Volume IV, Issue 12 P.O. Box 3569, Clarksville, TN 37043-3569 ftcky-moaa.org December 1, 2013

The Next Meeting Will Beon Saturday, 14 December

Assemble at 1000; meal at 1030; Dirty Santa at 1130

Guest Speaker: Dirty Santa*

Clarksville Country Club,334 Fairway Dr, Clarksville, TN

GPS: 36º 31.689'N 87º 17.439'W

Directions from Clarksville: Follow Madison Street for 2.7 miles to Memorial Drive. Turn left onto Memorial Drive and follow it for 1.9 miles to Fairway Drive. Turn left onto Fairway Drive and follow itfor 0.5 miles to the CountryClub entrance on your left.

Option: Follow Warfield Blvd.(TN-374) to Memorial Drive.Turn right onto Memorial Driveand follow it for 0.4 miles toFairway Drive. Turn right ontoFairway Drive and follow it for 0.5 miles to the Country Club entrance on your left.

Menu: Brunch Buffet: Scrambled Eggs with Bowls of Sautéed Mushrooms on the side; Chicken and Wild Mushrooms Crepes with Mornay Sauce; Hash Browns; Buttermilk Pancakes with Warm Maple Syrup; Bacon Slices; Sausage Links; Sweet Breakfast Bread Assortment; Coffee/Tea/Water.

Cost: $24 per person

*There will be a voluntary Dirty Santa Gift Exchange See Page 3 for details and rules

Inside this IssueActivities 1--3President's Comments. 2

Committees 2

Ladies' Activities 3

Reports & News 2--3Membership Application 4

HELP!: If your e-mail address changes or if you have an e-mail address but you still received this newsletter by regular mail, please let LTC Dave Marr know at (931) 358-0101 or (cdjjmarr@att.net)

Chapter Policy on Luncheon Reservations When reservations are made for Chapter meetings, commitments are made to the restaurant/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 reservationchairperson 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.

IMPORTANT: R.S.V.P. NOW! ▬ NLT NOON ON Monday, 9 DecemberWe have had a continuing problem of member's waiting until last minute to call in, and we would like to reverse that trend . Please call now if you know whether you will or will not be able to attend. It will be greatly appreciated.

KY: CDR Neldon Whitty 270-886-6229 (envyuu87@hesenergy.net) TN: CW2 Warren Evans 931-647-5808 (evansmoaa@gmail.com)

Please don't wait to be called; be proactive, and help them out

Sick or hospitalized?Call Chaplain Anderson Grant [Chairman, Personal Affairs Committee] at 931-648-9406 (or any elected officer) tobe placed on the prayer list. We will try to arrange a visitation if appropriate.

We wish all of our sick aspeedy and full recovery.

There was a proposal to book our 2014 November meeting at the Sportsman's Lodge. Negotiations with the ClarksvilleCountry Club are almost finalized for our 14 program with Dirty Santa. It was decided to award four $1,000 scholarships in 2014 to JROTC students.

PREVIOUS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

PRESIDENT’SCOMMENTS

EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

CORNER

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DOD has announced that one of its budget-reduction strategies for the 2015 budget is to close all the US based commissaries. This is just another example of the present ad-ministration’s attempt at slowly eroding the benefits that have been available to the military for many years in the name of necessary bud-get reductions. The DOD seems to be launching a multi-pronged attackon personnel costs and hoping that they will win out or at least get a compromised reduction in some ar-eas.At present the FY 2014 Defense

authorization bill is stalled in the Senate and will not be taken up againuntil on or after 9 December. The Senate still could consider amendments on pay, TRICARE,

concurrent receipt, and the SBP/DIC offset. MOAA is asking that we send our legislators a MOAA-suggested message in support of these amendments now. It looks as though December is going to be a very hectic month as the Senate works on all these mili-tary-benefit issues. The Senate will also have to work to solve the Medicare/Tricare reduction in pay-ments for medical service before the end of this year. A recent news release from MOAA announced that a solution to the reduction in payments was in the works, but we have all heard that before. Will Congress work to actually solve some of these issues or continue to kick the can down the road?

Fifty members and guests were present at the Ft Campbell Sportsman's Lodgeon 16 November for the 2013 Annual Business meeting. The ThanksgivingBuffet meal was enjoyed by everyone. Our speaker, CSM Robert Nichols,Executive director of the Ft Campbell Historical Foundation, gave an interestingand informative status report on the “Wings of Liberty Military Museum.” The 2014 slate of chapter officers was presented and elected into office by aunanimous vote of affirmation. They are: President: COL T. Borlund, 1st VicePresident: CAPT/06 Barbara Braden, 2nd Vice President: CDR I. Adames, Secretary: CDR N. Whitty, and Treasurer: LTC D. Marr..

Officers and CommitteesPresident: CW4 Howard French, USA (Ret) 1st Vice President: (Programs) Col Tom Borlund , USA (Ret).2nd Vice-President: CW2 Warren Evans, USA Ret. Secretary: CDR Neldon Whitty USN (Ret) Treasurer: LTC Dave Marr USA (Ret) Personal Affairs & Chaplain: LTC Anderson Grant, USA (Ret) Auxiliary Liaison: Ms Nancy EvansLegislative: COL Rich Stevenson, USAF (Ret)Historian: 1LT Lisa R. Boyd,Newsletter Editor and Webmaster: LTC J.T. Smith, USAF (Ret) Scholarship Committee: Col. Jeff Yaeger, (Chn), Col Natalie Shriver, LTC Dave Marr, & CW4 FrenchDirectory Committee: CW2 Warren Evans(Chn) Recruiting Team: CW4 Howard French, LTC Dave Marr, MAJ Bob Posley, &

CPT Eldon PontiusTN Annual Convention Study Committee: MAJ Bob Posley (Chn),

CW4 Howard French, & Capt Eldon Pontius,

CREDIT UNION ACCOUNT BALANCES as of December 1 2013

Shares $ 55.55General Fund 1,469.32Scholarship Fund 6,754.98 Total $ 8,279.85

TREASURER’SREPORT

The next MOAA Ladies Lunch will be onThursday, 12 December at 11:30

at the Oakland Manor

9210 Newstead Rd, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 GPS: 36º 49.099'N 87º 36.196'W

Directions: From theintersection of Ft.Campbell Blvd (US-41A) and I-24, drivenorthwest on I-24toward Paducah for 12.6miles; take Exit 73, andturn left onto GraceyHerndon Rd (KY-117).Follow Gracey HerndonRd. for 1.3 miles to thestop sign at NewsteadRd. (KY-164). Turn left; follow Newstead Rd. for 2.1 miles. Oakland Manor will be on your right. From Hopkinsville, follow Canton St / Canton Pike (KY-272) west for about 4 miles to the intersection with Newstead Rd. (KY-164). Turn left at the convenience store onto Newstead Rd., and drive for about 3.5 miles. Oakland Manor will be on your left.

Please join us for good food and fun conversation, and bring a guest or two--even a relative. We will meet in the Main House (decorated for Christmas) for a buffet with two meats, side items, desserts,drinks and gratuity included for $10. Please make an effort to bring exact change or a check made out to Oakland Manor. We plan to carpool from Denny's restaurant in the Flying J Travel Plaza just south of I-24 at Highway 41A.At the first stoplight, turn west and park in the far right cornerof the parking lot at 10:45AM. If you plan to carpool, please tell the person you call to make your reservation; so, we don't leave anyone behind.R.S.V.P. call or email one of the following by noon on Tuesday, 10 December:Dede Anderson at (931) 647-1298 dede.anderson45@gmail.com

orFlorence Grant at (931) 648-9406 flogran@yahoo.com

orNancy Evans at (931) 647-5808 evansmoaa@gmail.com

Please don't wait to be called. Make things easier for the ladies who do the calling.

LADIES' ACTIVITIES

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For the Voluntary Gift Exchange

Each participating member (or couple) brings a wrapped gift, cost not to exceed $25. Depending on desire, this can be one gift per couple or one gift per person. Gifts may include liquor, lottery tickets, Christmas-themed items, or any other suitable Christmas present!

Anyone who brings a gift will be allowed to participate, either individually or as a couple. All participants (individual or couple) will draw a number to determine order of gift selection.

The first participant will select a wrapped gift, unwrapit, and show it to the group. The second participant then has the option of either selecting a wrapped gift or 'taking' an unwrapped gift from any previous selector. If a gift is 'taken', the person from whom it is taken then has the option of either selecting a wrapped gift or 'taking' an unwrapped gift from any previous selector.

Once a gift has been 'taken' two times, it is locked from further selection and stays with the person in possession.

The process continues until all participants have selected and are left with a gift.

Questions?

Contact Col Jeff Yaeger at jeffrey.w.yaeger.civ@mail.mil

DIRTY SANTA's RULES

DUES DUES DUES 2014 Dues: Payable January 1., 2014. Check with Dave Marr to see if you owe dues. Many members are paid ahead, so check it out first. (931 358-0101 or cdjjmarr@att.net)

Who Can Join? You can! We welcome active duty, former, retired, Reserve and National Guard commissioned and warrant officers and cadets and midshipmen of the uniformed services� Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration� and their surviving spouses.* Our members are close friends, and we have a great time when we get together. Our common interest is to support the Military Mission and those soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen protecting our nation.

*Auxiliary membership