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Our Guest Speaker Will Be

Attorney Mike Hamrick

Estate Planning

Presidents Corner

Dear Chapter Members,

The MOAA Florida Council of Chapters 2012 Convention was

held May 18 to 20 at the West Palm Beach Marriott. Our

Bradenton Chapter was represented by Joyce Harte, Don &

Donna Courtney, my wife, Pam, and me. VADM Norbert R.

Ryan, USN (Ret.), MOAA President, spoke at the "All Hands

Breakfast" which kicked off the Convention, and Congressman

Allen West was our Keynote Speaker for the Military Ball. Their

remarks stressed the importance of MOAA's work at the national

level and the efforts needed to maintain a strong military and a

stable economy in the interest of preserving our National Security.

Convention highlights included the election of the following new

officers to lead our Florida Council: President, Jim Conner, Lt.

Col., USAF (Ret.); Vice President, John Morrison, LTC, USA

(Ret.); Southwest Area Vice President, Len Friedlander, Col.,

USAF (Ret.); East Central Area Vice President, Susan

Neugebauer, Col., USAF (Ret.); Southeast Area Vice President,

Marc Oliveri, LTC, USAR (Ret.). Our own Don Courtney is

continuing to serve as Council Treasurer. A complete listing of

all Council Officers is available at www.MOAAFL.org. I look

forward to sharing more Convention information with you at our

June 20th Luncheon.

The continued success of our Chapter's JROTC Scholarship

Program relies on the support of all Chapter members.

Contributions of any size are appreciated and are tax

deductible. Checks may be written to MOAA-BC and mailed

to MOAA Bradenton Chapter, P. O. Box 381, Bradenton, FL

34206-0381. Please help to provide this important

recognition of our very deserving JROTC Cadets.

Col. Pat Newhall is accepting reservations for our June 20th

Chapter Luncheon. We will gather at 11:30 a.m. at the

Bradenton Country Club and hear Guest Speaker Attorney

Mike Hamrick inform us about Estate Planning. Please call

Pat at 746-8744.

Keep our brave men and women in uniform in your thoughts

and prayers. I look forward to seeing you at our June 20th

Luncheon.

Patriotically,

Jerry

Operations Fund………$1,526.40

Scholarship Fund……...$3,169.78

A total of $9,000 is needed to support the 2012 scholarships.

June, 2012

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CHAPTER OFFICERS

President

LtCol Gerard Koontz, USAF 761-4801

First Vice President

BG Jerry Neff 761-1732

2nd Vice President

COL Larry Burnette, USA 794-2310

Secretary

Mrs. Joyce Harte 761-2654

Treasurer

Col Fred Graves, USAF 739-2365

Personal Affairs/Chaplain

Mrs. Shirley Parks 746-9674

Social Secretary (Co-Chairs)

Col Patricia Newhall, USAF 746-8744

Historian

Col Tom Loken, USAF 727-4116

Membership Directory

Mrs. Linda Loken 727-4116

Program Committee

BG Jerry Neff , USARNG 761-1732

Membership Committee

COL Larry Burnette 794-2310

Legislative Committee

Col Larry Bustle, USAF 729-5461

Col Tom Loken, USAF 727-4116

Immediate Past President

COL Gill Ruderman, USA 708-0166

Editor: Capt Ed Parks, USAF 746-9674

www.orgsites.com/fl/moaa-bc

The MOAA-BC Newsletter is published nine times a year for

the information of the members of The Military Officers

Association of America—Bradenton Chapter, an affiliate of The

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). The MOAA

-BC is a nonprofit organization, incorporated under the laws of

the State of Florida.

(MOAA) Panel Rejects Most TRICARE Fee

Hikes

The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously

approved its draft of the FY2013 Defense

Authorization Act, including a variety of initiatives

affecting military pay, retirement, health care, and

more.

Among other provisions, the Senate Committee bill would:

Bar the Pentagon from implementing proposed dramatic

increases in retiree fees for TRICARE Standard, TRICARE

Prime, and TRICARE For Life.

By remaining silent on the issue, it would allow the

Pentagon to implement significant increases in pharmacy

copays (e.g., raising the copay for retail, brand-name

medications from the current $12 to $26 as of Oct 1, 2012, and

eventually to $34 by Oct 1, 2017).

Authorize a 1.7% military pay raise on January 1, 2013.

Require appointment of a Military Compensation and

Retirement Modernization Commission to make recommended

changes in the military pay and benefits package, primarily for

future service entrants, with special rules to expedite

congressional consideration that limit debate time and bar any

amendments. (MOAA strongly objects to limiting essential

congressional oversight in this way on an issue so essential to

long-term retention and readiness.)

Require a Pentagon report on the impacts of the sequester

that will cut another $500 billion from the 10-year defense

budget, starting January 2013.

Require civilian workforce cuts to generate savings equal

to that of a 5% cut in military force levels.

Allow SBP-participating military retirees who waive their

retired pay in favor of a survivor annuity under the Federal

Employees Retirement System to stop paying SBP premiums.

Authorize 180 days of TRICARE Standard coverage for

members of the Selected Reserve who are involuntarily

separated without cause.

Authorize the Defense Department to put selected over-the

-counter medications on the TRICARE pharmacy formulary

and establish a copay for them. Require an annual report on

access, cost and quality of health care for military dependents

with disabilities and special needs.

(MOAA) Administration Opposes TRICARE Relief

The Administration released a statement opposing many of the

provisions included in the House-passed defense authorization

bill (H.R. 4310). The Administration letter said it considers the

TRICARE fee increases to be important because “DoD needs

these savings to balance and maintain investments for key

defense priorities.”

Books/Paperbacks For VA Patients

Please bring those old books and magazines to the next

luncheon. Col. Fred Graves (USAF/Ret) will be taking them to

the VA hospitals in St. Petersburg and Tampa.

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MANASOTA OPERATION TROOP SUPPORT

(MOTS)

4301 32ND ST W, BRADENTON, FL 34205

SHOP FOR THE TROOPS SHOPPING LIST

OFFICE PHONE NUMBER (941)782-0748

Linda Craig, Director

THESE ARE THE MOST REQUESTED ITEMS BY

OUR DEPLOYED TROOPS AT THE MOMENT.

Individual sized packages please. Troops stick them

in their pockets as they head out on a mission

CLIFF BARS

BEEF JERKY

SLIM JIMS

SUMMER SAUSAGE

PEANUTS

POWER BARS

HONEY ROASTED PEANUTS

HEALTHY NUT MIX

TRAIL MIX

CASHEWS

PISTACHIOS

CANDY (THAT DOES NOT MELT)

INDIVIDUAL PROPEL POWDER PACKS

INDIVIDUAL GATORADE POWDER PACKS

VITAMINS

ANIMAL CRACKERS

BATTERIES (AA and AAA)

TRIPLE EDGE RAZORS

WHITE SOCKS

HEADLAMPS

COOKIES

TUNA IN FOIL POUCH

TRISCUITS

RAMEN NOODLES

CANNED PASTA, SOUPS, AND STEWS WITH POP TOPS

FREEZER GRADE ZIPLOCK BAGS

FLASH DRIVES

ICY HOT PATCHES

CARBINERS

FLASH DRIVES

Companions can take items to the above address at

any time or bring them to the monthly luncheons.

Memorial Day Observation

Hundreds attended the

Memorial Day ceremony

at Manatee County

Veterans Park to honor

past and present military

members. Speakers include-

ed Florida Senate Mike

Bennett, Congressman

Vern Buchanan, and Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jessica

McVay as the guest speaker.

Also present were Manatee County and Palmetto officials.

CWO4 Don Courtney

(USA, Ret), President of

the Manatee County Veter-

ans Council, was the Mas-

ter of Ceremonies for this

event. Members of the

Council and other military

veterans organizations have

spent numerous hours preparing Veterans Park for this event.

JROTC Awards Ceremony

The awards ceremony was held April 25th. Photos

from this event have been posted to the Bradenton

Chapter’s website at http://www.orgsites.com/fl/

moaa-bc/_pgg2.php3.

Happy Birthday

June/July

Mrs. Gwendoline Bovinett 06/05

CDR Christine Miller USN 06/06

1LT Robert Eddy USA 06/10

Col George Francis USAF 06/11

LtCol Kieran Chapel USAF 06/19

CDR Jack Rynerson UNNR 06/19

COL Walter Dunn USA 06/20

CPT Jack May USA 06/26

Mrs. Jane Donnelly 06/29

CAPT James Dunn USN 07/08

Col Larry Bustle USAF 07/11

BG Steve Solomon USA 07/13

COL Paul Atherton USA 07/15

Capt Clayton Cairl USAF 07/18

Col Robert Eberley USAF 07/18

COL Harold Whitcomb USA 07/22

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Monthly Luncheon June 20th, 2012

11:30 a.m. Bradenton Country Club

Menu: Tossed Green Salad Beef tenderloin Tips with Noodles Asparagus Rolls & Beverages Heath Snow Ball

Cost: $17.00/person. Make checks payable to MOAA-BC and mail to Col. Pat Newhall, 3300 Riverview Blvd. W., Bradenton,

FL 34205. Reservations or cancellations must be received NLT noon on June 18th, 2012.

Guest Speaker: Attorney Mike Hamrick, Estate Planning

Military Officers Association of America-Bradenton Chapter

PO Box 381

Bradenton, Florida 34206-0381

The Military Officers Association of America, Bradenton Chapter (MOAA-BC)

P.O. Box 381, Bradenton, FL 34206-0381

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