On Saturday, November 10, we held our Veteran’s Day Honors at the Garden Home Recreation Center. Photos, interviews, historic displays, pie and coffee. Aloha American Legion Post 104 presented the colors. Sig Unander presented the slide show of Fly Gals, the story of the first American women military pilots in history, the WASPS, Women Airforce Service Pilots, who flew vital training and  flight missions freeing up men for combat during WWII.

We want to thank the following local business for donating coffee and pies to our event and for their long-term support of the Garden Home History Project:

• Garden Home Shari’s
• Garden Home Starbucks
• Garden Home Market Place

Aloha American Legion Post 104 Color Guard – Michael Graves Bill Shields Bill Bennett

Color Guard

Color Guard

Color Guard

Don Dunbar Army 1945-47

Gene Shirley USMC 1948-74

Paul Vanture Army 1954-78

Kenny Chen USN reserves

Jim Arndt USN 1965-71 and 1990-2008

Frans Bome USAF 1961-68

William Murray 1972-74 US Army

Charlie Vedder USMC 1961

Carl Miley Army 1975-78

Patsy VandeVenter

Sig Unander’s presentation

2018 Veteran’s Celebration

Collecting Veteran interviews

Don Dunbar views historic displays

Sig Unander and Steve Bauer

Sig Unander and Steve Bauer

2018 Veteran’s Celebration

2018 Veteran’s Celebration

Book about WASPs

Elaine Sarah and Daphne Shreve

Sig and Judy