“There may come a time when that makes sense,” Carter said in response to a question. “And I think you have to look at this as the first step in a journey that may, over time, lead to the decision to break out cyber the way you said the Army Air Corps became the U.S. Air Force, the way Special Operations Command was created.”
Military Times asked experts to weigh in.
“Would it look like the Air Force?” said Richard Bejtlich, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute and an expert on cyber. “Or would it be more like the Coast Guard? Would it be a [Defense Department] service or a [Department of Homeland Security] service? Would the cyber corps have some sort of volunteer or civilian element?”
He said it might look much different from current services.
“The whole officer-enlisted stuff doesn’t really work well in cyber,” he said. “Some of the best people I’ve known in cyber were enlisted people, and the fact that they don’t have a college degree made no difference whatsoever.”
A new cyber service branch would hit the budgets of the current service, all of which have some cyber effort.
“The cyber mission has pretty much infiltrated everyone’s budget process by now,” said Trey Herr, a cyber warfare expert at George Washington University. “The existing services are going to fight tooth and nail to retain some of those mission sets.”
Carol Service emailed Retiree News with this sad news
James passed away early this morning at Islands Hospice in Palolo after suffering a horrible stroke a couple of weeks ago. He was 71. Memorial services over his ashes are pending, but will take place at Kamehameha Schools Chapel. He leaves behind 2 sons, Kimo and Toby Keanini, daughters in law, Michelle and Kylee, grandchildren, brothers and sisters and many, many friends….
James is Carol’s former spouse who also served in the Hawaii Air National Guard in the Avionics branch many years ago. Son Toby served in the engine shop before moving to the continent.
Condolences to James Keanini’s family and friends
Dementia and atrial fibrillation share many risk factors. A study showed that atrial fibrillation patients have much higher rates of dementia, including Alzheimer’s dementia. So why have trials not made a difference?
George Anthony Kalikokealiihelewaleokamakahonu Grace, also known as “Keoki” and “Doi,” 80, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired heavy-equipment operator, a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean War and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 7, 2015. He was born in Napoopoo, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Judy Rose; son Randy Fujishiro; daughters Georgine Deason, Rochelle Forvilly, Ursula Williams, Ellen Eberhardt and Joslynne Camlin; hanai daughter Lori Eakin; hanai son Michael Mangiapane; brother Edward; sister Laura Inouye; 22 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to North Hawaii Hospice.
Ryan Buffet, BG Arthur “Joe” Logan, Joseph Kim’ William Parker, Carolyn Taketa
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This morning, the Hawaii State Senate confirmed Joseph Kim as the Deputy Director of the Department of Taxation. Governor David Y. Ige nominated him to the position earlier in this year’s legislative session.
The Senate floor vote was: Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none; Noes, none; Excused, 1 (Senator Galuteria). His Deputy Director’s term expires on December 3, 2018.
Militarily, Brigadier General Kim remains the Assistant Adjutant General, Air.
