Military Officer - February 2008 - (Page 1) contents Tax-Time Tactics 50 Features Tax-Time Tactics Former Army Capt. Phil Dyer shares three ways to save on your 50 MOAA’s mission Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is a nonprofit veterans’ association dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserving the earned entitlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors. Membership is open to those who hold or have ever held a warrant or commission in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or NOAA and their surviving spouses. On the cover: Crewmembers of the USS Mason pose alongside the ship during a snowstorm at Boston Navy Yard March 20, 1944. FEBRUARY 2008 2007 tax return — and four other ways that will pay off in 2009. Cover Story: Changing Tides The success of the predominantly African-American crewmembers on the USS Mason in World War II helped bring an end to segregated naval forces in the U.S. By Don Vaughan 54 Romance Returns Today’s dating scene is not just for your children or grandchildren. Many older people are reentering the dating scene and finding love a second time around. By Mark Cantrell 60 MOAA Meets in Tampa During MOAA’s four-day event in November 2007, members had their questions answered and attended various events. 66 IMAGES: ABOVE, PAUL VISMARA/IMAGES.COM; COVER: CORBIS MILITARY OFFICER 1
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