Photos of isle troops killed in Vietnam sought for Wall

By Ben Wood

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 27, 2012

~~GEN. COLIN POWELL'S announcement promoting the "Call for Photos" of Hawaii service personnel who were killed in the Vietnam War is running on TV. Pictures will be displayed in the Education Center at The Wall in Washington, D.C. Billie Gabriel, Kamehameha class of '69, is coordinating the Hawaii project.
Easter marked 50 years since Billie's brother, James Kimo Gabriel Jr., Farrington '56, was the first service member from Hawaii and the first Green Beret killed in action. After Billie was seen on a recent TV show remembering her brother, she was contacted by a Green Beret who helped recover Kimo's body, and another who was in his wedding in Okinawa when he married his Nobue. Since Powell's announcement started this month, Billie has received 13 photos. She needs 167 more to complete the total of the 312 Hawaii casualties. Call Billie, 497-7264, with photo info.
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GEN. COLIN POWELL'S announcement promoting the "Call for Photos" of Hawaii service personnel who were killed in the Vietnam War is running on TV. Pictures will be displayed in the Education Center at The Wall in Washington, D.C. Billie Gabriel, Kamehameha class of '69, is coordinating the Hawaii project.

Easter marked 50 years since Billie's brother, James Kimo Gabriel Jr., Farrington '56, was the first service member from Hawaii and the first Green Beret killed in action. After Billie was seen on a recent TV show remembering her brother, she was contacted by a Green Beret who helped recover Kimo's body, and another who was in his wedding in Okinawa when he married his Nobue. Since Powell's announcement started this month, Billie has received 13 photos. She needs 167 more to complete the total of the 312 Hawaii casualties. Call Billie, 497-7264, with photo info. Login for more...