TSgt. Alfred Van Gieson, a reservist with the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, and his son, Makoa Kekaula-Van Gieson, play volleyball during a party at the Leeward Kai Canoe Club at Kalaianaole Beach Park in Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii, Aug 13, 2016. Van Gieson, an Air Force reservist, is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a world champion outrigger, or Va'a, paddler and the coach at the canoe club, which was founded by his grandparents, where he tries to be a positive influence in the lives of local kids who hang out at the beach like he did when he was their age. (U

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TSgt. Alfred Van Gieson, a reservist with the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, and his son, Makoa Kekaula-Van Gieson, play volleyball during a party at the Leeward Kai Canoe Club at Kalaianaole Beach Park in Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii, Aug 13, 2016. Van Gieson, an Air Force reservist, is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a world champion outrigger, or Va'a, paddler and the coach at the canoe club, which was founded by his grandparents, where he tries to be a positive influence in the lives of local kids who hang out at the beach like he did when he was their age. ( Air Force photo by Eddins Jr.) 160813-F-LW859-031

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