Maj. Gen. from Hawaii retires after 45 years' service

Maj. Gen. Gary Hara's immediate family has collectively served in the Hawaii Army National Guard 180 years and counting, though the extended Hara family is much larger and includes an uncle, cousins, and nephews who have served or are still serving as well. Pictured in this family photo, left to right, are his father, the late Lt. Col. Henry Hara, who was an iconic figure in the Hawaii Army National Guard during his time; Hara, himself, who would follow in his father’s boot prints, joining the HIARNG in 1970 while still in high school; Kenneth, the fourth and the youngest of the brothers, who enlisted in the HIARNG in 1984, and is a brigadier general still serving as the deputy adjutant general for the HIARNG; Hara's younger brother, Dennis, who enlisted in the HIARNG in 1972 and retired a sergeant major in 2014 with 37 years of service; and Larry, the third of four sons, who is currently a master sergeant with 28 years in the HIARNG. (Photo Courtesy of the Hara Family)

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March 23, 2016 - FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Maj. Gen. Gary Hara's immediate family has collectively served in the Hawaii Army National Guard 180 years and counting, though the extended Hara family is much larger and includes an uncle, cousins, and nephews who have served or are still serving as well. Pictured in this family photo, left to right, are his father, the late Lt. Col. Henry Hara, who was an iconic figure in the Hawaii Army National Guard during his time; Hara, himself, who would follow in his father’s boot prints, joining the HIARNG in 1970 while still in high school; Kenneth, the fourth and the youngest of the brothers, who enlisted in the HIARNG in 1984, and is a brigadier general still serving as the deputy adjutant general for the HIARNG; Hara's younger brother, Dennis, who enlisted in the HIARNG in 1972 and retired a sergeant major in 2014 with 37 years of service; and Larry, the third of four sons, who is currently a master sergeant with 28 years in the HIARNG. (Photo Courtesy of the Hara Family)

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