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NONFICTION Boots and Saddles: Military Leaders of the American West. By Col. Thomas Phillips, USAF (Ret). Caxton Press. ISBN 978-087004- 591-2.
Business Espionage: Risks, Threats, and Countermeasures. By Lt. Col. Bruce Wimmer, USAF (Ret), Life Member. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0- 12-420054-8.
Courage, Compassion, Marine: The Unique Story of Jimmie Dyess. By Maj. Gen. Perry Smith, USAF (Ret), Life Member. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4917-6691-0.
A Hero’s Walk: The World War II Journey of Lt. B.B. Darnell. By Mike Darnell. Cre- ateSpace. ISBN 9781511521598.
War in the Chesapeake: The British Cam- paigns to Control the Bay, 1813-14. By Lt. Col. Charles Neimeyer, USMC (Ret), Life Member. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1- 61251-865-7.
FICTION Balance of Night: A Military Proce- dural. By Maj. Allan P. Avery, USMC (Ret), Life Member. Amazon Digital Services. ASIN B00PYN61VK.
Lightning Strikes Twice. By Lt. Cmdr. William H. LaBarge, USN (Ret). Gordian Knot Books. ISBN 978-1-937530-66-2.
The Prayer Rug. By Cmdr. H.M. Hymas, USN, Life Member. Black Rose Writing. ISBN 978-1- 61296-538-3.
The Second Advocate. By 1st Lt. Harry H. Seipel, USMC (Ret). Xlibris. ASIN B00Q7UD- VTO.
MEMOIR From Watermelon Inspector to the White House. By Lt. Col. Henry Spencer Faircloth, USAF (Ret), Life Member, Sun City Center (Fla.) Chapter. Xlibris. ISBN 978-1- 5035-5331-0.
Grandfather’s Journal: A Grandson’s Journey into His Grandfather’s Life. By Capt. Tom Maxwell, USN (Ret), Life Member. WestBow Press. ISBN 978-1490850863.
Silver Taps. By Lt. Col. Max L. Knight, USA (Ret). Outskirts Press Inc. ISBN 978-1-4787- 5175-5.
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Col. Robert G. Certain, USAFR (Ret), Life Member (joined 2000): Certain earned his bachelor’s degree from Emory Uni- versity in Atlanta and was commissioned in the Air Force. After
fl ying B-52s for four years, including two tours in Southeast Asia and three months as a POW, he completed master’s and doctor of ministry degrees and became a chaplain. He currently is executive director of the Military Chap- lains Association and serves on MOAA’s board of directors.
Capt. Tommy Clack, USA (Ret), Life Member (joined 1970): Clack spent more than three years in the Army and served in Vietnam as an artillery forward observer. He was wounded in
1969 and lost three of his limbs. After his recovery, he graduated from Geor- gia State University and pursued government work. Clack chairs the Walk of Heroes Veterans War Memorial foundation, a group dedicated to honoring veterans by constructing a 1,200-foot-long memorial park in Conyers, Ga.
Lt. Col. Glenn Nivens, USA (Ret), Life Member (joined 1988): Nivens retired from the Army in 1986 with 29 years of ser- vice. Over the past two years, he has attended nearly all Alabama
military deployments and presented dozens of talks on military topics. Nivens participates in Revolutionary War honor guard, is a standard bearer, and vol- unteers to document historical cemeteries. He also works with ROTC and Ju- nior ROTC units through MOAA’s Greater Birmingham (Ala.) Chapter.
Col. Robert G. Rupp, USA (Ret), Life Member (joined 1995): Rupp retired with 38 years of service in the active Army and Guard and Reserve. He is a Battle of the Bulge survivor, and
his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for stopping an entire German division and anchoring the south shoulder of the Bulge, helping make victory possible. At 95 years old, Rupp still attends almost every meet- ing of the Minnesota Chapter of MOAA and its board of directors. MO
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Do you know a MOAA member who is making an impact? To nominate a candidate for “Faces of MOAA,” see the MOAA Directory, page 6.
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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