rapidfire TRICAREUPDA+E
COLORECTAL CANCER is the third most common cancer among men and women in the U.S. Of can- cers affecting both men and women, it is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., according to the CDC. The beginning stages of colorectal cancer often
have no symptoms, and early screening can save lives. Screenings can find abnormal growths, called polyps, that can be removed before they are dangerous. For TRICARE Prime and Standard beneficiaries,
there are no cost shares or copayments for colorec- tal cancer screenings, as well as many other impor- tant preventive care services. For Medicare-eligible beneficiaries covered by TRICARE For Life, Medi- care covers colorectal cancer screening tests, and TRICARE generally pays the remainder of any costs not paid by Medicare. To learn more about colorectal screening, visit
the CDC’s Screen for Life campaign at
www.cdc .gov/screenforlife. For more information about TRICARE’s coverage of colorectal cancer screen- ings, visit
www.tricare.mil.
Miscellany: Dates to Remember
JULY 31 is the last day to enter MOAA’s military professional essay contest, with cash prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250 for the top winners. For details, visit
www.moaa.org/essaycontest. *SEPT. 26 military professionals will get together to discuss top issues af-
fecting defense at MOAA and the U.S. Naval Institute’s annual Defense Forum Washington. Find out more at www
.moaa.org/dfw. *SEPT. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., MOAA hosts a military-friendly career fair at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Visit
www.moaa.org/careerfair for more information.
J Visit a Novel in Kansas
ohn Brown, whose body “lies a-moulderin’ in the grave,” was the iconic figure of the “war before the Civil War.” Married twice, he fathered 20 children
(only eight lived to adulthood) and moved often between Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Debt-ridden by his failures at various businesses, he became wildly religious and — enraged by the Fugitive Slave Act — increasingly militant about ending slavery. In North Elba, N.Y., the remote Adirondack town where
Brown eventually was buried, he was an Underground Railroad conductor. When Free-Soilers and pro-slavery factions were jostling for supremacy in the Kansas terri- tory, “Old Brown” led four of his sons and other followers into the fray, where they joined in “Bleeding Kansas” bat- tles and massacres (Osawatomie, Kan., has a John Brown Museum, www .kansastravel .org/johnbrown
museum.htm). Cloudsplitter
(HarperCol- lins, 1998), a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, reveals Brown’s life through his son Owen. The novel by Russell Banks details “Father’s progression from activist to martyr” and the ugly politics of slavery. The section about his attack on the Harpers Ferry,
W.Va., arsenal concludes prior to his hanging, which helped set the nation on a course toward the Civil War. — Col. Glenn Pribus, USAF-Ret., and Marilyn Pribus
*online: Learn about the Brown home in North Elba at
www.adkhistorycenter.org/jbweb/noelba.html. 22 MILITARY OFFICER JULY 2011
PHOTOS: KANSAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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