Silicon Valley Chapter Military Ofcers Association of America

Volume XV Issue 9 The Bulletin Sept 2018 September Luncheon Speaker Luncheon he speaker at our September Tluncheon is Captain Chuck Good, 20 Sept 2018 USN. A 1990 graduate of the Naval Academy, he is the Chair of Surface Warfare at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey. As such, he is responsible for mentoring the Navy’s Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) students at NPS as well as being the on-campus advocate and subject- matter expert for all research and study related to the Surface Warfare community. The ~110 SWOs at NPS form about 20% of the Navy student body ... the largest line officer contingent. Almost all of these officers will become shipboard Department Heads (middle management) after graduating from NPS. Recent events have shown a need to “get back to basics” Captain Chuck Good, USN (seamanship and leadership); NPS fills an Social Hour: 11:00 AM important role in this refocusing. Captain Good has deep operational Luncheon: 11:45 AM background. He has served in six AEGIS- configured ships, commanding the last two - Luncheon is $26.00 USS KIDD (DDG-100) and USS See Back Page for Reservations PRINCETON (CG-59). Form and Directions CALENDAR OF EVENTS 6 Sept Board Meeting 10:30 AM 20 Sept Luncheon 11:00 AM 4 Oct Board Meeting 10:30 AM 18 Oct Luncheon with Mr. Tim Farrell presentation about William Hogarth 22 Nov Luncheon with Maj General Kent Hillhouse USA (ret) Vietnam War and Los Gatos Memorial KIDD alongside a sister ship of PRINCETON 20 Dec Luncheon with Col Keith Giles cont'd pg 3 tour of Germany and Poland PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE Hi All, The phone calls and emails started Saturday after lunch. Senator John McCain was dead of brain cancer at age 81. I was not a close friend, but I worked for him for the better part of four years when he ran for president in 2000 and 2008. Relax. This is not a political perspective. It’s about Veterans and who, half a century ago, were shot down and imprisoned. They were tortured unmercifully. Some died. The Vietnamese captors did not adhere to the Geneva Conventions that established the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment of prisoners in war. Despite this, the POW’s followed the Code of Conduct that provided guidance for the behavior of soldiers even in the event they are captured. They followed the same OFFICERS, BOARD, AND CHAIRS chain of command they had when they took off from an air base in Vietnam or lifted off PRESIDENT:Cpt Charles McDougald USA 415-722-1009 from the deck of an aircraft carrier. This discipline carried them through the worst of 1st VP: LDCR J.C. Burns USN times as a POW. 650-637-7742 2nd VP:CAPT John Hassenplug, USN Colonel Orson Swindle, a Marine and fellow Georgian, recruited me in 1999 to 650-224-7638 Secretary: COL Warren Enos AUS help Sen. McCain run for president. He recruited me again when McCain ran for 408-245-2217 president in 2008. Swindle headed the Veterans group that supported both runs for Treasurer: CAPT Keith Ott USN 530-219-2404 president. He was shot down November 11, 1966. Senator McCain joined him at the Past President: CAPT Gil Borgardt USN Hanoi Hilton on October 26, 1967. Colonel Bob Stirm joined them both a day later, on 650-342-1270 October 27, 1967. I saw a lot of these three during the two presidential campaigns. DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS CALMOAA When Stirm came home in 1973, a photographer snapped a photo of his CAPT Gil Borgardt USN 650-342-1270 daughter running toward him screaming with glee and her arms opened wide. That Chaplain Col Don Bradley USAF 650-592-0915 photo, entitled Burst of Joy, won the Pulitzer Price the following year. At one event, Chapter Outreach Stirm was asked to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. He said that, while a prisoner, CWO5 Robert Landgraf USMC 408-323-8838 Commissary/Exchange Advisory every day every prisoner recited that Pledge out loud, whether he was standing up or CDR Ralph Hunt USN 650-967-8467 Friends-in-Need (FIN) Program lying down, whether he was with a group or alone. Each recited the Pledge to let his CDR Al Mouns USN 408-257-5629 captors know he loved his country and his allegiance was to his flag and no captor could Navy League Liaison LCDR Tom Winant USN 650-678-7120 ever change that. Membership/Recruitment Swindle was a big bear of a man. He was tortured like all the others. He could CAPT John Hassenplug, USN 650-224-7638 Personal Affairs tell that, because of his size, the diminutive Vietnamese were scared of him. Through CAPT Robert French USN 650-549-8896 Programs sheer force of personality - and a lot of guile – he managed to convince some of his CDR Ralph Hunt USN 650-967-8467 jailers that November 10 was National Donut Day. A few weeks went by, and to ROTC CWO4 Patrick Clark USA 831-402-8548 everyone’s surprise all the prisoners were served sticky buns on November 10. Swindle Surviving Spouse Liason forgot to tell them that November 10 was also the Marine Corps birthday. LtCol Charlene Lee USA 510-427-7145 Scholarship Sometimes, on the campaign, Swindle would speak first then introduce LtCol Charles Curran USAF 415-706-2353 Capt Gio Picazo USAF 669-258-5057 McCain. McCain would look admiringly at Orson and say, “You know I really admire CAPT Paul Barrish USN 408-356-7531 the Marines. I wanted to be one” - pregnant pause – “Unfortunately my parents were Travel (Space-A Advisory) vacant married so I couldn’t join.” Veteran Affairs When McCain arrived at a gym to speak he would look out at the crowd and LtCol Neil Miles USAF 408-929-1142 Web Master then glance upward for a few seconds. He would say he was very familiar with the LtCol Mike Sampognaro USAF 408-779-7389 Sergeant at Arms ceilings of a lot of gyms. He was on the wrestling team at the Naval Academy. Most of Capt Chris Kachulis USAF 408-395-2853 the bouts were held in gyms. And most bouts he wound up getting pinned and staring at Strategic Planning Capt David Down ARNG 408-202-9360 the ceiling. Yes, he knew many gyms and their ceilings. Legislation McCain had a great sense of humor. He also had a great sense of honor. When LtCol Neil Miles USAF 408-929-1142 he was shot down, he was beaten and tortured unmercifully and spent years in solitary The Chapter Board meets at the Moffett Air Traffic Control Tower, Moffett Federal Airfield confinement. When his captors found out his father was a four-star admiral and former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and his grandfather was a four-star admiral DIRECTORS EMERITUS LtCol. Jesse Craddock USAF 650-968-0446 and carrier task force commander in World War II, they offered to release him early. He CAPT Lloyd McBeth USN 408-241-3514 said no, he would remain with his fellow prisoners. RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE (RAO) There is a special place in heaven for heroes. I have no doubt he has already Bldg 587 on Wescoat Court, 650-603-8047 been welcomed there by all his friends. NEVER STOP SERVING Bulletin Editor CHUCK LtCol. Mike Sampognaro, USAF [email protected] 408-779-7389 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS CPT Thomas Roy Harney

- 2 - September LUNCHEON cont'd AUGUST LUNCHEON REPORT The AEGIS Combat System is an American here are a number of metal plaques with integrated naval weapons system that uses computers Tengravings in the Morgan Hill Cellars gift and radars to track over 300 targets at ranges shop, one of which states that the things you take exceeding 200 nautical miles and to destroy enemy for granted…Someone else is praying for. It was air, surface, subsurface and ballistic missile targets. mid-morning on Thursday, August 16th, and AEGIS configured ships are a fundamental chapter members were assembling for a traditional component of our ballistic missile defense strategy. August patio luncheon in South County. More In particular, the operational demands placed on the than 40 members, potential members, and guests 6 BMD-configured AEGIS ships in Yokosuka, Japan had reservations; the weather was mild and folks and the 4 in Rota, Spain results in heavy burdens on were already getting acquainted. ship maintenance and crew training and rest. In addition to his experience as ship’s company on various Cruisers and Destroyers, Captain Good has served as the Flag Aide on an afloat NATO staff, as Chief Staff Officer of a Destroyer Squadron, as the Strategic Sealift Officer on the Joint Staff, and has completed two tours on the Navy Staff (OPNAV) in the Pentagon working on resourcing and defining acquisition programs for advanced ships and weaponry. His program portfolios have included: STANDARD Anti-Aircraft missiles, the associated Mk 41 Vertical Launching System, the AN/SQQ-89 Anti-Submarine Warfare Suite, the Mk54 Lightweight Torpedo, the AN/SPY Morgan Hill Cellars Gift Shop -1 radar system, and various aspects of the Littoral Combat Ship program. Without delay Lt. Col. Mike Sampognaro, winery owner and operator along with his wife Maryclaire, assembled a tour group of perhaps two dozen people and moved to the product delivery and outdoor storage area. He provided some interesting facts about grapes and wine-making noting for example that the same red grapes can produce red Zinfandel and White Zinfandel based on how long you leave the grape juice and the skins together. He told how in the mid-1990s a fire erupted on the property and the fire department personnel responded quickly, set the hoses, and promptly sat down. Alcohol floats on water, so any burning alcohol will simply spread if you put water on it; however, they were not aware that the wine does not have enough alcohol to burn. Wine could actually be used to put out fires. Later the gift shop and other parts of the building were rebuilt and today they are more beautiful than ever. Mike had everyone assembled promptly at 11:45 am for the luncheon and following the invocation by CH (Col) Don Bradley there were cont'd pg 4

- 3 - several announcements. An ad hoc search team is MOAA NEWS seeking candidates for the upcoming 2018 President Donald Trump approved H.R. 515, November election, specifically volunteers for the the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization key positions of Programs Chair, Treasurer, Act for Fiscal Year 2019. The President signed the Assistant Treasurer and Secretary, all considered to legislation in front of huge crowd at Fort Drum, N.Y. be attractive opportunities to serve the military and "There is no better place than right here at general communities. The Programs Chair will Fort Drum to celebrate its passage. No better place," confirm and introduce speakers, the first due Trump told the cheering crowd, which included January 2019; The Treasurer will accept, many uniformed service members. "After years of safeguard, and disperse funds, and make reports to devastating cuts, we're now rebuilding our military the board monthly; The Assistant Treasurer will like we never have before. Ever. Because we know present reports to the board in the absence of the that to survive, and having that survival of our Treasurer; the Secretary will record and preserve freedom, it depends upon the might of our military." key written communications and reports, such as The last time Congress passed a defense bill meeting agendas and minutes, and maintain a brief this early was over 20 years ago with the FY 1997 chapter history. These can be interesting roles NDAA. resulting in self-satisfaction. "The NDAA is a great example of bi-partisan The names of confirmed luncheon speakers for support for our military," said MOAA President and the remainder of 2018 were provided. In October CEO Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins, (USAF Ret.). "Our retired educator Tim Farrell will provide a likely Congress, and president, by signing this bill into law, humorous presentation about William Hogarth, recognize the selfless service of those in uniform by satirist and social critic; in November MG Kent providing a proper pay raise and housing allowances. Hillhouse, USA (RET) will describe his Vietnam They also recognize the need to increase troop War experiences and a new veterans memorial set strength to support Secretary Mattis' National for Los Gatos; in December Col Keith Giles, Defense Strategy." USAF-Ret will offer his traditional illustrated The legislation includes a 2.6 percent holiday season travelogue, this time Germany to increase in basic pay for troops, which President Poland. Trump described as "the biggest increase in a For so many the baked chicken luncheon was a decade." delight; however, the very special MOAA dessert President Trump also highlighted "$11 cake was a pleasant surprise and marked a fitting billion for military construction, including family end for this apparently now-traditional annual housing." event. "Every day the military is fighting for us, and ______now we are fighting for you, 100 percent," Trump SOURCE: Morgan Hill Cellars Staff told the troops.

Other highlights of the FY2019 NDAA include: Authorization for active duty end-strength increases over FY 2018 levels for each service to put them better in line to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy (485,741 in the Army, 331,900 in the Navy, 186,100 in the Marine Corps, and 325,720 in the Air Force). No increases to TRICARE fees. No reduction to the basic allowance for housing. Progress on modernizing the 38-year-old cont'd pg 5

- 4 - Defense Officer Personnel Management Act to The Surviving Spouse (SSp) Corner provide more flexible options to the services. Authorization for $40 million in DoD Works supplemental impact aid and $10 million in impact aid for severely disabled military children. Recently a SSp called to say she had read the Eligibility expansion for Special Victims' latest Bulletin and was very impressed with the Counsel services to victims of domestic violence and Surviving Spouse Corner. Her husband, an Air other aggravated violent offenses. Force retiree receiving a retirement pension and Establishment of a new punitive article on VA disability payments, passed away in domestic violence in the Uniform Code of Military February of this year. She had called a month Justice; and authorization for military judges and earlier since he had had a stroke then and magistrates to issue military protective orders. couldn’t tell her where the tax information or other important documents were located. She was coached through then how to obtain LEGISLATION necessary tax information. Repealing the medical device tax and expanding Health Savings Accounts At the time of his passing they were both 94. In other news this week, Congress has taken She didn’t know about notifying DoD or the VA important steps to improve healthcare to report his passing and obtain his accumulated options and access for millions of pay or begin survivor benefit program payments; with some additional coaching she had it taken Americans. The Protect Medical Innovation care of in a couple of months. She said that she Act, passed on Tuesday, repeals the harmful wished that she had read earlier Bulletin items medical device tax, lowering prices for life- regarding survivor’s planning and that her saving medical devices, expanding jobs and husband had created a file with necessary fostering critical innovations in the medical information and coached her on its location and field. In addition, Congress passed a second content. bill that modernizes health savings accounts, As a result of her admiration of the Surviving giving millions of Americans and their Spouse Corner she said she planned to send in a families’ greater access to health coverage donation to the Chapter. She also said that since that works best for them. Coverage is a her family was going to Hawaii in a few days she critical health care issue here in the Central would not be able to attend the luncheon at Valley, and I am proud of the work Congress Morgan Hill Cellars but that she planned to has done to ensure that Americans can afford attend luncheons at later dates. to keep their doctors. A “good feeling” phone call to be shared with the membership.

In the October Bulletin, a larger Surviving Spouse Corner is planned to show the various organizations which provide information and assistance before and after a spouse becomes a Surviving Spouse.

"The day I worry about cleaning my house is the day Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner." - Roseanne

- 5 - WOW ...THE VETERAN'S CROSS ... Even the fire fighters who were near the cross as it GOD has a very interesting way of getting our was surrounded with flames, said it was going to be attention. destroyed. The next day, Gene Blevins (photographer) went back to the scene to get some more shots. He saw that the cross was not even touched or scorched from the heat.

This cross was put up on this mountain many years ago to honor the veterans of World War II. These pictures were taken during the Southern California fires. It is the last picture that is so awesome. This must have been really something for those fire fighters who witnessed it...

IF THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU THINK, I don't know what will! May God's richest and best be yours always!

- 6 - How about a Monthly Trivia Contest Capitalist Each month I will print a picutre ot a cockpit. A genuine capitalist with a grasp of the You must name the vehicle it controls. Winners names will be published in the next real world! Good read (and not long) month's issue with a photo of the vehicle and the prize a Ghirardelli Chocolate treat at our luncheon. The Corvette. man named Tom Nicholson posted on his Here is the first cockpit photo: A Facebook account the sports car that he had just bought and how a man approached and told him that the money used to buy this car could've fed thousands of less fortunate people. His response to this man made him famous on the internet. READ his story as stated on Facebook below: A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said, "I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost.” I replied I am not sure; -it fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky who built it, No one got last month's Trivia -it fed the people who make the tires, Here is the answer: -it fed the people who made the components that went into it, -it fed the people in the copper mine who mined the copper for the wires, -it fed people in Decatur IL. at Caterpillar who make the trucks that haul the copper ore. -it fed the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer and fed the people working at the dealership and their families. BUT,... I have to admit, I guess I really don’t know how many people it fed. It is an AH-1Z Viper Helicopter That is the difference between capitalism and welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put money in September Trivia Cockpit people’s pockets and give them dignity for their skills. When you give someone something for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self- worth. Capitalism is freely giving your money in exchange for something of value. Socialism is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat that you never asked for.

Name the vehicle and send an email to me: Coffee (N.), the person upon whom one coughs. [email protected]

- 7 - News from Representative Jeff Denham Water Bonds This week, my bill that will save the More water storage in California is vital and we Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) millions of must start building now before the next major dollars and improve the quality of care for our drought. The California Water Commission’s veterans, passed the U.S. House of announcement of nearly $2.7 billion in new water Representatives. In order to dispose of hazardous bond allocations for water storage projects all “red bag” medical waste, the VA loads the across the state is a step in the right direction. material on to trucks, which transport it over Water is the lifeblood of the Central Valley, roads to distant off-site disposal centers. This is a making it essential that we improve water dangerous, costly process that takes a toll on the infrastructure and provide residents access to the environment. The VA COST SAVINGS Act water resources they need. That is why I authored instructs the VA to implement on-site the New WATER Act, which will provide funding sterilization technology that can quickly and for water projects throughout the western United safely render medical waste harmless, cutting out States, including the Central Valley. It will bring the outdated disposal process. To make sure this in new reservoirs, groundwater storage projects, bill saves the VA money, the Administrator is and recycling and desalination plants, while instructed to implement this new technology providing direct benefits to Californians by wherever he determines that it will result in net keeping costs for new infrastructure projects savings. These net savings on operational costs lower. I will work hard to ensure that the New will go back into improving medical care for our WATER Act gets to the President’s desk so we vets. can get to solving California’s storage crisis. Vet-2-Farm Representative Jeff Denham (R-CA 10) I also introduced my VET-2-FARM Act that invests in veterans looking to enter agriculture careers. U.S. agriculture is facing a growing A destroyer is a lovely ship, problem, with the average age of farmers at 60 probably the nicest fighting ship years old and the existing farming population of all. aging out. As our nation’s service members return home, they bring with them their Battleships are a little like steel exceptional skill set, discipline, and devotion to cities our nation. Likewise, many veterans have found or great factories of destruction farming to be a great transition back into civilian Aircraft carriers are floating life. My bill provides these veterans the resources they need to launch and expand their flying fields. careers in agriculture. It instructs the Department Even cruisers are big pieces of of Agriculture (USDA) to provide information machinery, about available jobs, apprenticeships, job training, and education, while prioritizing but a destroyer is all boat. training and education programs for veteran In the beautiful clean lines of farmers. It also improves veterans’ access to her, loans and available land to improve available in her speed and roughness, opportunities for future careers in ag. As a veteran and almond farmer myself, I in her curious gallantry, know firsthand the discipline, passion, and she is completely a ship, dedication required for both fields. With this bill, in the old sense. we can help establish a new generation of farmers, provide a fulfilling livelihood for veterans, and revitalize farms across America. — John Steinbeck Representative Jeff Denham (R-CA 10)

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-9- Oldest military cemetery on the West Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Wednesday during Coast could come under VA care a wide-ranging hearing. “Transfer the cemetery …to WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill the VA’s National Cemetery Administration, whose are considering a plan to assign maintenance of mission is to ensure that those who have departed us the oldest military cemetery on the West Coast are treated with the respect they deserve. We firmly to the Department of Veterans Affairs. believe NCA is the best authority and only authority Mare Island Naval Cemetery is in the San to restore Mare Island Cemetery to its greatness.” Francisco Bay Area and was neglected after its Along with the American Legion, the Veterans of neighboring shipyard was closed in 1996 Foreign Wars, the Fleet Reserve Association, the through the Base Realignment and Closure Act. Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, Disabled From 1858 to 1921, 860 servicemembers and American Veterans and Wounded Warrior Project veterans, mostly from the Navy and Marines, submitted statements to the committee supporting were buried at the site. the plan. The U.S. Navy League has also expressed The cemetery, which includes the graves of support. three Medal of Honor recipients and veterans But as the groups push for the move, the VA is from the War of 1812, Civil War and World voicing opposition against the proposal. The VA War I, has since been officially under the care testified there are alternatives for caring for the of the City of Vallejo, Calif., which hasn’t had cemetery other than giving the responsibility to the the funds to keep up the grounds. NCA, which maintains military burial grounds in at “The cemetery has since fallen into disrepair least 40 states. The agency said it could also set a and is no longer a fitting tribute to the brave precedent for other cities to reject care for such men and women buried there,” Sen. Dianne burial grounds. Feinstein, D-Calif., wrote in submitted Paul Lawrence, the VA’s undersecretary for benefits, testimony this week to a Senate Veterans’ said the agency is concerned about the conditions at Affairs Committee. “Gravestones are toppled the cemetery and it is working to find ways to over, broken or sinking into the ground. Plants address the necessary repairs, which could cost $1.5 and weeds are overgrown and water is pooling million or more. without proper drainage.” “VA does not support [the legislation], because the Feinstein sponsored legislation modeled after a transfer of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery to VA House version by Rep. Mike Thompson, D- could disrupt efforts currently underway to address Calif., that would transfer control of the the condition of the cemetery, and because cemetery from the City of Vallejo to the VA’s acquisition of the cemetery by VA does not align National Cemetery Administration, or NCA. with VA’s current strategic objectives with respect Thompson, who introduced his bill in April, has to providing burial access to veterans and their more than 60 Republican and Democratic co- families,” Lawrence wrote in submitted testimony to sponsors. the committee. The move “sets an unwanted A coalition of veterans and volunteers across precedent regarding veteran cemeteries in disrepair the country have been pushing for the move managed by localities, allowing them to eschew their since last year, led by retired Navy Capt. Ralph responsibility to our nation’s heroes.” Parrott, 77, a Virginia resident who came across The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee will next the site during a visit. The cemetery is marked decide the fate of Feinstein’s legislation, and by dead leaves and bark, invasive roots, and whether to vote for its consideration on the full neglected pepper and eucalyptus trees. Some of Senate floor. Thompson’s legislation has yet to be the cemetery’s falling headstones from the 19th heard by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. century are held up by logs. [email protected] “The proposal…is simple,” Chanin Nuntavong, director of Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much at the American Legion, told the Senate weight you have gained.

- 10 - Veterans across the country join condition to his attention, he set an effort in motion to get it dealt with. forces to restore West Coast’s That effort appears to be gaining traction in oldest military cemetery various ways, including Thompson’s bill, H.R. U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) on 5588, which directs the Secretary of Veterans Thursday announced that AMVETS (American Affairs to seek an agreement with the city of Veterans) has endorsed his bipartisan bill to repair Vallejo, under which the city would transfer the Mare Island Cemetery. control of the cemetery to the VA. The cemetery “Ensuring the sanctity of the final resting would specifically be placed under the purview of place of our veterans is integral to respecting their the National Cemetery Administration. The VA service," Thompson said. "I introduced this would pay no fee for the land, but would assume legislation to ensure the more than 800 veterans the obligation of maintaining the cemetery. buried at the Mare Island Cemetery are properly The legislation is co-sponsored by 68 Democrat honored. We must ensure the cemetery is and Republican members and is also endorsed by preserved for generations to come so we can the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars properly honor the sacrifice of our nation’s (VFW), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), the veterans.” U.S. Navy League, and thousands of veterans With more than 250,000 members across the country. nationwide, AMVETS has served veterans and But not everyone is on board. their families for more than 70 years. AMVETS At least some of the volunteers who for years have National Commander Marion Polk said in a tried to maintain the cemetery say that fixing it up statement that the organization “applauds Rep. would completely alter its historic nature. Thompson for introducing his bill to honor and Though no one from the Mare Island Shoreline preserve the memory and legacy of the veterans Heritage Preserve, which for many years has interred at the Mare Island Naval Cemetery, supplied those volunteers, returned emails for including three Medal of Honor recipients. That comment, two of its founders — Brian Collett and the federal government provided no funding for Myrna Hayes told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat: the upkeep of these heroes’ final resting place “Think of it as an archaeological site,” Collett is when it closed the base in 1996 has been nothing quoted saying. “And we’re going to make (it) all short of a national disgrace ever since. AMVETS shiny and new.” strongly believes Congress must act swiftly to ——— enact this bill and transfer responsibility for the cemetery’s upkeep to the department of Veterans Affairs, where it belongs.” The Navy transferred the Mare Island Naval Shipyard — including the cemetery — to the city of Vallejo after the shipyard closed in 1996, without a mechanism in place for its upkeep. The cemetery, along with the entire former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While volunteers have labored to maintain the site, it has fallen into disrepair in the intervening decades. After a chance visit to the island by retired Capt. Ralph Parrott (based in the Washington, D. C., area) about a year ago, brought the cemetery’s

- 11 - CG SECTOR SAN FRANCISCO protection and security of vessels, harbors, and By LCDR Tom Winant, USN (RET) waterfront facilities, anchorage's, security zones, An examination of U.S. Coast Guard growing safety zones, regulated navigation areas, deep-water risks that impact our nation’s security and ports, water pollution, and ports and waterways prosperity, a mission to insure safety, security, safety. and stewardship of the nation’s waters, as well as the currently available human, financial, materials, time and space resources needed to accomplish a complex mission, might lead to a startling conclusion, namely that the available assets are not sufficient to get the job done effectively. Still, there is reason to be impressed with the level and quality of outcomes.

CAPT Anthony Ceraolo, USCG Title 14 U.S.C, section 2 authorizes the Coast Semper Paratus…Always Ready! Guard to enforce U.S. federal laws. This authority is The Council’s August 9th evening meeting further defined in 14 U.S.C. § 89, which gives law speaker was Captain Anthony Ceraolo, USCG, enforcement powers to all Coast Guard Commander, Sector San Francisco, and “Captain commissioned officers, warrant officers, and petty of the Port”. He provided an illustrated officers. Unlike the other branches of the United description of the Coast Guard’s Eleventh States Armed Forces, which are prevented from District with a focus on Sector San Francisco. A acting in a law enforcement capacity by 18 U.S.C. § Sector is a shore-based operational unit 1385, the Posse Comitatus Act, and Department of responsible for the execution of all Coast Guard Defense policy, the Coast Guard is exempt from and missions within its Area of Responsibility not subject to the restrictions of the Posse Comitatus (AOR), with operational support from Coast Act. Guard Cutters and Air Stations. Subordinate The Coast Guard Eleventh District has the commands within a Sector typically include mission to insure safety, security and stewardship on Stations and Aids-to-Navigation (ATON) Teams. the nation’s waters; to prevent and respond as CAPT Ceraolo leads more than 780 Active and appropriate; to regulate, operate, monitor, and Reserve Coast Guardsmen, civilians, and enforce with the presence of an authority. There are auxiliaries in an effort to keep the Central four sectors along the California coast, Humboldt California area safe and secure. Bay, San Francisco, Los Angeles/Long Beach, and Captain of the port duties involve enforcing San Diego. The District has 585 miles of coastline within their respective areas port safety and and 2500 miles of shoreline. A major mission is security and marine environmental protection regulations, including regulations for the cont'd pg 13

- 12 - search and rescue. The only practical approach to mitigation of a CAPT Ceraolo’s area of jurisdiction spans shortage of assets is the formation of from the Oregon border to the San Luis Obispo partnerships and the Coast Guard does exactly County line, plus the Sacramento Delta and Lake that, working closely with municipal police and Tahoe, and includes hundreds of miles of fire departments, the county sheriff’s office, and shoreline along the coast and within the San a myriad of other organizations. Locally, for Francisco Bay and its tributaries; operations example, the Coast Guard teams up frequently extend out 200 miles with the Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing based at Moffett Field for offshore search and rescue operations.

Coast Guard operations Lake Tahoe The Coast Guard has eleven missions, Coast Guard District Eleven…4 states. and Sector San Francisco is engaged in all of Sector San Francisco personnel operate 4 them, except ice breaking. This slide from coastal patrol boats — USCGC Sockeye, Tern, Captain Ceraolo’s presentation captures all of Pike, and Hawksbill; 7 small boat stations — them, and the overlap between Safety, Security Bodega Bay, San Francisco, Rio Vista, Golden and Stewardship. Gate, Vallejo, Monterey, and Lake Tahoe; 2 air It is all captured in the phrase from stations — San Francisco, primarily using Captain Ceraolo’s last slide: helicopters, and Sacramento flying the C-130; and We protect those on the Sea; Aids to Navigation Team -- common types of protect the nation from threats navigational aids mariners seek for guidance delivered by sea; include lighthouses, buoys, day beacons and fog protect the Sea itself. signals; and Marine Inspection Teams; Other components include: Marine Safety A week in the life of Coast Guard Sector Detachment -- The Coast Guard performs its San Francisco involves all of the Sector’s marine safety mission by conducting marine missions. There are nearly one hundred events inspection, waterways management, port safety, within any given week. That equates to a new and merchant mariner credentialing activities; event about every one-and-a-half to two hours, Federal On-Scene Coordinator -- Federal OSCs on average, somewhere in the sector. It is a are the federal officials pre designated by United dynamic, mixed-use waterway requiring States Environmental Protection Agency and the maritime security (ship boardings, and law United States Coast Guard to coordinate oil spill enforcement events) and maritime safety or hazmat response resources; Federal Maritime (inspections and investigations). Security Coordinator -- develops an area maritime CAPT Ceraolo has commanded Coast security plan and coordinate actions under the Guard Cutters, served as military aide to an National Transportation Security Plan. cont'd pg 14

- 13 - has been an instructor at the U.S. Naval LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Academy, has held high level command and he Naval Order of the United States at staff positions, and commanded a major Coast Tits 18-22 October 2017 Congress at the Guard element based in Bahrain. He is a Doubletree Riverwalk Hotel in downtown graduate (BS degree) of the U.S. Coast Guard Jacksonville, FL honored SVC chapter member Academy, earned the MPA degree from the CAPT Attilio (Al) Serafini, SC, USN (RET) by Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and presenting him with a Lifetime Achievement is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College. Award. The award is given in recognition and CAPT Ceraolo told of a time he was at San appreciation for outstanding service rendered to Francisco’s Cliff House and a visitor in trouble the Naval Order of the United States, below somehow contacted the wait-staff in the specifically that the recipient’s inspired restaurant and asked them to call the Coast leadership and dedication to the mission and Guard, which they did, and the visitor was precepts of the Order was in keeping with the saved. CAPT Ceraolo thought it was interesting finest traditions of American patriotism and that the visitor took time later to thank the wait- loyalty. staff for arranging rescue, yet failed to thank the Coast Guard actually making the rescue. ______SOURCE: Meeting Featured Speaker

CAPT Al Serafini, USN (RET) Al was well known to many chapter members as a tireless volunteer working at the Moffett Federal Airfield Retiree Affairs Office. He passed away peacefully on December 8, 2017 surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a man of great vitality, integrity and honor. He will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Al received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1958 and his MBA from Pepperdine University in 1979. Upon graduating from college, he joined the Navy, attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI, and was commissioned an Ensign Frisbeetarianism (N.), (back by popular in the Supply Corps upon graduation from the demand): The belief that, when you die, Naval Supply Corps School in Athens, GA in your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets 1960. He served in various assignments in the stuck there. Supply Department on the aircraft carrier USS cont'd pg 15 - 14 - Hancock (CVA-19) as a Division Officer USN (RET) and Lt. Col. Neil Miles, USAF-Ret. deployed to the Western Pacific. On release from The team provided handouts of past issues of active duty he continued in the Naval Reserve for Military Officer Magazine and The Bulletin; and 32 years commanding various Navy units, copies of a Veterans resource book; and a special attending the Naval War College, and retiring notepad gift provided by USAA were distributed. with the rank of Captain. More than 25 Veterans appeared interested in the presentation and the offerings.

CDR Mouns w/CWO5 Landgraf looking on Following his release from active duty in The presentation initial focus was on national 1962, he was employed as a representative by the MOAA and specifically - Structure, Mission, Goals Kealy Company, a major supplier to the Navy and Membership. Since the Villages Veterans Club Exchange system, and for over a decade traveled is both Officer and Enlisted, the team started by throughout the Far East. He later returned to the reinforcing that MOAA supports both Officer and Bay Area to join his brother Claudio where for Enlisted for military benefits and pay, with strong several decades was a principal at Serafini lobbying focus on Congress. As we are aware Associates, a Santa Clara management MOAA is a nonprofit, politically nonpartisan consulting firm. He was a long time resident of professional association which speaks for a strong San Carlos. national defense and which represents the interests SOURCE: Naval Order of the United States of military families at every stage of a member’s career. The headquarters is in Alexandria, VA and VILLAGES OUTREACH EVENT the organization currently has more than 380,000 ive chapter leaders responded to an members; it advocates on behalf of all uniformed Finvitation to attend an August 7th “The service members and their families. Membership is Villages Veterans Club” meeting held at The open to active duty, former, retired, National Guard Villages Foothill Center, San Jose, and make an and Reserve officers of the uniformed services and illustrated presentation about national MOAA their surviving spouses. and the Silicon Valley Chapter. The purpose of A complete description of the local Silicon Valley the event was to provide information about the Chapter - Structure, Mission, Goals and Membership value of MOAA, discover ways the chapter was provided. The team offered information about might serve the local military community more specific engagements of the SVC MOAA; citing effectively and to offer association membership examples of how several members of the SVC work opportunities. extensively as volunteers within the VA Hospital Chapter Membership Committee and VA Clinic; and mentioned the many ROTC representatives in attendance included CAPT Student scholarships given annually. As most are John Hassenplug, USN (RET) Chair, CWO5 Bob aware the chapter is an affiliate of MOAA National; Landgraf, USMC (RET) Immediate Past Chair, it was founded in 1951 as the Peninsula Retired CAPT Keith Ott, USN (RET) CDR Al Mouns, Officers Club; the service area is most of Santa cont'd pg 22 - 15 - DIY Ice Cream in Wartime —waste irreplaceable ammunition trying to hit Take one Corsair, 5 ammo cans, him. After 35 minutes of fireworks, he returned canned milk and circle at 33,000 feet. to Peleliu with a disappointing cargo. The mixture was cold but not frozen (the squadron scarfed it anyway), a failure the crew chalked up to its proximity to the hot engine. For the next attempt (a “supercharger test flight”), they bolted ammo cans to the underside of a removable maintenance panel on each wing, well away from the engine—doubling their yield to 10 gallons, enough for 100 men. This time the mixture froze. The squadron again devoured it immediately. But the ice cream was too flaky for Reinburg’s taste, so his crew modified the ammo The Vought F4U Corsair was a multi-role aircraft: cans with small propellers: The wind turned the fighter, ground attacker, and ice cream maker. (Hans propellers, which drove a screw inside the can, Groenhoff Collection/NASM (Hcg-1448)) churning the mixture. The result, finally, was a smooth, creamy chocolate ice cream. By Zach Rosenberg Operation Freeze flights soon became Air & Space Magazine1.9K160232.1K routine, rotated between the squadron’s pilots By late September 1944, the men of and airplanes. They went off without a hitch, U.S. Marine fighter squadron VMF-122 were wrote Reinburg, until his boss, group operations stuck on Peleliu and bored. Their F4U Corsairs officer Colonel Caleb Bailey, called to make were only 10 minutes’ flight time from clear that he didn’t buy the “test flight” ruse. Japanese-held islands, but the enemy, cut off “Listen, goddammit, you guys aren’t fooling from their supply lines, posed no aerial threat. me,” Bailey told a VMF-122 officer. “I’ve got As squadron commander J. Hunter Reinburg spies. You tell [Reinburg] I’m coming over there recounted in his autobiography Combat Aerial tomorrow and get my ration.” Escapades: A Pilot’s Logbook, he told a Reinburg’s Marines were not the only ice reporter, “This dive-bombing and strafing just cream-makers of the war. B-17 crews in Europe isn’t as exciting as dogfighting, but the damn brought ice cream mixtures along on operational Japs won’t come up and fight.” bombing raids, according to a 1943 New York Reinburg, determined to raise morale on Times article, and at least one unit used its P-47s a humid tropical island with no fresh food and to create a real delicacy, vanilla ice cream mixed no refrigeration, had a plan. His maintenance with canned fruit. crew cut the ends off an old belly-mounted drop tank, strung wire at both ends, and mounted an access panel to the side. Into this panel, secured by the wires, went a waterproof can that ordinarily stored .50-caliber bullets. And into that, the mess sergeant poured a mixture of canned milk and cocoa powder. Reinburg planned to ascend to high altitudes, where temperatures are well below freezing, and return with a gift for his men: Five gallons of homemade chocolate ice cream. After lifting off on what he logged as an In 1945, a Navy pilot enjoys the store- “oxygen system test,” Reinburg circled at bought version of what Marines made for 33,000 feet over Japanese-held Palau, watching themselves. (US Naval Institute) anti-aircraft batteries—useless over 28,000 feet

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Denny & the Milpitas Rotary Invite you to our Fundraising Dinner To support the KnowAVet organization

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CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING epresentatives of Reserve Officers R Association (ROA) Chapter #63 and Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Silicon Valley Chapter provided an illustrated briefing to Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA), serving California’s 17th Congressional District, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Representative Ro Khanna Saturday, August 25, 2018, in order to explain military supersonic jet pilots suffer from neck and and request corrective action for two significant back injuries incurred during years of flight military veterans health issues, destruction of dynamic maneuvering. Because neither the Gulf health records and denied treatment for injuries War veterans nor the jet pilots had official medical to flight personnel. Event planner Capt. Jerry records, the Veterans Administration (VA) denied Kromrey, USAFR-Ret said, “This is a once in a and rejected their disability claims. lifetime opportunity to bring a satisfactory The briefer’s intent was to make a case that closure to certain vexing and unfair situations.” Federal legislation is needed to “fill the hole” in Retired military officers described how the U. the statutes to enable the VA to approve service- S. Army destroyed service members DESERT connected disability claims from Gulf War SHIELD/DESERT STORM combat medical veterans and injured military supersonic jet pilots, records overseas “in theater” instead of shipping even though military medical records confirming them to the U. S. Briefers also described how the “service-connection” do not exist. The basic cont'd pg 18 - 17 - message was that solutions need to be found and from Iraq was told by higher authority, “You want action taken without delay to mediate a very the medical records you ship them at your own unjust situation. One possible legislative expense.” She took all patients records from solution would be the “presumptive connection.” Mosul, made sure they were packed properly, and It is difficult for any veteran to produce shipped them to Wurzburg, Germany. In-theater medical evidence showing it is “as likely as not” destruction of medical records was authorized and that their disease or injury occurred in service. encouraged on the basis that there was inadequate In the context of VA claims adjudication, a military transportation available. presumption relieves veterans of the burden to prove that a disability or illness was caused by a specific exposure that occurred during service in the Armed Forces. When an injury or disease is designated as presumptively service-connected, the individual veteran does not need to prove that the injury or illness was incurred during service. The VA would have to demonstrate that some other intervening event caused the disability in order to rebut the presumption. The Reserve Officers Association of the United States urges the Congress to enact legislation directing the presumption that the injuries and illnesses of military personnel whose BG Gerald Griffin, USA (RET) individual combat medical records may have General Griffin provided evidence of his medical been destroyed in theater during withdrawal of unit’s effective mismanagement of thousands of United States forces from military operations in medical records beginning with a deployment to or near Kuwait and Iraq are combat related and Kosovo and later Mosul, Iraq. The unit’s Patient service related. Support Officer requested shipment from Mosul to Capt. Kromrey provided a historical Fort Sam Houston, TX which was denied; on that perspective by displaying a 1 May 2007 letter basis she had the records shipped all the way at her from the DoD Army Center of Military History own expense. She said, “We are doing a grave dis- indicating that agency was not in possession of service in our handling of deployed medical the records; a 10 February 2011 TV News documentation.” transcript indicating veterans without records Lt. Col. Neil Miles, USAF-Ret, a SVC MOAA were being denied medical care; a Congressional member, described his flying career as an Air Force Research Service report which presented legal F-4 Phantom jet weapons systems officer, the time issues related to proving service connection for period when his back pain started to be noticed VA Disability Compensation; and, ROA with the subjugation to “heavy g’s” and how it Resolutions 15-01 and 17-02. progressed into chronic pain. He explained that Brigadier General (Dr.) Gerald Griffin, USA pilots and flight crew members of fighter, cargo (RET), a long-time emergency medicine and utility aircraft suffer cervical and lower spine physician from Pacific Grove, was recalled from injuries while flying on duty status caused by retirement to serve in Iraq, -- OPERATION cervical and spinal compression during flight IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) -- specifically at the maneuvers and how pilots and flight crew members combat hospital in the northern part of the of fourth and fifth generation fighter airplanes country at Mosul. The Army destroyed First Gulf routinely encounter 9-g turns and other maneuvers. War “in theater” medical records. In-theater According to Lt. Col. Miles, “I started to feel destruction of medical records was authorized lower back pain in the early 1980s continued flying and encouraged on the basis that there was until 1981; the pain was not reported because I inadequate military transportation available. didn’t think it would help my flying status.” He General Griffin’s Patient Support Officer (PSO) cont'd pg 19 - 18 - win but not complain. We did our job and would do it again!” Congressman Khanna provided reactions and some sense about the way ahead. He was gracious and expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to be present and hear the testimony. He said, “You are very credible in terms of what you have done for your country.” He said he was appalled that the VA would deny benefits, particularly when those Lt. Col. Neil Miles, USAF-Ret involved represent less than 1% of the U.S. suffered from related knee pain and had to have population and the money is not significant. “We both knees replaced at age 60, earlier than need to honor the service and any liability planned. In later years he submitted claims for involved,” he said. He declared that “we will bring lower back pain and was refused because “the this up, get the process started, extend outreach, let evidence does not show any relationship to the others know what is going on, and find ways to service-connected knee problems.” With use of a treat everyone fairly.” Something positive should chair, Lt. Col. Miles demonstrated for result because, “you are not asking for a handout, Representative Khanna just how his knee and no opposition is likely, and this is a non-partisan back injuries occurred. issue.” He said with assistance from Mr. Tom Pyke, A preponderance of studies with pilots and Director of Constituent Services at the district flight crew members who have flown military office, he will try to provide a response/answer in aircraft have shown results that support in the line about four weeks. of duty due to development of acute cervical and Congressman Ro Khanna, 41, is a lower spine problems causing significant Representative of California’s 17th District in disabilities. It seems clear that the Congress Congress’ 115th session. He serves on the should require that a presumption of service Committee on Armed Services in Congress. A connection plus medical discharge and disability long-time resident of Fremont, Ro was drawn to pay be granted by the Department of Defense and Silicon Valley after finishing his education. He Department of Veterans Affairs, as appropriate, graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in to former pilots and crew members who develop economics from the University of Chicago, and cervical or lower spine injuries or disabilities, and received a law degree from Yale University. Ro that when military records are not available the was a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at disability should be resolved as a service- Stanford University and an Adjunct Professor at connected disability. Santa Clara Law School. He and his wife, Ritu Lt. Col. McMichael explained that in the F-16 Khanna, still currently reside in Fremont. 9-g turns and other maneuvers are routine, and their effects are multiplied by the reclined F-16 crew seats, which cause a twisting of the neck and spine when the flight crew members are looking back at their “six”; thereby causing the spine and neck to be twisted and compressed simultaneously. Pilots and flight crew members on flight status are disinclined to report such injuries to medical personnel until after their retirement from military service, either because their careers require they stay on flight status, or because those injuries don't fully manifest themselves until after retirement. Lt. Col. Ro Khanna standing left, Tom Pyke, right McMichael said, “Our job was to fly, fight, and Sitting left to right Neil Miles, Griffin, McMichael

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30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEDICATION OF THE CALIFORNIA VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

OCTOBER 13, 2018 - SATURDAY

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL, STATE CAPITOL PARK, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

OCT 12, FRIDAY: 6:00 pm to Welcome -VFW Post 67, 2784 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento CA 95817.

8:00 pm reception -Attendance is free and limited to the first 225 people who RSVP.

-RSVP to Seth Reeb at Reeb Government Relations: [email protected] (530) 559-1621

OCT 13, SATURDAY: th 10:00 am 30 Anniversary -CA Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the State Capitol Park. Memorial event (100 yards south of the Hyatt Hotel at 14th & L streets, Sacramento, begins CA 95814). See map on 2nd page. 11:00 am Program and -Attendance is open to the public and all are welcome. ceremony begin 2:00 pm to Luncheon -VFW Post 67, 2784 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento CA 95817.

4:00 pm -Tickets are $25 and limited to the first 225 people who RSVP & pay.

-RSVP via phone or email to Seth Reeb: [email protected] (530) 559-1621

-Send check for $25 and contact information to: California Veterans Benefit Fund 1017 L Street, PMB 426 Sacramento, CA 95814-3805

THIS EVENT IS FOR ALL VETERANS AND THE PUBLIC TO HONOR THOSE CALIFORNIANS WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM “ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL”

Ken Holybee Pete Conaty Seth Reeb For more information President Event Organizer Reeb Government Relations or sponsorships, California Veterans Benefit Fund Sponsorship Coordinator [email protected] contact: Event Organizer [email protected] (530) 559-1621 [email protected] (916) 768-8940 (707) 887-8891 Final version 8-22-18

cont'd pg 21 - 20 - Location of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Memorial is in Capitol Park which is located at the State Capitol in Sacramento. The Memorial is situated in Capitol Park about 100 yards south of the Hyatt Regency Hotel 1209 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Parking is available at the Capitol Garage at 10th and L. Weekend Rates are $1.50 each half hour and $5.00 daily maximum charge all day. There is limited handicap parking bordering Capitol Park. For more info on other city parking locations: https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Public-Works/Parking-Services/Lots-and-Garages

Please note that the streets around the State Capitol are one-way.

- 21 - Villages cont'd from pg 15 SVC WEBSITES Clara, San Mateo, and San Benito Counties; Our Chapter website is www.siliconvalleymoaa. currently there are 136 members and 35 surviving spouses; the Board of Directors meets on the 1st org, a shorter link is www.svcmoaa.org. You can Thursday of the Month, the chapter’s general also get to it from the national MOAA site: Put membership luncheon meeting is on the 3rd the cursor over Chapters and select Chapter Thursday; the chapter produces a 24 page monthly Locator, CA, then Silicon Valley Chapter. From Bulletin. The chapter serves the local general and there you may link over to our primary website military communities in part by supporting national above. Our home page has links for The Bulletin and B MOAA’s legislative agenda and efforts to safeguard eBulletin. earned entitlements, award scholarships, perform volunteer services, initiate special activities, support TRICARE FOR LIFE charities, and more. SERVICE For assistance, contact the Wisconsin Physicians Service www.tricare4u.com 866-773-0404

Members can report the death of a retiree locally through the Retire Activity Office (RAO). The phone number is 650-603-8047 You can also notify a MOAA member’s death to: MOAA, Attn: MSC, 201 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314 -2539. Lt. Col. Neil Miles offers details Or: Call 1-800-234-6622 The meeting was informal and the SVC Or: E-mail: [email protected]. Notify SVC-MOAA membership team went away with a sense that those by phoning the Membership Chair–see listing on attending the meeting were highly pleased with the page 2 of The Bulletin. B presentation and information provided. Much of the opinion regarding the value of the meeting was in the informal dialog between the Villages Veterans FREE Membership Club attendees and the SVC Brief Team, before and Members who have achieved 90 years after the meeting. We gained a new member are not required to pay membership dues Thomas Roy Harney as a result of this meeting. donations gratefully accepted SVC chapter member CPT Robert Semple, USA (RET), is the co-founder of the Villages Veterans Club and assisted with the planning and implementation of this special event. As a thank you gift the Villages Veterans Club gave the SVC a commemorative coffee cup and a special honor from one of their members (Al by name, who had just returned in March from trip to Iwo Jima) a bottle of Iwo Jima sand. This was in memory of all the Marines who gave their all in this WWII engagement. ______SOURCE: SVC Brief Team

- 22 - Membership Application and Renewal Form ( Revised 10/17 ) Please complete form fully

Silicon Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America Mail to: SVC-MOAA P.O. Box 2 Moffett Federal Airfield, CA 94035

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SVC Dues are due 1 January and are separate from National MOAA Dues. SVC Dues support the Bulletin and Administrative functions. Luncheons are self-supporting.

- 23 - Silicon Valley Chapter of the NONPROFIT ORG Military Officers Association of America US POSTAGE P.O. Box 2 PAID Moffett Field, CA 94035 SAN JOSE CA PERMIT NO. 1223

September 2018

LOCATION – BILTMORE HOTEL -- 2151 LAURELWOOD RD, SANTA CLARA, CA DIRECTIONS: Going North on Hwy 101: Exit at Montague/San Tomas, then Montague; then Right on Laurelwood. Going South on Hwy 101: Exit at Montague/San Tomas, then Montague, then Right on Laurelwood. ------Cut Here------Cut Here------****LUNCHEON RESERVATION FORM**** Deadline to reach SVC no later than 14 Sept. If you have not sent in your reservation form by the above date and still wish to attend, please call Keith Ott 530-219-2404

LUNCHEON PRICE - $26.00 Times: Social Hour 11:00 AM, Luncheon 11:45 AM

Please reserve ______places for the 20 Sept Luncheon A TOTAL of $______including a donation of $______for (circle one) Scholarship, PAWS, USO, or undesignated donation

Make checks payable to: SVC MOAA

Mail to: SVC MOAA, PO Box 2 Moffett Federal Airfield, CA 94035-0002

RESERVE IN THE NAME OF: ______Telephone: ______MENU: Buffet - Two hot entrees with vegetables. Assorted breads and rolls. Desserts. Coffee and tea. NAMES OF PERSONS WHO ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PAYMENT: