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Armored Ambulance Saves Lives 21
Departments Lessons Learned 78
reverse psychology helps an Army officer
rapid Fire 21 get some spoiling lettuce off his hands.
■ Armored MrAP ambulance saves lives.
■ Navy partners to help Laysan albatross. encore 88
An Army officer pulls out all the stops for
Washington Scene 31 two visiting Cameroonian officers, but
■ Defense act pleases and disappoints. a wardrobe choice foils his best intentions.
■ Budgets tighten on Capitol Hill.
From the editor Here to Serve you 10
Chapters in Action 42 From the President Peace of Mind 12
Chapter leaders exchange their ideas at Your Views 14
MOAA’s Chapter Presidents’ Symposium. Member books 18
MOAA Directory 18
Financial Forum 48 Ask the Doctor Another Option 50
Keep these rules in mind so you can make Faces of MOAA 80
the most of seasonal charitable donations. MOAA Scholarship Donors 80
Information exchange 81
Pages of History 77 Advertising Index 83
Parachutists jump over fields that saw MOAA Calendar 83
some of the bloodiest World War II battles. Sounding Taps 86
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