memberbooks
For complete descriptions of these member books, visit
www.moaa.org/memberbooks.
NONFICTION A Country Doctor in the Valley of Heart’s Delight: The Life and Times of Pioneer Gilroy Physician and Mayor Heverland R. Chesbro, MD. By Elizabeth Barratt. ISBN 978-0-615- 46618-7.
Hamilton Field Diary: The Country Club Airbase. By Maj. Frederick H. Oberding, USAF-Ret. Xlibris. ISBN 978-1- 4628-9603-5.
Here There Are Tigers: The Secret Air War in Laos, 1968-69. By Maj. Reginald Hathorn, USAF-Ret. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3469-2.
How to Treat Your Dogs and Cats with Over-the-Counter Drugs. By Lt. Col. Robert Ridgway, USA-Ret., D.V.M. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4502-9007-4.
Italian-American Fusion: Italy’s Influ- ence on the Evolution of America. By Col. John C. Liburdi, USAF-Ret. Lulu Enterprises Inc. ISBN 978-1-257-76911-7.
Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam. By Lt. Col. Thomas P. McKenna, USA-Ret. The University Press of Ken- tucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3398-0.
Warrior Police: Rolling with Amer- ica’s Military Police in the World’s Trouble Spots. By Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu, USA-Ret., and Chris Fontana. St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0312658557.
FICTION The Peccavi File. By Lt. Howard E. Adkins, USNR-Ret., M.D. Xlibris. ISBN 0-7388-3448-3.
Snow on the Golden Horn. By Col. Walt Breede, USMC-Ret. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4520-2592-6.
Three and Out: Running a Mental Health Hospital in San Antonio. By Lt. Col. John Payne, USA-Ret. Historical Pub- lishing Network. ISBN 9781935377429.
MEMOIR ¡El Capitán! The Making of an American Naval Officer. By Capt. John Frank Gamboa, USN-Ret. Fortis Publish- ing. ISBN 978-0-9846371-7-1.
Rock and Roll Cable Ship: A Sea Soldier Remembers. By Lt. Col. Robert Quinn, USA-Ret. New Hanover Printing & Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9830616-5-6.
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Former Marine Corps Capt. Jim Baldinger (member since 1987): Baldinger graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1953. As a member of the 1950 Navy football
team, Baldinger scored one of two touchdowns in the academy’s 14-2 upset over the rival team of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. In his career, Baldinger served 12 years as a helicopter pilot.
Col. William Bernfeld, AUS-Ret. (member since 2009): Bernfeld retired in 2002 after 10 years of active duty and 20 years of reserve service. Moving to Smyrna, Del., in 2010 after
retiring from his New York CPA practice, Bernfeld transferred his six years of active involvement with the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to Delaware. On Sept. 11, 2011, Bernfeld was appointed a CAP colonel and the 21st commander of the Delaware Wing.
Col. Carol L. Hattrup, USAF-Ret. (Life Member since 1996): Hattrup is the deputy general counsel for intelligence and op- erations with the Joint IED Defeat Organization in Washing-
ton, D.C. She served on active duty as a judge advocate for more than 22 years. While on active duty, Hattrup served as staff judge advocate with the 4404th Wing (Provisional) during Operation Southern Watch in Saudi Ara- bia and with the 8th Fighter Wing in South Korea.
CWO3 Donald Rifkin, USCGR-Ret. (Life Member since 2004): Rif in served in the Coast Guard Reserve from April 1978 to May 2005. During his career, Rif in was assigned to the U.S. Coast
Guard Station Miami Beach as a qualifi ed boat crew and boarding team mem- ber and to the Coast Guard Investigative Service, Southeast Region, in Miami as a special agent. He was activated twice on Title 10 orders after Sept. 11, 2001. Rif in now is a captain in the Miami-Dade Police Department, working as the offi cer-in-charge of crime scene investigators. On Dec. 31, Rif in will re- tire from the police department with more than 30 years of service.
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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.
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