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HILO- Hawaii Tribune Herald- Welcome home ceremony honors soldiers, airmen for their service

Akaka speaks to deploying Hawaii troops in Texas

FORT HOOD, Texas U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) spoke to citizen soldiers in the Hawaii Army National Guard at their deployment ceremony this morning.

Soldiers aloha in Texas

FORT HOOD, Texas » Hundreds of orchid leis from the Windward Oahu Lions clubs provided an island touch yesterday as Hawaii families bid goodbye to soldiers headed for the war-torn Mideast.

For 29th Brigade, deployment is frequently a family tradition

FOOT HOOD, Texas » It will be a special ohana combat deployment for Hawaii's 29th Brigade Combat Team. Vietnam war veteran Allan Hoe and his wife, Adele, lost their eldest son, 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe, three years ago when he was killed by a sniper in Iraq. Nainoa Hoe had been a member of the Army Reserve's 100th Battalion.

Thousands of National Guard soldiers prepare for Iraq deployment

About 2,500 soldiers from Oklahoma's 45th Fires Brigade and Hawaii's 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team said farewell to Fort Hood during a ceremony Wednesday morning. Hundreds of family members from Oklahoma, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and Saipan traveled to Central Texas for the ceremony.

Saipan Tribune: Fitial mourns Sgt. Manglona

Gov. Benigno Fitial paid tribute Tuesday to the memory of Sgt. Julian Manglona, an Army reservist who died last week while training for deployment to Kuwait.

Prepare for assaults on Hawaii conferences

Hawaii's sixth annual Asia-Pacific Rim Homeland Security Summit & Exposition is completing four days of sharing information among many countries on how to best combat terrorism, surviving an assault on the gathering by a disgruntled congressman. As federal spending increasingly becomes a target, Hawaii should prepare for similar criticism that threatens to isolate Hawaii as a tourist destination and nothing more.

Hawaii National Guard soldier dies after Texas training run

A Hawai'i Army National Guard soldier died Thursday evening during training at Fort Hood, Texas, the Hawai'i Department of Defense announced today. The soldier, assigned to the 29th Infantry Bridage Combat Team, collapsed and died shortly after completing a six-mile run about 7 p.m. in the North Fort Hood Training area.

Soldier dies in local training accident

A male soldier with the Hawaii Army National Guard died Thursday evening at North Fort Hood. The soldier, whose name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, collapsed shortly after finishing a six-mile run, according to information from the State of Hawaii’s Defense Department.

Career Pathway- Military, The Army National Guard

Inside Transition Magazine's Spring Edition of the Hawaii College & Career Guide: Second Lieutenant Kevin Inoue , a supply officer in the Hawaii Army National Guard, discusses the sacrifices he made, his mentors, challenges he faced and how he chose his current career path.