chaptersinaction
New Chapters Chartered
National MOAA’s board of direc- “I think a lot of retirement com- Doug Ehrhardt, USN-Ret., during
tors recently approved charters for munities, particularly military re- a ceremony held Aug. 19. Special
six new chapters, which will allow tirement communities, are ideally guests included U.S. Rep. Virginia
more national MOAA members to suited for the formation of new Foxx (R-N.C.), North Carolina Sen.
participate in the association’s chap- MOAA chapters,” says Lt. Col. Paul Steve Goss (D), and North Carolina
ter and council system. Mehler, USA-Ret., second vice pres- Council of Chapters President Col.
Two new chapters in Virginia ident and membership and chapter Vern Pike, USA-Ret.
— the Falcons Landing Chapter affairs chair for the Virginia Council Retired, active duty, and reserve-
in Potomac Falls and the Heritage of Chapters. component offi cers in the Fort
Hunt Chapter in Gainesville — will North Carolina now has 19 chap- Smith, Ark., area now are benefi t-
serve MOAA members who live in ters, thanks to the addition of the ting from the formation of the Gen.
retirement communities in North- New River Chapter. This chapter William O. Darby Rangers Chapter,
ern Virginia. Both chapters are off will serve MOAA members who live which received its charter Sept.
to a strong start, with the Falcons in the Ashe County area. National 26. Members decided to name the
Landing and Heritage Hunt chap- MOAA President Vice Adm. Norb chapter after Darby, a famous World
ters attracting 161 members and 50 Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., presented the War II Army offi cer and Fort Smith
members, respectively. chapter’s charter to President Capt. native who led Darby’s Rangers,
which later evolved into the U.S.
Army Rangers. The new chapter
will help the Arkansas Council of
Chapters increase its political clout
by fi lling a void in the state. Council
and chapter members often lobby
for legislation that benefi ts service-
members and their families and
have established good working rela-
tionships with both their state and
national legislators.
New chapters also have been
established in Idaho and Utah. The
Southeast Idaho Chapter will serve
MOAA members who live in the
(above) From left, Capt. Doug Arco, Idaho, area, while the Salt
Ehrhardt, USN-Ret.; MOAA Lake Total Force Chapter will draw
President Vice Adm. Norb Ryan members who live in Salt Lake City.
Jr., USN-Ret.; Col. Stanley Knapp, Currently, chapter members in Utah,
USA-Ret.; and Col. Kenneth Lynn, which now has three chapters, are
USAF-Ret., pose with the New making plans to reestablish the Utah
River (N.C.) Chapter’s charter. (left) State Council of Chapters. MO
Gen. Richard Neal, USMC-Ret., left,
chair of MOAA’s board of directors,
— Contributors are Col. Lee Lange II,
USMC-Ret., director; Col. Barry Wright,
presents a charter to Falcons Land-
USA-Ret., deputy director, Council and
ing (Va.) Chapter President Col.
Chapter Affairs; and Kris Ann Hegle. For
Glenn Carus, USAF-Ret. submission information, see page 20.
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