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The Arizona Chapter of MOAA met January 21, 2006 at the McCormick Ranch
Country Club with 49 people present. The Officers, Directors and Committee
Chairpersons were installed for the year 2006 with Gary Fredricks doing the
honors.
From the left: CAPT Daniel Conway President, LCDR Terry Tassin, First
Vice President, Maj William Johnson Treasurer, Jo Ann Thompson Director, Lt
Col Chester Baumer Director, LtCol Ronald Green Director, CDR John Gerometta
Secretary, Lt James Seidl Programs / Arrangements, Col Charles Schluter Tops
Liaison. Ron Worthington 2nd Vice President was absent and will be installed
at the next meeting.
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Gary Fredricks presented the following recipients with the Arizona
Chapter of MOAA Meritorious Service Awards: Velma Birtciel, John Gerometta
Bill Johnson, Terry Tassin and Jo Ann Thompson.
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The President's special MSA was awarded to Gary Fredricks by Terry
Tassin.
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The guest speaker was LtCol Ret.USAF Kevin Osterman from the Scottsdale
City Council who gave an update on the city of Scottsdale.
Not to overlook a golden opportunity Kevin was signed up as a new member
of the AZ Chapter.
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February 2006 |
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The February Luncheon was held on the 24th at McCormick Ranch Golf
Club. The guest speaker was Mr. Larry Williams Director National Memorial
Cemetery of Arizona with up to date information about the cemetery and
information concerning the development of a new cemetery in northern
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March 2006 |
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The March Luncheon Meeting was held on the 18th at
the McCormick Ranch Golf Club. The guest speaker was CAPT Michael G. Basford
USN (RET) and he spoke on the history of Naval Aviation and the development
of aircraft carriers. This was followed by a slide show on aircraft and
aircraft carriers.
CAPT Basford is the author of several books including "America First",
"SS America Affair", "The Phoenix Affair" and "A Desperate Land".
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April 2006 |
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The end of March saw our troops storming the hill in support
of MOAA legislation goals. There is tremendous competition for dollars
within the Defense Department and the Veterans Agencies and it appears that
the Vets will get the short end of the stick again.
A lot of activity going on behind the scenes getting ready for the 50th
Anniversary Celebration in October. This is a once in the lifetime affair
and the opportunity to participate will not be repeated. Think what MOAA has
done getting Tri Care for Life passed and what it has meant to your wallet
and then be generous in support of our celebration.
Our April luncheon was held as usual at the McCormick Golf Club with Mike
Rall of the Phoenix Police Department M-3 Municipal Military Member Support
Group as our guest speaker. Terry Tassin presented Mike with a set of MOAA
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May 2006 |
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The MOAA spring golf tournament
was held May 5, 2006 at El Caro Golf Course in Glendale. A good time was had
by all and everyone was a winner as was the Scholarship Fund. The $42.00 fee
included prizes, green fees, cart, freebies and a great hot breakfast
following the tournament. Some of the participants are shown enjoying the
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Some of the prizes are shown on
the table picture.
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June 2006 |
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Mr. Harper is shown being presented with a box of MOAA
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The June luncheon was held June 17, 2006 at the McCormick
Ranch Golf Club with 39 attending. This is the last meeting until September,
but the Sentinel will be published during the summer to keep the members up
to date on legislative issues, 50th Anniversary preparation and other
important items. Our guest speaker was Mr. Jerry Harper Assistant Project
Manager for the city of Phoenix. He brought us up to date on the many
projects going on or in the planning stage for the down town area. The area
is bounded roughly on the east by 7th Street, on the west by 7th Avenue, on
the north by McDowell Road and on the south by Lincoln Street. A few of the
projects covered were the new Convention Center, several hotels, ASU
additions, Medical School, several high rise condominiums and apartments,
parking lots and of course the light rail. Many of these projects will see
completion in 2008.
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September 2006 |
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September is the first meeting after the summer break even
though The Sentinel was published for the first time right through the
summer. The Sentinel carried preparations for the October 21, 50th
Anniversary celebration as Chet Baumer and his Anniversary Committee have
been busy with planning details. The luncheon was held as usual at the
McCormick Ranch Golf Club with only 38 attending. A great lunch was served
with Fresh Garden Salad, Steak Sandwich, French Fries and Banana Cream Pie
for dessert. The guest speaker was Stephen A. Johnston and his topic was Bio
Design with the attempt to develop a vaccine for various types of cancer.
Toni Seidl won the first raffle, Barb Aydelotte the second and Sheila George
the third.
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Chapter President Dan Conway and
Stephen Johnston are about to enjoy their steak sandwich |
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October 2006 |
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The Arizona Chapter MOAA celebrated its 50th Anniversary Celebration at the beautiful Scottsdale Park Plaza Resort located
in Scottsdale, AZ. This gala event was held October 21, 2006
Our keynote Speaker was Vice Admiral Norb Ryan Jr., USN (Ret) President,
Military Officers Association of America.
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November 2006 |
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The Arizona Chapter of MOAA met November 18, 2006 at the
McCormick Ranch Golf Club. During the program, the MOAA Meritorious
Service Medal was presented by President Dan Conway to Frank Birtciel, John
Gerometta, Jim Seidl, Ron Worthington, Pat Dale, Chet Baumer, Jo Ann
Thompson, Velma Birtciel, Betty Baumer and Dee Norton.
Chuck Schluter was not present and will be presented his medal at a later
date.
A slate of Officers was announced and the election will be held in the
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December 2006 |
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Saturday December 16, 2006 some of the members of the Arizona
Chapter MOAA met with relatives and friends at the Memorial Service for our
former Secretary and Sentinel Editor John Gerometta.
Dan Conway and Terry Tassin both spoke in behalf of John's service to
MOAA. Following the service we moved on to the McCormick Ranch Golf Club for
the monthly luncheon.
The slate of officers minus the Secretary was voted in. So far, we
have no volunteers for Secretary or Sentinel Editor. John will be sorely
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Chuck Schluter receiving his
Meritorious Service Award |
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Once again, our entertainment was a singing group made up of
high school students from Cortez and other high schools. |
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