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Do you know an MOAA member who is making an impact? To nominate a candidate for “Faces of MOAA,” see the MOAA Directory, page 18.
They come to MOAA with various interests and experiences, and together they make the association strong. Read on to learn more about your fellow MOAA members.
Former Army Lt. Walter Bennett (member since 2007): After serving as a lieutenant, Bennett left the Army to run his own business for 32 years. He has been a member of the Golf Capital
Chorus in Pinehurst, N.C., for 10 years. As a member of MOAA’s Sandhills (N.C.) Chapter, he served on the chapter’s board of directors and as cochair of the chapter’s Empty Stocking Fund. Bennett is the incoming president of the Pinehurst Forum, an organization dedicated to the performing arts.
Lt. Cmdr. Charlotte Broga, USCG-Ret. (Life Member since 2005): Broga began her 26-year Coast Guard career as an en- listed petty offi cer, receiving her commission in 1988 as a chief
warrant offi cer. In 2002, she was promoted to lieutenant commander. Broga served as chair and vice president of the Coast Guard’s Chief Warrant Of- fi cers Association and as president of the Juneau (Alaska) Chapter of the Chief Petty Offi cers Association.
Col. Melvin Garten, USA-Ret. (member since 1968): Garten served on active duty in an Army parachute infantry from 1942-70. For his service in World War II, Korea, and
Vietnam, he received a combat infantryman badge with two stars, a Dis- tinguished Service Cross, four Silver Stars, fi ve Bronze Stars, and fi ve Purple Hearts. He is a past president of the Tampa (Fla.) Chapter and a current member of the Portland (Ore.) Chapter.
Capt. Michael Mentas, USN-Ret. (Life Member since 1991): Mentas enlisted in the Navy in March 1965. He served with Pa- trol Squadron 46 at NAS Moff ett Field, Calif., and Fleet Air Wing
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II at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii. In 1973, he was selected for the Navy En- listed Scientifi c Education Program and attended the University of Idaho, majoring in electrical engineering. After graduation and commissioning as an ensign Aug. 22, 1975, he was assigned to NAS Pensacola, Fla., for fl ight training and was designated a naval fl ight offi cer in August 1976.
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