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Tired Of Low Returns On Your Savings? A Charitable Gift Annuity with the Paralyzed $731. Other surgery costs were $2,360, of which TRICARE covered $905. The charges for pathology of the cancerous area and lymph node (which also had to be removed to ensure the cancer had not spread) was $712, of which TRICARE approved $122. The anesthesia was $396; TRICARE approved $74. And I could go on. I was absolutely stunned by this. The good news is that since the hospital is forced to accept TRICARE’s number, my cost was not that great, but I worry that the next time I or my wife need quality medical care, no reputable medical facility will be around to give us the necessary care. —Lt. Col. J.V. Kelso III, USAF-Ret. Peachtree City, Ga. Veterans of America (PVA) is one of the most rewarding investments you can make. # Now is an ideal time to consider the unique tax beneﬁts and security of guaranteed payments offered by a PVA Charitable Gift Annuity. # Your gift annuity of at least $25,000 ensures that PVA can continue its work. In the meantime, you or your chosen beneﬁciary can rely on ﬁxed quarterly or semiannual payments for life. There are various options you can choose to best meet your family’s needs. The table at left shows you the payment rates you can expect. Give us the opportunity to show you the return you’ll get from helping others. # PVA is the only congressionally chartered veterans organization dedicated solely for the benefit and representation of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease. Call for more information on the Paralyzed Veterans of America Charitable Gift Annuity AGE* RATE** 75 7.3% 77 7.6 80 8.3 82 8.8 86 10.1 90-over 11.5 * PVA’s minimum age requirement is 75. ** One life rates (subject to change) 1 (800) 424-8200 ext. 600 • www.pva.org Please remember the Paralyzed Veterans of America in your will. From the Walnut Gallery The short column on walnuts [“Aw, Nuts!”, “Rapid Fire,” July 2007] is inaccurate. It should have speciﬁed Circassian/English walnuts. Black walnuts are native to the U.S. and grow in abundance from Virginia westward. Black walnuts have a richer taste than English walnuts and are a darn sight more difﬁcult to crack and pick. They also make tastier cakes and cookies. In some areas they raise black walnuts in groves, just as they do the English variety in California. —Capt. Dick Culbertson, USNR-Ret. Blacksburg, Va. Correction: Contrary to what was published in “TRICARE Update” (“Rapid Fire,” August 2007), TRICARE will continue to mail paper copies of explanation of beneﬁts (EOB) forms to TRICARE For Life beneﬁciaries, even when no out-ofpocket payment is due. We regret any confusion caused by our error. For submission information, see page 24. SEPTEMBER 2007 MILITARY OFFICER 23 http://www.pva.org http://www.pva.org

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Military Officer - September 2007 Contents From the Editor From the President Your Views MOAA Directory Rapid Fire Washington Scene Financial Forum Ask the Doctor Chapter Activities Plan for Your Future At Home in a High-Rise Lone Star Living Common Ground Insert: Community Source Cover Story: Waging War on Disease More Than Beaches MOAA Scholarship Donors Pages of History Faces of MOAA Information Exchange Advertising Index MOAA Calendar Sounding Taps MOAA Member Services Encore

Military Officer - September 2007

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