Colonel Duffy Speaks on Veteran's day 2011

Colonel Don Moomaw 2011 Veteran on The Year

Don Moomaw, a retired Air Force/Army colonel, was named as the 2011 Wayne County Veteran of the Year during the event.
"This is a surprise," Moomaw said, a retired United States Air Force colonel, as he thanked those in the 555th Honors Detachment who recommended him and others who selected him as Veteran of the Year.
Moomaw, a decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, also served as an Air Force reservist as well as in the Ohio Organized Militia. He has been married 64 years to his wife, Betty. They have four children.
"It's been an honor to be able to wear the uniform and serve," Moomaw said.
His name will now be enshrined on a plaque with past Veterans of the Year, which hangs in the Wayne County administration building.

Vivan Duffy, a retired Colonel in the United States Army, was the day's featured speaker.
His speech focused on the importance of upholding the oaths and pledges to the nation, as described in oaths taken by military members at the time of their enlistment.
"If we forget we are one nation under God, then we will become one nation gone under," Duffy said.
And an emotional Eric Coots, president of the Joint Veterans Association and veteran of the Somalia conflict, urged everyone in attendance to honor current troops as they begin returning home.
"Make sure to give special recognition to the veterans currently serving in Afghanistan and the far-reaches of the world," he said. "And thanks to the families of veterans... without their families, a lot of veterans wouldn't be where they are today."
Tim Neal, county clerk of courts, sang the national anthem and "Proud to be an American" during the ceremony.

555 Member Speaks in Doylestown.

Chuck Craig speaks to the Veterans Day dinner at the Doylestown American Legion Post on Nov. 6. Craig is the President of the Wayne County Veterans Service Commission.

He Looks Like Us...He Is Us..

A POEM WORTH READING

(Author Unknown)


He was getting
old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.

Of a war that he once fought in
And the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.

And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened quietly
For they knew whereof he spoke.


But we'll hear his tales no longer,
For old Bob has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer
For a Soldier died today.

He won’t be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life.

He held a job and raised a family,
Going quietly on his way;
And the world won't note his passing,
'Tho a Soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great.

Papers tell of their life stories
From the time that they were young
But the passing of a Soldier
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution
To the welfare of our land,
Someone who breaks his promise
And cons his fellow man?

Or the ordinary fellow
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his country
And offers up his life?

The politician's stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are often disproportionate,
To the service that he gives.

While the ordinary Soldier,
Who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small.

It is not the politicians
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom
That our country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever waffling stand?

Or would you want a Soldier--
His home, his country, his kin,
Just a common Soldier,
Who would fight until the end?

He was just a common Soldier,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his like again.

For when countries are in conflict,
We find the Soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles
That the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor
While he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage
At the ending of his days.

Perhaps just a simple headline
In the paper that might say:
"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."

British Air Show

AIRSHOW: See 16 Spitfires in the air at once ......... What a sweet sounding engine !!!

See great aircraft pictures at: http://www.airshows.org.uk/2010/airshows/duxford-battle-of-britain-airshow-review.html

Old pix of Davis-Monthan AFB

THIS PHOTOGRAPHER HAS DONE A MAGNIFICENT JOB OF DESCRIBING HIS PHOTOS OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT RETIRED TO THE BONE YARD MANY YEARS AGO. To seethe complete collection go to: http://www.dhc-2.com/Monthan_Memories.html

TRICARE Reduces Pharmacy Home Delivery Co-Pays

September 07, 2011
No. 11-56


FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Copayments for some medications provided through TRICARE
Pharmacy Home Delivery are being reduced to zero. As of Oct. 1, 2011, Home
Delivery beneficiaries may fill generic prescriptions at no cost to themselves.

Generic formulary drugs purchased through Home Delivery currently cost $3 for a
90-day supply, but as of Oct. 1 the copayment drops to zero.

"These new copays make using TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery more affordable than
ever," said Rear Adm. Christine Hunter, TRICARE Management Activity deputy
director. "Home Delivery offers a great value for patients taking maintenance
medications for chronic conditions."

The following changes to the TRICARE pharmacy copayments are scheduled to go
into effect Oct. 1:

. Generic formulary drugs purchased at retail pharmacies will go from $3 to $5.

. Brand name formulary drugs from retail pharmacies will go from $9 to $12.
. Non-formulary medications will go from $22 to $25 in both retail and Home
Delivery.

Brand name formulary drugs purchased through Home Delivery will have the same $9
copayment. Copayments for prescriptions filled through Home Delivery cover a
90-day supply, but only a 30-day supply when purchased at a retail pharmacy.

"This is the first change to TRICARE pharmacy copays since 2002," Hunter said.
"Our goal is to keep costs as low as possible for our beneficiaries and DoD."

Military, their families and retirees are increasingly using Home Delivery to
get their maintenance medications conveniently delivered through U.S. mail -
saving TRICARE about $30 million in 2010. Use of Home Delivery has grown in 2011
by nearly 10 percent over 2010. More than 1 million prescriptions per month are
filled through the service.

For more information about TRICARE pharmacy, the new copayment rates and Home
Delivery, visit www.tricare.mil/pharmacy.


SOURCE: TRICARE News Release at http://www.tricare.mil/mediacenter/default.aspx