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rapidfire Spotlight Retiree Attention! Check out these military-related entertainment offerings. BOOK Comrades in Courage: The British Army in France and Flanders, 1914-1918 (BookSurge Publishing, 2007) B. Cory Kilvert Jr. presents a chronological collection of World War I events as seen through the eyes of the British soldiers and the officers who commanded them. Kilvert highlights the soldiers’ regimental pride, strength of spirit, and attitudes toward the war. DVD Planet Earth DVD Set (Discovery Channel, 2007) Sigourney Weaver narrates an 11-part series on five DVDs that shows never-before-seen animals, startling views of locations captured by cameras for the first time, and unprecedented high-definition production techniques. BOOK Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor (DK Publishing, 2006) This is a history of weapons from ancient times to present day. From Assyrian spears to the AK-47, weapons — and the warriors who have brandished them — forged history by shaping the rise of empires and the course of revolutions with the ax, the bow, the sword, and the gun. L t. Col. Ramon L. Ramos, USA-Ret., voluntarily deployed and served in Afghanistan from July 2006 to January 2007. Now home in Norris- town, Pa., Ramos has resumed his job as the senior Army Instructor for Junior ROTC at Valley Forge Military Academy and College. Why did you volunteer to go back on active duty? First, I believe in what we’re doing. I believe establishing democracy is important. I also knew our forces were being stretched pretty thin, so I wrote a letter to Human Resources Command and said, “If you need my services, please contact me,” and they did. Finally, my son [1st Lt. Ramon A. Ramos, USA] was being deployed to Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division, and I wanted the opportunity to serve alongside him. I never got to serve alongside him, but I tried. Did you have to work to get back in shape? No, I was training for the New York City marathon before I went to Afghanistan. What did you do while you were deployed? I was a theater linguist manager for the Army’s 10th Mountain Division, Combined Joint Task Force 76. I managed 1,600 Afghan-American linguists throughout the country. — Kris Ann Hegle Transitioning Careers MOAA’s seventh annual career fair, held April 25 in Washington, D.C., was a great success, with 160 employers and more than 1,000 job seekers attending. For more information about the career fair or to find out about upcoming fairs, visit www.moaa.org/tops. MO PHOTOS: STEVE BARRETT http://www.moaa.org/tops

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Military Officer - July 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: In Focus After the Kim Dynasty Animal House Paying Tribute MOAA Member Services Pages of History Faces of MOAA Information Exchange Advertising Index MOAA Scholarship Donors MOAA Calendar Sounding Taps Encore

Military Officer - July 2007

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