Aiea High School grad Joseph Chaves will lead the 29th Infantry Brigade as it deploys to Iraq
By Gregg K. Kakesako
Joseph Chaves was only an 18-year-old junior at Aiea High School 36 years ago when the 29th Infantry Brigade was called up to fight in Vietnam.
"We had couple of teachers who were mobilized with the brigade," said Chaves, now a one-star brigadier general who commands that same Hawaii Army National Guard unit. "There also were several seniors who had joined the guard and were mobilized shortly after graduation."
Now, Chaves, who has spent his 34 years in uniform as a citizen soldier, is at the forefront as he prepares the 29th Infantry Brigade for another war.
His oldest son, 1st Lt. Joseph Chaves, is already in Iraq as a member of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, the Army's first Stryker unit. The 19-ton Stryker combat vehicles are the Army's latest. Beginning next year, the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks will begin converting to this novel fighting force. [...]
Guard leader readies for war
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Aiea High School grad Joseph Chaves will lead the 29th Infantry Brigade as it deploys to Iraq
By Gregg K. Kakesako
Joseph Chaves was only an 18-year-old junior at Aiea High School 36 years ago when the 29th Infantry Brigade was called up to fight in Vietnam.
"We had couple of teachers who were mobilized with the brigade," said Chaves, now a one-star brigadier general who commands that same Hawaii Army National Guard unit. "There also were several seniors who had joined the guard and were mobilized shortly after graduation."
Now, Chaves, who has spent his 34 years in uniform as a citizen soldier, is at the forefront as he prepares the 29th Infantry Brigade for another war.
