Good morning Ladies & Gentlemen. Today is a beautiful day in Honolulu and we are blessed to be here. Today is the 71st Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Armistice means the end of the war.

Good morning Consul General Lee, Major General Joseph R. Harris, II, Mrs. Sara Harris, Rear Admiral Alma M. Grocki, Major General Gavin J. Gardner, Mrs. Lisa Gardner, Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, Jr., Mrs. Darcy Logan, Brigadier General Stephen F. Logan, Mrs. Tiffany Velishka and Colonel Jonathan M. Velishka and that is just our first row.

Good morning Chair & CEO Hong Sa-Kwang, Presidents Yi Yoon-kyo, Yoon Ji Hyun, Yi Sung Hoon and Jung Changduk and Council Member Ha Seo Yeong, Thank you for coming to Hawaii from Korea.

Good morning Major Robert M. Imose, Colonel Brian Y.C. Lau, Sergeant Walter T. Furuyama, Sergeant Thomas T. Tahara, Sergeant Stanly T. Nakasone, Ms. Gayle Nakasone, Master Sergeant Robert B. Kent, Mrs. Frances Fukumitsu and Mrs. Irene Yamakawa representing the Korean War Veterans.

Good morning Colonel Matthew A. Horn, Chief Warrant Officer Robert E. Bretschneider and Chief Petty Officer Patrick A. Suenaga.

Good morning Reverend Robert L. Isip and Reverend Hee Kyun Noh.

I am your Master of Ceremony today and my first assignment is the Introduction of VIP Guests after I explain the Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient posters.

We have three (3) Korean War Medal of Honor Recipients. Please look at the poster boards and take a 8.5” x 11” copy.

Our poster boards, 8.5” x 11” handouts, programs, name tags and graphic designs were prepared by Ms. Youyoung Kang.

Ms. Youyoung Kang did the 24-inch by 36-inch foam poster boards of…

Sergeant LeRoy A. Mendonca was 18-years old when he was killed on July 4, 1951. He was a JROTC at William McKinley High School and had graduated in 1950.

Private First Class Anthony T. Kaho’ohanohano was 21-years old when he was killed on September 1, 1951. He graduated from Saint Anthony’s School for Boys in 1949. He enlisted in the Hawaii National Guard after high school.

Private First Class Herbert Kailieha Pilihau was 23-years old when he was killed on September 17, 1951. He graduated from Waipahu High School in 1948.

Our First VIP Guests are Chief Petty Officer Patrick A. Suenaga and Colonel Matthew A, Horn representing the Vietnam Veterans and Oahu Veterans Council.

Our Second VIP Guest are Major Robert M. Imose, Mrs. Stephen Logan, Colonel Brian Y.C. Lau, Colonel Walter T. Furuyama, Sergeant Thomas T. Tahara, Sergeant Stanly T. Nakasone, Ms. Gayle Nakasone, Master Sergeant Robert B. Kent, Mrs. Frances Fukumitsu and Mrs. Irene Yamakawa and members of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. Hawaii Chapter #1.

Our Third VIP Guests are President Yoon Ji Hyun, president of Sung Woon University, President Yi Sung Hoon, president of Sehan University and President Jung Changduk, president of Naju University. They represent the universities from Korea.

Our Fourth VIP Guest is Council Member Ha Seo Yeong, council member of the Seocho-gu Council Korea.

Presentation of Colors by Waipahu High School JROTC and Pledge of Allegiance by Dr. Glenn A. Medeiros, president at Saint Louis School.

Our First Special Speaker is Major General Lee Seo Young who is the Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea. Korea After The War & Today…

Our Second Special Speaker is Major General Joseph R. Harris, II, who is Chief Of Staff & Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard. Hawaii’s Key Position For Pacific, Asia, Military & Aloha…

Our Third Special Speaker is President Yi Sung Hoon, who is President of Sehan University, Republic of Korea. Alliance, Collaboration, Cooperation & Friendship…

Our Fourth Special Speaker is Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, Jr., MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, CPE, Director VA Pacific Islands Health Care System. Veterans In The Pacific…

Our Fifth Special Speaker is President Yoon Ji Hyun, who is President of Sung Woon University, Gyengbuk, Republic of Korea. Republic of Korea & U.S.A.Relations…

Our Sixth Special Speaker is Rear Admiral Alma M. Grocki who is President, Ke’ehi Memorial Organization. United States Navy Role In Pacific & Asia…

Our Sixth Special Speaker and Keynote Speaker is Major General Gavin J. Gardner who is Commanding General, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, United States Army. United States Army Role In Pacific & Asia…

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