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8 May 2016

CHAPTER BULLETIN No. 81

1. MEETING SCHEDULE: Our next meeting will be:

May Meeting:

1:00 PM on 16 May, 2015

Mike Linnig's Restaurant, 9308 Cane Run Rd,

Louisville, Kentucky, 40258

June Meeting:

1:00 PM on 20 June, 2015

VFW Middletown Post #1170, 107 Evergreen Road,

Louisville, KY 40243-1439

So mark your calendar and come on out for a little Airborne camaraderie and a good time.

2. WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Sorry I’m running a little late this month, it has been a busy spring. On

the 16th of May we are having our annual lunch/meeting at Mike Linnig’s Restaurant, we sure hope to see you there.

All American week this year looks like it will be the biggest one in several years, and a changed format. No Division

Review on Pike Field, but a full day on Sicily DZ with a JOAX (A big Jump) and a mini Division Review all on

Thursday, May 21st. Then this August the National Convention will be in Orlando, FL, and we will be celebrating

the 75th Anniversary of the Airborne. We are also looking at having a meeting/shooting event this summer or early

fall at Knob Creek Range, if you like this idea let us know.

We awarded 6 JROTC 82nd Airborne Division Association Leadership Awards this year. The schools that

precipitated are McCreary Central High School, Stearns, KY; Rockcastle County High School, Mount Vernon, KY;

Buckhorn High School, Buckhorn, KY; Perry County Central High School, Hazard, KY; Elliott County High

School, Sandy Hook, KY; Wayne County High School, Monticello, KY. We salute all 6 Cadet Winners of this

prestigious Award, and if you know a deserving JROTC program have them contact us about this award. The Association is still struggling to pay its bills, and membership is way down. We will survive! It’s going to

take a lot of work, and support from the membership. You can find all the information about the Associations

financials, and other information on the Associations Website: http://www.82ndairborneassociation.org/

You can now renew your membership online at: www.kentuckyairborne.org I highly suggest that you visit it. We also

have a link on the site to our quartermaster which is run by www.usmilitarymarketplace.com/82nd-airborne-assoc-

kentucky-airborne-chapter/?sort=bestselling, and anything you order on the chapter’s page we get a percentage of. Plus

there are some pretty sharp Chapter shirts, sweatshirts and jackets on there. Support Your Airborne Chapter! I look

forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting!

‘Airborne, All The Way!’

Lee Johnson

Chairman, Kentucky Airborne Chapter

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3. KENTUCKY’S MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS: Enclosed are the membership statistics as of 13 Mar, 2015.

Comparison of veteran membership totals with previous years is as follows:

Total 2013 Total 2014 Current 2015 AAM’s Total Curr. Total Del.

Kentucky Chapter 130 135 20 121 141 43

Yes it is time to re-up in your chapter. If your membership card has year 2014 then your membership has expired.

4. NEW, RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND LIFE (AAM) MEMBERSHIPS: I’d like to thank these members

for renewing their memberships with the Kentucky Airborne Chapter or transferring their Life (AAM) memberships

NONE for April

5. LOUIE MANION MEMORIAL FUND: The Louie Manion Memorial Fund is one way we support our charitable

contributions to both the 82d Airborne Division Wounded Warrior Fund, and the Chaplain’s Paratrooper Pantry on Ft.

Bragg. If you wish to participate please send $12.00 (or as much as you feel comfortable with) to your Kentucky Airborne

Chapter. When complete, make checks payable to: Kentucky Airborne Chapter

Mail to: Kentucky Airborne Chapter

82nd Airborne Division Association, Inc.

4913 Flushing Way

Louisville, KY 40272

Contributors for April 2015: None

6. W ITHIN THE DIVISION AND FORT BRAGG

a. Congratulations to 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Trooper Captain Sidney Roberts of 2-82

Aviation Regiment for being selected as one of the recipients of the 2014 General Douglas

MacArthur Leadership Award.

b. Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey visited the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters in

March to meet with Division senior leaders. SMA Dailey spoke directly with Fort Bragg, N.C.,

troops during a town hall meeting to learn which issues concern them the most. This trip to Fort

Bragg was part of SMA Dailey's battlefield circulation of several Army installations.

c. Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are scheduled to deploy to U.S. Central Command

this summer in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. About 500 Soldiers from division

headquarters will depart in June for a nine-month deployment. The paratroopers will have a

contingent in Iraq with the remaining based outside Iraq in the U.S. Central Command area of

responsibility.

NOTE: These articles and more can be read at http://www.paraglideonline.net/, the FT. Bragg Paraglide

http://www.paraglideonline.net/

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newspaper that is published weekly on Thursday. Also, please visit the 82nd Airborne Division website

http://www.bragg.army.mil/82ND/pages/default.aspx , for past and current Division information.

7. ALL AMERICAN WEEK 2015: If you have not heard already, the schedule for AA W has changed

drastically. The largest change is that instead of a Division Review on Pike Field, this year the Division

will be conducting a Joint Operational Access Demonstration (JOAD) at Sicily Drop Zone, followed

immediately by a Division review where the Division will march in from the Drop Zone. Because the

lOAD/Review will be an all-day event, the Memorial will be moved to Wednesday

afternoon, 20 May 2015. All of these changes are shown on the attached schedule. We are hoping to

have the 82d Airborne Division Commander, MG Richard D. Clarke, as our speaker at the Association

Social on Thursday evening, 21 May 2015. Availability at Moon Hall at the Airborne Inn is filling

quickly. If you are planning on attending AA W, it is important for you to make your reservations

quickly. Remember that reservations for Association members are made with Ms. Monica Wells, and is

only for Association members. Those who are not members will have their reservations cancelled in

order to ensure there are rooms available for Association members. If you have not sent in your

application for AA W, please do so quickly, as registrations must be postmarked by 2 May 2015.

Photos Wanted: For those members who will be attending AA W, Mike Lonetto is making a "Back in

the Day" photo display. If you would like to have a photo displayed of you when you were with the 82d,

you can email them to Mike at [email protected] you can bring them with you and it will be

added. Please include your last name and the year.

8. ASSOCIATION ED FUND: ADDRESS CHANGE: The Association's Education Fund has its own 501

(c)(3) bank account and its new address is 82D Airborne Division Association Education Fund, Inc., P.O. Box

87482, Fayetteville, NC 28304-7482. We are combining the Association, Wounded Warrior Fund and Education

Fund post office box addresses in an effort to reduce Association costs. It never to late two donate to the Ed

Fund! The Children of Life Members are eligible, along with recently discharged paratroopers. This year we gave

the most scholarships, 108, and the most money, $142,000, in the history of the Educational Fund. Be proud in

our Association because no other military associations does this for their members and troops.

It's our investment in tomorrow, Send donations to the 82d Airborne Division Association Educational Fund, Inc., P.O. Box 87482, Fayetteville, NC 28304-7482. 9. WOUNDED WARRIOR FUND: The Association WW Fund is 501(c)(3) tax exempt for ALL contributions.

WW contributions should be mailed to: 82nd Abn Div Assoc WW Fund, P.O. Box 87482, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

The most recent contribution list and form was published in the WINTER Paraglide and the next is forthcoming in

the Spring issue, also available at the WW link on the Association website.

10. 75th ANNIVERSARY UNITED SATES ARMY AIRBORNE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS: The 75th

Anniversary of the United States Airborne & Special Operations will be held and celebrated on 12 August 2015 during

the 69th National Convention in Orlando, FL. For more information please contact Carl Bludau-Event Executive

Chairman 361-575-8492, Allen Schoppe-Project Treasurer 281-814-2377, or Ron Rath- Executive Committee 919-

803-4554. Registration and information on these events were published in the Paraglide and also on the Association's website at the Events link.

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11. 2015 NATIONAL CONVENTION: Registrations continue to be received for this year's National Convention in Orlando, FL. Please remind your members to mail their registration to Caroline Grimsley, 1910 E. Gachet Blvd., Lakeland FL 33813 and to reserve their room with the Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive, Orland, FL. Hotel reservations can be made at www.paratrooperdz.com Included in the Winter 2014 Paraglide, and also posted online, is the 69th Convention Program Book Advertisement Specifications and Rates page. This allows Chapters, Members and Businesses the opportunity to support the Association. The deadline for submission is 20 June 2015. 12. UPCOMING ASSOCIATION EVENTS: Chapter publicity of and member attendance at these upcoming Association Chapter and Regional events is encouraged. Registration and hotel information for these events can be found on the Association webpage "Events" link, and also in the Winter Paraglide.

a. 50th Year Reunion Operation ‘Power Pack’: May 2015, in Fayetteville, NC; Event Coordinators John Urbach

(410) 282-0844, [email protected], Jim Drainer (904) 940-9150, [email protected].

b. SOUTHWEST MEMORIAL AIRBORNE DAYS REUNION: June 5th 6th and 7th, in Houston, Texas;

Hosted by Lone Star Chapter, POC is Allen E. Schoppe at 281-814-2377.

c. Sun City "All Airborne" Fiesta VII: July 1-5, 2015, El Paso, TX; hosted by the Roy Benavidez-Robert

Patterson All Airborne Chapter, POC is Rick Trevizo (915) 562-9969, [email protected]

13. E-NEWS BULLETINS: Subscribe to the E-News Bulletin, sponsored by Multiview and updated bi-

weekly, to find out more about what is going on within the Division by going to the Association's webpage

under Bulletins: http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/82adal. The Association receives royalties based on the

number of email subscribers. Please support the Association by subscribing now!

14. VETERANS UPDATE:

a. House Steps Closer to Overhauling Retirement, Week of April 27, 2015, Congress has taken the first and

perhaps historic step toward phasing out the 20-year-or-bust retirement system the U.S. military has used to shape

and retain its career forces since the end of World War II. The replacement plan, as endorsed by the House armed

services' personnel subcommittee, is a blended system that would cut by 20 percent the value of future force

annuities in return for an added tool to build nest eggs earlier — 401(k)-like Thrift Savings Plan with government matching of service member TSP contributions.

b. TRICARE Offers Overseas Program, Week of April 27, 2015, The TRICARE Overseas Program Point of

Contact Program gives beneficiaries access to a live person that will help answer beneficiary questions, concerns

and help them navigate TRICARE while living overseas. An overseas TRICARE POC can (1) help beneficiaries

enroll in a TRICARE plan overseas; (2) file their medical and dental claims; (3) answer questions about coverage

options and benefits; and (4) navigate TRICARE's electronic self-service options. For help locating your POC,

contact your TRICARE Area Office. To learn more about the TRICARE Overseas Program Point of Contact

Program, visit the TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas webpage at tricare.mil/Plans/HealthPlans/TPRO.aspx?sc_database=web.

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c. Fraternity Closed Over Veteran-Abuse Accusations, Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Associated Press | Apr 29,

2015, GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The University of Florida closed a fraternity Tuesday after allegations that its

members hurled drunken insults and spat at a group of disabled military veterans at a Panama City Beach resort.

Zeta Beta Tau fraternity's closing, effective immediately, comes a week after the school suspended the fraternity,

which expelled three of its members after finding they had behaved inappropriately. The school previously said it

was charging the fraternity with obscene behavior, public intoxication, theft, causing physical or other harm, and

damage to property. Zeta Beta Tau's Florida chapter has 128 active members. The organization was founded in New

York City in 1898 as a fraternity for Jewish students, who at the time weren't allowed in fraternities. The national

organization agreed to the closure. "We are absolutely disgusted by the accusations that have been made regarding

the behavior of members of this chapter. ZBT has a long history of serving our country, with brothers currently

serving in all ranks of the military," said ZBT Fraternity International President Matthew J. Rubins. The Warrior

Beach group says the frat members were extremely drunk, and were urinating on flags, vomiting off of balconies

and were verbally abusive while the two groups were at the Laketown Wharf Resort last weekend. The veterans

were there for an annual retreat meant to honor their service, and the fraternity had a social function.

d. VA in Tests to Make X-Rays, Other Images Available to Veterans Online, Apr 24, 2015 | by Bryant

Jordan, The Veterans Affairs Department is field testing two new programs to give veterans using VA health care

electronic access to additional records, including X-rays and MRIs. The images would be available for download

via the "Blue Button" feature on the VA's My HealtheVet website, though VA also is working on a way for veterans

to personally transmit the images to another health care provider, including non-VA doctors, when necessary.

"Sometimes the challenge when you have an imaging study done is ... transferring those images to the next consult

-- perhaps it's outside the VA," said Kim M. Nazi, management analyst with the Veterans Health Administration's

office of Informatics and Analytics. Currently, patients have to request the images, which are copied to a CD, she

told Military.com. The VA also is field testing enabling veterans to download and securely transmit a health

summary, again making it easier for a veteran to transfer his or her VA medical information to another doctor,

including outside VA, she said. The Blue Button does not provide veterans with every medical or health record the

VA has on them, however. So a veteran wanting to take a deeper dive -- for example if they planned to file claim

appeal or for a rating increase -- they would need to request copies of everything from their inpatient/outpatient

electronic health record, according to Nazi.

15. U.S. COMBAT JUMPS MAY:

Date Unit Operation Pers Country A/C Type Jump

07 May 71 MACV-SOG RT Alaska 4 Vietnam C-130 Night/CE/HALO

26 May 03 173 ABCT Iraqi Freedom 954 Iraq C-17 Night/CE/Mass Tac

16. CONTACTING CHAPTER HQ: For whatever reason you would like to talk with us, please do. We always love

hearing from follow troopers. We try and make it as easy as possible, and here are all the ways to do it:

KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER

82nd Airborne Division Association, Inc

4913 Flushing Way,

Louisville, KY 40272-3175

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/04/26/university-of-fla-suspends-frat-over-abuse-of-wounded-vets.html

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http://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care

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