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BG Scott A. Campbell, Assistant Adjutant General --

Army, Kentucky National Guard, will be the guest speaker

at the chapter September meeting. His bio is on p. 3. Here

are the details:

WHERE: Equestrian Woods Country Club, 107 Clubhouse

Drive, Nicholasville

TIME: Social hour, 11:30, lunch at noon

HOW MUCH: Buffet with meat entrees, vegetables, salad,

dessert and drinks for $17, gratuity included

RSVP: Please let Pat Jones (contact info on p. 2) know no

later than Mon. Sep. 19 that you plan to attend and bring

guests.

To get to the clubhouse, go south on Harrodsburg Rd.

(U.S. 68) about two miles past Man o’ War. Spring Crest

Drive is the first right before the Brannon Rd. intersection,

and Clubhouse Drive is the next right.

Kentucky National Guard Training – Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company,

1/149th Infantry Battalion, KNG, spot a possible patrol from the 27th Infan-

try Brigade Combat team, New York National Guard, as part of their annual

training exercise during July at Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lerone Simmons)

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p. 2

President’s Corner –

chapter recruitment re-

quires all hands effort

Chapter contact info

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p. 3

July meeting featured

KDVA Commissioner

(BG, Ret.) Arflack

Sep. guest speaker bio

Member Spotlight, Col.

Tom Black, USAF (Ret.)

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The Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore marked its 25th anniversary

in ceremonies Aug. 15. The Bluegrass Chapter has enjoyed a special relation-

ship with THVC, donating tens of thousands of dollars to provide life enhance-

ments for residents. The facility was designed by architect Byron Romanowitz, a

Navy veteran and frequent chapter guest. Ben Sweger, also a frequent guest,

directs the center. Gov. Matt Bevin presided over the observance.

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Gov. Matt Bevin, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commissioner BG

(Ret.) Norman E. Arflack, and other legislators and officials participated in a kickoff announcement Aug. 5 for the new

Kentucky Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

(KySDVOSB) Certification program now in effect.

The SDVOSB Certification Program was created by House

Bill 183 and is modeled after the Minority and Woman-Owned

Business Enterprise (MWBE) program administered by the

Finance and Administration Cabinet. (cont., p.2)

CChhaapptteerr CCoonnttaacctt IInnffoo President

BG (ret) Les Beavers (502) 226-3876

lesbeaversusma60@gmail.com First Vice President

MAJ (ret) Marty Pinkston

(502) 695-1059 Marty_Pinkston@hotmail.com

Second Vice President Col (Ret) Tom Little

(859) 338-3301 tlittlelex@gmail.com

Secretary

COL (Ret.) John Shotwell (859) 263-5436

jmshot0@g.uky.edu Treasurer

Mrs. Pat Jones (859) 271-2606

ppatcatfan@aol.com Sergeant-at-Arms

CW4 (ret) Ike Pinkston (502) 330-5569

ike.pinkston@outlook.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MOAABluegrassChapter Web:

http://moaabluegrasschapter.webs.com/

EDITORIAL POLICY MOAA, including the Kentucky Council and the Bluegrass Chap-ter, is an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization. Membership is open to officers from every branch of service - including active duty, National Guard, Reserve, retired, former officers, and their immediate families.

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PPRREESSIIDDEENNTT’’SS CCOORRNNEERR In my July corner I lamented the number of chapter members

who’d failed to pay annual dues. The good news is that our paid

membership is now up to 83. The bad news is that about 15

members who paid in 2015 have not yet renewed this year. Even

more foreboding, our membership has seen consistent annual de-

cline as some have moved away and others have passed on. MOAA periodically sends chapters the names of organizational

members in our region, and we contact those by letter who’ve not

attended chapter meetings as part of our recruitment effort. That

has brought in some fresh blood. We also publicize our meetings in

area newspapers. But we have no other way of contacting the many

retired and former officers in the Bluegrass who don’t belong to

MOAA. DoD does not provide MOAA with any lists of retired or

separated officers. MOAA depends on chapter members to track

down friends, neighbors and business contacts who are eligible to

join and invite them to meetings. This sort of grassroots recruiting

is far more effective than any letter writing campaign.

To assist councils and chapters with recruiting, MOAA is work-

ing on videos and marketing tools to help members explain the

organization and its benefits. One slide presentation is already

available at MOAA 101. Others are in the works.

Please do your part to

grow our chapter by scour-

ing your contact network for

potential members. Invite

them to one of our meet-

ings, and maybe they’ll de-

cide to stick around for

more.

BG Leslie E. Beavers (Ret.)

FY17 Defense Authorization

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With hearings looming after the summer Congressional recess on the FY17 Defense Appropria-

tions Act, MOAA encourages members to send elected officials a letter as suggested below urging

them to protect the military community against disproportional cuts to “people programs.” (The

downloadable text of the letter can be found at http://capwiz.com/moaa/issues/alert/?alertid=73090626.)

KySDVOSB (cont. from p. 1) The SDVOSB Certification

Program was created by House

Bill 183 and is modeled after

the Minority and Woman-

Owned Business Enterprise

(MWBE) program administered

by the Finance and Admin-istration Cabinet.

In order to apply for certifi-

cation, a disabled veteran

must provide proof of his or

her disability. Kentucky’s ap-

plication process is stream-

lined if the SDVOSB is already verified and in good standing

with the U.S. Department of

Veterans Affairs, Center for

Verification and Evaluation,

Veterans First Verification

Program.

The application is online at

vetbiz.ky.gov.

Military people have a lot to lose as House and Senate Armed

Services Committee leaders are working to resolve big differences in

their respective versions of the FY17 Defense Authorization Bill.

Please ensure the following proposals do not stay in the final de-

fense bill:

- disproportionately high health care fee increases

- steep housing allowance cuts that would cost many $10,000-

$20,000 per year or more

- a fourth consecutive year of capping military pay raises below

the average American’s; and

- significant cuts to force levels

Military leaders say forces already are on the ragged edge of

readiness.

Similar patterns of repeated personnel and benefit cuts caused

retention problems in the 1970s and 1990s. We should learn from his-

tory rather than repeat it.

Please do all you can to ensure these cuts are dropped from the

final FY 2017 defense bill.

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BG Scott A. Campbell is Assistant Adjutant

General - Army, Kentucky National Guard. As

required he also serves as Joint Task Force

Commander for large-scale domestic opera-

tions within the state.

Prior to his 1984 commissioning he served

as an enlisted member with123rd Armor in

Marion, Ky. He has commanded at the compa-

ny, battalion and brigade level and served in

senior staff officer positions within the 149th

Brigade and at the state headquarters level.

In 2003 BG Campbell commanded 2nd

Battalion, 123rd Armor during Operation Joint

Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 2006-2007

he served as Officer-in-Charge of 4th Infantry

Division and 1st Cavalry Division Rear Opera-

tions Center at Camp Liberty, Iraq.

In 2011, he commanded 149th Maneuver

Enhancement Brigade during Operation New

Dawn in Iraq. During this mission 149th Ma-

neuver Enhancement Brigade was assigned to

assisting with the transition and withdrawal of

U.S. forces from Iraq.

BG Campbell is a 1988 graduate of Murray

State University with a BS in criminal science.

He earned a Master of Strategic Studies degree

from the U.S. Army War College. His wife

Linda will accompany him to the meeting.

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July Guest Speaker BG Normal Arflack, Commis-sioner, Kentucky Dept. of Veterans Affairs(left) spoke after the meeting with COL Dave Patton, a

recurrent visitor to the Bluegrass Chapter from MOAA’s Halifax Chapter in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Chapter Pres. BG Les Beavers pins a Vietnam service lapel pin on Vietnam (and Korea) vet, Col. John Marsh. The pins have been awarded

to Vietnamese veterans as part of the war’s 50th anniversary commemoration.

Member Spotlight

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County Historical Society

Col. Tom Black (Ret.) experienced a

varied career as an Air Force engineer

and civilian consultant before return-

ing to his home town of Richmond and

becoming hooked on local history.

He graduated from Richmond Mod-el HS, where he was an accomplished

athlete, Eagle Scout and 4H parti-

cipant, and was commissioned after

completing the Air Force Academy.

His Air Force stints included: Facili-

ty Engineer for the largest USAF med-

ical center at Lackland AFB; Chief of Operations for the famed 819th RED

HORSE Squadron, directing projects

throughout Europe; Chief of Engineer-

ing Design for the Military Airlift Com-

mand; and Civil Engineer Squadron

Col. Black, on active duty.

Col. Black, now President of the Madison County

Historical Society, shown with Betsy Burch,

D.A.R. Chapter Regent, at the rededication of

two highway historical markers.

Commander and Base Engineer for Lowry and Sheppard AFBs. A key project he oversaw was the

design of the hangar and operational facility for

the then-new 747 version of Air Force One.

After his 1994 USAF retirement he worked for

several years as a consultant for the develop-

ment of the Scott AFB Joint-Use Project, eventual-

ly known as the Mid-America Airport, serving as Program Manager his final year there.

Retiring for good in 2001, he returned to Ken-

tucky to oversee restoration of the family’s ante-

bellum home south of Richmond. Then he be-

came very involved in his parents’ care and over-

saw their farm for five years. Later he became

involved with his first historical organization. He’s now in his 2nd term as President of the Madison

County Historical Association, serves on the board of the

Society of Boonesborough, and is Secretary of the

Friends of Boone Trace. In his spare time, he’s a south-

ern gentleman farmer. Col. Black’s wife Lyn, a Colorado native, is very active

with a women’s educational support organization, with

recent service as State President. A son Dan has recently

retired from a career as an Air Force civil engineer.

Bluegrass Chapter

Military Officers Association of America

Mrs. Pat Jones

1660 Atoma Drive

Lexington, KY 40511

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