Tripler Army Medical Center News

Army Capt. Jason Honeycutt just wanted to lend a helping hand when he reached out for his 13-month-old daughter, Ellie - but she wasn't having it.

Madison Barnett received the Governor's Distinguished Award last night during the Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy graduation at the Pearl City Cultural Center.

"A Sailor that falls down a ladder on a ship and is left a quadriplegic is no less injured than a Sailor injured in combat that is left a quadriplegic," said Capt.

This December, USO Hawaii will focus their holiday efforts at helping Wounded Warriors celebrate this time of the year with some 500 holiday packages.

Anchorage Women's Clinic has announced the recent addition of Dr. Lisa Johnson , FACOG.

Bernice Danetaras still has the Barbie doll she got from the treasure chest. She remembers the doll more than the reason she got it, and that is a testament to her resilience and the power of a program that helped her family through her long illness.

Hawaii health officials are urging doctors and other medical professionals to quicken their reporting of swine flu vaccinations.

A proposal to decrease child care and preschool subsidies for low- and moderate-income families was met with an outpouring of emotion at a public hearing Monday.

Suicides caused by mental stress on soldiers have increased in recent years, and the Army has launched a pilot program aimed at identifying the most vulnerable.

The suicide rate among Soldiers serving on active duty in 2009 is expected to exceed that of 2008 -- a statistic the Army doesn't take lightly, said Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen.

Lt. Col. Michael Benham, the 13th Air Force chief of safety, greets a veteran from Tripler Army Medical Center's Community Living Center in Honolulu, Hawaii during a visit by the Hickam Green Knights Motorcycle club on Veterans Day, Nov.

Members of the military risk life and limb and as the country says thank you to those who serve our country, veterans give thanks to a service called the Fisher House.

It was a sad homecoming of sorts. On Tuesday, Eric Shinseki , the secretary of veterans affairs, returned to Fort Hood , Tex., where he was a division commander in the mid-1990s, to pay tribute to two veterans affairs employees who died in the shootings there last week.

Not so bright but very early this morning, three Honolulu residents will set out from Yokohama Bay on a four-day, 135-mile journey to raise awareness - and money - for returning war veterans.

Pat Volonino, commander of American Legion Post 15, is looking for a few good men.

U.S. Army Reserve Chief, Lt. General Jack Stultz during an interview Saturday. Stultz is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command.

MILILANI TOASTMASTERS, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., Mililani Ike Elementary School cafeteria.

A U.S. Coast Guard air crew conducted a medical evacuation of an ill infant from American Samoa to Oahu Tuesday.

Military Hero Gunnery Sergeant Ralph Scott As the Operations Chief for the Ranges & Training Areas at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay since June 2008, Gunnery Sergeant Scott has made vast improvements to the training opportunities, facilities, and quality of life for Marines, sailors, and their families.

For better and sometimes worse, alcohol is a common battle buddy. Troops use it to celebrate after a long deployment and to self-medicate when the euphoria fades, leaving only stress, emotions and memories.