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MILITARY OFFICERS CALL Sun City Center Chapter Military Officers Association of America P MILITARY OFFICERS CALL Sun City Center Chapter Military Officers Association of America P. O. Box 5693, Sun City Center, FL. 33571 Volume 34 Number 7 JULY 2019 NO LUNCHEON (Next luncheon Sept. 4th) President’s Message Benny Blackshire, LTC USA (Ret VA secretary’s health care fight could affect the department for decades to come By: Leo Shane III (Military Times) “For the first time since the fall of Saigon, more than half of our veterans are under the age of 65,” Wilkie told Mili- WE DO NOT MEET IN JULY AND AUGUST. I think tary Times in an exclusive interview last week. “They everyone knows we take July and August off and do not have very different attitudes when it comes to care. They have a chapter meeting/luncheon. Our next chapter meet- want care that’s close to home. They want ing and luncheon will be September 4, 2019. We will tell care that is quick. They’re not from a world where they are you about the guest speaker in next month’s newsletter. comfortable sitting and waiting.” YES, we will have a July and August Newsletter to keep Under the VA Mission Act, passed by Congress last you posted on the latest happenings. summer, the department is set for a sweeping expansion of its community care program, the rules governing when We had a smaller turnout for our June meeting, which veterans can see a private health care provider at taxpay- is normal going into the summer months. I reported to our er expense. members at the meeting that we had a great Memorial “(Now) the veteran is at the center of his health care, not Day Ceremony to pay tribute to the 147 local veterans who the institution,” he said, repeating a line he has delivered had died since our last ceremony. It was a combined ef- to Congress multiple times in recent months. “And if there fort of the Sun City Center military associations and other is something we cannot provide, he has the option of go- organizations that made it a great success. I thank every- ing to [the] private sector or waiting for us to provide it. one that was present. That is a sea change in terms of the way we operate.” Those congressional appearances are part of a larger Being part of our local MOAA Chapter supports the ef- offensive by department officials against persistent charg- forts of MOAA National and they are working hard to fight es that the upcoming changes will outsource too much of for the benefits we were promised during our service to the department’s responsibilities and resources — our country. MOAA was instrumental in gaining the larg- “privatization of VA,” according to critics. est pay raise in 10 years for our service personnel. The A coalition of congressional Democrats and veterans President’s budget proposal calls for a 3.2% increase in advocates are rallying against the looming changes, say- military basic pay and that effects military retiree’s pay as ing that pushing too many veterans into the private sector well. Military pay will remain a top priority for MOAA this will hollow out the federal health care system. year as they continue to lobby congress. TRICARE bene- The 56-year-old Wilkie — a longtime conservative oper- fits continue to be under attack as we continue to see in- ative who has held key leadership posts under presidents creases in what military families must pay. MOAA will con- and members of Congress for three decades — is left in tinue to fight any increases in TRICARE fees. the middle, working to calm critics and turn the command- er-in-chief’s boasts into reality. In closing, I want to thank each of you for continuing to Already well-known and controversial in the veterans support our Sun City Center Chapter of MOAA. If you community, Wilkie is poised to see his public profile grow would like to become more involved by being a member of even larger — whether he wants it or not — as that June 6 the board, a chapter officer, or on a committee, please deadline approaches. drop me an email and we will find the right job for you. For his part, the secretary calls this “the greatest trans- Have a great summer and we will see you back in Sep- formative period in the history of our VA” and says that the tember. changes will dramatically improve operations and public perception of the sprawling veterans bureaucracy, which Benny employs more than 400,000 people and could see its budget swell to nearly $220 billion next year. Editor’s Note: The battle pertaining to privatization is about to begin in earnest. JUNE 5th LUNCHEON CAPT. Richard Petrucci — LTC Benny Blackshire Navy CAPT Richard Petrucci discusses Cuban Missile Crises with MOAA Retired Navy Captain, Richard J. Petrucci was the fea- tured speaker at the June 5th Military Officers Association CAPT. Richard J. Petrucci, USN (Ret) of America (MOAA) luncheon held in the Florida Room at the North Side Atrium. CAPT Petrucci graduated from the Naval Academy in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in engi- neering. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1963 and MOAA ACTION SITE served in the Navy for 25 years. His flying assignments included four tours of duty in Pa- I have created this box to direct members to the trol Squadrons including command of Patrol Squadron 26 online MOAA ‘Take Action’ site in order to assist in Brunswick, ME. Dick also graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA with a master's de- MOAA in achieving their legislative goals. gree in Computer Science, and attended the Naval War Click here and select the issue(s) you would like to College in Newport, RI. During his career in the Navy he earned subspecialty have MOAA discuss with your representatives. designations in Computer Science, Computer Systems Fill in the form and click submit. MOAA will send Management, Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations, and it to your representatives. You can add your own Weapons Systems Acquisition Management. comments if you wish. Dick retired from the Navy in 1986 with the rank of Cap- tain and joined Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Marietta, GA as a senior engineer. He retired in 1998 and moved to Tampa, Florida. In 2002 he joined the faculty at the Sarasota Military Academy (SMA), the country's first charter military high school, where he was Chairman of the Math & Science MEMBERSHIP CORNER Department for three years. Dick also holds the rank of The Membership Committee Chair is providing the following to Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol where he update the Chapter membership regarding our Chapter LOE & served as Deputy Squadron Commander, Aviation MOAA rewards. Also, this article will list new Chapter mem- Safety Officer, Aerospace Education Officer and Char- bers. acter Development Instructor for Cadets. He has over 7,500 hours of pilot time. Dick is also — 203 Chapter members the Vice President for Education and Director of Youth — 123 LIFE members Programs for the Sarasota-Manatee Council of the — 30 PREMIUM members Navy League, — 17 BASIC members Having entered the Navy at the time of the Cuban — 29 non-MOAA members Missile Crisis, Dick provided the members with a com- prehensive review of the details surrounding that New Chapter member(s) last month: event. He described the chronological events that un- COL Michael Shaw, USA Retired folded from the start of the Russian/Cuban missile cri- ses to its successful conclusion. He also provided REMINDER: The Chapter reimburses $100 to members up- some information relative to the unsuccessful “Bay of grading to LIFE when LIFE certificate is presented to the Pigs.” Treasurer. 2 Chapter Officers PRESIDENT LTC Benny Blackshire, USA (Ret)……………260-3105 [email protected] 1st VP MAJ James Haney, USMC (Ret)……………..220-8758 [email protected] Membership Chairman 2nd VP CDR Cliff Korn USNR (Ret)………………….. 532-0913 [email protected] SECRETARY LTC Ed Mooney, USA (Ret)………………….751-6844 [email protected] ASSISTANT SECRETARY Lt Col Ferris Garrett, USAF (Ret)……….…….841-0532 [email protected] TREASURER 1st Lt Bob Cochran USA (Fmr)..…………..…677-2606 [email protected] ASSISTANT TREASURER D. Kay Benson (Aux).…………………...….… 938-3030 [email protected] DIRECTOR LT Dave Floyd, USN (Fmr)... ……….………...334-7797 [email protected] DIRECTOR Doris Glass (Aux)…………………………....….642-0497 Luncheon Reservation Coordinator [email protected] DIRECTOR CAPT Frank Kepley, USN (Ret) ……… ……..642-0801 Public Affairs Officer Legislative Affairs Publisher/Editor Officers Call Newsletter [email protected] DIRECTOR Jane Foppe (Aux) ……………………….….....541-2618 [email protected] Surviving Spouse Liaison PAST PRESIDENT LTC Charles Conover, USA (Ret)…..….…......260-3257 [email protected] PERSONNEL OFFICER CDR Ed Socha, USN (Ret) …………...……. .634-4957 Personnel Affairs Proofreader (newsletter) [email protected] JROTC Coordinator Lt Col James Warchol, USAF (Ret)………..…633-1063 [email protected] CHAPLAIN Assistant Personal Affairs Lt Col Samuel Rorer, USAF (Ret)…..………. 260-3882 [email protected] 3 . David J. 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