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Visiting a Novel in ...
Veterans
he Killer Angels (Ballantine Books) won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Fic-
tion. Author Michael Shaara was an 82nd Airborne paratrooper from 1946-
The VA’s Vocational T49, and this novel about the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania from July
Rehabilitation and Em- 1-3, 1863, was inspired by letters from his great-grandfather, who was injured in the
ployment VetSuccess fray. The focus is on the COs of both sides, revealing how well they knew each other
program provides ser- personally and tactically.
vices to help injured or “The book is about 70-percent factual,” estimates MOAA member Col. Kavin
ill servicemembers and Coughenour, USA-Ret., a licensed Gettysburg battlefi eld guide whose great-great-
veterans return to work grandfather fought there. “Books have made many heroes,” he observes, explaining
and live independently. much of Shaara’s research was based on personal memoirs. Of the 165,000 soldiers on
VetSuccess offers ca- both sides of the battle, more than 50,000 were killed, injured, or lost.
reer counseling and résu- “[Gen. Robert E.] Lee has lost the cream of his offi cer corps,” Coughenour says,
mé help and information pointing out a copse of trees called the high-water mark of the Confederacy. “From then
and advice about college on, he was fi ghting a defensive, losing battle.”
programs, apprentice- — Marilyn and Col. Glenn Pribus, USAF-Ret.
ships, self-employment,
and job placement.
Disabled service- ON THE WEB
members also can ■ For more information about
receive additional in-
visiting Gettysburg, go to
dividualized services
www.nps.gov/gett.
to help them retrain
and reenter the civilian
workforce, including as-
Income for Life
sistance with using pub-
I
n exchange for an irrevocable bank account on time, every time;
lic transportation, help transfer of cash or stock, you can ■ annuities fully backed by MOAA’s assets;
finding a volunteer job, receive regular lifetime payments ■ a tax-free portion of every payment, de-
and assistive technology with a charitable gift annuity through pending on your age and whether you use
needed to accomplish the MOAA Scholarship Fund, which cash or stock to fund the annuity;
day-to-day tasks. provides interest-free loans and grants to ■ a charitable gift deduction to apply to
For more information children of military families for their un- your itemized tax return; and
or to apply for the Vet- dergraduate education. Benefi ts of a gift ■ the opportunity to help a military child.
Success program, visit annuity include: To learn more, contact Capt. Shelley
www.vetsuccess.gov or ■ fi xed payments for the rest of your life, Marshall, USN-Ret., at (800) 234-MOAA
call (800) 877-1000. either quarterly or annually; (6622), ext. 169, or
shelleym@moaa.org or
■ payments deposited directly into your visit
www.moaa.org/scholarshipfund.
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