Military Officer - May 2007 - (Page 48)

chapteractivities lative interests. Currently, they’re coordinating their lobbying efforts with the United Veterans Legislative Council of Minnesota, a group of 32 state military, veterans’, and auxiliary organizations. “Give Me 10!” Recruiting Tips Looking for ways to recruit new members? Log on to MOAA’s “Give Me 10!” Web site (www.moaa.org/givemeten) and review strategies used by several winning chapters during the 2006 campaign. You’ll also find ideas from members of the Virginia Council of Chapters, which recruited 554 new members during the 2006 Give Me 10! Campaign. If your chapter or council has a success story you think is worth sharing, e-mail chapters@moaa.org to share it or your recruiting tips with others. Palouse (Idaho) Chapter Supports Operation Education P alouse (Idaho) Chapter members are supporting severely wounded veterans and their spouses who are participating in Operation Education at the University of Idaho at Moscow. The university launched the pilot program in June 2006 to help wounded warriors and their spouses continue their education so they can enjoy more career opportunities and achieve success in their communities. The program is open to U.S. military personnel who have sustained a serious and permanent injury University of Idaho President Tim White, right, visits Camp Lejeune, N.C., to speak to Marines at the Wounded Warrior Barracks about Operation Education. 48 MILITARY OFFICER M AY 2 0 0 7 Cmdr. Tom Anderson, USN-Ret., and since Sept. 11, 2001, as well as their his wife, Claire, who own a home-respouses. Participants receive ﬁnanmodeling business, offered to build cial support and resources, such wheelchair ramps and make other as tuition, fees, books, on-campus housing, transportation, medical as- structural accommodations to veterans’ homes. Lt. Col. Kenneth Vreesistance, child care, adaptive equipland Jr., USA-Ret., and Cmdr. Brent ment, and tutoring and mentorship. Bradberry, USN-Ret., who both Palouse Chapter members began had second careers supporting the proin education, offered gram after Karen to provide academic White, chair of Opera“We were advice and tutoring, tion Education, spoke looking … and Capt. Albert E. at the chapter’s Janufor ways to Whitehead, USN-Ret., ary meeting. Following White’s speech, support our volunteered to help they voted to conveterans.” with job résumés and interview preparatribute $500 from the — Lt. Col. Michael tions. Several other chapter’s treasury, and Huebner, USA-Ret. members also offered individual members to provide assistance contributed approxior act as sponsors. mately $500 more. “The Palouse Chapter of MOAA “We were looking within the is proud and most appreciative to community for ways to support our veterans, and this seemed like a good have such a program in [its] area,” says Anderson. “We hope other program to get behind,” says Lt. Col. universities start similar programs Michael Huebner, USA-Ret., presiso our wounded servicemembers dent of the 80-member chapter. can attend college near their home Chapter members also are workof record.” MO ing with the university to become a resource for program participants. — Contributors are Col. Lee Lange II, Past president Col. Bob Wakeﬁeld, USMC-Ret., director; Col. Barry Wright, USMC-Ret., an attorney, offered to USA-Ret., deputy director, Council and provide legal assistance to those who Chapter Affairs; and Kris Ann Hegle. For submission information, see page 20. are participating in the program. IMAGES: SGT. TRACEE L. JACKSON; TOP, IMAGES.COM/CORBIS http://www.moaa.org/givemeten

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Military Officer - May 2007

Military Officer - May 2007 Contents From the Editor From the President Your Views MOAA Directory Rapid Fire Washington Scene Financial Forum Ask the Doctor Chapter Activities Cover Story: Back Home Capt. David Porter, Pirate Hunter Where Valor Rests Emblems of Courage MOAA Member Services Pages of History Information Exchange Advertising Index Member Books MOAA Calendar MOAA Scholarship Donors Sounding Taps Encore

Military Officer - May 2007

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.