Schofield Barracks News

A portion of the gothic-style steeple of Schofield Barracks' Soldiers Chapel was part of a structure originally commissioned by Queen Lili'uokalani in 1913.

DIMONDALE - 2003 Waverly High School grad Sgt. Scott Kenyon received the Silver Star for his courage during a skirmish in Iraq's Anbar Province in June, 2008.

A 21-year-old Hanapepe man died early yesterday in a single-car crash in Koloa, Kauai, according to a Kauai County news release.

A 28-year-old Ohio soldier who flew home from Schofield Barracks in 2005 to confront and kill his wife's lover has finally been convicted by a jury.

The U.S. Army is turning 234 years old next week, and plans to host a birthday celebration on Wednesday involving Army children on O'ahu. Army children participating in the School Age Services programs for grades K through five will make care packages for soldiers serving in Iraq, and take field trips to Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Aviation Museum ...

Her husband is retiring from the U.S. Postal Service this month. Her daughter, a single mother, bought her first home not even a year ago.

Dressed to get down and dirty, a group of cadets climbed over an inclined wall using a kneeling comrade as a steppingstone, then helped him over it.

"For me, a good day is a day like any other, when I have written one page well. Except for the hours I spend writing, life seems to me to be flawed, deficient, and senseless." - Orhan Pamuk, novelist I have been directed to relocate my excessive number of books.

Hung Woon "Harold" Ahn Dec. 10, 1924 - " May 31, 2009 Hung Woon "Harold" Ahn - father of Jenny Ahn Wangoe, father-in-law of Peter J. Wangoe Sr., and grandfather of Peter J. Wangoe II, all of San Juan Island - succumbed to extensive medical issues at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.

CW3 S. Blane Hepfner, U.S. Army, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, formerly of Hubbard, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009, as the result of a helicopter crash.

For the second time in three years, Heather Long must bid farewell to her husband, who will leave for Iraq with the 130th Engineer Brigade.

More than 150 soldiers from the 130th Engineer Brigade at Schofield Barracks will say goodbye to their families tomorrow as they head off on a deployment to Iraq.

Randy S. Agno, a food specialist, was named Junior Army Chef of the Year at the Army's 31st annual Culinary Arts Competition.

Authorities have charged a Schofield Barracks soldier with assault and other offenses in connection with a Friday night pellet-gun shooting spree that injured a woman in Mililani, and endangered people and damaged a business in Wahiawa.

"You're not stepping out in front of 200-300 people, saying, 'Hey, I need help,'" said Spc.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - A Hawaii-based soldier today received the Silver Star for his actions in Iraq last year.

A six-member team from the Army's Combat Readiness/Safety Center at Fort Rucker in Alabama is on its way to Hawaii to investigate Wednesday's fatal helicopter crash at Wheeler Army Airfield, officials said yesterday.

Two 25th Infantry Division aviators were killed when their 0H-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed this afternoon at Wheeler Army Airfield at Schofield Barracks.

Sgt. Scott Kenyon was leading a squad of Schofield Barracks soldiers on June 6, 2008 west of Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on a mission to counter some men spotted planting a roadside bomb.

The deteriorating facade of the Waikiki Natatorium served as a poignant backdrop yesterday to the first of several Memorial Day observances around Oahu.