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VOL. 37 NO.1
Serving the Space Coast
Issue Editor: LT Bill Keeney, USN
Navy Fighter Pilot, Astronaut
and Professor To Speak
By CDR Courtney Yelle, USN (Ret)
CAPT Winston E. Scott, USN (Ret)
CAPT Winston E. Scott USN (Ret) was born
in Miami, and graduated from college in 1972.
Scott entered Naval Aviation OCS in 1973.
He completed flight training in 1974. Scott
later earned his Master of Science degree in
Aeronautical Engineering.
During his Navy career, Captain Scott
served as a helicopter pilot at NAS North
Island, CA. He later served as a fighter pilot
at NAS Oceana, VA flying the F-14 Tomcat.
He also served as a test pilot and Engineering
Director at the Naval Aviation Depot at NAS
Jacksonville.
He was a research development test and
evaluation (RDTE) pilot and Deputy Director
of the Tactical Aircraft Systems in Warminster,
PA. As a RDTE pilot Scott was current in the
F-14 Tomcat, the F/A-18 Hornet and the A-7
Corsair. He has accumulated more than 6,000
hours of flight time in more than 20 different
aircraft and more than 200 shipboard landings.
Captain Scott was selected to become an
astronaut in 1992. He logged over 24 days
in space; including three spacewalks totaling
over 19 hours.
He currently serves as the Senior Vice
President for External Relations at
Florida Institute of Technology. CAPT
Scott holds the rank of Professor
of Aeronautics in the College of
Aeronautics and Professor of Music in
the College of Psychology and Liberal
Arts.
Captain Scott’s book Reflections
from Earth Orbit was published in
2005.
JANUARY 2013
Courtney Yelle To Lead In 2013
CDR Courtney Yelle, USN (Ret) was
elected Chapter President at the November
20 business meeting. He was born in Norton,
Massachusetts, and began his Naval career
by entering the Naval Aviation Cadet program
in September 1955 after completing two
years of college at Northeastern University.
He was commissioned an Ensign and
designated a Naval Aviator in April 1957.
He earned a B.S. in Engineering Science
at the Naval Postgraduate School in August
1967, and an MBA from Southern Illinois
University, Edwardsville, Illinois in 1985. His
Naval career included three tours in AntiSubmarine Squadrons flying the Lockheed CDR Courtney Yelle, USN (Ret)
Neptune P-2V and the Lockheed Orion P-3C.
He accumulated over 5,000 hours of flying while patrolling the North Atlantic
Ocean and Mediterranean Seas.
He was assigned to the carrier Essex (CVS-9) for two years as Air Traffic
Control officer. He earned the Officer of the Deck Force designation. He was
Command Center Officer for the Commander Third Fleet and was deployed
to Vietnam on a special mission.
His last service on active duty was as the Director of the Navigation
Laboratory at the Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Pennsylvania.
CDR Yelle retired in April 1979.
He went to work as the Manager of the Software Services Department
of Computer Sciences Corporation. He was responsible for engineering
service contracts with the Navy.
After over 10 years with CSC, he went to work for Bucks County,
Pennsylvania as Director of the Consumer Protection/Weights and Measures
Department. He retired from this position in 2002.
He was an adjunct professor at the College of New Jersey in Trenton.
He also performed as a re-enactor pole man on a replica boat crossing the
Delaware River in the annual December re-enactment crossing by George
Washington. He was President of the Boy Scout Council and the Executive
Board working with over 13,000 adults and youth. He is an Eagle Scout and
received the Silver Beaver Award for contributions to Scouting. He is an
active member of the Lions Club.
He is an active Episcopalian and a Lay Eucharistic Minister at his
church in Cocoa Beach. He and Eloise, his wife of over 53 years, moved
permanently from Pennsylvania to Cocoa Beach in 2008. He is the proud
father of two children and six grandchildren.
1 New Years Day
3 Breakfast Club - Golf Course
EVENTS
CALENDAR
5 Installation Banquet - IRCC
JANUARY 6 Epiphany
8 On The Go - Longhorn Steakhouse
10 Breakfast Club - Golf Course
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Board Mtg. & Luncheon - Tides
Breakfast Club - IRCC
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Presidential Inauguration
Breakfast Club - Golf Course
Breakfast Club - Golf Course Cape Canaveral Chapter Officers
The
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PRESIDENT
CAPT Ernest Joy II, USN 757-0193
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT (OPERATIONS)
CDR Courtney Yelle, USN 783-3992
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NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT (SUPPORT)
Vacant
SECRETARY
Mrs Roslyn Bates, AUX 773-4459
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
LTC Les Merritt, USA 452-7200
LTC Frank Dunagan, USA 784-8934
LT Bill Keeney, USN 779-2341
ASST. SECRETARY
Vacant
TREASURER
LTC Steve Turner, USA 266-6290
CIRCULATION MANAGER
Lt Col Robert Clark, USAF 723-4267
ASST TREASURER
1LT Lee Boyland, USA 255-3995
WEBSITE MAILING LIST
Col Larry G. Sills, USAF 757-8353
MASTER-AT-ARMS
CPT Jack Kerns, USA 622-4828
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Col Susan Neugebauer, USAF 253-9658
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Col John D. Beeson, USAF 783-2950
1st Lt Gloria Makowski, USAF 773-0151
Cozette Merritt 452-7200
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
CAPT Alfred W. Schumann, USN 752-7275
MONTHLY LUNCHEON - 12 Noon
Meets 3rd Tuesday for lunch at The Tides.
Reservation form, program and menu always
shown on page 16. Please arrive by 11:45 AM.
Maj Joe & Ruth Oblack, USAF 453-2947
CURRENT AFFAIRS FORUM
Meets 3rd Thursday after TMBC at IRCC.
Col Susan Neugebauer, USAF 253-9658
COMPUTER CLUB - 1:00 PM
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday IRCC Colony Club
Call MG Huck Long, USA 752-1127
ON-THE-GO
Meets 2nd Tuesday for lunch at local restaurants.
Call Cozette Merritt 452-7200
MOAACC INVESTMENT CLUB SATELLITE
Meets 3rd Tuesday after MOAACC luncheon
at The Tides.
President: COL Tom Blake, USAF 433-1944
PARLIAMENTARIAN
1LT Lee Boyland, USA 255-3995
CO-CHAPLAINS
CH (Lt Col) Norman Desrosiers, USAF 777-0024
CH (Lt Col) Thomas Unrath, USAF 757-3637
Chapter Committees and Special Assistants
AUX LIAISON
Mrs. Roslyn Bates, AUX 773-4459
ASST SECRETARY FOR MEMBERSHIP AFFAIRS
Janis Clark (HON) 639-2398
MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL LIAISON
Lt Col Frank Tantillo, USAF 704-2926
AWARDS
Rosemary John, Sp Mbr 631-8843
LTC Les Merritt, USA 452-7200
LTC Roger Trout, USA 272-8980
Chapter Club Activities
THURSDAY MORNING BREAKFAST CLUB
Meets each Thursday at 0800 at PAFB Golf Club,
except the 3rd Thursday of each month at
Colony Hall, Indian River Colony Club.
OinC CAPT Ernest Joy II, USN 757-0193
DIRECTORS
(Term Expires 2013)
Col Susan Neugebauer, USAF 253-9658
LTC Frank Dunagan, USA 784-8934
CW4 Robert John, USAR 631-8843
1st Lt Gloria Makowski, USAF 773-0151
(Term Expires 2014)
LTC Bill Hampton, USA 254-0418
Lt Col Bob Hughes, USAF 635-8491
Maj Joe Oblack, USAF 453-2947
COMMISSARY/BX REPRESENTATIVE
Cozette Merritt, 452-7200
HEALTH OF CHAPTER
Karyl Saulnier, AUX 253-2360
BREVARD VETERANS COUNCIL
Lt Col Mel Mueller, USAF 453-1605
NAME TAGS
Lt Col Bob Hughes, USAF 635-8491
BUDGET AND FINANCE
PAFB CMDR’S RETIREE COUNCIL
LTC Steve Turner, USA Chmn 266-6290
Col William Brandon, USAF 255-0174
1LT Lee Boyland, USA 255-3995
LTC Bill Hampton, USA 254-0418
SHIRT FACTORY
Capt Jody Jessen, USAF 636-5678
ENTERTAINMENT & PUBLICITY
LTC Frank & Mary Dunagan, USA 784-8934
HISTORIAN
Capt Larry Jackson, USAF 757-3936
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
CAPT Robert Watts, USN 610-7602
MG John Cleland, USA 757-9327
LTC Jack Newlove, USANG 518-488-4733
SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE
CAPT Ernest Joy II, USN 757-0193
LTC Bill Hampton, USA 254-0418
CH (Lt Col) Norman Desrosiers, USAF 777-0024
CW4 Mason Jones, USA 254-5458
Cozette Merritt, Sp Mbr 452-7200
PROGRAMS
CDR Courtney Yelle, USN 783-3992
STUDENT AFFAIRS (ROTC)
CW4 Robert John, USAR 631-8843
MEDICAL AND VA CLINIC LIAISON
Col Duane Graveline, USAF, MD, MPH 453-7297
SPEAKERS BUREAU
MEMBERSHIP
Chairman - Vacant
TOPS OFFICER
1st Lt Gloria Makowski, USAF 773-0151
Capt Robert Hanrahan, USAF 600-4057
Mrs. Roslyn Bates, AUX 773-4459
CW4 Mason Jones, USA 254-5458
NOTU LIASON
COL Patrick Keane, USA 777-6921
Col William Brandon, USAF 255-0174
VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR
Vacant
WEBMASTER
Ruth Oblack 453-2947
WELCOME
Scholarship Corporation Board of Directors
LTC Les Merritt, USA 452-7200
Mrs. Roslyn Bates, AUX Secy 773-4459
LTC Steve Turner, USA Treas. 266-6290
CAPT Ernest Joy, USN Dir 757-0193
CAPT Alfred Schumann, USN Dir 752-7275
BG William Hall, USA, Advisor 777-1782
MG Maury Kendall, USA, Advisor 752-0877
CONTRIBUTIONS:
MOAACC Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 254708
PAFB, FL 32925-4708
Scholarship Finance Committee
LTC Steve Turner, USA Treas 266-6290
Mrs. Roslyn Bates, AUX, Asst. Treas 773-4459
CPT Jack Kerns, USA 622-4828
Rosemary John 631-8843
Ellie Joy 757-0193
Pat Kerns 622-4828
Ruth Oblack 453-2947
Scholarship Selection Committee
CAPT Ernest Joy, USN Chmn 757-0193
COL Erwin Hamm, USAR 254-3084
CDR Charles McRae, USN 777-8071
Maj Barry Lee, USAF, Secy 254-5686
1LT Chéri Hawes, USA RN 610-8658
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MOAACC paid up membership
as of 30 November was 1395 of
whom 378 are Life members.
The Intercom is published 12 times annually by the Cape
Canaveral Chapter , Inc. an affiliate of the Military Officers
Association of America of Alexandria, VA. Its mailing
address is P.O. Box 254186, Patrick AFB, FL 32925.
CAPT Ernie Joy, USN (Ret)
State Of The Chapter
It’s been an honor to serve as
your President. Your Chapter will be
in excellent hands with our incoming
leadership team. As I prepare to pass
the gavel to Court Yelle, I’m pleased
to report the Chapter is fiscally sound.
We continue to enjoy a large
but declining membership base
to support current and near term
projected programs and activities
without having to raise membership
dues. And we continue to sponsor
many worthwhile community outreach
endeavors through member dues and
your generous donations to each of
our two annual internal fundraisers.
Thanks to detailed planning by
our luncheon committee, we avoided
a sharp increase in the cost of our
luncheon meals for the next year.
Most importantly, with the personal
contributions and dedication of our
Chapter and Scholarship Corporation
boards, the committees listed on
page 2 of The Intercom, and the
sound wisdom of our Past Presidents,
we continue to be a force for good
throughout Brevard County. Because
of their dedication and hard work,
we continue to enjoy a deserved
reputation as the best, most active
Chapter in MOAA.
Even so we face a clear and present
challenge, much like all Chapters in
MOAA and among most veterans
organizations throughout the country:
declining membership. Last year
we recruited 131 new members and
still ended the year with a net loss.
With declining membership comes
declining influence in Washington,
and locally with our elected leaders
and the communities we serve.
It also brings less clout with military
units and civilian contractors here at
Patrick AFB upon whom we depend
for support. This is especially so when
it comes to negotiating fair prices for
food service. Declining membership
also brings tough choices as to
what we can and cannot continue to
support without increasing revenue.
We have the means to increase
membership and reduce attrition.
We just have to have the will to do
our part, and that means each of us.
For some this means going beyond
our comfort zone and inviting eligible
individuals, be they friends, neighbors,
fellow worshipers, etc. to a Chapter
function. If you enjoy spending time with
fellow officers and friends at social
functions outside the Chapter, invite
them to come to a MOAACC activity
to enjoy the experience with you! Bring
them to listen to the guest speakers
at one of our next chapter luncheons.
In January, we will have Astronaut
Winston Scott here at the Tides. What
a great opportunity, not to just hear a
great talk, but to shake the hand of
an astronaut who flew several shuttle
missions.
For others, going beyond our
comfort zone may mean going out of
one’s way to look for and welcome
individuals we don’t recognize at a
Chapter meeting, social activity, or
luncheon, and to introduce them to
other members. For still others it may
mean sponsoring a new member by
offering to help them get oriented to
Chapter activities, and to encourage
them to attend when they drift away. With just these simple yet important
steps, we can continue this Chapter’s
legacy as a force for good. Let’s each
resolve to do our part to stem the tide
of decreasing membership and keep
this Chapter vibrant and strong for
years to come.
Happy New Year!
Several awards were presented as part of the Annual Business Meeting. Shown is a picture of Col Bob Kronebusch
receiving an award from Les Merritt for his service to the chapter and MOAA. Bob was the Chapter’s President when the
officers’ club burned down and he faced all the painful work to recover from that disaster. He went on to serve as the state’s
Florida East Central Area Vice President and more recently he has served as Chairman of the Scholarship Corporation’s
Board of Directors. The flowers are for Bob’s wife, Pauline.
The Sebastian, Florida American Legion Post celebrates Patriots’ Day, which is held on the third Monday of April to
commemorate the Battles of Concord and Lexington. At each event they have a speaker and for the past three years they
have asked the chairperson of the Chapter’s Speaker Bureau, 1st Lt Gloria Makowski, USAF (Fmr Off), to help them with a
speaker.
1LT Lee Boyland, USA (Fmr Off), CAPT Ernie Joy, USN (Ret) and BG Dudley Gordon, USA (Ret) have been the speakers
for the past three years. Shown is Maj Joe Oblack, USAF (Ret) receiving an award for Lee Boyland and Dudley Gordon from
Col Ed Motyka, USAF (Ret) from the Sebastian American Legion Post. Also shown is Ernie Joy receiving his award.
Col Bob Kronebusch, USAF (Ret) &
LTC Les Merritt, USA (Ret)
Maj Joe Oblack, USAF (Ret) &
Col Ed Motyka, USAF (Ret)
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CAPT Ernie Joy, USN (Ret) &
Col Ed Motyka, USAF (Ret)
Army Officers Wives
Retired Officers Wives
Navy Officers Wives
The Army Wives and friends will
Mark your calendar for the Retired
Officers Wives first luncheon of the
New Year on January 25 at the Tides.
Input to the Intercom closed early
for the January issue due to the
holidays and the program was still in
preparation, but you can be sure that
it will be a good one. I look forward to
seeing you there.
Lunch will be served at noon,
proceeded by social time at 11:30. For
reservations call Dean Pittman (7773044) by Wednesday noon January
23.
Please remember to not leave
messages on answering machines.
The Navy Officers Wives Club will
hold it’s next luncheon on January 18
at the Indian River Colony Club. Social
hour begins at 11:30 AM and lunch is
served at noon. The lunch choices are
Seafood Newburg or Chicken Caesar
Salad and the price is $14. The
speaker will be Judy Sheperd, who
will do a presentation on a deep sea
adventure with photographs of the
underwater world of the Caribbean
and islands of the Pacific.
For information and reservations
contact Jeannie Rodriguez no later
than noon on Wednesday, January 16
at (321) 752-7998.
greet the New Year at lunch on 11
January at the Tides. We will be
entertained by the Kopy Katz who
impersonate famous people - should
be fun.
Choice of menu is Beef Ragout
w/pasta or fruit plate. Make your
reservation with Nancy Kisella (2423165) or Joy Hancharek (259-8874)
by Wednesday, 9 January.
--Ros Bates (773-4459)
Speakers Bureau
By 1st Lt Gloria Makowski, USAF (FMR)
Recent presentations:
Pat Keane, 06 Nov, The Captains Table, Topic: Limbs Replacement
George Rosenfield, 07 Nov, St. Marks Academy
John Beeson, 08 Nov, Rockledge Rotary
Bob Hughes, 08 Nov, Imagination School in Palm Bay
George Rosenfield, 08 Nov, Imagination School in Palm Bay
Danny McKnight, 09 Nov, Merritt Island High School Veterans Ceremony
Bob Hughes, 12 Nov, North Decatur High School in Indiana
--Jean Dougherty (255-6440)
--Ellie Joy (757-0193)
ESRG Talk
Employer Support for Guard and Reserve is an organization dedicated to
helping guard and reserve members that are called to active duty, recover the
jobs they left when they return. If their job has been downsized, eliminated or relocated to another part of the company, and the employer is being difficult about
putting the veteran back to work, it is ESRG that helps them get their job or an
equivalent job again. LTC Roger Trout, USA (Ret) came to the Thursday Morning
Breakfast Club meeting to brief us on how his organization accomplishes this.
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On-The-Go
Date: 8 Jan
Event: Lunch
Time: 11:30 AM
Cost: Per Individual
Location: Longhorn Steakhouse
6691 Lake Andrew Dr.
Melbourne, FL
(321) 632-9990
At the “Avenue’s” Viera
Handicapped
Restroom (Yes)
For Reservations or additional
information: Please phone
Cozette Merritt at (321) 452-7200
Cut off for reservations or
cancellations 4 January
Scholarship Cruise
The 8th Annual Scholarship Cruise
is scheduled for April 7-14, 2013. Mark
your calendar now because it will be a
terrific cruise to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica and Haiti aboard the
Celebrity Silhouette.
Call Larry Jackson (321) 757-3936
for more information.
Warmheart Fund And
Good Deeds Fund
What is the difference between the
Warmheart Fund and the Good Deeds
Fund?
Operation Warmheart is a relief
organization at PAFB managed by the
First Sergeants Council to help needy
service members and their families.
For the past several years we have
donated $6,000 from our Good Deeds
fund to Operation Warmheart. The
source of these funds has been the
annual Good Deeds fund drive each
fall.
In 2012 the board of directors
added a golf tournament to help raise
funds for Operation Warmheart. The
revenue for this tournament came
largely from sponsors and golfers
outside the Chapter. By allocating the
tournament proceeds to our annual
donation to Operation Warmheart, the
Chapter is now able to use more of
it’s member donations to our Good
Deeds fund for other worthy causes.
Examples include support for Junior
ROTC, Space Coast Honor Flight,
completion of a memorial to honor
recipients of the Purple Heart and
other worthwhile requests for help.
New Tricare/Walgreen
Update
By CAPT Ernie Joy, USN (Ret)
Express Scripts has determined
it will maintain the same robust retail pharmacy network of more than
57,000 pharmacies available to TRICARE beneficiaries. Walgreens left
the TRICARE retail pharmacy network when their contract with Express Scripts expired on December
31, 2011. On July 19, 2012, Express
Scripts and Walgreens announced
a new network agreement for Walgreens participation in one of Express
Scripts networks.
However, in line with TRICARE
Management Activity’s commitment
to the efficient management of the
TRICARE Pharmacy benefit, Walgreens will remain designated as a
non-network pharmacy provider for
TRICARE beneficiaries. You will have
to pay to purchase the drugs at Walgreens, but you will be able to send
the bills to TRICARE for reimbursement.
(Offering a 25% Discount to Military Personnel)
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Project To Reduce High School Attrition - Status Report
By Col Duane Graveline, USAF, MD, MPH (Ret) & Maj Joe Oblack, USAF (Ret)
Communication and Public Affairs, Air Force Recruiting
wife, Alma, at their inauguration of the America Promise Service. In its development stage, the presentation made a
Alliance, asked our country’s help in reducing its tragic high positive impact on at risk students in a high school setting.
school dropout rate. They called attention to our average It can be used by guidance counselors when advising at
dropout rate of 25 percent. In May 2012 at a White House risk students, or serve as a framework of discussion about
summit they challenged our country to cut the dropout rate the benefits of earning a high school diploma. MOAA
in half by 2020.
Councils and Chapters, as well as members at large, are
Members of the Cape Canaveral Chapter of the Military encouraged to bring awareness of this video to school
Officers Association responded to the challenge, Colonel superintendents, high school principals, and guidance
Duane Graveline, MP, MPH, USAF (Ret) spearheaded the counselors in their local areas.
project, and Major Joe Oblack, USAF (Ret), a high school Major Joe is but a small step along the very long path
dropout himself, presented motivational talks to local of education - merely warning students that the military
high school students to remain in school. This led to the second chance to education that has served so many
production of a video in cooperation with the 333rd Air Force in the past no longer exists. The General Equivalency
Recruiting Squadron at Patrick AFB, making the presentation Diploma (G.E.D.) no longer is your ticket to a military
available to a much wider audience. Less than four minutes career. The load of qualified applicants for military careers
in length, the video, Major Joe, is designed to stress the is now far greater than its needs in almost all branches of
critical importance of earning a high school diploma. It tells the service. Very few high school students are aware of
a compelling story of a man who dropped out of high school this change in military selection criteria - no longer is the
at the age of 15 and the resulting impact on his military General Equivalency Degree truly equivalent.
career aspirations early in life. Although he eventually earned
a General Equivalency Diploma, completed college, and
achieved a successful career, he never achieved his ultimate
goal of becoming a USAF pilot. The video concludes by
making the point that in today’s high tech world, a G.E.D.
certificate is no longer generally accepted by the armed
services in lieu of a high school diploma.
Now available at http://youtu.be/fGHiuttLLQM this video
has been cleared for public use by the Chief, Strategic
In 2010 former Secretary of State Colin Powell and his
ATLANTIC EYE MD
L TO R: Col Duane Graveline, MD, MPH, USAF (Ret)
& Maj Joe Oblack, USAF (Ret)
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• Cataract
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Voted One of the
Top Doctors and Top
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in America
Les Merritt
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Erwin C. Hamm
IMO Anne Moore
Fred J. Reeg, Jr.
IMO CAPT Fred J. Reeg, Sr.
State-of-the-Art
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FREDERICK HO, MD
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Gloria Makowski
IMO Gloria DeGraffenried
Fred Conrad
Gloria Makowski
IMO COL. Jack Dibble
Erwin C. Hamm
IMO COL Jack Dibble
Jean Beschen, (AUX)
1177 Ironsides Ave.
Melbourne, FL 32940-7052
LtCol Kenneth R. Stein, USA (Ret)
430 Messha Trail
Merritt Island, FL 32953
Sponsor: Frank Holder
Gladys Beck, (AUX)
4000 Windover Way
Melbourne, FL 32934-8511
Doris Durette, (AUX)
1170 San Juan Drive
Merritt Island, FL 32952-2738
Elizabeth Dalton, (AUX)
444 Thrush Drive
Satellite Beach, FL 32937-3730
MAJ Robert A. Urbano, USA (Ret)
1540 Liberty Tree Road
Titusville, FL 32796-1587
Sponsor: Ernie Joy
2LT Deborah Subocz, USAR
2903 Henry Court
Waldorf, MD 20603
Sponsor: Frank Holder
2LT Nicholas Deschenes, USA
31 Benson Ave.
Nashua, NH 03060
Sponsor: Frank Holder
2LT Damian Bailey, USAR
7240 NW 1st St.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33204
Sponsor: Frank Holder
Maj Michael B. Olivier, USAF (Ret)
3370 Deer Lakes Drive
Melbourne, FL 32940-2309
Sponsor: Les Merritt
2LT Joshua Fristron, USANG
539 Ellington Ave.
Palm Bay, FL 32909
Sponsor: Frank Holder
Lt Col Nickolas Drobot, USAF (Ret)
311 Riverside Trail
Patrick AFB, FL 329125
Sponsor: Court Yelle
Lt Col Patrick Wingate, USAF (Ret)
580 Jillotus St.
Merritt Island, FL 32952-5242
Sponsor: Robert Watts
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CPT Jim R. Fuqua, USA (Fmr Off)
2693 Galindo Circle
Melbourne, FL 32940-5909
LTC Carter L. Rogers, USA
CMR 480, Box 2786
APT, AE 09128
Sponsor: Jeff Rogers
MAJ Bryant V.S. Rogers, USA
60 Sandprints Dr., Unit 10
Miramar Beach, FL 32550-6859
Sponsor: Jeff Rogers
Mrs. Wanda Drake (AUX)
457 Crystal Lake Dr.
Melbourne, FL 32940-1984
Mrs. Edris C. Kroepsch (AUX)
1359 Democracy Ave.
Melbourne, FL 32940-6810
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Submitted By Robert Short
In April 1942 36 Zeros attacking
a British naval base at Colombo,
Ceylon, were met by 60 Royal Air
Force aircraft. Twenty-seven of the
RAF planes went down. The Japanese
lost one Zero.
Five months after America’s entry
into the war, the Zero was still a
mystery to pilots.
On June 3, Japanese warplanes
attacked the American base at Dutch
Harbor in Alaska.
In the raid Chief Petty Officer
Makoto Endo led a three-plane Zero
section whose other pilots were Flight
Petty Officers Tsuguo Shikada and
Tadayoshi Koga. Koga, a small 19 year
old, was the son of a rural carpenter.
His Zero’s, serial number was 4593. It
had left the Mitsubishi Nagoya aircraft
factory on February 19, only 3 1/2
months earlier, so it was the latest
design.
Endo led his section to Dutch
Harbor, where it joined the other
Zeros in strafing. It was then
(according to Shikada, interviewed
in 1984) that Koga’s Zero was hit
by ground fire.
After the raid, eight American
P-40’s shot down 4 Val dive
bombers. In the swirling, minuteslong dogfight, LT John J. Cape shot
down a plane identified as a Zero.
Another Zero was instantly on his tail.
He climbed and rolled, trying to evade,
but those were the wrong maneuvers
to escape a Zero. The enemy fighter
easily stayed with him, firing machine
guns. Cape and his plane plunged
into the sea. Another Zero shot up
the P-40 of LT Winfield McIntyre, who
survived a crash landing with a dead
engine.
Endo and Shikada accompanied
Koga as he flew his oil-spewing
airplane to an emergency landing
field. The three Zeros circled low
over the green, treeless island. At a
level, grassy valley floor half a mile
inland, Koga lowered his wheels and
flaps and eased toward a three-point
landing. As his main wheels touched,
they dug in and the Zero flipped
onto its back, tossing water, grass,
and gobs of mud. The valley floor
was a bog and the knee-high grass
concealed water.
Endo and Shikada circled. There
was no sign of life. If Koga were dead,
their duty was to destroy the downed
fighter. Incendiary bullets from their
machine guns would have done the
job. But Koga was a friend, and they
couldn’t bring themselves to shoot.
Perhaps he would recover, destroy
the plane himself, and walk to the
waiting submarine.
Endo and Shikada abandoned the
downed fighter and returned to the
carrier 200 hundred miles to the south.
(The Ryujo was sunk two months later
in the eastern Solomons by planes
from the aircraft carrier Saratoga.
Endo was killed in action at Rabaul
on October 12, 1943, while Shikada
survived the war and eventually
became a banker.)
The wrecked Zero lay in the bog for
more than a month, unseen by U.S.
patrol planes and offshore ships. The
island is often foggy and constant
Aleutian winds create unpleasant
turbulence over the rugged island.
Grumman F6F Hellcat & Mitsubishi Zero
Most pilots preferred to remain over
water, so planes rarely flew over it.
On July 10 an amphibian returning
from patrol crossed the island. A
gunner spotted the plane. The patrol
plane’s commander, LT William Thies,
descended for a closer look. What he
saw excited him.
Back at Dutch Harbor, Thies
persuaded his squadron commander
to let him take a party to the downed
plane. No one knew that it was a Zero.
ENS Robert Larson was Thiers’s copilot when the plane was discovered.
He remembers reaching the Zero.
“We approached cautiously, walking
in about a foot of water covered
with grass. Koga’s body, thoroughly
strapped in, was upside down in the
plane, his head barely submerged
in the water.” “We were surprised at
the details of the airplane,” Larson
continues. “It was well built, with
simple, unique features.
Thies determined that the wrecked
plane was a nearly new Zero, which
suddenly gave it special meaning, for
it was repairable. However, unlike U.S.
warplanes, which had detachable
wings, the Zero’s wings were integral
with the fuselage. This complicated
salvage and shipping. Navy crews
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brought the plane out of the bog. The
tripod that was used to lift the engine,
and later the fuselage, sank 3 to 4 feet
into the mud. The Zero was too heavy
to turn over with the equipment on
hand, so it was left upside down while
a tractor dragged it on a skid to the
beach and a barge. At Dutch Harbor
it was turned over with a crane,
cleaned and crated, wings and all.
When the awkward crate containing
Zero 4593 arrived at North Island
Naval Air Station, San Diego, a 12 foot
high stockade was erected around it
inside a hangar. Marines guarded
the priceless plane while Navy crews
worked around the clock to make it
airworthy. (There is no evidence the
Japanese ever knew we had salvaged
Koga’s plane.)
In mid-September LCDR Eddie
R. Sanders studied it for a week as
repairs were completed. Forty-six
years later he clearly remembered
his flights in Koga’s Zero. “My
log shows that I made 24 flights
in Zero 4593 from 20 September
to 15 October 1942,” Sanders
told me. “These flights covered
performance tests such as we do
on planes undergoing Navy tests.
The very first flight exposed
weaknesses of the Zero that our
pilots could exploit with proper
tactics. “The Zero had superior
maneuverability only at the lower
speeds used in dog fighting, with
short turning radius and excellent
aileron control at very low speeds.
However, immediately apparent was
the fact that the ailerons froze up at
speeds above 200 knots, so that
rolling maneuvers at those speeds
were slow and required much force
on the control stick.
It rolled to the left much easier than
to the right. Also, its engine cut out
under negative acceleration (as when
nosing into a dive) due to its float-type
carburetor. “We now had an answer
for our pilots who were unable to
escape a pursuing Zero. We told them
to go into a vertical power dive, using
negative acceleration, if possible,
to open the range quickly and gain
advantageous speed while the Zero’s
engine was stopped.
At about 200 knots, we instructed
them to roll hard right before the Zero
pilot could get his sights lined up. “This
recommended tactic was radioed to
the fleet after my first flight of Koga’s
plane and soon the welcome answer
came back: “It works!” Sanders said,
satisfaction sounding in his voice
even after nearly half a century.
Thus by late September 1942
Allied pilots in the Pacific theater
knew how to escape a pursuing
Zero.
The Zero was added to the
U.S. Navy inventory and assigned
its Mitsubishi serial number. The
Japanese colors and insignia were
replaced with those of the U.S. Navy
and later the U.S. Army, which
also test-flew it. The Navy pitted it
against the best American fighters
of the time--the P-38 Lockheed
Lightning, the P-39 Bell Airacobra,
the P-51 North American Mustang,
the F4F-4 Grumman Wildcat, and
the F4U chance Vought Corsair-and for each type developed the
most effective tactics and altitudes
for engaging the Zero.
In February 1945 CDR Richard
G. Crommelin was taxiing Zero
4593 at San Diego Naval Air Station,
where it was being used to train
pilots bound for the Pacific. An SB2C Helldiver overran it and chopped
it up from tail to cockpit. Crommelin
survived, but the Zero didn’t.
A classic example of the Koga
plane’s value occurred on April
1, 1943, when Ken Walsh, flying
an F4U Corsair southeast of
Bougainville, encountered a lone
Zero. “I turned toward him, planning
a deflection shot, but before I could
get on him, he rolled, putting his
plane right under my tail and within
range. I had been told the Zero was
extremely maneuverable, but if I
hadn’t seen how swiftly his plane
flipped onto my tail, I wouldn’t have
believed it,” Walsh recently recalled.
“I remembered briefings that
resulted from test flights of Koga’s
Zero on how to escape from a
following Zero. With that lone Zero
on my tail I did a split S, and with
its nose down and full throttle
my Corsair picked up speed
fast. I wanted at least 240 knots,
preferably 260.
I rolled hard right. As I did this
and continued my dive, tracers from
the Zero zinged past my plane’s
belly. “From information that came
from Koga’s Zero, I knew the Zero
rolled more slowly to the right than
to the left. If I hadn’t known which
way to turn or roll, I’d have probably
rolled to my left. If I had done that,
the Zero would likely have turned
with me, locked on, and had me.
I used that maneuver a number of
times to get away from Zeros.” By
war’s end, Lt Col Kenneth Walsh
had 21 aerial victories.
By Col Duane Graveline, USAF, MD, MPH (Ret)
I was involved in a study to do with
recall of unconsciousness in pilots
done by the Norwegian scientist, Dr.
Sem Jacobsen. I had been intrigued by
the “shakes” in pilots and that recall of
unconsciousness during demonstrations in altitude chambers was completely lacking. When you have both a
possible inability to recall and the natural reticence to reveal on the part of pilots whose job is at stake, it becomes
clear why so little data existed on this
subject.
Dr. Jacobsen needed subjects and
technical assistance and I volunteered
to help him. I was
TF-100
one of the first to
go through. Electrodes were affixed to my scalp.
An in-flight brain
wave
recorder
was
installed
in the TF-100,
the two-seater,
trainer version of the fighter. A movie
camera also was installed in the rear
cockpit aimed at the subject’s face and
upper torso. A voice recorder completed the equipment.
The high G runs began at 25,000
feet. At about 15,000 feet, pullout occurred placing heavy G loading on the
subject with the intent of trying to make
him unconscious. The pilot was protected by his G-suit. After the run, the
pilot, who could observe the subject in
the rear view mirror, asked the subject
if he felt okay and if he had had any
problems.
“I don’t care what the damn camera
said, I did not lose consciousness,”
was the usual response of the 23 pilots
participating in this study. Despite irrefutable evidence of seeing oneself
slumped down in the cockpit, occasionally with head and arms jerking
and brain wave evidence of gross
abnormalities, coupled with the observer pilot’s descriptive information,
all of the test subjects including yours
truly had to admit that absolutely no
one had the slightest recall for unconsciousness. An amnesia results which
makes any history by the subject
completely invalid.
I shall never forget my absolute astonishment at seeing my body thrash
about
within
the
confines
of the cockpit
with absolutely
no recall on my
part. My comments at first
were
denial.
“That is not me.
You must have
the records mixed up.” Alas, that was
not to be.
I have confirmed this observation in
a number of different but similar situations. I have observed a person striking his head on a hot electric “fencer”
wire, fall to the ground apparently unconscious for 15 to 20 seconds, get
up and continue walking with no recall
of the event despite direct questioning afterward. And all flight surgeons
have observed the shakes and jerks
of some individuals during demonstrations in chamber runs or during
centrifuge runs as the headward acceleration approaches five or six Gs.
There is much yet to be learned about
loss of consciousness.
Cahterine Albright, AUX
4 November 2012
Ruth M. Glynn, AUX
13 September 2012
Joan T. Davis, AUX
September 2012
LtCol Darrell A. Beschen, USAF (Ret)
10 October 2012
LCDR Preston E. Beck, USN (Ret)
11 October 2012
LT Neil Durette, USNSCC
29 October 2012
Gloria M. DeGraffenried, AUX
31 October 2012
Maj Edgar Dalton, USAF (Ret)
2 November 2012
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CDR Herbert Ellingwood, USNR (Ret)
11 November 2012
Col Ralph Swanson, USAF (Ret)
11 November 2012
COL William Parr, USA (Ret)
20 November 2012
COL John Dibble, USA (Ret)
21 November 2012
Lt Col Kay Kroepsch, USAF (Ret)
23 November 2012
Lt Col Lee F. Kenney, USAF (Ret)
25 November 2012
Marvin Moskowitz
Spouse of COL Dee Moskowitz, USA (Ret)
25 November 2012
Air Force Recruiting
Current Affairs
By Col Susan Neugebauer, USAF (Ret)
Frank Skarvelis, CFM, the Brevard
County Floodplain Administrator,
spoke at the Current Affairs Forum
on November 15. Frank was born in
Pennsylvania, but has spent most of
his adult life in Florida. He has been
a Brevard County employee for 20
years and has held the position of
floodplain administrator for 17 years.
Frank is the expert on flooding and
maps. He brought along hand-outs
on how to save on flood insurance
and preferred risk policy eligibility, For
individual cases, Frank encouraged
people to come to his office in the Viera Government Complex, building A,
room 211. His phone number is 6717340.
At the conclusion of the forum,
the chairperson announced that the
Chapter President, CAPT Ernie Joy,
USN (Ret), will be in charge of Current
Affairs in 2013.
Col Susan Neugebauer, USAF (Ret)
with Frank Skarvelis
Current Affairs
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“Legal Issues And You”
The first Current Affairs forum
of the year is about legal issues
that may impact you. The Cape
Canaveral Chapter is fortunate that
two of our Intercom supporters are
attorneys who practice in the local
area. They are conducting a joint
forum about legal issues.
The two attorneys, Robin
Petersen and Kurt Weiss, have been
residents of the area and practicing
attorneys for many years. Both
attorneys are dedicated to providing
elder
law
assistance,
estate
planning, wills, probate and trust
administration, special needs trusts,
veterans’ benefits, planning for
nursing homes, and asset protection
for long-term care costs.
They can simplify the legal
maze of mind-boggling issues. The
purpose of the forum is to educate
and provide an opportunity for
members and their guests to get
information.
See you at the 19th Hole, the
At-Ease Club, IRCC on 17 January
2013 about 9:15.
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Lt Col Tim Goodroe, USAF, Commander of the 33rd Recruiting Squadron, came to the November 15 Thursday Morning Breakfast Club meeting
at the At Ease Club at IRCC to brief the
chapter on the latest developments in
Air Force recruiting. He gave an interesting presentation about the techniques the Air Force uses to choose
the applicants that the Air Force might
select to enter the Air Force.
He said that an applicant must be,
as a minimum, a high school graduate. Many have college experience
including some that hold a college
degree. He must have no tattoos
that will be visible when dressed in
uniform. He cannot have a history of
trouble with the law or other behavior problems. He said that it turns out
that 70 percent of the candidates are
not eligible to get into the Air Force. It
is an attractive career for young men
and women and the Air Force is having good success filling its ranks with
top notch people.
Lt Col Tim Goodroe, USAF &
CAPT Ernie Joy, USN (Ret)
Community Blueprint Update
2013 Chapter Budget
The chapter’s treasurer, LTC Steve
Turner, USA (Ret) presented the
recommended budget for the year 2013
at the November Business Meeting. The
following budget was passed.
Income
Members Dues
$21,765
Warmheart Fund Raiser
7,220
Good Deeds Surplus (net)
2,150
2014 Directory Advertising 1,800
TMBC Donations
1,710
Interest
1,150
MOAA/FL Council Donations 600
Monthly Luncheon
545
Installation Banquet
170
Total Income
$37,110
Expenses
Intercom (net)
$15,252
Administration
4,172
JROTC Support
2,500
PAFB, USCG, NOTU, MAC
Support
2,000
Payments to Affiliates/FCOC 1,100
Noncash Awards/Donations
748
Community Blue Print
700
Christmas Party
450
Merchandise Sales
248
Past Presidents Dinner
200
Total Expenses
$27,370
Surplus
$9,740
By CDR Courtney Yelle, USN (Ret)
At the request of the National Office
of MOAA, the Cape Canaveral Chapter
has arranged a presentation of Community Blueprint by representatives of
National MOAA to over 70 community
leaders, individuals, government agencies, non profits, and volunteers that will
be held at the Holiday Inn-Viera on January 23, 2013. This presentation will attempt to bring collaborative, integrated
solutions to address the most common
challenges facing veterans and military
families. Community Blueprint is a nation-wide effort to assist returning veterans, current veterans and families of
veterans throughout the nation.
Items being addressed are in eight
impact areas. These areas include, unemployment, education, family strength,
behavioral health, housing/homelessness, financial/legal, reintegration and
volunteerism. Of the two million veterans across the United States, over
72,000 veterans are in Brevard County.
That is 18 percent of the Brevard County population over 18 years of age, and
6,200 are women. One in five of your
neighbors is a veteran.
MOAA’s Cape Canaveral Chapter is
aware of many organizations helping
veterans and their families now. This
presentation is to take the support to
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a higher level. It is an overview and attempts to coordinate services and fill
gaps. It will attempt to meld the many
hardworking volunteers and professionals in civic, military and professional
organizations to blend their services.
Invited attendees include banks, civic
organizations, Veterans Administration,
Veteran Service Organizations, lawyers,
non-profits, schools, shelter representatives, Mayors, County Officials, Workforce leaders, the Press, and many others.
In summary, Community Blueprint
is an opportunity to help returning servicemen and women, current veterans and their families in many tangible
ways. These persons have been giving their all. Brevard County residents
need to give back, give them the help
to reintegrate into society. Help them to
know how much we care about them,
how much we love them, and how the
community is prepared to volunteer and
work together to give them the support
they need. The synergy that comes from
a gathering like this builds collaboration, coordination, and confidence in
the help needed. This is especially necessary among our older veterans of Korea and Vietnam and their families who
have been neglected.
Businesses That Support The Intercom
The Intercom is the largest expense in chapter’s budget. Part of the cost is covered by the ads that appear in each issue. Col Susan Neugebauer, USAF (Ret) is the Intercom’s Advertising Manager and works hard to help defray Intercom
expenses. She makes it a part of her program to invite advertisers to be the chapter’s guest at the monthly luncheon.
Chapter members are happy to have the advertisers attend the luncheon and to have an opportunity to meet them and
express the chapter’s appreciation for their support, and assure them that they will use their services.
The chapter’s photographer tries to take a picture of the luncheon guest. Shown is Dr. Carl Saladino, who attended
the luncheon on October 16. In his remarks he thanked the military men and women for their service to the nation. His
office is in Suntree and he manages a full service facility. He accepts all TRICARE programs.
Also shown is Kathi Ridner who attended the November 20 luncheon. Kathi represented One Senior Place which, for
a long time, has been an advertiser in the Intercom. One Senior Place is the All in One Place where a person can find
senior solutions and services in one place.
Dr. Carl Saladino With Chapter President Ernie Joy
Kathi Ridner With Chapter President Ernie Joy
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Scholarship Grants Program Starts January 1
By LTC Les Merritt, USA (Ret)
This is a personal kickoff message to the members
provides this very valuable service to the descendents
of the Cape Canaveral Chapter of the Military Officers
and wards of our entire military community, both officers
Association of America (MOAACC) scholarship grants
and enlisted personnel, residing in Brevard County.
program that starts on January 1, 2013.
In the past 29 years MOAACC has awarded 193
We need your assistance. We need you to refresh
scholarships in the amount of $480,500 to the education
your memory on what the scholarship fund provides
of the future leaders of our great country.
to its members (this information is summarized in the
The MOAACC Scholarship Program is an online system (don’t worry, your younger descendents will know
below paragraphs). Then we need you to make a telewhat to do). All the information of how to apply is listed in
phone call to that child, grandchild or great grandchild of
the chapter’s web site “www.moaacc.org.” Click on the
yours to let them know that you want to help them even
Scholarships tab to go directly to scholarship informamore in their educational pursuits.
tion. The site contains the eli MOAACC is an active non2012
Scholarship
Winners
gibility criteria, procedures and
profit organization composed of
application forms required for
active duty, retired and former
submission to the Scholarship
officers of the U.S. Uniformed
Selection Committee.
Services (Army, Navy, Air Force,
All application data with
Marine Corps, Coast Guard,
supporting
documentation must
NOAA and USPHS) and that
be received by the deadline of
our current membership is over
June 15. Between January and
1400.
June make a couple of phone
Each year since 1984,
calls to your descendent apMOAACC has awarded scholarplicants so they will meet the
ship grants to descendants and
deadline.
wards of chapter members that
Contributions are welare on active duty, Guard and
come.
Send
to MOAACC ScholReserve in paid drill status, and
arship
Fund,
P.O. Box 254708,
L
to
R:
June
Schmidlkofer
(UCF),
Dusty
Rose
(UP),
Julia
retired military personnel living
Patrick
Air
Force
Base, FL
Swalchick
(William
&
Mary),
Brianna
Brodeur
(FSU)
or deceased. The chapter also
32925-4708.
and Tyler Davidson (UF)
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Monthly Luncheon
By Maj Joe, USAF (Ret) & Ruth O`black
For 2013 the MOAACC monthly
luncheon will continue at The Tides
on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The
Tides is now managed by a civilian
company called Aramark. They have
agreed to keep their charges the same
as in 2012, so we will be charging
the same $12.50 for non Tides Club
members
and
$10.50 for Tides
Club members.
We made some
menu
changes
based
on
comments made
during
2012.
Please continue
to
give
us
feedback during
2013.
As a reminder,
all
reservations
must be made by 1600 hours the
Thursday prior to the luncheon. In
the event you have to cancel, that
too should be done by the same
Thursday in order not to be charged
for the luncheon. The reason for
this is once we call in the number
of meals to The Tides, MOAACC is
committed to pay The Tides for that
number of meals. The procedures are
the result of Tides Club scheduling
and food preparation.
If possible, please make your
reservation using the form on the back
page of The Intercom. Joe Oblack
also has the forms available at TMBC.
Reservations
can
be
made
electronically by
using our website
at www.moaacc.
org. The tides
member discount,
whether
you
charge or pay by
check or cash,
also
includes
your
guests.
Your Tides Credit
Card number is
always needed to give to the club
to receive the discount. Lastly, we
also accept telephone reservations
(321-453-2947) with payment at the
welcome table. Do not hesitate to call
if you think we might not receive your
mailed reservation in time. Almost
every month we have ‘no shows’ and
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subsequently Joe and Ruth are on
the phone as collection agents.
We are looking forward to 2013.
The Tides luncheon is a favorite of
many members. This coming year, we
will be providing some very interesting
guest speakers.
Mt Dora Trip
By Rosemary John, Spouse
The November 7 bus trip to Mt.
Dora went well. We had a full bus
and a great group of people. Quite a
few of us were MOAACC members.
Mary and Frank Dunagan made all the
arrangements, God provided beautiful
weather and Lee did the narrative on
the bus. It was a wonderful trip and a
great day,
We had lunch at Mt. Dora and
afterwards, we drove to a winery for
a wine tasting, which was a lot of
fun. Frank was able to get a bus w/a
wheelchair lift and so I was able to join
in all the fun too. What a great boon
that was! The driver was excellent and
very diligent in his consideration for
me and my chair.
All in all, it was a wonderful day
spent w/good friends. If the trip is
on the agenda for next year, I heartily
recommend you plan to go.
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The Military Officers Association of America, Cape Canaveral Chapter (MOAACC)
P.O. Box 254186, Patrick AFB, FL 32925-4186
Chapter Membership $20
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LUNCHEON - January 15, 2013
The Tides - PAFB (11:45 AM)
11:30 Social
12:00 Call To Order
40-49
$460
50-59
$400
60-69
$330
70-79
$235
80-89
$155
Luncheon Reservation Form (At The Tides) (11:45 AM)
Reservations must be made by completing the form below
and mailing it to MOAACC, P.O. Box 254186, Patrick AFB,
FL 32925. Please arrive by 11:45 AM.
I am a new member
How many?
Program: CAPT Winston Scott, USN (Ret)
Menu: Regular: Crispy crumb baked chicken
breast, garden salad
Light: Chefs salad,
Au Julienne w/choice of dressing
To cancel reservation call Joe/Ruth Oblack
(453-2947) NLT five days prior.
Fees
Life Membership payable over three
consecutive months.
Make Check payable to MOAACC.
Dues and Fees include subscription
to THE INTERCOM.
(See MOAA magazine label)
MOAA National Membership No.
Age
16 Digit
or Card No.
Check Enclosed $
Regular
OC members $10.50 per person Non O’Club members
$12.50.
To receive reduced rate OC members must submit their 16
digit Club Card number with check or charge.
Light
Singles Table
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Exp. Date:
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No
(Print Please)
Reservations must be received no later than Thursday prior to date of Luncheon.
Cancellations will be accepted through Thursday prior to luncheon date by calling
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