THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from fellow seaman Roland Kim is touching and reflects his admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

AN Albert Kalahana Kuewa is buried in Section h, site 432 of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, HI.

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fortis

Dear An Albert Kuewa, Thank you for your service as an Airman on the USS RANGER.
Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. The time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

U.S. Navy Airman Albert Kuewa from Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii was an Airman stationed aboard the USS Ranger, Task Force 77, 7th Fleet. On the evening of September 18th, at approximately 5:59 PM, Airman Kuewa working the flight deck as a Blue Shirt (Plane Handler) when was he was struck by a moving aircraft. At the time, the USS Ranger was operating in support of air operations over targets in South Vietnam and Laos.

At 6'5" and 270 lbs, Airman Kuewa was described as a "gentle giant" by those he served with. A graduate of Waialua High School and one of eight siblings, Airman Kuewa was single and 23 years old when he died. Airman Kuewa’s name was not originally included on the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall, and was added in 2012 after a lengthy investigative process spearheaded by his high school friend and USS Ranger shipmate, Ben Ishida.

[Taken from coffeltdabase.org and www.midweek.com/albert-kalahana-kuewa]

Aloha to my friend I hold the memory of the night you passed away.
You were one of the hardest workers I knew.
You had a love of life I am so sorry it was taken from you, you deserved much better.
I lost a great friend with a great sense of humor.
The world lost a great man
Aloha my friend until we meet again.
Whitey
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