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chapteractivities wood, USAR, a chapter member and Virginia’s assistant attorney general. The chapter’s donation was used to purchase several photographic and biographic collages to honor the state’s fallen heroes. “This donation will provide immeasurable comfort and support to the families of these fallen Virginians and enhance the reverence and respect paid to all Virginia veterans by their fellow citizens,” says chapter member Cmdr. John Baumgarten, USN-Ret. Baumgarten and other chapter members who attended the ceremony were saddened to see the name of Pfc. Leslie M. Jackson, USA, on the wall. Jackson had been recognized by the chapter as an outstanding JROTC cadet and awarded an MOAA medal. A graduate of George Wythe High School in Wytheville, Va., Jackson joined the Army following graduation and was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Richmond Area Chapter members also recently donated $1,000 from their MCAP fund to Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (CAUSE). CAUSE operates a video library and sponsors other activities at Mologne House, a residential facility at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Chapter member Col. Jim White, USAF-Ret., volunteers at Mologne House weekly and encouraged his fellow chapter members to make the donation. The Winner’s Circle Congratulations! The winners of the first “Give Me 10!” quarterly awards are: ■ Northeast region: The Virginia Council of Chapters recruited 532 new members. ■ Southeast region: The Florida Council of Chapters recruited 95 new members. ■ Midwest region: The Texas Council of Chapters recruited 306 new members. ■ West region: The California Council of Chapters recruited 55 new members. ■ Independent chapter: The Great Plains (S.D.) Chapter recruited 26 new members. Increase your chapter’s efforts to recruit new members now. To download helpful recruitment materials, visit the Give Me 10! Web site at www.moaa.org/givemeten, and click on Recruiting Materials. Green Country (Okla.) Chapter member Brown calculates cadets’ scores for the JROTC multistate regional competition. them with a place where they feel like they belong,” says Anduss. “We want to make sure that continues.” Wall of Honor Dedicated M embers of the Richmond Area (Va.) Chapter gathered on the steps of the state capitol June 24 to dedicate the Wall of Honor — a permanent memorial that pays tribute to Virginians who gave their lives ﬁghting in the war on terrorism. Virginia Attorney General Lt. Col. Bob McDonnell, USAR-Ret., performed the dedication, and several dignitaries spoke at the event, including Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, and Richmond Chapter member Cmdr. Paul Galanti, USNRet. Hundreds of family members and friends of the 137 Virginians whose names appear on the wall attended the event. Members of the Richmond Area Chapter donated $500 from their Military Community Assistance Program (MCAP) to help build the Wall of Honor after they learned about the effort from Lt. Col. Cynthia Nor- “Give Me 10!” Quarterly Winners Announced M OAA’s council and chapter members have been recruiting hard since the 2007 “Give Me 10!” campaign kicked off March 1. Now, a special incentive rewards top recruiters for their hard work and dedication. Beginning the second quarter of 2007, MOAA will recognize the top recruiting council in each of four regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and West. In addition, MOAA will recognize one “independent chapter” for its recruiting efforts. This chapter will hail from a state that isn’t yet served by a state council. Each winning council and the independent chapter will receive $250. Although a council or independent chapter cannot win consecutively, it can win two out of the three quarters that awards are presented for the remainder of 2007. In September, a second set of awards will be presented to the SEPTEMBER 2007 MILITARY OFFICER 53 http://www.moaa.org/givemeten

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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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