The Hawaii congressional delegation has introduced bills in the House of Representatives and Senate to provide for the reunification of Filipino veterans and their families. See: http://hanabusa.house.gov/press-release/hanabusa-introduces-filipino-veterans-family-reunification-act and...
Thank you for posting the photo of Senator Dole at the funeral. He was taken in to the Capitol on a wheel chair, but told Sen. Reid that he wanted to walk to Senator Inouye's casket. In an alcove, Senator Dole stood up and walked with his wife to the rotunda.
"And Dole, held by his wife...
Hawaii and the nation lost Daniel K. Inouye last week Monday, December 17, 2012 at the age of 88 years. In World War II he was a Captain in the 442 Regimental Combat Team where he earned the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. In engagement in Italy with German...
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You can join the Zeiss Group on Yahoo and once you are in, you can ask the members, who have a wealth of data, about your Ikonta. They will ask the appropriate questions and can give you a lot of information about your camera. The Zeiss Group is located at...
If the seller could use a tax write off, he could donate it to the Pacific Aviation Museum based at Ford Island at Pearl Harbor. The Wildcat was the primary fighter that the Navy had during the early days of WWII. At the Battles for Wake Island, the Coral Sea and Midway the Wildcat played an...
One of the few last remaining survivors of the USS Arizona was interred on the ship this week. See: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/19531030/one-of-last-uss-arizona-survivors-returns-to-ship-for-last-time
Why are the Stratoliners going for more than the Whippets are? I better start putting my stuff up on Ebay if this this an indication of the state of the market for vintage Strats and Whippets.
A Hawaii TV station had a news story of Mr. Puccio. See: http://www.khon2.com/content/news/editorschoice/story/Pearl-Harbor-survivor-recognized-decades-later/Jdp72XUDfESl1RbwZaQUNg.cspx
Buy a combat tomahawk and a Ka-bar. You don't have any questions on penetration or stopping power, its all in your hands.
Sometimes if an attacker is willing to advance on a person shooting at them, they may be on drugs or just plain mean. Nothing like putting the blade in the solar plexus...
If Mr. Sylvester "Syl" Puccio had not been able to counter flood the USS West Virgina, the 1,500 men on board would have suffered the same fate at those on the USS Oklahoma who died by drowning or asphyxiation when the Oklahoma was flipped upside down during the attack. Since the information on...
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HUMBLE HERO SAVED HUNDREDS DURING ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 30, 2012 StarAdvertiser.com
By Sarah Zoellick
On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, 20-year-old Sylvester "Syl" Puccio was talking with friends aboard the USS West Virginia...
To get an idea of what a disaster could have been in this case, take some time to look at the West Lock Disaster on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Loch_Disaster
Vets join commemoration of 1942 Battle of Midway
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 05, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 01:36 a.m. HST, Jun 05, 2012 StarAdvertiser.com
The decisive World War II fight shook the atoll 70 years ago
By Dan Nakaso
MIDWAY ATOLL » Two retired Marines — both of them 90 years old —...
Government code-breakers have a new home in Wahiawa
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 07, 2012 StarAdvertiser.com
By Gary T. Kubota
Federal officials and others dedicated a new military building in Wahiawa Friday aimed at deciphering the communications of foreign adversaries.
The...
Navy marks Battle of Midway's 70th anniversary
POSTED: 05:13 a.m. HST, Jun 04, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 05:15 a.m. HST, Jun 04, 2012 StarAdvertiser.com
By Audrey McAvoy
Associated Press
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii >> Six months after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sent four...
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