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FOR 58 YEARS,
major newspapers, though they prob-
PS: THE PREVENTIVE
wonderful ably wouldn’t print it.)
MAINTENANCE MONTHLY HAS
HELPED TROOPS MAINTAIN
magazine
During my stay, I got to read the
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT
[PS], re-
executive order requiring GTMO to
gardless of
close in one year (the detention oper-
SEE PAGE 84
contents.”
ations, not the Navy Base). I couldn’t
help but feel that President Obama
—Capt. Vernon A.
must have had on his lawyer, rather
Jackson, USA-Ret.
than [commander in chief ], hat when
he made this decision. From what I
gathered, though, most people don’t
seem to have a problem with his deci-
sented and easy to under- sion, that is, determining the fi nal dis-
stand. I made sure that position of the detainees within one
every offi cer and NCO had year. I’m sure the troops responsible
HEALTH CARE SCARE PLUS:
the opportunity to review for caring for these terrorists feel the
CBO budget “options” include higher
IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO
fees for military beneficiaries 31 PLAN FOR RETIREMENT 53 it once it left my desk. If same way; after all, who likes getting
an article was directly of feces thrown at them?
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PS, I Love You interest and application we had a —Lt. Col. Ray Conchado Jr., USA-Ret.
I was pleasantly surprised to see one group review, with all concerned, of via e-mail
of the best ideas in the Army — PS: the article with the equipment so that
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly the lesson was passed on with greater Adding Insult to Injury
— highlighted in the March edition understanding. The Army has gold in Thank you for the write-up in the
[“Problem Solved”]. Being an Army this magazine, keep it going. March 2009 issue … on the recoup-
brat, I grew up reading PS for fun. —Capt. Vernon A. Jackson, USA-Ret. ing of fi nal disability payments from
Though I didn’t get all the messages Dumfries, Va. widows (“VA Underpaid Widows,”
and certainly didn’t maintain all the Washington Scene). In June 2006,
equipment, I still learned many valu- Inside GTMO I was stunned enough that my
able lessons. I’ve continued using it I recently had an opportunity to visit husband had died — but to then
for over 20 years in the Air Force. [U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, or discover a large chunk of money
From [Humvee] maintenance to M-16 GTMO]. My last visit to GTMO while withdrawn from my bank account!
handling to general issues of preven- on active duty was back in 1974, and That put me over the top.
tive maintenance, I often scrounged aside from the detention facilities and Because he had received his pay-
copies of PS for my troops’ edifi ca- some new [Morale, Welfare, and Rec- ment electronically, the VA was able
tion. Further, learning about Will reation] installations, I found it pretty to immediately withdraw the funds;
Eisner and others who made this mag- much the same … a hot, arid, isolated, their letter followed — days later.
azine possible was an added bonus. and “old” place with not an awful lot Their action on my VA [Dependency
—Col. Brett Morris, USAF to do. My activities there were fairly and Indemnity Compensation] for
via e-mail limited, which made Brigadier Gen- Dependent Child fi ling should be so
eral Zanetti’s article [“A Look Inside,” accurate, rapid, and effi cient; it is now
As a company grade offi cer for 12 March 2009] all the more informative in appeal [nearly] three years later.
years, I gobbled up every issue of this and interesting to read. I was happy I agree with MOAA that the same
wonderful magazine [PS], regardless that he painted a clear picture of what should be done to DoD actions of this
of contents. Articles were well-pre- our soldiers have to go through on a type. Thank you for this information,
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