Appreciating our military
FIRST PHOTO: U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Thomas Pule (center) plays a game of “Junkenpo” with Waiehu’s Pauline Curry during Saturday’s “Let’s Support Our U.S. Military Together!” promotion at Queen Ka’ahumanu Center in Kahului as Staff Sgt. Josh Rodarte looks on. Curry won the game, also known as “rock, paper, scissors,” to earn a prize. Rodarte said that the acknowledgement of service members was appreciated. “Anytime you get gratitude from somebody, it always makes you feel good inside,” Pule added. “It makes a difference.”
SECOND PHOTO: Judy Ridolfino and her Judy’s Gang dancers honor the troops to the song of “We Are Family” during Saturday’s event. “We wanted to thank all branches of the military,” Ridolfino said. “We understand freedom is not free, and if they didn’t get a welcome home, we wanted to welcome them.”