Year In Review…

Posted on December 23, 2018 by admin

Team Hawaii wishes you all a Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) and Hau’oli Makahiki Hou Hou Hou (Happy New Year)!

Thank you for sharing a great year with us! Mahalo nui!

: Photo taken of Hawaii Post 5 Commander, Sophia Marinakes At Post 5 Post first meeting on SAT, 15 DEC 2018

: Photo taken of Hawaii Post 5 Post Adjutant, Jessica Felton At Post 5 Post first meeting on SAT, 15 DEC 2018

: Photo taken of Hawaii Post 5 Post 1st Vice Commander, Oriana Franklin At Post 5 Post first meeting on SAT, 15 DEC 2018

: Pearl Harbor Forging The Future 77th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration.

: Pearl Harbor Forging The Future 77th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration.

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus with the American Legion National Commander, Brett Reistad on 9 DEC 2018, at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. Commander Lazarus is also a proud member of the American Legion.

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez, AmVets Hawaii Public Affairs Officer, Aurelie Mulcare, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira and AmVets Pearl Harbor Post 2nd VC, Glenn Leonard Pacific Historic Parks for #HistoryDay at World War II Valor In The Pacific National Monument this Saturday, December 1, 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira and Mindy Olvera Pacific Historic Parks for #HistoryDay at World War II Valor In The Pacific National Monument this Saturday, December 1, 2018

: MCAS Ewa, Pearl Harbor Commemoration Ceremony Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii AmVets Barbers Point Commander, Carl Vincenti, Phd, AmVets Ewa Battlefield Post 2VC, Jose Cardenas, AmVets Ewa Battlefield Post Legislative Director, Rodney Boucher with Hawaii State Senator Curt Favella and Representative, Bob McDermott

: MCAS Ewa, Pearl Harbor Commemoration Ceremony Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo of Wounded Veterans in the Parks program in partnership with the National Park Service Submerged Resources Center, Waves Project and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Participants dove the waters surrounding the #USSArizona on December 5th and 7th, to test several oil resistant materials for future research. Mahalo to all who helped make it happen! Photos by NPS Submerged Resources Center.

: Photo of Wounded Veterans in the Parks program in partnership with the National Park Service Submerged Resources Center, Waves Project and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Participants dove the waters surrounding the #USSArizona on December 5th and 7th, to test several oil resistant materials for future research. Mahalo to all who helped make it happen! Photos by NPS Submerged Resources Center.

: Photo of Waves Project: David Daniel Ortiz and Todd Thompson with AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez, AmVets Hawaii Public Affairs Officer, Aurelie Mulcare, AmVets Ewa Battlefield Post Commander, Ron Lam, Mrs. Juanita Lam and AmVets USS Arizona Post 3rd Vice Commander, Schoen Safotu At the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Theatre, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus with our great DPAA Search & Recovery Team Leaders at today’s Kahu Blessing and Lei Untying Ceremony for the new Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (#DPAA) Academy Building 220, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (#JBPHH)! 14 DEC 2018

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus with DPAA Sergeant Major, Michael Swam and AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez at today’s Kahu Blessing and Lei Untying Ceremony for the new Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (#DPAA) Academy Building 220, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (#JBPHH)! 14 DEC 2018

: Don Henley, Timothy Schmit, and Joe Walsh join Gail Chew and David Daniel Ortiz on the dock of the USS Arizona Memorial to discuss current Arizona research and veterans issues. — with Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh and David Daniel Ortiz at World War II Valor In The Pacific National Monument.

: Pearl Harbor Forging The Future 77th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration. Photos of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan Lazarus, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira, AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

: Pearl Harbor Forging The Future 77th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration. Photos of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan Lazarus, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira, AmVets Ewa Battlefield Post Commander, Ron Lam, and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell

: Trim a Tree for Keiki – Toys for six homeless shelters for children Photo of Commander Michael Ferreira and Mindy Olvera, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post

: 2018 Trim a Tree for Keiki – Toys for six homeless shelters for children AmVets Pearl Harbor Post

: “My kid I mentor at the National Guard Youth Challenge graduated today! With two scholarships to boot! Thanks General Logan and Senator Mike Gabbard and everyone involved in getting these kids going the right direction again. Now the next 12 months the work starts for me helping him along. His Mom cried happy tears for once. Time to teach him how to drive and get him licensed.” Commander Michael Ferreira, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post

: “My kid I mentor at the National Guard Youth Challenge graduated today! With two scholarships to boot! Thanks General Logan and Senator Mike Gabbard and everyone involved in getting these kids going the right direction again. Now the next 12 months the work starts for me helping him along. His Mom cried happy tears for once. Time to teach him how to drive and get him licensed.” Commander Michael Ferreira, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post

: Photo taken during the MCAS Ewa Commemoration Ceremony to honor our four fallen US Marines and the 2-civilians killed during the Japanese attack at Ewa Field, Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii. -National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony to honor and remember the 2,390 American casualties lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu on December 7, 1941.

: The National Park Service and the United States Navy will host the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony to honor and remember the 2,390 American casualties lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu on December 7, 1941.

: The National Park Service and the United States Navy will host the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony to honor and remember the 2,390 American casualties lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu on December 7, 1941.

: The National Park Service and the United States Navy will host the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony to honor and remember the 2,390 American casualties lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu on December 7, 1941.

: The National Park Service and the United States Navy will host the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 77th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony to honor and remember the 2,390 American casualties lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu on December 7, 1941.

: Photo taken of Young Marines during wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 125 youth members of the Young Marines are in Hawaii for Pearl Harbor Remembrance.

: Cdr Donovan Lazarus, AmVets Hawaii and Cdr Sophia Marinakes AmVets Hawaii Post 5_11 NOV 2018

: COL Arthur N. Tulak, Chairman, Hawaii World War I, Centennial Task Force, Cdr Donovan Lazarus AmVets Hawaii and Cdr Carl Vincenti AmVets Hawaii Post 3_11 NOV 2018

: COL Arthur N. Tulak, Chairman, Hawaii World War I, Centennial Task Force, Cdr Donovan Lazarus AmVets Hawaii, Cdr Carl Vincenti Post 3, Cdr Michael Ferreira Post 4, Cdr Sophia Marinakes Post 5, 1st VC Oriana Franklin, Service Officer William Rodriguez, AmVets Hawaii, Wounded Warrior Director Tom Lee, AmVets Hawaii and Michele Hauser, AmVets Hawaii (and Adjutant, American Legion )_11 NOV 2018

: Photo taken of ABMC Secretary William M. Matz, Tammy Luke, project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Randy Reeves and DPAA Director Kelly McKeague officially rededicate the Courts of the Missing.

: U.S. Marines of the 3rd Radio Battalion, prepare to give a rifle salute during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, in which, during the primary attack, nearly 1,000 U.S. service members lost their lives (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Coulter)

: Photo taken of DPAA Director Kelly McKeague during the Battle of Tarawa 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony at at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, in which, during the primary attack, nearly 1,000 U.S. service members lost their lives (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Coulter)

: Photo taken of ABMC Secretary William M. Matz, Senator Brian Schatz and AmVets Hawaii Barbers Point Post Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti during the Battle of Tarawa 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, in which, during the primary attack, nearly 1,000 U.S. service members lost their lives (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Coulter)

: Photo taken during the Battle of Tarawa 75th Anniversary Commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, in which, during the primary attack, nearly 1,000 U.S. service members lost their lives (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Coulter)

: Photo taken during the Battle of Tarawa 75th Anniversary Commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, in which, during the primary attack, nearly 1,000 U.S. service members lost their lives (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Coulter)

: Photo taken during the 2018 Veterans Day, World War One Centennial at the World War One Memorial, Waikiki Natatorium, Hawaii

: Photo taken during the 2018 Veterans Day, World War One Centennial at the World War One Memorial, Waikiki Natatorium, Hawaii

: Photo taken during the 2018 Veterans Day, World War One Centennial at the World War One Memorial, Waikiki Natatorium, Hawaii

: Photo taken during the 2018 Veterans Day, World War One Centennial at the World War One Memorial, Waikiki Natatorium, Hawaii

: Photo taken during the 2018 Veterans Day, World War One Centennial at the World War One Memorial, Waikiki Natatorium, Hawaii

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus AmVets Hawaii, Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira, Pearl Harbor Post 1st VC, Larry Debinski with Hawaii Civil Air Patrol Cadets and John Lowe _11 NOV 2018

: Photo taken of Judge Ed Kubo with Barbers Point Post Commander, Carl Vincenti, Phd and AmVets Hawaii, Wounded Warrior Director Tom Lee during the Waianae Veterans Day Parade on Monday, 12 NOV 2018

: Photo taken during the Waianae Veterans Day Parade on Monday, 12 NOV 2018

: Photo taken of Major General Suzanne P. Vares-Lum during the University of Hawaii Veterans Day Ceremony.

: Photo taken of World War II Veteran and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Domingo Los Banos, U.S. Army during the University of Hawaii 2018 Veterans Day Ceremony

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, AmVets Post 5 1st Vice Commander, Oriana Franklin and daughter with Major General Suzanne P. Vares-Lum during the University of Hawaii Veterans Day Ceremony.

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: Photo taken during AmVets Hawaii 2018 Veteran’s Day & USMC 243rd Birthday celebrations on Saturday, the 10 November 2018 at the American Renaissance Academy Swimming Pool and Deck Area Kapolei, Hawaii

: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley’s award presented to AmVets Hawaii Department Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus

: AMVETS National Commander, Marion Polk’s Post Commander of the Year Award (2017-2018), presented to AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Sylvia Rowland, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Barbers Point Post Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti, Veterans Service Officer, William Rodriguez and American Renaissance Academy Chairman, Daimon Hudson Taken at American Renaissance Academy

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Sylvia Rowland, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Barbers Point Post Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti and Veterans Service Officer, William Rodriguez Taken at American Renaissance Academy

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley and AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus

: Students at American Renaissance Academy

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Sylvia Rowland, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Barbers Point Post Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti, Veterans Service Officer, William Rodriguez and students Taken at American Renaissance Academy

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley and Barbers Point Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Mrs. Juanita Lam, Barbers Point Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti, Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira and Veteran Service Officer, William Rodriguez

: Photo of: National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus and Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley and Veterans Service Officer, William Rodriguez

: Photo of: AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus and Barbers Point Post Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley and AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira, Veteran Service Officer, William Rodriguez and National Park Service Chief Historian, Daniel Martinez

: Photo of: AmVets Post 5 Hawaii Commander, Sophia Marinakes and 1st Vice Commander, Oriana Franklin

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, Post 5 Hawaii Commander, Sophia Marinakes, Post 5 Hawaii 1st Vice Commander Oriana Franklin and daughter

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley presenting AmVets Post 5 Hawaii Charter to Commander, Sophia Marinakes and 1st Vice Commander, Oriana Franklin Taken at Pearl Harbor Visitor Center

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Sylvia Rowland, Mr. Rege Perry, Owner of Barbers Point Aviation Services, Hawaii Small Businessman of the Year 2018 (proud member of AMVETS), AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, and Veterans Service Officer, William Rodriguez Taken at Barbers Point Aviation Services, Kalaeloa

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Barbers Point Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti, Pearl Harbor Post Commander, Michael Ferreira, AmVets Post 5 Hawaii Commander, Sophia Marinakes, 1st Vice Commander, Oriana Franklin, AmVets Hawaii Wounded Warrior Director, Thomas “Tom” Lee and Veteran Service Officer, William Rodriguez

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Sylvia Rowland, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus and AmVets Hawaii Director of Wounded Warriors, Thomas “Tom” Lee Taken at INDOPACOM, Camp Smith

: Photo of: AMVETS National Commander, Rege Riley, National Commander’s Spouse and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Mrs. Delia Riley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President, Barbara Valley, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary (Past) President, Sylvia Rowland, Johnie E. Webb, Jr., Outreach and Communications, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Barbers Point Post Commander, Dr. Carl Vincenti and Veterans Service Officer, William Rodriguez Taken at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH)

: Photos taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander Donovan A. Lazarus welcoming Nathan

: Photo taken during Hawaii Beekeeping workshop

: Photo taken during Hawaii Beekeeping workshop

: Photo taken on Saturday, 17 March 2018 during the dedication ceremony of the Hawaii Gold Star Family Memorial Monument with Medal of Honor recipient & AmVets life member Mr. Hershel “Woody” Williams.

: Photo taken on Saturday, 17 March 2018 during the dedication ceremony of the Hawaii Gold Star Family Memorial Monument with Medal of Honor recipient & AmVets life member Mr. Hershel “Woody” Williams.

: Photo taken on Saturday, 17 March 2018 during the dedication ceremony of the Hawaii Gold Star Family Memorial Monument with Medal of Honor recipient & AmVets life member Mr. Hershel “Woody” Williams.

: Photo taken on Saturday, 17 March 2018 during the dedication ceremony of the Hawaii Gold Star Family Memorial Monument with Medal of Honor recipient & AmVets life member Mr. Hershel “Woody” Williams and Ewa Battlefield Post Commander, Ron Lam

: Photo of Speaker Paul Ryan, AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, Mrs. Mai Lazarus and Special Agent David E. Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Mai Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Special Agent David E. Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Mai Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Special Agent David E. Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of Congressman Pete King and AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Mai Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Special Agent David E. Lazarus on Capitol Hill Date: 8 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A Lazarus (US Army, Retired), Dr. Michael A Lazarus (US Navy Veteran) and Special Agent David E Lazarus (US Marine Veteran) at the 2018 AmVets Silver Helmet Awards Banquet Date: 9 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A Lazarus, Mrs. Mai Lazarus and AmVets National Commander, Marion Polk at the AMVETS Silver Helmet Awards Ceremony Date: 13 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A Lazarus, Dr. Michael A Lazarus and AmVets National Commander, Marion Polk at the AMVETS Silver Helmet Awards Ceremony Date: 13 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A Lazarus (US Army, Retired), Dr. Michael A Lazarus (US Navy Veteran) and Special Agent David E Lazarus (US Marine Veteran) at the 2018 AmVets Silver Helmet Awards Banquet Date: 9 March 2018

: Photo of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A Lazarus at the AMVETS Silver Helmet Awards Ceremony Date: 13 March 2018

: Photo of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A Lazarus at the AMVETS Silver Helmet Awards Ceremony Date: 13 March 2018

: Photo of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, Mrs. Mai Lazarus and Special Agent David E. Lazarus at the White House Date: 13 March 2018

: Photo taken of during Hawaii Beekeepers Workshop with AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Dr. Jason Graham

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Ewa Battlefield Post Commander, Ron Lam and AmVets Hawaii Wounded Warrior Director, Thomas “Tom” Lee #WorldWar2 #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, and AmVets Hawaii Family Services Director, Donna Gishitomi. #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, and AmVets Hawaii Wounded Warrior Program Director, Thomas “Tom” Lee. #HawaiiStateCapital #AMVETS #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus and Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam #WorldWar2 #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus and Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam #WorldWar2 #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus with troops assigned to 2-25, 25th CAB, Wheeler Army Air Field. #POWFlag50StateTour #WAAF, #Hawaii #25thCAB #AMVETS

: #POWFlag50StateTour The final stop was 0900 on Thursday, 8 FEB 2018, at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (#DPAA) #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, with the great men and women, military and DOD civilians alike, whose mission it is to conduct the global search and recovery of our Nation’s POW/MIAs. At 1000, the POW/MIA flag continued its journey to Conway, Arkansas, back to CONUS. Over 83,000 service members are still Missing in Action (MIA)… At 1000, the POW Flag 50 State Tour ended in #Hawaii, en-route to Arkansas; ETS: Saturday, 10 FEB 2018.

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, and AmVets Hawaii Family Services Director, Donna Gishitomi. #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: Battle of Midway #WorldWar2Veteran, “Uncle” Albert Christman (Happy 93-Yr-Young), #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus and Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam. #BattleOfMidway #WorldWar2 #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: Battle of Midway #WorldWar2Veteran, “Uncle” Albert Christman (Happy 93-Yr-Young), #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, and AmVets Hawaii Family Services Director, Donna Gishitomi. #BattleOfMidway #WorldWar2 #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: #PearlHarborSurvivor, #WorldWar2 Veteran, “Uncle” Al Rodriques (Happy 98-Yr-Young), #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, and AmVets Hawaii Family Services Director, Donna Gishitomi. #PearlHarborSurvivor #WorldWar2 #PearlHarbor, #Hawaii #AMVETS #USSArizonaMemorial #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus with fellow Wolfhounds, D CO, 1/27 Infantry Bn, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks. #POWFlag50StateTour #SchofieldBarracks, #Hawaii D CO, 1/27 Infantry Bn #Wolfhound #25thInfantryDivision #AMVETS

: #POWFlag50StateTour The final stop was 0900 on Thursday, 8 FEB 2018, at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (#DPAA) #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus and Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, with the great men and women, military and DOD civilians alike, whose mission it is to conduct the global search and recovery of our Nation’s POW/MIAs. At 1000, the POW/MIA flag continued its journey to Conway, Arkansas, back to CONUS. Over 83,000 service members are still Missing in Action (MIA)… At 1000, the POW Flag 50 State Tour ended in #Hawaii, en-route to Arkansas; ETS: Saturday, 10 FEB 2018.

: #AmVetsHawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez USS Missouri (BB-63) Battleship Pearl Harbor, Hawaii #AMVETS #USSMissouri #MightyMO #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus with MPs assigned to 8th Military Police Brigade. #POWFlag50StateTour #FortShafter, #Hawaii #MilitaryPolice #8thMPBde #AMVETS

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Ewa Battlefield 2nd VC, Clifford Chun, and AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez USS Missouri (BB-63) Battleship #AMVETS #USSMissouri #MightyMO #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Ewa Battlefield 2nd VC, Clifford Chun, and AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez USS Missouri (BB-63) Battleship #AMVETS #USSMissouri #MightyMO #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez USS Missouri (BB-63) Battleship #AMVETS #USSMissouri #MightyMO #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Commander, Ron Lam, Ewa Battlefield 2nd VC, Clifford Chun, and AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez Pear Harbor, Hawaii #AMVETS #PearlHarbor #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus and AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez MCAS Ewa Memorial, Ewa Plain Battlefield, World War II Revetment District, Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Hawaii #AMVETS #MCASEwa #POWFlag50StateTour

: #AmVetsHawaii Commander, Donovan Andrew Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Historian, Dir. John Bond and AmVets Hawaii Service Officer, William Rodriguez Ewa Plain Battlefield, World War II Revetment District, Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Hawaii #AMVETS #BRAC #POWFlag50StateTour

: Photo taken during Hawaii Beekeepers Workshop

: Photo taken during Hawaii Beekeepers Workshop

: Photo taken during Hawaii Beekeepers Workshop

: Photo taken during Hawaii Beekeepers Workshop

: Photo taken during Hawaii Beekeepers Workshop

: Photo taken of Service Officer, William Rodriguez during Hawaii Beekeepers Workshop

: The War Memorial Natatorium in Waikiki was recognized today as one of America’s official World War I Centennial Memorials. Checkout the photos and video from the unveiling of a plaque at the Natatorium gate. This was the kickoff to Hawaii’s observance (on Nov. 11) of the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. There will be a series of free, fun, family events that day, all of them at or near the Natatorium. Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Post Commander, Ron Lam, Wounded Warrior Director, Thomas “Tom” Lee and Service Officer, William Rodriguez.

: Photo taken at the Navy’s 243rd Birthday Cake cutting ceremony on Friday 12 OCT 2018, at Daniel K. Inouye, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies RADM Pete A. Gumataotao, USN (Ret), Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Mr. Leonard Fong US Navy SeaBee World War II Veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Mr. Kenneth Fong, Brother of Leonard Fong, LCDR Jim Hickerson (US Navy, Ret.), Vietnam Veteran, former POW, Mrs. Hickerson, Mr. Donovan A. Lazarus, CDR, AmVets Hawaii, and Ron Lam, CDR, Ewa Battlefield 96-Yr-old World War II Veteran and AmVets member, Mr. Kenneth Fong had the honor to cut the birthday cake has the oldest Sailor at the ceremony. Keynote address: LCDR Hickerson shared his story from being shot down over Vietnam on 22 Dec 1967, to returning home.

: Photo taken at the Navy’s 243rd Birthday Cake cutting ceremony on Friday 12 OCT 2018, at Daniel K. Inouye, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies RADM Pete A. Gumataotao, USN (Ret), Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Mr. Leonard Fong US Navy SeaBee World War II Veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Mr. Kenneth Fong, Brother of Leonard Fong, LCDR Jim Hickerson (US Navy, Ret.), Vietnam Veteran, former POW, Mrs. Hickerson, Mr. Donovan A. Lazarus, CDR, AmVets Hawaii, and Ron Lam, CDR, Ewa Battlefield 96-Yr-old World War II Veteran and AmVets member, Mr. Kenneth Fong had the honor to cut the birthday cake has the oldest Sailor at the ceremony. Keynote address: LCDR Hickerson shared his story from being shot down over Vietnam on 22 Dec 1967, to returning home.

: Photo taken at the Navy’s 243rd Birthday Cake cutting ceremony on Friday 12 OCT 2018, at Daniel K. Inouye, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies RADM Pete A. Gumataotao, USN (Ret), Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Mr. Leonard Fong US Navy SeaBee World War II Veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Mr. Kenneth Fong, Brother of Leonard Fong, LCDR Jim Hickerson (US Navy, Ret.), Vietnam Veteran, former POW, Mrs. Hickerson, Mr. Donovan A. Lazarus, CDR, AmVets Hawaii, and Ron Lam, CDR, Ewa Battlefield 96-Yr-old World War II Veteran and AmVets member, Mr. Kenneth Fong had the honor to cut the birthday cake has the oldest Sailor at the ceremony. Keynote address: LCDR Hickerson shared his story from being shot down over Vietnam on 22 Dec 1967, to returning home.

: Photo taken at the Navy’s 243rd Birthday Cake cutting ceremony on Friday 12 OCT 2018, at Daniel K. Inouye, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies RADM Pete A. Gumataotao, USN (Ret), Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Mr. Leonard Fong US Navy SeaBee World War II Veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Mr. Kenneth Fong, Brother of Leonard Fong, LCDR Jim Hickerson (US Navy, Ret.), Vietnam Veteran, former POW, Mrs. Hickerson, Mr. Donovan A. Lazarus, CDR, AmVets Hawaii, and Ron Lam, CDR, Ewa Battlefield 96-Yr-old World War II Veteran and AmVets member, Mr. Kenneth Fong had the honor to cut the birthday cake has the oldest Sailor at the ceremony. Keynote address: LCDR Hickerson shared his story from being shot down over Vietnam on 22 Dec 1967, to returning home.

: Photos taken during the #HonorableCarry ceremony welcome home remains believed to be unaccounted for 55 U.S. Servicemen from the Korean War on 1 August at Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam (JBPHH).

: Photos taken during the #HonorableCarry ceremony welcome home remains believed to be unaccounted for 55 U.S. Servicemen from the Korean War on 1 August at Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam (JBPHH). Special thank you to the ceremony was organizers: Indo-Pacific Command (formerly PACOM) and The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), formerly JPAC.

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus (a former POW/MIAs Search & Recovery Team Leader) and his old Battle Buddy, DPAA Sergeant Major, Mike Swam and Michael Henshaw, (also a former POW/MIAs Search & Recovery Team Leader) with Colonel Hanson (former Det Four Commander, JPAC/DPAA) at the 2018 Annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), Hawaii

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus (a former POW/MIAs Search & Recovery Team Leader) and his old Battle Buddy, DPAA Sergeant Major, Mike Swam and Michael Henshaw, (also a former POW/MIAs Search & Recovery Team Leader) at the 2018 Annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), Hawaii

: Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Post Commander, Ron Lam and Service Officer, William Rodriguez during wreath presentation ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), Hawaii

: Congratulations to Cadet, Lieutenant Commander Jordan D. Elliott and Cadet, Lieutenant Ariane Seltmann from Kalaheo High School’s NJROTC for receiving the American Veterans Outstanding ROTC Awards! Presenter: AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus Date: May 10th, 2018 Location: Marine Corps Base Hawaii Officer’s Club

: Congratulations to Cadet Timothy Matelski and Cadet Tristen Wanner of Arthur W. Radford High School for receiving the American Veterans Outstanding #JROTC Cadet Awards! Presented by Commander Donovan A. Lazarus, AmVets Hawaii on Wednesday, 18 April 2018.

: The War Memorial Natatorium in Waikiki was recognized today as one of America’s official World War I Centennial Memorials. Checkout the photos and video from the unveiling of a plaque at the Natatorium gate. This was the kickoff to Hawaii’s observance (on Nov. 11) of the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. There will be a series of free, fun, family events that day, all of them at or near the Natatorium. Photo taken of AmVets Hawaii Commander, Donovan A. Lazarus, Ewa Battlefield Post Commander, Ron Lam, Wounded Warrior Director, Thomas “Tom” Lee and Service Officer, William Rodriguez with DAV Dept. of Hawaii Commander, Julian Crawford and WWI Task Force Commander, COL Arthur Tulak

: Photo taken at the Navy’s 243rd Birthday Cake cutting ceremony on Friday 12 OCT 2018, at Daniel K. Inouye, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies RADM Pete A. Gumataotao, USN (Ret), Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Mr. Leonard Fong US Navy SeaBee World War II Veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Mr. Kenneth Fong, Brother of Leonard Fong, LCDR Jim Hickerson (US Navy, Ret.), Vietnam Veteran, former POW, Mrs. Hickerson, Mr. Donovan A. Lazarus, CDR, AmVets Hawaii, and Ron Lam, CDR, Ewa Battlefield 96-Yr-old World War II Veteran and AmVets member, Mr. Kenneth Fong had the honor to cut the birthday cake has the oldest Sailor at the ceremony. Keynote address: LCDR Hickerson shared his story from being shot down over Vietnam on 22 Dec 1967, to returning home.

: Photo taken at the Navy’s 243rd Birthday Cake cutting ceremony on Friday 12 OCT 2018, at Daniel K. Inouye, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies RADM Pete A. Gumataotao, USN (Ret), Director, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Mr. Leonard Fong US Navy SeaBee World War II Veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Mr. Kenneth Fong, Brother of Leonard Fong, LCDR Jim Hickerson (US Navy, Ret.), Vietnam Veteran, former POW, Mrs. Hickerson, Mr. Donovan A. Lazarus, CDR, AmVets Hawaii, and Ron Lam, CDR, Ewa Battlefield 96-Yr-old World War II Veteran and AmVets member, Mr. Kenneth Fong had the honor to cut the birthday cake has the oldest Sailor at the ceremony. Keynote address: LCDR Hickerson shared his story from being shot down over Vietnam on 22 Dec 1967, to returning home.

: Photo taken during the funeral ceremony for Army veteran and AmVets life member, Ryan Cavalear.

: Photo taken during the funeral ceremony for Army veteran and AmVets life member, Ryan Cavalear.

: Photo taken during the funeral ceremony for Army veteran and AmVets life member, Ryan Cavalear.

: Photo taken during the funeral ceremony for Army veteran and AmVets life member, Ryan Cavalear.

: Photo taken during the funeral ceremony for Army veteran and AmVets life member, Ryan Cavalear.

: Photo taken during the funeral ceremony for Army veteran and AmVets life member, Ryan Cavalear.

: Photo taken during the funeral ceremony for Army veteran and AmVets life member, Ryan Cavalear.

: 2018 Trim a Tree for Keiki – Toys for six homeless shelters for children Photo of Commander Michael Ferreira, Patty from Wai’anae Coast Community Foundation with Hawaii State Senator Curt Favella and his Daughter

: 2018 Trim a Tree for Keiki – Toys for six homeless shelters for children Photo of Commander Michael Ferreira and Mindy Olvera, AmVets Pearl Harbor Post

: 2018 Trim a Tree for Keiki – Toys for six homeless shelters for children

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