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Troops Teach Iraqi Mechanics 21
Departments Lessons Learned 64
A Navy offi cer appreciates the weight of
Rapid Fire 21 command after making a tough call.
■ Visit a novel in Gettysburg, Pa.
■ VetSuccess aids injured servicemembers. Encore 76
An inspecting offi cer quickly learns just
Washington Scene 29 how stressful a bunk inspection can be.
■ Federal charter bill is introduced.
■ House leaders host military spouses. From the Editor Exchanging Ideas 10
From the President Doing Our Part 12
Chapters in Action 36 Your Views 14
Council and chapter leaders exchange MOAA Scholarship Donors 17
ideas at the Council Presidents’ Seminar. MOAA Directory 18
Ask the Doctor Limit Contagion 42
Financial Forum 40 Faces of MOAA 66
Help make your fi nances fl ow smoothly Member Books 66
during your transition to a second career. Information Exchange 67
Advertising Index 70
Pages of History 63 MOAA Member Services 71
A World War II ship has begun its fi nal mis- Sounding Taps 74
sion as an artifi cial reef off Florida’s coast. MOAA Calendar 75
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