contributions of … individual mem- bers, such as a new [magazine] section. —Former Capt. H.M. Frost III, USAR Sheffield, Vt.


Editor’s note: Each month we publish a “Spotlight” in Rapid Fire profiling an individual who has made a unique contribution to the military community. Faces of MOAA, which appears in each issue of the maga- zine, highlights four or five individual members. We also look to individual members to contribute their stories to the Encore and Lessons Learned departments. For submission informa- tion for these and other departments, see page 18.


Empathy for the Troops I have reread “MOAA: Resist Re- tirement Cuts” [Washington Scene, September 2011] a number of times and keep getting hung up on [retired Air Force Col. Steve Strobridge’s] use of the word “empathize” in his comments during the White House briefing of July 14. I agree that in the end, national security boils down to the people in uniform. And while a great majority (not all) of Americans may sympa- thize with the sacrifices of troops and families, I’m afraid it is far from “everyone” that can empathize with what it means to be one of the troops or their families. Worse yet, our Con- gress and administration are growing less and less empathetic as fewer and fewer of them have served at all in the military. I’m sure you have the numbers, and it seems to me this is an issue of concern when we are looking at these budget issues. —Lt. Col. Jim Cheshire, USAF-Ret. via email


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