chaptersinaction Chapter Achievements
From the Field: Northeast Mississippi Chapter National MOAA President Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., presented a charter to members of MOAA’s new Northeast Mississippi Chapter Dec. 13, 2010. The chapter, which will serve MOAA members living in the Tupelo area, currently has 42 mem- bers on its rolls. Chapter President Lt. Col. Fred
Teer Jr., USAF-Ret., says the chap- ter’s initial goals include recruiting more members, starting an ROTC scholarship program, and working with school officials to reestablish a Junior ROTC (JROTC) program at Tupelo High School. Beginning February 2011, the chapter will get a start on this agenda
by meeting every other month at Woody’s Restaurant in Tupelo.
Mayagüez (P.R.) Chapter Puerto Rico now has two chapters, thanks to the addition of the new Mayagüez Chapter, which was chartered Dec. 3, 2010. According to Chapter President Lt. Col. Miguel Cruz, USAR-Ret., the chapter has about 30 members, many of whom are currently serving officers in the Puerto Rico National Guard. Beginning in January, chapter meetings will be held on the fourth Monday, every other month at Headquarters Company, 1st Battal- ion, 296th Infantry Regiment of the Puerto Rico National Guard, Barrio Sabalos in Mayagüez.
Central Florida Chapter Members of the Central Florida Chapter raised $5,300 during their fifth annual JROTC Scholarship Golf Tournament. In addition to the funds raised at the event, the chapter’s scholarship fund received a $3,500 donation from Lockheed Martin Corp. and a $1,000 contribution from BAE Systems in Orlando, Fla. According to Chapter President
Lt. Col. Robert LePage, USA-Ret., the money will be used to present three $3,000 scholarships to college-bound JROTC cadets in April. The chapter’s JROTC scholarship fund now attracts applicants from more than half the 29 JROTC units in the area.
Southern Delaware Chapter Members of the Southern Delaware Chapter led a community-wide fund- raising effort for local veteran James “Bo” Darlington, who was seriously injured by a rocket-propelled grenade while serving in Afghanistan. Capt. Richard Pfeil, USNR-Ret., led the ef- fort to raise $3,350 for the “Darlington Fund,” which will help pay for travel costs and meals for Darlington’s fam- ily members staying near Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., while he is recovering. According to Chapter President Lt.
(above) Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., second from left, poses with, from left, the North- east Mississippi Chapter’s Lt. Col. Dave Allen, USAF-Ret., and Lt. Col. Fred Teer Jr., USAF-Ret., and U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee. (left) Helmut Haumann, center, golfs for charity with the Central Florida Chapter’s Capt. Gregg Harkness, USN-Ret., left, and Col. Dick Aldinger, USAF-Ret.
Col. Joseph Thorp, USMC-Ret., mem- bers also support a Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, which assists families who come to Dover AFB to witness the dignified transfer of their loved ones’ remains. MO
— Contributors are Col. Lee Lange II, USMC-Ret., director; Col. Barry Wright, USA-Ret., deputy director, Council and Chapter Affairs; and Kris Ann Hegle. For submission information, see page 20.
*online: Read about a chapter-member-led goodwill mission to China at
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