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1 VOL 41 No. 4 August 2014 GREATER CINCINNATI CHAPTER MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AN AFFILIATE OF THE MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA WHERE: Renew your dues please see page 5! GUEST SPEAKER: CAPT Michael Glaser, USN Manor House Restaurant 600 Maple Trace Dr., Springdale, OH (Gathering Room) WHEN: Friday, 19 Sept 2014 TIME: 11:30 AM Social Time 12:00 PM Brunch Program follows Luncheon Commissioned in May of 1983 through the NROTC program at Miami University in Oxford, CAPT Glaser was designated a Naval Aviator in January His initial sea tours include the USS Okinawa and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadrons TWO and FOURTEEN. His shore tours include time as a junior officer detailer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, instructor at Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada; as a student at the Naval Command and Staff College and the National War College and a member of the staff within the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon. As Commanding Officer of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron SIX (HS-6), during the squadron s deployment aboard the USS Carl Vinson as part of Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN, he oversaw their participation in the initial strikes of Operation Enduring Freedom by providing Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) support foe Coalition aircraft. In May 202 he joined the crew of the USS Nimitz as ship s navigator supporting operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom. June of 2007 CAPT Glaser assumed command of Naval Air Station Fallon and in July 2010, he took over as Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science at the Ohio State University. CAPT Glaser has over 4,200 flight hours with 2,500 hours in the H-60F/H. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit: Bronze Star; Meritorious Service Medal; Navy Commendation Medal; Navy Achievement Medal as well as various other campaign and expeditionary medals. He currently resides in Oxford, OH with his family and as of July 2013, is now the Regional Disaster Officer for the Greater Cincinnati-Dayton region of the American Red Cross. LUNCH RESERVATION: Friday, 19 Sept 2014 Manor House Restaurant Springdale, OH. Name: Rank & Service: Spouse/Guests: (ARE YOU A NEW MEMBER, OR FIRST TIME OUT? ) Entrée choices: Lunch BUFFET $12.00 (Menu changes daily but always includes a selection of homemade soups, 3 salad selections, three entrees, two vegetable dishes and a side dish and includes Manor House bread pudding for dessert ) Total Reservations = Total $ Make Checks payable to GREATER CINCINNATI CHAPTER/MOAA and mail to LTC PAUL FELLINGER, 5493 Delhi Rd., Cincinnati, OH , (Phone (513) ) or pwf5493@aol.com. Please make reservations NLT than 17 Sept. No cancellations after that date.

2 2014 CHAPTER OFFICERS AND BOARD (phone # s are area code 513 unless noted) Executive Committee President BG Tom O Brien, USA Immed PP MAJ Ed Knox, USAF st VP LTC Al Brauer, USA nd VP Vacant Secretary CAPT Alan Echt, PHS Treasurer LTC Paul Fellinger, USAR Chaplain Rev Joseph L Boone, USA Legislative Ofc BG Tom O Brien, USA Natl Bd RADM Larry Hereth, USCG Past Natl Bd MAJ Isaac Mincy, USAF Aux Liaison MAJ Diana Bloemer, USAF State Council 1st VP CWO3 Kym Mader, USN Chaplin Rev Joseph L Boone, USA Delegate CAPT Alan Echt, PHS Alt Delegate Rev Joseph L Boone, USA Committees Programs Vacant Membership MAJ Ed Knox, USAF R.O.T.C. LTC Al Brauer, USA Reserve/NG CAPT Steve Drefahl, USNR Personal Affairs Vacant Historian LCOL Dick Probst, USAF Public Affairs Vacant Sympathy/ CAPT Jack Meyer, USN Welfare TOPS LTC Bob Knueven, USA VA Brick Liaison BM2 Ben Staubach, USN CinMoaaNews CWO3 Kym Mader, USN Service Representatives Army COL Robert Greene, USA (859) Navy/CG CAPT Jack Meyer, USN USPHS CAPT Alan Echt, PHS Air Force MAJ Ed Knox, USAF Marine Corps MAJ Parker Lillie, USMC PURPOSES OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI MOAA CHAPTER The purposes of Military Officers Association of America as stated by national are printed on the outside of each Newsletter. The corresponding purposes of our Chapter as stated in our BYLAWS, Article II are: (a) To promote the purposes and objectives of the Military Officers Association of America (b) To foster fraternal relations among retired, active and former officers of the uniformed services. (c) To protect the rights and interests of personnel of the uniformed services and their dependents and survivors. (d) To provide useful services for members and their dependents and survivors. (e) To serve the community and the nation. Your officers and Board members welcome your comments and suggestions on steps that may be taken to strengthen our Chapter and its benefits to all members. LOCAL Chapter: CinMoaa News is published to arrive at your home 10 days before each meeting. Articles and corrections for the News must be in the hands of editor 4 weeks before each meeting date. Mail to CinMoaa News, 8099 Pepper Pike, West Chester, OH Or chmader@fuse.net. For MOAA National information: Visit the MOAA Web Site - INTERNET ADDRESS TAPS If you know a member of MOAA who has past away, please let us know so we may pass it on. Lt Col Al Parker, USAF, Ret - 10 Jun 2014 MEETINGS - Mark your Calendars NOW! Watch for updates. BOARD MEETINGS 2nd Friday of each month, Xavier University Armory Spouses and guests are welcome at all meetings. Septembers Board meeting will be held immediately after the Membership Meeting/Lunch on September 19th MEMBER MEETINGS Next Member Meeting TBD Keep watching for more details 2

3 Mobile App Upgrade Provides Additional Services to Ohio Veterans The Ohio Department of Veterans Services is expanding its use of the latest technology to communicate with veterans by launching an upgraded mobile app to bring more job and education information to those who ve served. We re making use of all the tools in the toolbox to reach out to Ohio veterans, Ohio Department of Veterans Services Director Tim Gorrell said. The app has been a great success so far, and the upgrades we ve added make it even more useful as a means to find out about benefits and how to get them. The app upgrade, officially Version 1.3.0, expands availability of the app to Windows device users. It includes additional resources to veterans looking for work, assistance to student veterans, and news of interest to the veteran community. These resources are added under both existing and new navigational buttons. Specifically, the app Under the current Jobs button, adds an Ohio One Stop Centers (for Ohio Means Jobs) search page that enables the office locations to be found by current location, zip code or county, and provides contact, map and directional information. Also under the Jobs button, adds a list of Small Business Development Centers by city for veterans wishing to start their own business; the list also includes contact, map and directional information. Under the current Education button, adds a list of Student Vet Centers in Ohio Public Colleges and Universities that includes contact and directional information. Adds a button for the Ohio Department of Veterans Services Advisory Committee that contains contact information for the veterans organizations and affiliated organizations that make up the committee. Adds a button that contains current news releases issued by the Ohio Department of Veterans Services. Under the existing About button, adds icons and links to the department s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube). The department s mobile app was launched in November It provides an overview of the principal federal and state benefits available to veterans and how to apply for them. One of the app s most important capabilities is the location on every page of an In Crisis button, which provides vital information to veterans and family members in difficult circumstances. This button provides direct access to a toll-free, 24/7 hotline or a web site with a live chat feature, operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where veterans can communicate directly with a counselor. The app also enables a user to find each of Ohio s 88 county veteran service offices by current location, zip code or county. In addition, it provides contact, map and directional information for each office and for VA facilities in the state. Currently, the app has over 6,500 users. Simply put, the mobile app puts veterans benefits in the palm of the hand, Director Gorrell said. More veterans are downloading it every month and taking advantage of what it offers. It s a great way to connect that we anticipate is only going to get bigger. The app is available, at no cost, from the Windows, Google Play and itunes stores, by searching the key words Ohio veteran. The department s web site, contains a link to the stores. The app is compatible with Windows, Android and ios devices. In addition, the app is also available as a mobile web site at: For those Scarred by Life and by War Sound familiar: my friends and family don t understand me: I often turn to unhealthy activities to mask my pain; I am impatient and frustrated and find myself isolating; etc? These are valid complaints of many ex-military men and women. There are answers to those very real problems. Those answers can be explored at the Coming Home retreat for military veterans. The retreat will be held at Spiritual Center, 5361 S. Milford Rd., Milford, OH on the weekend of October 3-5, You can expect a safe, Secure environment, being with others who get it and new insights and understandings of your own unique experiences. The weekend is free. However, to assure attendance, a refundable $25 registration fee must be received by credit card or check along with the registration form. That form is available from ministries or by calling (630)

4 AUXILIARY CORNER Caregiving: Part 1 Patricia Bergquist, chair, Auxiliary Member Advisory Committee The Family Caregiver Alliance says 44 million family members and friends provide unpaid support to another person, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of all long-term care in the U.S. Even closer to home, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation reports 5.5 million family members and friends provide $15 billion worth of support a year to our nation s servicemembers who return home with visible and invisible injuries and disabilities, some of which will last for a lifetime. Many caregivers who work end up losing time, wages, career opportunities, and sometimes their jobs to care for the servicemember. Caregivers can contact medical professionals or area Agency on Aging personnel to have the care recipient s needs fully assessed and to determine whether the caregiver has the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to provide proper care. It is advisable to reassess the care plan every three to six months. Support and service options for home care include family and friends, and home and community-based services, specially adult day care, home health agencies, and hospice. Other paid options include sitter services and nutrition programs. The biggest drawback to most options is the caregiver is not with the care recipient constantly. Be sure to take a home inventory, including photos, when you bring any outside caregiver into the home. Some care recipients are able to remain independent with assistance from family, friends, neighbors, or church members. Make a list of your informal network of helpers and how to contact them. Adult day care works well for care recipients who cannot be left alone yet do not need 24-hour nursing in a residential facility. While adult day care incurs expense, it can provide needed respite for a few hours or days. Home care combines health and support services for continued at-home living as long as possible. The health and needs of both care recipient and caregiver determine services. A physician s approval might be required. There are two types of home care services: health care monitored by health care professionals and nonmedical. Both types involve expense. Medicare and Medicaid and other heath insurance plans offer limited coverage for home care with restrictions. Hospice provides services and therapies at home to the terminally ill, enhancing their quality of life while controlling disease symptoms and restoring dignity until death. Medicare Part A pays 100 percent for hospice care at an approved facility. The VA pays 100 percent for hospice if the veteran s VA doctor orders it. Caregivers can call the VA Caregiver Support line toll free at (855) or visit to learn more. Or check out MOAA s new Tips for Lifelong Caregiving guide. It is vital for caregivers to find healthy and constructive coping strategies during the caregiving journey. We ll look at tips in Caregiving: Part 2 in the next newsletter. Ohio Joins U.S. Chamber s All*Vet States Web Site Ohio became the sixth state to join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce s All*Vet States web initiative, officials announced at a Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair in Cleveland today. All*Vet States is a web site hosted by the U.S. Chamber with employment, education and business start-up information for participating states. The site s goal is to goal is to showcase states that are working hard to create economic opportunities for veterans and military spouses and to highlight the resources available to those transitioning military families. I m very happy that Ohio has joined this effort, Ohio Department of Veteran Services Director Tim Gorrell said. Increasing the visibility of our state through the All*Vet States site is another way we re elevating Ohio s status as a veteran-friendly state, one that all veterans can be proud to call home. Ohio has worked aggressively to be a top destination for our nation s veterans and military spouses, said Eric Eversole, executive director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation s Hiring Our Heroes program. We are thrilled to work together through our All*Vet States initiative to help Ohio highlight the many economic and educational opportunities for the men and women who have served our country. The Ohio All*Vet States page features a message from Governor John R. Kasich and links to state job opportunities in all sectors as well as in Ohio s insurance industry. It also contains links to educational opportunities for veterans and their families in Ohio s public colleges and universities, business start-up information, and tax information for military service members and veterans. Ohio s page can be viewed here. The All*Vet States home page can be seen here. Hiring Our Heroes, a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, created the All*Vet States initiative to highlight the man opportunities, services, and support being offered by states to attract and hire transitioning service members and military spouses. 4

5 2014 CHAPTER DUES ARE DUE! Please pay now- IF you haven't done so. To determine whether your dues are paid, please check your address sticker on the other side of this form. The year is shown for the latest year for which your dues are paid. (Life members show LIFE). If your number is (2013) or lower, please return this form (with your name sticker on reverse) along with a check for your dues to bring you up to current year. Please mark your selection of dues (one year, multi-year or life). For those of you who receive your newsletter by , your dues date is located in the TO line of your after your name. If you are moving out of state and don t want to continue your chapter membership or have any other status change, please let us know. Also please indicate on your check the year(s) your dues are for. Name: Rank: Your address please: Chapter Membership Renewal. Member $28 for three years $19 for two years $10.00 for one year Auxiliary Member (as the surviving spouse of a deceased officer) $14 for three years $9.50 for two years $5.00 for one year Please renew as a LIFE member. (Please circle amount in fee schedule.) Make check payable to: Greater Cincinnati Chapter / MOAA Mail Renewal form and check to: LTC Paul Fellinger, 5493 Delhi Rd., Cincinnati, OH cut here Dues Form cut here WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS CAPT Cheryl Estill, USPHS CAPT Rosa Key-Schwartz, USPHS LCDR Kenneth Fent, USPHS CPT Gary Dent, Frmr USA CAPT Glenn Wienkoop, USAF ENS William Blume, USN ENS Tim Mangold, USN ENS Jonathan Spoehr, USN ENS Sean Williams, USN ATTENTION TO ORDERS Fellow officers: 1) Please try to attend the membership luncheon on 19 September. We have a great speaker who will provide information interesting to all hands. 2) Your chapter needs you, just like the James Montgomery Flagg poster from WWI. We need some new blood to invigorate the chapter board by assuming some of the open, positions. Contact me if you are interested. 3) Some good news: thanks to the great leadership of Ed Knox, we are again a 5 star chapter of excellence for another battle streamer for the chapter colors. We also have 14 new chapter members. Lets get some more. Sponsor a fellow officer from your branch to be a chapter member. Hoorah! Tom O Brien, BG, USA, Ret Active military and veterans are entitled to: Lodging Discounts at Ohio State Parks Camping / Getaway Rentals / Cottages / Lodge Rooms 10% discount any night 20% Veterans Day discount, October 31 through November 16, 2014 New Discount Program Starts July 1, 2014 Details LIFE MEMBERSHIP FEES (Fee is based on your age, nearest birthday) Regular Auxiliary Age up to 55 $ $80.00 Age 56 to 70 $ $63.75 Age 71 to 89 $ $46.90 Age 90 and over Waived Waived The discount may be used for only ONE campsite, getaway rental unit, cottage, or lodge room per visit and must belong to the cardholder using the facility. Military or veteran identification must be presented at the time of arrival or check-in to receive discount. Customers with reservations that were made with invalid identification will be required to pay the difference for the discount at the time of arrival or check-in. 5

6 Greater Cincinnati Chapter MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 8099 Pepper Pike West Chester, OH NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CINCINNATI, OH PERMIT NO 6122 Postmaster: Dated material, Please Expedite ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED PURPOSES OF MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA TO inculcate and stimulate love of country and flag; TO defend the honor, integrity, and supremacy of our National Government and the Constitution of the United States; TO advocate military forces adequate to the defense of our country; TO foster fraternal relations between all branches of the various services from which our members are drawn; TO further the education of children of service personnel; TO aid active and retired personnel of the various services from which our members are drawn and their dependents and survivors, in every proper and legitimate manner; TO present their rights and interests when service matters are under consideration; and TO foster the integrity and prestige of uniformed service. from the Preamble to the Association s Bylaws