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1 HILTON HEAD-LINER ARMY MARINES NAVY AIR FORCE COAST GUARD The Hilton Head Area Chapter The Military Officers Association of America Bluffton - Hilton Head Island - Sun City September-October 2017 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE President s Comments MIKE DANOFF, MD Despite recent multiple tropical storm threats including powerful Hurricane Irma, we are most grateful in Hilton Head Island this year as most of us were not too badly compromised. We don t want to remember all the devastation that Hurricane Matthew of 2016 brought us. Our Shelter Cove Veterans Memorial Park remains unscathed. We had a joint Luncheon with the Low Country MOAA at the MCAS Beaufort Officers Club to honor the new Commanding Officer, Colonel Timothy P. Miller, on September 26, It was well attended by our Chapter. Military Veterans Coalition of Hilton Head Board met on October 3, The American Legion Post 42 will conduct this year s Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday November 11, MOAA Spouses for Service has scheduled a Luncheon program at the Poseidon Restaurant following the ceremony. Please register early. At our next Luncheon program on Tuesday October 17, 2017, we will be honored by our State Representative Jeffrey Bradley and State Senator Tom Davis. They will address issues relevant to military and veterans. SC State Council has honored Hilton Head Area Chapter by requesting our presence at the biennial State Convention on Saturday November 4, 2017 at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC. Five Star Level of Excellence Award is being recognized and will be presented to our Chapter. Tom Sharkey and Jerry Glass are preparing to deliver a formal Power Point 1 presentation on our success of membership and retention strategy. Please join us by registering early Board Nominees were presented at our October 4, 2017 Board meeting: President-Dick Wiles, First VP-John Cully, Secretary-Mary Lou Fehrman. Treasurer-Kerry McMahon, Legislative-Jay Mullinax, Military Veterans Coalition-Charles Gobrecht and Public Affairs-Robert Blok. These Nominees shall be carefully considered by our membership and at the December Annual meeting shall be voted on with final installation on January 18, On October 7, 2017, Dick Wiles has withdrawn his nomination for President. Please contact me if you wish to be considered. Welcome to New Members Rear Admiral Dick Avrit USN (Ret) Major Bill McCombs USMC (Ret) 1LT George Grotz, USA (Fmr) COL Robert Blok, USA (Ret) Capt, Mark Stuckart, USMC, (Fmr)

2 MOAA Spouses for Service (MSforS) The summer of 2017 has past. I hope that you had a great one, focusing on family and friends as the heat and humidity was at its most impressively, oppressive heights. The Annual air conditioned MOAA picnic, attended by more than 70, provided a respite from the heat and an opportunity to reconnect with our MOAA family. Many thanks to all of the MOAA Spouses who provided an impressive array of delicious appetizers to get the party started, as well as all of the MSforS who helped make the party a success from setup to cleanup. A special thanks to Sally McGarry and Tom Renshaw for a fun game of Trivia. As we move into fall and our MOAA objectives demand action to bring our plans to fruition, the Worker Bees have been busy working to make that happen. As always, invite your MOAA eligible friends to join us for one of our events. Plan to join us for our second casual impromptu dinner, celebrating Halloween, on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 6:00 PM. We are going as tourists, and meeting at The Crazy Crab Jarvis Creek, on the north end, 104 William Hilton Parkway, RSVP to jayne.danoff@gmail.com no later than Thursday, October 26, Want to meet more of the larger MOAA family, Saturday, November 4, 2017, make plans to attend the biennial 2017 South Carolina Council of Chapters Conference, at the Fort Jackson Officers Club, Columbia, SC. This is a one day conference - 9:00 AM to 3:45 PM. The price of the luncheon is $ Be there when our Chapter receives the 5 Star Level of Excellence Award for On Friday, November 3, 2017, if you plan to arrive in Columbia early, let's get together for a pre-conference HH Chapter dinner in Columbia, for details contact jayne.danoff@gmail.com. Saturday, November 11, 2017, Hilton Head celebrates Veteran's Day at the Memorial Park at Shelter Cove. Following the ceremonies, MSforS and the American Legion Post 42 will host the Third Annual Veteran's Day Luncheon at the Poseidon Restaurant in Shelter Cove. See the attached flyer for details and RSVP early to insure a seat at the table. At both Veteran s Day and the Holiday Party, there will be a basket available for the collection of books for the annual holiday bookdrive. Books should be appropriate for children in grades K-6, hardcover or paperbacks. We are currently completing plans with the school and will keep you informed regarding details. We are also investigating opportunities in which we can show our appreciation for their service to our country to the Veterans living at the Victory House in Walterboro. 2 The MOAA Annual Holiday Party will be held on Friday, December 8, 2017, at the Port Royal Golf Club. See the attached flyer for details. A Peek at Early Plans for 2018 February, New Member Dinner March. The World s Largest Yard Sale -- based upon the needs of our target market, we will offer, household goods, accessories, floral arrangements, silk flowers, planters, handbags, carry-on bags, jewelry, throws, baby accessories, toys, beach accessories, sporting equipment. No linens or clothes. Celebrating a job well done with dinner at Hudson s, March 24, 2018 If you are not receiving MOAA s, you are not alone, many of us are having the same problem. We have found that in many cases they are going to spam or junk mail folders. Open them and go to the bottom where you are likely to find an opportunity to designate Holly Bosworth and/or MOAA as a friendly . if it continues, please let us know. We are looking forward to seeing you at any and all MOAA functions. Never stay away because of transportation issues, please let us help you. Jayne Danoff President, MSforS

3 Hilton Head Area Chapter Officers and Directors President: Captain Mike Danoff USA 1 st Vice President: Colonel John Cully, USA Programs 2nd Vice President: Captain Thomas Sharkey USNR Membership Secretary: Mary Lou Fehrman Treasurer: Colonel Richard I Wiles. USA Past President: Colonel Blaine Lotz, USAF Directors Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clemons, USA Public Relations Colonel Charles H. Gobrecht, USAF Military Veterans Coalition Auxillary Lois Heitzke Captain Jay Mullinax, USA Legislative Affairs Lieutenant Robert Holben, USA Personal Affairs Colonel Jerry Glass, USA Education LTC Holly G. Bosworth, USA Webmaster/Editor/Publisher holly.gifford@reagan.com First Vice President John Cully Calendar of Events Nov 4 SC MOAA Conference Nov 9 Veterans Victory House in Walterboro Nov 11 Veterans Day Ceremony and Luncheon Dec 8 Chapter Holiday Party at Robbers Row Grille, Port Royal Plantation NEED A COPY OF YOUR DD214? If you do not have a copy of your DD214 ( Your military discharge paper ) you should get a copy and let your spouse/relatives know where it is readily available to them. The address of the website where you can order yours is: veterans/military-servicerecords/ Just go to that website and follow the directions on the site and they will mail you a copy of you DD214 within a couple weeks. Once you get it, I recommend you make several copies of it. Second Vice President Tom Sharkey MAINTAIN YOUR MOAA NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP All Chapter members who are NOT Life Members, are reminded to JOIN/RENEW your National MOAA membership. According to Chapter Bylaws - ARTICLE IV-MEMBERSHIP, Section 6. Regular members are required to hold and maintain membership in The Military Officers Association of America. Please make sure that you are a member in good standing at the National MOAA level. (If you are not getting the E -Mail News Letter from National - you are not a National member). ( Apply on line NOTE. You can only sign up as a Basic member for one year. You must then renew/ join as a Premium or Life member. OR see attached MOAA National renewal application attached to this Newsletter. Legislative Affairs Officer Jay Mullinax participates in a monthly show on WHHI-TV called Senior Network. Here is a link to the latest show on Hospice care. watch? 3

4 Books and Guides - MOAA Info Exchange MOAA PREMIUM and LIFE members have free access to MOAA s Info Exchange books and guides, and selected items are available for BASIC members. Written in plain English, you ll find information for every stage of your military experience; covering subjects ranging from career transition and college preparation to TRICARE For Life (TFL) benefits and estate planning. MOAA even has publications written specifically for Guard and Reserve members, surviving spouses and spouses of current and retired service members. Main_Menu/Publications/ Publications.html Changes are Coming to TRICARE/Express Scripts Mail -Order Pharmacy Program Beginning Sept. 1, 2017, Express Scripts will need consent from patients who want to receive automatic refills of their maintenance medications enrolled in TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery. Express Scripts will contact TRICARE beneficiaries before their prescription refills expire to determine whether they want their doctor to be contacted to renew the prescription and if they would like to continue in the Automatic Refill program. If not, Express Scripts will not refill the prescription. When the last refill of a medication enrolled in the Automatic Refill program ships, Express Scripts will reach out to the beneficiary by telephone and/or (depending on the preference you indicated) and ask the following: Would you like Express Scripts to reach out to your doctor for a new prescription? Do you want to keep your medication enrolled in the Auto Refill program? Express Scripts will not re-enroll your medication unless they hear from the beneficiary. Ways to respond: Online at Express-Scripts.com/TRICARE Via the automated phone call from Express Scripts MOAA Weekly Legislative Updates Use the link below to sign up to receive your Weekly Legislative Updates legislative/ By calling an Express Scripts Patient Care Advocate (PCA) at If Express Scripts does not receive consent within 10 days of reaching out to the beneficiary, they will remove the medication from the Auto Refill program.. Save the Date First Wednesday of every month Board of Directors meets for lunch (11:30) and meeting (12:30) at the Golf Club at Indigo Run. Members welcome. Visit to Veterans Victory House Walterboro MOAA will visit the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro on Thursday, November 9. We will meet at the Cracker Barrel in Bluffton at 9 AM, and convoy to the home in Walterboro, arriving by We will stay in approximately an hour, and ought to be back at Cracker Barrel by 1 PM or 1:30 PM. (1300 or 1330) Those who want to join us must RSVP to Bob Clemens at rclemens318@roadrunner.com or my cell:

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13 Join us on Thursday 22 September for the MOAA Luncheon at the Country Club of Hilton Head Social Hour: 11:30, Lunch: 12:00, Speaker: 1:00 Guest Speaker: Chief Brad Tadlock of Hilton Head Fire and Rescue will provide an overview of the capabilities of his department. MENU Mixed green salad Choice of Entree Pork chop with apple cider reduction, mashed potatoes, fresh hot vegetable OR Herb marinated chicken breast, mashed potatoes, fresh hot vegetable Vegetarian Dish upon request Rolls and Butter Dessert: Apple pie NAMES: Entrée Selection: Pork Chicken Vegetarian Please indicate names and entrée selections. Cut and mail with check for $20.00 payable to MOAA-HH by Sep 15 to MOAA-HH, PO Box 22631, Hilton Head Island SC Don t miss this luncheon because you need a ride. We are GLAD to help. Just call Bob Reuter Don t miss this luncheon because you need a ride. We are GLAD to help. Just call Bob Reuter Don t miss this luncheon because you don t have a ride. We are glad to help. Just call Bob Reuter at Don t miss this luncheon because you need a ride. We are GLAD to help. Just 13