memberbooks
For complete descriptions of these member books, visit
www.moaa.org/memberbooks.
NONFICTION Here We Go! Recollections From the Golden Age of Airlift. By Col. Garnett C. Brown Jr., USAF (Ret), Life Member, Bluegrass (Ky.) Chapter. Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-1- 4575-3615-1.
Meeting the Needs of the Elder Popula- tion: Atlas Planning Manual. By Col. Steve Rutz Sr., USA (Ret), Life Member. Xulon Press. ISBN 978-1498427098.
The Oldest Living Graduate: A Story About Love, Luck, and Longevity. By Lt. Gen. Bill Ely, USA (Ret), Life Member. Lulu Pub- lishing Services. ASIN B0145F82AA.
Rainy Street Stories: Reflections on Secret Wars, Espionage, and Terrorism. By Maj. John William Davis, USAR (Ret). Red Bike Publishing. ISBN 978-1-936800- 10-0.
Soldier, Policeman, Patriot. By Maj. David E. Teich Sr., AUS (Ret), Life Member, Mile High Chapter, as told by Cindy Sloan Butts. Bookstand Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63498-058-6.
FICTION Raiding the Empire of the Sun: Tinian 1945. By Kit Crumpton. Ro Bar Romaani LLC. ISBN 978-0-9965396-0-9
Rocky Mountain Terror: Pakistani Terrorist Causes Meltdown. By Lt. Col. Raymond Funderburk, USA (Ret), Life Mem- ber. Amazon Digital Services. ASIN B00YN- SFLX6.
Temporary Problems. By Lt. Christopher Carey, USN (Ret). Black Rose Writing. ISBN 978-1-61296-516-1.
MEMOIR Gone to Kingdom: Being the Personal Recollections of a Missouri Bushwacker. By Lt. Col. Frederick J. Chiaventone, USA (Ret), Heart of America (Mo.) Chapter. Amazon Digi- tal Services. ASIN B00DMPXB8S.
The Kraut: On Being German After 1940. By Cmdr. Erik Jürgen-Karl Dietrich, USN (Ret), Life Member, Hampton Roads (Va.) Chapter. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1511994958.
Lovers in Wartime, 1944 to 1945. By Cmdr. Vaughn Davis Bornet, USN (Ret), Ph.D., South- ern Oregon Chapter. dvs Publishing. ISBN 978- 0-9908075-2-0.
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facesofmoaa
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.
Vice Adm. Michael Cowan, USN (Ret), Life Member (joined 2004): Cowan retired in 2004, after 33 years of service, as the 34th surgeon general of the Navy. He currently serves
as the executive director of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Cowan has held several executive positions in the private sector, most recently as a director at Deloitte LLP. He serves on the health care committee of MOAA’s board of directors.
Capt. Kerry J. Ledford, USAF (Ret), Life Member (joined 2010): After enlisting, Ledford came to appreciate the value of a college degree, so he enrolled in evening classes at various col-
leges, and, after 12 years of courses at six colleges in fi ve states, he earned a master’s degree and was accepted into Offi cer Training School. Ledford re- mained in the service for 10 more years, earned a doctorate, and, following his military retirement, served 23 years as a civil servant with the U.S. Courts.
Cmdr. Theodore S. Storck, USN (Ret), Life Member (joined 1995): Storck, a commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5039 in Morris, Minn., was instrumental in getting veterans’ organiza-
tions in the Morris area to erect and dedicate this year a monument honor- ing those from Stevens County who died in all wars. Storck was awarded the Bronze Star in Vietnam. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree from Syracuse University in New York.
Lt. Cmdr. Anne Thompson, USN (Ret), Life Member (joined 1993): Thompson recently retired as a program admin- istrator for Michigan State University. She is the chair of the
Michigan Women’s Commission. Thompson spent 20 years on active duty, and she works with many veterans’ groups, including the Buddy-to-Buddy program, the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund, and the American Legion. She is a member of MOAA’s Lansing (Mich.) Chapter. MO
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