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1 Na Leo O Na Koa (Voices of Warriors) 2007 Chapter Rating Newsletter of the Aloha Chapter, An Affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America Chartered January 27, 2000 Volume No. 14, Issue No. 7 Web Site: July 2013 June Tour & Luncheon At 1000 on Wednesday, 26 June, about 50 Aloha and Hawaii Chapter members and guests assembled at the Asia- Pacific Center for Security Studies, just mauka of the multi-level parking garage at Ft. DeRussy. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) is a Department of Defense Institute that addresses regional and global security issues. Established in Honolulu on 4 September 1995, the most beneficial outcome the goal of APCSS is building relationships of trust and confidence among future leaders and decision-makers in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. APCSS Deputy Director James Hirai, BG, USA, Retired, conducted the tour of the facility. He explained that APCSS provides a forum where current and future military and civilian leaders from up to 48 Asia-Pacific nations gather to enhance regional security cooperation through programs of executive educa- See APCSS on Page 3 July Tour & Luncheon We have all probably visited the Old Arizona Memorial at least once; but, wait until you see what has happened to it! Come! Join us on Wednesday, 24 July, as we rediscover the magnificent, recently expanded and re-built $56 Million Pearl Harbor Visitor Center featuring two new worldclass museums and a new theater Enjoy the shore- line paths and exhibits in the newly landscaped park-like setting with panoramic views of Pearl Harbor. Bring your cameras (and invite your friends). We want to stay together as a group for the historic film, which is followed immediately by the boat ride to the refurbished USS Arizona Memorial. We will start the morning at 0900 in front of the Visitor Center Ticket Counter, where our intrepid Aloha Chapter President (and Arizona Memorial Docent), Curt Lee, See July Tour on Page 5 Annual MOAA Picnic Set aside Sunday, 4 August, for a day of fabulous fun, food, fellowship and festivities at the annual MOAA picnic at Bellows AFS, Waimanalo. This year we will have a special guest, namely, LTC Matt Clark, USA, Ph.D., an instructor at West Point and a member of MOAA s board of directors. He will be staying at the Hale Koa and will be accompanied to our beach party/picnic by his wife Katie. LTC Clark is originally from Lisbon, Iowa, and is the 1995 distinguished military graduate of the Army See Picnic on Page 7 Inside July Issue Birthdays 6 Bridge Report 5 Calendar of Events 2 Chapter Leaders 8 Chairman s Corner 2 Golf Report 6 Membership Application 7 Obituary 2 Reservation Forms 5&7 Space-Available Tips 4

2 Page 2 Nā Leo O Nā Koa No. 14, July 2013 Chairman s Corner By Mark Webster Jack Bohman assembled all of the necessary volunteers for our participation in the 32 nd annual MG Herbert E. Wolfe Golf Tournament at the Leilehua Golf Course on Friday, 21 June, a fundraiser for the Hawaii Army Museum Society (HAMS). About 29 chapter members and spouses volunteered to make this fundraiser a very profitable event. Thank you, everyone, for your support of this very worthy cause. On Wednesday, 12 June, an Aloha Chapter Board of Directors meeting was held. In accordance with our Bylaws, Article X, Section 1, the board appointed John Ma, BG, USA, Ret., to serve as our next chapter president, effective 1 January, replacing Curtis Lee, whose term is expiring. Thankfully, John has accepted! The board also appointed Kelly Lau, MG, USA, Ret., to head a nominating committee in accordance with Article XII, Section 5, of our Bylaws, to select four board members to replace the four members whose terms are expiring at the end of this year and, additionally, all of the members of the Scholarship Committee whose terms have expired. Base Decals The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Public Affairs Office released this Press Release on 14 June: Effective 1 July 2013 JBPHH will no longer require nor issue DoD decals for privately-owned vehicles. The DoD vehicle decal sticker will not be required for access to JBPHH installations and annexes on Oahu. (This is a DoDwide policy.) The Pass & ID telephone number is for more information or questions. Correction The June newsletter stated that Sunny Young, COL, USA. Ret., was the first Aloha Chapter recipient of the Hawaii State Chapter s prestigious Doleman Award. Actually, the first Aloha Chapter recipient was U.S. Army Chief of Staff Fred Weyand, GEN, USA, Ret., in Add these Websites to your Favorites Obituary Shirley Pele Miki Todd, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Kamehameha Schools educator, born in Honolulu, died 11 June in Honolulu. She is survived by her husband, Life Member Ronald K. Todd, CW-2, USA, Ret., daughter Pomaikalani, brother Don Evangelista and sisters Winona Hikalea, Ana Grember and Elena Evangelista. CALENDAR OF EVENTS 21 July , Bridge Party, Fahrni Realty Class- (Sunday) room, Aiea. Hostess: Jean Wilkinson 24 July 13 Tour of new USS ARIZONA Memorial (Wednesday) followed by Buffet Lunch at Schooners 26 July , Golf Outing, Leilehua Golf Course, (Friday) 199 Leilehua Road, Wahiawa 4 August 13 Noon, Annual MOAA Picnic, Bellows AFS; (Sunday) Special Guest: Matt Clark, Ph.D., LTC, USA; MOAA Director and Instructor, West Point 22 Aug , Breakfast at Sunset Lanai, Camp (Thursday) Smith; Speaker: Daniel Martinez, Arizona Memorial and NPS Historian; Topic: Oahu s Historic Battlefield Sites 19 Sep , Aloha Chapter EXCOM Meeting, (Thursday) Kalihi Union Church, 2214 N. King Street September Tour of and Lunch at John A. Burns School of Medicine (Date, Time & Cost Pending) 23 Oct , Luncheon, Kaneohe Bay Marine Base (Wednesday) Officers Club. Speaker: Dr. Gerard Fryer, NOAA; Topic: Tsunami 21 Nov , Patriotic Songfest at Center for Aging, (Thursday) TAMC, followed by Annual General Membership Meeting at Hale Ikena 11 Dec , Christmas Party Luncheon, Sunset (Wednesday) Lanai, Camp H. M. Smith, Halawa Heights. Notice This newsletter, my 91 st issue of Nā Leo O Nā Koa, is promulgated electronically monthly as an official publication of Aloha Chapter, Military Officers Association of America, P.O. Box , Honolulu, Hawaii, Views expressed herein are not necessarily chapter policy.

3 No 14, July 2013 Nā Leo O Nā Koa Page 3 APCSS from Front Page tion, professional exchange and policy relevant research. Often students from countries that are not too friendly with each other (e.g., India and Pakistan), BG Hirai related, are assigned to teams together so they learn to work together and appreciate each other s approaches to problem solving. They learn to understand each other. Many times they become friends who later in life may be able to defuse a potential international incident or worse. Communication is the key. This institution is a win/win economical enterprise for America. What is done at the APCSS is certainly far less expensive and much more productive in fostering international goodwill instead of America getting intangled in foreign hostilities and deploying a carrier battle group, for example, or, worse yet, taking sides in a war. The recent The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 includes a provision to change the name of the Center to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. This proposal, by U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii), was approved last week by the House but won t be official until the Act is passed. Most of the participants in the tour of the Asia- Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) on Wednesday, 26 June, assembled at the foyer for their group photo taken from the mezzanine of the center. After the tour we made our way to the nearby Banyan Ballroom of the Hale Koa Hotel for a luncheon of buffet sandwiches, soup, and scrumptious apple cobbler with ice cream. Our numbers had increased to about 60. Our special guest speaker was Brad Glosserman, executive director of the Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Honolulu, Hawaii, which has provided policy-oriented analysis and promoted dialogue on regional security, political, economic, and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region for over 25 years. He oversees all Pacific Forum programs, conferences, and publications and also directs the Pacific Forum s Young Leaders program. Glosserman is editor of Comparative Connections, the Pacific Forum s quarterly electronic journal, and originally wrote the section on U.S.-Japan relations; he now coauthors the regional overview with senior editor (and Pacific Forum CSIS president) Ralph Cossa. During the questions at the conclusion of his eloquent and very informative and interesting talk, he was asked about North Korea s intentions. He insightfully said that having a nuclear capability is that country s only claim to fame, so to speak, and they will not Brad Glosserman, guest speaker at the MOAA Luncheon at the Hale Koa Hotel ever give up their nuclear arsenal in spite of endless negotiations. Without that threat, N. Korea would be a nothing on the world stage. They agitate only for the attention they receive, knowing that they would be doomed if they actually started a war.

4 Page 4 Nā Leo O Nā Koa No. 14, July 2013 SPACE-A TRAVEL TIPS by Tom Seale Space Available travel opportunities from Honolulu are excellent to many Mainland locations, including Alaska and overseas destinations such as: Japan, Korea, Guam, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and elsewhere. So how does one sign up for a Space-A flight? Just drop by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Passenger Terminal at Hickam AFB and complete a simple form at the Space-A Counter where a Passenger Agent will assist you and answer all your questions. As a Military Retiree, your travel status is "Category 6", the bottom of the totem pole. Order of selection is based on sign up date, not rank. Once signed up, your name will remain on the Space-A roster for sixty (60) days. You will be able to track available flights by phoning the 24-hour AMC Terminal Space-A Recording Phone Number or by visiting the AMC Terminal which is open 24 hours daily. Your Spouse may accompany you on Space-A. Do ask the Passenger Agent about additional dependents. Military retiree widows are not permitted to travel Space-A yet. The spouse of a military retire is not permitted to travel Space-A unaccompanied. Expect the unexpected. Stay flexible. Smile and be patient. YOU are a guest. Everything is subject to change. Always show up for a Space-A roll call EARLY. Purchase an in-flight lunch, if available. It is currently $4.60 and may be your only expense. Not all AMC Terminals are open 24 hours a day. For overseas travelers, carry an Intl. Driver's License. Available at AAA Offices. Avoid travel over holiday periods (Christmas, New Year's, Thanksgiving) and when students are returning or leaving for school. Don't overlook inquiring about close Long Term Parking (up to 30 days) at the joint base. Consider phoning ahead to your destination to book base lodging. Carry your Military I.D. Card and Passport. Latter not required for domestic travel but useful. Cabin aircraft temperature at 41,000 ft. may not be warm. Do pack a warm jacket When traveling overseas and over 65 years, MEDICARE and TRICARE FOR LIFE are not valid. U.S.O. lounges at selected AMC Terminals and airports welcome military retirees. Nice to take along: A laptop, tablet, whatever for surfing the net at WIFI stations. Consider bringing any of the following books available at military exchanges: (1) "Space-A Air Travel Guide" by Military Living. (2) "Space-A Air Travel Map & Pocket Directory" by Military Living. (3) "Worldwide Space-A Travel Handbook." Left to right, Tom Seale, Walter Ozawa, Ian Rainford (Walter s friend, a retired Australian Army officer), Mark Webster and Joe Kuroda at the latest Space- A Meeting at the Hickam Burger King on Thursday, 27 July. Tom and Mark are holding papayas from Joe s yard in Pearl City. If you would like to attend one of Joe s fun and informative meetings, contact him at Editor s Note: Tom Seale (pictured above) is a Life Member of our Aloha Chapter and has traveled Space-A with his wife Lois to India, Japan, Germany, Italy, Greece, Korea, Spain, France, Hong Kong and other destinations. After retiring from the Army, he worked as an international business executive based in Bangkok for 20 years. He may be reached at tomseale48@hotmail.com

5 No 14, July 2013 Nā Leo O Nā Koa Page 5 July Tour from Front Page will distribute our tickets. We have reserved a group of 40 tickets (first come first served) for the 0915 Theater showing. PLEASE, DO NOT BE LATE! The Visitor Center opens at 0800; plan to arrive early! This is Hawaii's most popular tourist destination and the parking lots fill up quickly. The film and boat ride take about an hour and a quarter. You may visit the museums and scenic walks, either before the tour or after lunch. Wear comfortable walking shoes. It is suggested that you bring water, wear a hat, and use sun screen. NO purses, back packs, fanny packs, etc. are allowed into the Visitor Center; cameras, cell phones and water bottles are OK. Following our return from the Arizona Memorial, we will gather at Schooners Restaurant (located at the Rainbow Marina just ewa of the Visitor Center parking lots and the Bowfin submarine) at 1100 for our luncheon buffet. Schooners Restaurant is on the second floor of the building; there is no elevator, so be prepared to walk up a short flight of stairs from the ground floor to the second floor. Jack Aloha Chapter Party Bridge Mitzi Austin graciously hosted the chapter s June party bridge session on Sunday, 9 June, in the Fahrni Realty Classroom when three tables of bridge were played. Play began at 1300 with 3 substitutes Midge Brooks, Polly Khalife, and Valerie Reisant. Scoring the highest for this session was Polly Khalife with 6,210 points. She outscored Bill Ernst who came in 2 nd with 5,520 points. They were trailed by the following: Les Ihara, Midge Brooks, and Coralie Vellis. Others who participated were: Mitzi Austin, Trudi Ernst, Helen Fahrni, Sam Heard, Shirley Ihara, John Kim, and Valerie Reisant. Two Slams were bid and made by partners Polly & Coralie and Bill & Midge. The next bridge session will be held on Sunday, 21 July, in the Fahrni Realty Classroom, hosted by Jean Wilkinson. Those who have not Seated, left to right: Valerie Reisant, Mitzi Austin & Coralie Vellis. Standing, Bill Ernst, Mitzi Austin & Les Ihara signed up but would like to play on that date must contact Jean by telephone at or Shirley Ihara at not later than Wednesday, 17 July. Shirley

6 Page 6 Nā Leo O Nā Koa No. 14, July 2013 June Golf Report I woke up Monday morning, 24 June, the day of our golf outing, wondering if that sound was the patter of rain on our bedroom window. No way! Guy Hagi had given a no-rain-drop prediction on his forecast for Monday, say- Norm Fujiwara ing, instead, that there would be lots of sunshine and nice breezes. But, what do I see here in Mililani: clouds with rain in all directions. This was to be my triumphant return since missing last month's outing; I had not touched my golf clubs for almost two months. I was really looking forward to getting out on the golf course again, especially since my son Nelson visiting from Texas and his wife Kerri would be joining me. Now, however, am I faced with the possibility of a rain check? Nevertheless, I headed for Mamala Bay Golf Course at Hickam AFB. Several players had already arrived when I got there and they were somewhat more optimistic about the weather, even though it was raining at that time. They pointed out the blue patches and said, "not to worry." They proved to be right and, thankfully, my fears were unfounded. Guy Hagi was right again. There were a few interesting statistics for our June golf outing. First, we welcomed Marilyn Tagawa and Honey Jean Katsarsky, our two wahine golfers for the day; then, there were three guests (Charles Padilla, Andre Soto and Carl Watanabe) invited by Hau'oli lā hānau! Partial List of July Babies K. Mark Takai 7/01 Mert Agena 7/02 Jack Bohman 7/02 Harold Willenborg 7/03 Noberto Baysa 7/04 Wesley Fong 7/06 Kiyo Itokazu 7/06 Les Ihara 7/11 Shigeru Tsubota 7/16 Robert Ackerson 7/17 Vernon Von 7/17 Charles McCauley 7/23 Wallace Dung 7/24 Taffy Wells 7/25 Kenichi Watanabe 7/26 Patricia Kubach 7/27 Hon Ping Chee 7/28 Best Wishes for many, many more Birthdays! Myron Brumaghin and another three guests (Don Kagawa, Dennis Kewano and Charlie Takahama) invited by Ken Yamada; and we welcomed four players who joined us from the Wounded Warrior group from Kaneohe Marine Base, namely, G/Sgt Larry Maupin, Pfc Joshua Kelly, S/Sgt Robert Torres and Sgt Steve Haberkorn. We hope that they or their comrades will continue to join us in the future. After our game, our group thanked them for their service and they, in turn, thanked us for our service. Last, but not the least, I would like to extend a "glad you could join us again" to Howard Okada. We had our usual "blind partner" mega jackpot and the scores weren't too spectacular but in third place was the pair of Gordon Cho and Ken Yamada; while in second place was the pair of John Kim and Myron Brumaghin; and the grand champion winners was the pair of Ken Munechika Ira Tagawa, who beat the second place pair by only one stroke. Hail to our grand champions of the mega jackpot! Congratulations, also, and a big Mahalo to all 25 golfers in our monthly outing, including those who did not participate in the mega jackpot. Now for today's thought of the day: "Conceit is an odd disease; it makes everyone sick but the one who has it." Our next month's golf outing will be at 0900, Friday, 26 July, at Leilehua GC.

7 No. 14, July 2013 Nā Leo O Nā Koa Page 7 Picnic from Front Page Reserve Officer Training Program at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In addition to prior service as an enlisted intelligence analyst, his past assignments include the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Alpha Company, 168th Medical Battalion (Area Support); US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. Notably, in Iraq he served on the Army Materiel Command Field Assistance in Science and Technology Team as Special Staff to the Multinational Force and Corps in Iraq. He was directly responsible for identifying the critical shortfall of armored wheeled ground ambulances and successfully worked through the Joint Staff to fund, acquire, and field heavy armored ground ambulances for the Army and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. LTC Clark is a recipient of the Surgeon General s A proficiency designator, the highest award for professional achievement, and he is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.

8 Aloha Chapter Military Officers Association Of America P.O. Box Honolulu HI Aloha Chapter Awards * Star Chapter * Star Chapter * 2004 Winner Best Website * nd Runner-Up Electronic Newsletter * Star Chapter * 2005 Winner-Cat VII "Give Me 10" Recruitment Campaign * Star Chapter * Star Chapter * nd Runner-Up Print Newsletter * Star Chapter * nd Runner-Up Print Newsletter 2013 Aloha Chapter Leadership Directors Effective 1 January 2013 (Term in years indicated in parenthesis) (2) Mark Webster, USN Chairman markster96816@gmail.com (2) Lawrence Enomoto, USAF Parliamentarian lawrence.enomoto@gmail.com (1) Gordon Cho, USA gcho440443@aol.com (1) Norman Fujiwara, USA nfujiwara@hawaiiantel.net (2) Robert Kozuki, USA kozukir@hawaii.rr.com (1) Curtis Lee, USA leecd001@hawaii.rr.com (1) Vernon Von, USAF vvon777@gmail.com Executive Committee & Committee Chairs President: Curtis D. Lee, USA leecd001@hawaii.rr.com Vice President: Vernon Von, USAF vvon777@gmail.com Secretary: Ira Tagawa, USA itagawa@yahoo.com Treasurer: Arthur Yamamoto, USA aty@hawaiiantel.net Community Affairs: Wesley F. Fong, USA wesleyf.fong@hawaiiantel.com Membership: Lawrence Enomoto, USAF lawrence.enomoto@gmail.com Personal Affairs: Harold Okita (Windward), ; & John Jefferis (Leeward) Programs: Jack Bohman, Ira Tagawa, Melvin Soong, Helene Webster & Doris Wolfe Publications/PR: Mark Webster, USN markster96816@gmail.com ROTC/Veteran Affairs: Harold Kuwahara, USA harold.kuwahara@gmail.com Bridge: Shirley Ihara lsi@hawaii.rr.com Fundraising: Herb Nakagawa, USAF shibikoherb@yahoo.com Golf: Norman Fujiwara, USA nfujiwara@hawaiiantel.net Scholarships: Allen Ono, USA onoa002@hawaii.rr.com