Story by Donald Randall | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 06.11.2024
HONOLULU, Hawaii - WWII veteran John Gleeson received a hero’s sendoff when he departed Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on May 29 for Normandy, France, to take part in the 80th anniversary of D-Day....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Deziree Lau | 99th Readiness Division | 11.06.2021
Chinese-American World War II veterans were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Nov. 6 at the Crane Building as a national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Blackwell | Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii | 12.12.2019
We awaited the word to proceed over Shizuoka. With the go ahead, the engine noise was interrupted by the sounds of bombs exploding on the earth below. One by one the B-29s dropped bombs over the city, more than 13,000. As we executed our mission, there was a mishap. My bomber and another collided, falling from the air to the recently bombed ground below....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melvin J Gonzalvo | Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii | 12.07.2018
Pearl Harbor survivors, family members and friends gathered at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, to honor fallen service members December 7....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Pacheco | Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii | 12.06.2018
As the sun slowly lowered toward the horizon, service members, veterans, friends and family came together at the USS Utah Memorial Sunset Ceremony, held annually on historic Ford Island, to honor the loss of the USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16) and 58 of her crew still entombed aboard the sunken vessel....
Story by 2nd Lt. Andrew Nystrom | 55th Wing | 02.12.2018
Gail Farrell, a 93-year old World War II and Korean War veteran who flew 21 missions as a tail gunner in the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, was recognized for his service by Team War Hawks at the Offutt’s James M. McCoy Airman Leadership School Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Rebecca Ives | Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii | 12.08.2017
U.S. and Japanese citizens gathered together on Ford Island to honor the lives lost at Pearl Harbor and to recognize the U.S.-Japanese alliance as part of the 76th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 8....
Courtesy Story | Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii | 12.07.2017
Story by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Stremel Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph George was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor during a ceremony aboard the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7....
