rapidfire
MOAA Golf Classic
In Review
relationships with their
soldiers, NCOs, spouses,
More than 25 corporate and individual spon-
In a Time of War: The
sweethearts, and families,
sors donated nearly $100,000 to benefi t the MOAA
Proud and Perilous Jour-
as well as the excitement
Scholarship Fund during the sixth annual MOAA/
ney of West Point’s Class
of 2002 By Bill Murphy Jr.
and chaos of combat, the
Jeff Peck Memorial Golf Classic at Westfi elds Golf
Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
suffering of the wounded,
Club in Clifton, Va., May 12. The MOAA Scholar-
$27.50. ISBN 978-0-8050-
and grief for those killed.
ship Fund provides loans and grants to nearly 8679-9.
1,500 children of military families annually. MOAA
The Ultimate Battle: Oki-
would like to thank this year’s sponsors for their To coincide with the 200th
nawa 1945, The Last Epic
Struggle of World War II
generosity. They are anniversary of the found-
By Bill Sloan. Simon & Schus-
ing of the U.S. Military
ter, 2008. $16. ISBN 978-0-
■ TriWest Healthcare Alliance ■ TMA Resources
(presenting sponsor)
Academy, West Point, N.Y.,
7432-9247-4.■ Navy Mutual Aid
■ Health Net Federal Services Association
journalist Bill Murphy Jr.
■ The Hartford ■ Virginia Commerce Bank
follows West Point’s The three-month battle
■ Marsh Affinity Group ■ National Association of
Services Federal Credit Unions
Class of 2002 as it to capture the
■ Humana Military Healthcare ■ SunTrust Bank graduates and pre- island of
Services ■ U.S. Naval Academy
pares for war. This Okinawa in
■ Pentagon Federal Credit Alumni Association
Union
is a dramatic story 1945 was the
■ James G. Elliott Inc.
ed Concordia of the young men largest (and ■ Unit ■ USMA Association of
■ U.S. Family Health Plan Graduates
and women last) land-
Alliance ■ Bright Key
who sea-air battle
■ Crowne Plaza, Old Town ■ Competitive Edge Services
became in the Pacifi c
■ The Tuckerman Group/ ■ Tom Philpott, Military
SSgA Update
second in World War
■ Armed Forces Benefit ■ Vice Adm. Lou Crenshaw,
lieutenants II, and journal-
Association USN-Ret.
in the U.S. ist and author
■ Sheraton National Hotel ■ Col. Dick Crampton,
■ Target Marketing USA-Ret. Army in 2002 Bill Sloan tells
and ended up the gripping story
fi ghting for of this fi ght. He
their lives in vividly describes
TRICAREUPDATE
Iraq and the brutal land
Afghanistan. combat with seven U.S.
IF AN EMERGENCY ARISES while you’re on vacation, Murphy tells Army and Marine Corps
do you know how your health care benefits apply? An of these young, inexpe- divisions battling a skilled
emergency is a medical or psychiatric condition that is rienced offi cers as they and tenacious Japanese
threatening to life, limb, or sight and requires immedi- train for tanks, infantry, enemy in “one of the most
ate medical treatment. For emergency services, seek aviation, signals, and elaborate and impenetra-
treatment at the nearest emergency facility. TRICARE medicine and as they take ble systems of natural and
Prime beneficiaries must notify their regional contractor command of platoons in man-made defenses the
within 24 hours (or the next business day) to establish combat. He also high- world has ever seen.”
authorization. Medicare-approved facilities provide an lights the close cama- He also tells of the air
automatic crossover, while TRICARE Standard benefi- raderie of a West Point and naval battles, including
ciaries must file with their home regional contractor. education and the physi- the sinking of the world’s
Urgent care is a need for medical services within 24 cal and mental strain of largest battleship, Yamato,
hours when an illness or injury will not result in disability multiple tours in combat. and deadly kamikaze at-
or death if not treated immediately. For urgent, routine, Best, however, are tacks on the U.S. fl eet sup-
or specialty-care needs, follow your plan requirements. Murphy’s poignant por- porting the land battle.
trayals of these offi cers’ — William D. Bushnell
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