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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.
Col. James C. Crump Jr., USAF-Ret. (Life Member since 1978): Crump served in the Sub-Area Petroleum Office — Korea
in the 1970s and later served as deputy commander of the Defense Fuel Re- gion, Pacific. From July 1980 to July 1985, Crump was a staff officer for the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/J-4. As inspector general for the Sacramen- to Air Logistics Center, McClellan AFB, Calif., he received a 97-percent reso- lution rate for complaints, the highest in the Air Force Logistics Command.
Capt. Jack T. Paxton, USMC-Ret. (member since 1993): Paxton unretired in 2005 to become executive director of the U.S.
Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association. At 80 years old, he is one of the oldest active military association executives. Paxton was enlisted from 1948- 65 and received a commission in Vietnam. He was a combat correspondent in Korea from 1951-52 and held all enlisted ranks except E-9. After retiring from the military in 1969, he joined the GTE Corp. and retired from there in 1987.
Maj. Vera Rhyne, USAR-Ret. (member since 2008): Rhyne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Women’s Army
Corps in 1975. She served eight years on active duty and 12 years in the reserve. She retired from the U.S. Army Reserve Quartermaster Corps in 1995 and has deployed to Iraq, Kosovo, and Kuwait. She is a chaplain at a state prison for men in Richmond, Va., following her retirement in June from 26 years of civil service.
Pat and Lt. Col. James C. Taylor, USA-Ret. (Life Member since 1989): Taylor was a military chaplain for 28 years. Since
his retirement in 2003, he and his wife, Pat, have stayed active in the military community; he now is chaplain for the Alamo (Texas) Chapter of MOAA. He and Pat have written a book, On the Wings of the Wind (Langmarc Publishing, 2007). For each copy they sell, they present one to a wounded warrior.
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Submissions: 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.
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