The Next Meeting is
Thursday, September 22, 2011,
at Sportsman’s Lodge
on FT. Campbell, KY.
Guest Speaker:
Tentatively - New Commander of BACH
Assemble - Meet at 11:00 AM,
Start meal at 11:30 AM
Meal: Buffet-Family Style,
Cost Per Person: $12.00 including gratuity,
Please plan to attend.
Next General Membership Meeting
Chapter Policy and Leadership
Chapter Policy
When reservations are made
for Chapter meetings, commit-
ments are made to the restau-
rant/meeting place to pay for
the number of reservations
reported.
If you make a reservation
and then later determine you
cannot attend, please call your
reservation chairperson as soon
as possible. If you are unable
to give sufficient notice of your
cancellation, please send a
check for the appropriate
amount to P.O. Box 3569,
Clarksville, TN 37043-3569.
Officers & Executive Committee and
Duties:
CW4 Howard French, USA Ret -President
MAJ Bob Posley Ret USA-Ret. 1st Vice
President (Programs)
CAPT Eldon G. Pontius, USMC-Ret-2nd
Vice President (Membership)
CDR Neldon Whitty USN-Ret Secretary LTC Dave Marr USA-Ret Treasurer,
(Scholarship Committee)
COL Mark Kelly, USA-Ret (Immediate Past President)
MAJ Lewis Baggett, USA-Ret (Legislative
Chairman)(Newsletter)(Scholarship Commit-tee)
LTC Charles Currie (Chaplain) USA-Ret
(Personal Affairs Officers) 1LT Lisa R. Boyd, (Historian)
MS Ginger Merritt, (Auxiliary Coordinator)
Col. Jeff Yaeger, (Chairman, Scholarship
Committee),
CW4 Warren Evans, (Chairman - Directory
Committee)
Guest Speaker Michael Pape, Legislative Assis-
tant to Kentucky District 1, Representative
Edward Whitfield .
The meeting was interesting and
very informative and our guest
was received warmly. With a
great meal and outstanding
companions how could it not be
so.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES 2
PRESIDENTS COM-
MENTS
2
EXECUTIVE COMMIT-
TEE
2
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVI-
TIES
3
REPORTS & NEWS 3
MISSION AND OB-
JECTIVES
4
MEMBERSHIP APPLI-
CATION
4
Inside this issue:
September 1, 2011 Volume 2, Issue 9
Fort Campbell Chapter
Who Can Join? - You
can. We invite Active
Duty, Guard or Reserve
Officers, Warrant Offi-
cers or Retired or For-
mer Officers or Warrant
Officers interested in
the support of the Mili-
tary Mission and Sup-
port of those soldiers
protecting our nation.
You may apply as much
effort as you like to
make a difference in the
issues and topics on
which we focus our
efforts.
Benefits of Joining
There are several bene-
fits to becoming a
member of our organi-
zation. Our members
are close friends and we
have a great time when
we get together. Of
course we also have a
common interest, and
we hope to further our
cause.
Military Officers Association of America
RSVP: Please call in your reservations: NLT Monday, September 19, 2011
KY: CDR Neldon Whitty (270) 886-6229 ([email protected])
TN: LTC Dave Marr (931) 358-0101 ([email protected])
Enter Gate 1, on Lee Rd, go past the
Cole Park Commons and turn left on
Woodlawn Road and turn right into
the Lodge Road at the MOAA sign.
The September Meeting is scheduled for Thursday Sep. 22, 2011 at Sportsman’s Lodge. The October Chapter Meet-ing is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2011 at Cole Park Commons.
Tentative Future Activities
President’s Comment
The Chapter August meeting was held at Oakland Manor. The food and the service were excellent. ―Thanks‖
to the management and staff of the Manor. The guest speaker was Mr. Michael Pape. Mr. Pape is the Legisla-
tive Assistant to Representative Edward Whitfield of the 1st District in KY. Mr.
Pape gave an excellent presentation on the current budget situation followed by a
question and answer session. Our ―thanks‖ to Mr. Pape for taking the time to visit
us.
Our congratulations go out to the five students of the Ft. Campbell
Chapter area that received scholarships from MOAA. Those that received the
scholarships are: Jared Cornelius of Clarksville, Maria James of Murray, KY.,
Melina and Nechelle Dolata of Clarksville, and Nicole Fauth of Clarksville. We
wish the best for these students in the upcoming school year.
The Chapter scholarship is in the final stage of getting sent off to
MOAA. The final approval was given by the Executive Committee at the August meeting. The Executive
Committee agreed to name the scholarship The Warren and Nancy Evans Scholarship. Warren and Nancy
have been very active in the Chapter for many years and this is our way of showing our gratitude for their
service.
Congress will be back in session after the Labor Day holiday. Who knows what will happen be-
tween then and the end of the year? There are several key budget issues to be tackled. So all I can suggest is
―Stay Tuned‖.
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If we can be of
assistance or if anyone is
sick or under the weather
call Chaplain Charles
Currie (Personal Affairs).
The phone number is 931-
645-2149 so that you can
be put on the prayer list.
We will try to arrange
visitation if you are sick or
hospitalized. We wish all of our sick
a speedy recovery.
Auxiliary MOAA members
There is been interest shown for reviving our group luncheons. A
while back, We on occasion as a Auxiliary MOAA Members Group
came together at various in Clarksville others in Hopkinsville and in
several other places such as the Schoolhouse Tea Room in Adams,
Olive Garden Clarksville, Robert Penn Warren's birthplace and
Guthrie. If we went out of town, we would meet at a central location
and carpool. We have an extensive list of other places. In addition,
we would like very much to have your suggestions.
Please call or e-mail the contact persons below:
Nancy Evans 931-647-5808
Clara French 931-647-9067 or Frenchh @ apsu.edu
Dede Anderson 931-647-1298 or, [email protected]
Executive Committee Meeting
The date and
time of the next Execu-
tive Committee meeting
will be at Cole Park
Commons at Ft. Camp-
bell, KY.
We are generally
scheduled to meet on
the first Friday after
each General Member-
ship meeting. We will
meet at 11:30 AM. All
association members
interested are invited to
attend if they would
like.
Activities If you have
any suggestions or rec-
ommendations for meet-
ings or meeting locations
please contact the pro-
grams chairman– Major
Bob Posley (Programs).
Joint the Team. We Always enjoy the Com-
panionship.
TREASURER'S REPORT
Our credit union account
balances as of September 1,
2011 are:
Shares $ 55.23
General Fund 4,494.83
Scholarship Fund 736.60
Certificates 2040.55
Total $ 7,327.21
Dave Marr, Treasurer
(931) 358-0101
The August fellowship and luncheon were
informative & enjoyable.
Reminder - 'Cell Phones for Soldiers' needs your
old cell phones and their attachments like chargers
and wires.
Learn more about this worth-while cause and how to start a
Cell Phone campaign in your chapter and community.
Likewise, be sure to check out the Cell Phones web site, espe-
cially the Resource Center, for additional facts, ideas and
other useful info: http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
If You have cell phones to contribute, please bring them to
the next meeting for our everlasting appreciation.
If you have not made your voice hear, now is the time to join the chorus.
Members Speak Out on Retirement Reform
MOAA relies on members to help get our message through to Congress and the administration using grassroots advocacy. In recent
months MOAA members have more than lived up to that roll generating over a quarter of a million messages to Capitol Hill, the
Pentagon, and the White House.
This week, the Army Times printed a letter to the editor (second from the top) from MOAA President VADM Norb Ryan blasting
proposals to severely cut retirement benefits for future servicemembers. He reminded readers of how less drastic changes to the mili-
tary retirement system in the 1980s and 90s proved devastating to retention and readiness.
Our members have echoed this sentiment on military retirement by generating more than 200,000 messages to their elected officials
on this issue alone in the past two months.
Members sent an additional 50,000 messages aimed at protecting against COLA and commissary cuts in the impending budget
crunch.
It's great to see so many MOAA members pitching in to help preserve crucial military benefits that are essential to offset the chal-
lenges and sacrifice inherent in a military career, but we need to keep it up.
Please continue to send your elected officials MOAA-suggested messages reminding them of the importance of military retirement
and other military-unique benefits, and ask your friends to do the same. We're entering an era of potentially massive budget cuts and
we'll need every member to share their voice to protect earned benefits and preserve the all volunteer force. MOAA Legislative Update [[email protected]]
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Volume 2, Issue 9
This Newsletter is published by The Fort Campbell Chap-
ter of the Military Officers Association of America for its
members, friends & Sponsors & is made possible by con-
tributions from the Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union.
Legislative Affairs (MOAA Legislative Update )
Chained CPI: It's Not a Technicality; It's a COLA Cut
If you receive an inflation-adjusted annuity from the federal government, you should be paying at-
tention when you hear the term "chained CPI" being discussed.
One of the most frequently mentioned options by most parties at the deficit-cutting table is a
―technical correction‖ to the CPI called the ―chained CPI.‖ It‘s gone under the radar for the most
part. But if implemented, it could affect the lives of almost all Americans — especially service
members, federal civilian employees, Social Security recipients, and other retirees and survivors.
COLA Dips a Little
Inflation dropped 0.2%
in June, marking the
first time in ninth
months the Consumer
Price Index hasn‘t
risen. With four
months left in the fiscal
year, cumulative infla-
tion stands at 3.2%.
Check out the trend for
yourself on MOAA's
COLA Watch web-
page.
Alert:
Tennessee MOAA Chapter & Council Bi-Annual Convention
is scheduled for 14-16 October 2011 at Arnold Air Force
Base. This is a beautiful site to meet and there will be tours of
the Massive test facilities. Start planning now and when you
have locked in your plans, RSVP to the 1st Vice President (or
an appointed contact person) to scheduled for the tours.
The August meeting consisted of a great meal and fellowship and
well as lively discussions and good spirit. If you missed it you
really missed something enjoyable, entertaining and educational.
Note To Members: Please report changes of
e-mail addresses to the Treasurer at
[email protected]. If you received this
newsletter by regular mail and have an
e-mail address please report it by e-mail to
LTC Dave Marr (931) 358-0101
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