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Indian River Chapter MOAA

P.O. Box 644047

Vero Beach, FL 32964-4047

INDIAN RIVER CHAPTER

CELEBRATING 34 YEARS

1983-2017

MEMBERSHIP

Know someone who is a retired or former military officer or widowed

spouse of an officer but not a member of our Chapter or MOAA? If so, ask

THEM TO JOIN and contact Carroll Oates

@ 954-494-8742

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INDIAN RIVER CHAPTER NEWS

http://ircmoaa.org

Editor

CAPT Don Wickstrand 231-6101

President

Lt Col Jim Rannazzisi 703-303-2672

1st Vice President

LTC Robert Albrecht, Jr. 257-6678

Program Chair

2nd Vice President

LTC Carroll Oates 954-494-8742

Membership Chair

Secretary

VACANT

Treasurer

CAPT Ericson “Eric” Menger 532—6132

Chaplain

LtCol Eric “Rip” Wieler 234-4111

Past President

Lt Col P. Scott Carson 794-2955

Board of Directors

Lt Paul Dodson 589-6489

CDR Mark Feurer 539-1860

Col Carlos Halcomb ©696-0094

COL Darryle “Sam” Kouns 978-6543

Maj Terry Treat © 703-304-4935

Capt Don Wickstrand 231-6101

LtCol Eric “Rip” Wieler 234-4111

President's Message- Jim Rannazzisi

This month’s luncheon meeting will be like

no other you may have ever attended. You

may never see another event like this in your

lifetime!

On November 17th we’ll be celebrating the

100th birthday of Henry Trumbower—one

of our long-time Chapter members and

WWII veteran.

For background on this new centenarian’s

fascinating life, visit henry.ircmoaa.org

for a reprint of an article in the Life

Remembered section of the Jan-Feb 2017

issue of Portfolio magazine.

The luncheon meeting will feature a couple

of short, interesting presentations about

Henry. Also at the meeting, you’ll hear

about next year’s Florida Council of

Chapters State Convention in early June at

Sanibel Island. The convention price that we

have secured at the Sanibel Harbor Marriott

Spa and Resort is, in itself, an amazing

2017 Officers and Board

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vacation opportunity. Visit the convention

website at sanibel.ircmoaa.org for more

information and view the video “Leadership

in Paradise.”

We’re including the 2018 Dues Notice in

this newsletter issue. In case you missed our

October luncheon meeting, the membership

voted to raise the annual dues for Regular

members (not Associate members or

Surviving Spouses) $5 to cover increased

operating costs for the Chapter.

You will note on the 2018 Dues Notice

where you have an opportunity to make a

tax-free donation to one of four separate

funds we maintain for:

• The Chip Saunders Scholarship;

• Veteran’s Assistance (through the

Veterans Council of Indian River

County);

• Honor Flight; and

• The Chapter General Fund (for

operating expenses).

We rely on these donations instead of

conducting fund-raisers during the year. We

are very grateful to our many members who

take this occasion to contribute to these

worthy causes.

New to the Dues Notice is your ability to

purchase packages of 5 or 10 luncheons.

We are raising slightly the price of

luncheons next year to $22 to cover the costs

of our guest speakers and other guests.

These bundles will help you keep your cost

at $20 and reduce the administrative burden

of collecting checks each month. Jim

PLEASE WELCOME NEW

MEMBERS

William and June Duffy

Captain USAF Ret 1610 W. Sandpointe Place

Vero Beach, FL 32963

772-532-6523

bduffy156@hotmail.com

Referred by Carroll Oates

Joseph and Frances Lucas

CW3 USA/ANG Ret

6175 S. Mirror Lake Drive #110

Sebastian, FL 32958 772-571-5700 lucas3344@comcast.net Norman and Joyce Meyer

Former Captain USAF

107 Wood Stork Way

Sebastian, FL 32958

772-538-7658

nm2101@yahoo.com

Referred by Carroll Oates

Michael and Christine Shaffer

Former LT USNR

4795 6th Place

Vero Beach, FL 32967

772-316-9682

mdshaffer@hotmail.com

Referred by Carroll Oates

We still have position vacancies in the

Chapter for Secretary, Legislative

Committee Chair, Surviving Spouse

Liaison and Veterans in the Classroom

Team member. A description of these

positions can be found on our website,

ircmoaa.org, on the News/Newsletters page.

A recent change by MOAA now permits any

female member of the chapter to be the

Surviving Spouse Liaison.

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Happy 242nd Birthday

Anniversary to the U.S. Marine

Corps

The time for celebration and pageantry is

once again at hand with the 242nd Marine

Corps birthday set to take place Nov. 10.

What does the celebration mean to Marines

across the globe? To Gen. John A.

Lejeune, obviously, it meant a great deal.

On Nov. 1, 1921, he issued Marine Corps

Order No. 47, Series 1921, which provided a

summary of the history, mission and

traditions of the Corps. The illustrious

Lejeune directed that the order be read to

every command each subsequent year on

Nov. 10 in honor of the founding of the

Marine Corps.

It will be read in locations across the United

States and across the globe wherever

Marines might be found. It might be a silent

observation in an austere location, or

perhaps a more ceremonial reading.

Either way it was formalized in 1952, by

Commandant Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd

Jr., who directed the celebration of the

Marine Corps Birthday be formalized

throughout the Corps. The details were

included in the Marine Corps Drill Manual

approved in 1956 and helped bring together

the inclusion of a cake ceremony and other

traditions still held every year at the Marine

Corps Birthday Ball.

One key piece is the passing of the first

piece of cake from senior to junior Marines;

it is a symbolic gesture of the passing of

experience and knowledge. That tradition

begins in recruit training and at Officer

Candidates School, where knowing where

one comes from, knowing our past and

living up to that example set is emblazoned

in the minds of those in training.

Chapter Luncheon…

Friday, November 17, at Vero Beach

Yacht Club, 3601 Rio Vista Blvd. Come

join us and our longtime member and

special guest of honor, Henry Trumbower

as we celebrate his 100th Birthday!!!!!

Henry & Deena

Speaker: Lt Col Len Friedlander, USAF,

Ret., Vice President, Florida Council of

Chapters. The social hour begins at 11:30

a.m. Cost is $20. Reservations by 10

Nov!!!!! The menu and reservation form

are on the last page of this newsletter.

Save the Date . . .

Our December Annual Chapter

Meeting/Dinner will be an evening event

Friday, December 15 at Vero Beach Yacht

Club, 3601 Rio Vista Blvd.

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Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres 1800-1900

(cash bar)

Dinner 1900-2000

Chapter Business 2000-2030

Entertainment/Music (TBA) 2030-till

Menu: Salad, (1) Prime Rib or (2) Catch of

the Day, Vegetables, Potatoes and Dessert

Cost $30 per person.

At this meeting we will conduct our election

of officers for 2018. If you would like to be

on the Nominating Committee or want to

serve a one-year term as Secretary or as one

of seven Directors, please contact Scott

Carson at 772-633-5945. Interested

members are invited to “test the waters” and

attend our next Board of Directors meeting

at 1:30 pm on November 6th at the Vero

Beach Regional Airport second floor

conference room.

“Champions of Freedom

Appreciation Luncheon”

On Friday, November 10, 11:30 am – 1:00

pm, Cox-Gifford Seawinds Community

Outreach will host the “Champions of

Freedom Veteran Appreciation Luncheon”

at the Vero Beach Country Club located at

800 30th Street in Vero Beach, FL

32960. This is a free community outreach

event to show dedication and appreciation to

local veterans. Admission is free (pre-

registration is required) and open to local

veterans and their families. This experience

includes a catered luncheon, inspiring

speaker, a unique and entertaining

performance and more. Guests are

encouraged to bring service memorabilia to

display during the event. REGISTER NOW

- SEATING IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST

75 GUESTS. Register online

at: http://coxgiffordseawinds.com/freedom-

appreciation-luncheon.html or by

calling 772-562-2365.

Vero Beach Elks Lodge Veterans Dinner

11 November

YOU ARE INVITED to the Veterans Day

Tribute at the Vero Beach Elks. This is

always a memorable event. You’ll be

treated to the Elks’ best Chef’s pasta and

meatballs dinner and great entertainment

by the very popular duo—Marschall &

Sally. There is no charge for veterans and

only $5 for guests…but you have to call the

Elks Lodge at 772-562-8450 and get added

to the list. Cocktails at 5:00 p.m.;

Presentation of Colors at 5:30 p.m.; dinner

to follow.

WE CARE

Do you know of anyone in need of

“Sunshine”? Please contact Pat Cannon at

772-567-7727

IN MEMORIAM

In October, we lost two distinguished

officers and gentlemen, Bob Fox and Pete

Petersen.

Lt Col Robert B. Fox, III, USAF,

Retired.

Bob, age 85, passed away on October 3, was

a Chapter Charter member, joining in

February, 1983. For many years he was the

Chapter’s Treasurer. His AF assignments

took him to Japan, Alaska, Maine, Florida,

Minnesota, Alabama, North Dakota, South

Carolina and Montana. Bob also had a

combat tour in Vietnam flying the RF-101.

Following Air Force retirement, Bob led the

Air Force Junior ROTC programs in Vero

Beach. In 2015, Bob received the Wright

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Brothers Master Pilot Award. This is the

most prestigious award the FAA issues to

pilots to recognize individuals who have

exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation

expertise for at least 50 years while piloting

aircraft as “Master Pilots”. Bob is survived

by his wife, Elaine, five sons and their

families. A Remembrance and Celebration

of his life will be scheduled in the coming

months.

Peter B. Petersen, Colonel USA,

Retired

Pete, age 84, passed away on October 18,

was a Chapter member, joining in May,

2008. Pete was a retired U.S. Army infantry

colonel as well as a Professor Emeritus from

Johns Hopkins University. Drafted during

the Korean War, he rose from private to full

colonel during his Army career. He served

two tours in Vietnam, once as a captain in

1962 and then as an infantry battalion

commander in 1968, leading 814 men in the

heavily contested Mekong Delta. He was

later inducted into the Army Officer’s

Candidate School of Hall of Fame. During

his 26-year Army career, he earned a

doctorate from George Washington Univ.

and joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins

after his Army retirement. A prolific writer,

Pete authored three books and 67 peer-

reviews papers. He is survived by his wife

Jan, three sons and their families. A private

burial with full honors will be held in

Arlington National Cemetery in the months

to follow.

Veterans Day

On November 11, Veterans Day, you’ll

want to be at the ceremony hosted by the

Veterans Council at the Veterans Memorial

Island Sanctuary at 9:00 am. Before the

ceremony begins, your Chapter will be

handing out 4x6” flags and looking for

prospective members. If you can help with

this effort call Carroll Oates at 954-494-

8742.

LTG Flora Darpino, USA Ret, first

woman to hold the position of Judge

Advocate General of the U.S. Army, which

she held from 2013 to 2017, will present the

keynote address. Please bring a lawn chair

and arrive early.

VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

If you have any questions or need assistance

regarding Veterans Affairs, contact Joel V.

Herman, Veterans Service Manager for

Indian River County at 2525 St. Lucie

Avenue, Vero Beach; telephone: 772-226-

1499, e-mail: jherman@ircgov.com

The Veterans Council of Indian

River County 2525 St. Lucie Avenue (Vets Service Bldg)

Vero Beach, FL 32960

Phone: 772-410-5820

Email: info@veteranscouncilirc.org

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REMINDER: Can you spare a minimum

of two hours a week, month? Volunteers

Needed at Victory Center Military Store in

the Indian River Mall.

Vets in the Classroom - Carroll Oates

Our MOAA team has now conducted five

classes for this 2017 - 2018 School Year.

The team consists of Maj Terry Treat, Col

Chuck Covarrubias and LTC Carroll

Oates.The photo shows Treat and Oates

with 8th grade teacher Mrs. Kim Fellagallo

at Imagine Charter School in Vero

Beach on Oct. 11, 2017. Carroll Oates.

Do not walk in front of me

As I may not follow.

Do not walk behind me

As I may not lead.

Just walk by my side

And be my friend.

Vero Beach Airshow 2018

April 21-22 2018 at Vero Beach

Regional Airport

For additional information, to become a

sponsor or volunteer, please visit

VeroBeachAirShow.com,

Facebook.com/VeroBeachAirShow/

Elected Federal Representatives

President Donald J. Trump (R)

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20500

Comments line: 202 456-1111

E-mail: whitehouse.gov

Senator Bill Nelson (D)

Washington, D.C. Office:

Phone: 202 224-5274

E-mail: bill@billnelson.senate.gov

Senator Marco Rubio(R)

Washington, D.C. Office:

Phone: 202 224-3041

Website: www.rubio.senate.gov

Representative Bill Posey (R)

Washington, D.C. Office:

Phone: 202 225-3671

Website: www.posey.house.gov

Rep Posey’s District Office

2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Building C

Melbourne, FL 32940

Phone: (321) 632-1776

Fax: (321) 639-8595

Indian River County

Phone: (772) 226-1701

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PERSONAL AFFAIRS By John Papageorge & Terry Treat

Protect yourself! Strengthen your

passwords!

Cybercrime is at an all-time high and hardly

a day goes by without a large company

announcing large data losses. The Equifax

disaster is the most recent example.

Some might argue that it hardly matters

whether you choose a good password or not

because hackers are often bypassing the

front door and attacking large servers via

security vulnerabilities. Regardless, you

should do everything in your power to make

sure that crooks don't enter through the front

door. The high processing power of

computers has made it easier for bots to

bludgeon their way through security systems

by using brute force, a technique whereby

every possible combination of username and

password is attempted. What can you do?

Choose a Long Password: Imagine I want

to log in to your account. I know your

username but I don't know the password. It

seems obvious, but the longer the password

is the more attempts it is going to take me to

guess that password. Hackers won't be

typing in each password one by one. They

will be instead using a program that uses

every possible combination of characters.

The shorter passwords are going to be

broken much quicker than a long password.

Avoid Using Real Words: Before

attempting every single combination of

characters to try and guess a password, a

hacker is likely to try a standard dictionary.

For instance imagine you have created a

password called "pandemonium". It is

reasonably long so it is better than "Fred"

and "12345". However a hacker will have a

file with millions of words in them and they

will run a program against the system they

are trying to hack trying every single

password in the dictionary. A computer

program can attempt the login to the system

a number of times a second and so

processing the entire dictionary will not take

that long especially if there are a series of

computers (known as bots) all attempting

the hack. Therefore you are much better off

creating a password that doesn't exist in a

dictionary.

Use Special Characters: When creating a

password you should use special characters

including uppercase letters, lowercase

letters, numbers and special symbols such as

#,%,!,|,* etc.Don't be fooled into thinking

that you can use a standard word and replace

common letters with numbers and symbols.

For instance you might be tempted to create

a password called "Pa55w0rd!"Hackers are

much too clever for this sort of technique

and the dictionaries will not only have a

copy of each real word they will have the

real word with combinations of special

characters. Hacking a password called

"Pa55w0rd!" would probably take

milliseconds to crack.

Put it all Together and Use Sentences as

Passwords: This concept isn't about using

an entire sentence as a password but using

the first letter of each word in a sentence as

a password. Think of something important

to you and easy to remember. Create a

sentence with it: “I retired from the Army as

a LTC in 1984”, and use it to create a

password by using the first letter from each

word: IrftAaaLTCi1984. The casing is the

important thing here. The first letter is the

first letter in the sentence, Army is a proper

name, and LTC is a military abbreviation,

all of which should be uppercase. All the

other characters should be lowercase. To

make it even more secure add a special

character:IrftAaaLTCi1984! This is an

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excellent password: 15 characters long, not a

dictionary word and includes upper & lower

case, numbers and special characters which

by anybody's standards is quite secure, and,

because you came up with the subject, you

should be able to easily remember it.

Well…some of us. If you follow through

with just this tip, you will be much more

secure on the web.

If you want to do any even better job, Use

Different Passwords for Each

Application. This is possibly the most

important piece of advice. Do not use the

same password for all of your accounts. If

a company loses your data and the data is

unencrypted the hackers will see the

password you have used. The hacker can

then try other websites with the same

username and password combination and

access other accounts as well.

How can I possibly keep track of a bunch of

passwords? Use a Password Manager such

asKeePassX. This allows you to store all of

your usernames and passwords in a secure

application. The password manager can

generate secure passwords for you. Rather

than remembering the passwords you log in

to the password manager and copy/paste the

password into the site you wish to access.

From an article by Juergen Haas

Subject: Pre-Need Mailbox Disabled

Dick Huot forwarded the following:

Subject: Pre-Need Mailbox Disabled

We are no longer accepting email

submission of VA Form 40-10007,

Application for Pre-Need Determination of

Eligibility for Burial in a VA National

Cemetery. We hope to resume this service

in the future. We are continuing to process

applications via mail and fax.

Please mail to:

National Cemetery Scheduling Office

P.O. Box 510543

St. Louis, MO 63151.

Or Fax to:

Fax (toll-free):

1-855-840-8299

For more information, please

visit: https://www.cem.va.gov/pre-need/.

Indian River Chapter News

The Indian River Chapter News is

published, except for July and August by the

Indian River Chapter FL36 of the Military

Officers Association of America (MOAA)

Inc., P.O. Box 644047, Vero Beach, Florida

32964-4047. Web page http://ircmoaa.org.

The chapter is an IRS 501(C) (19) non-

profit, tax-exempt organization affiliated

with National MOAA and the Florida

Council of Chapters, MOAA, but not

associated with the Department of Defense.

The chapter is non-partisan and the contents

of the Indian River Chapter News are the

opinions of the authors and are not

necessarily those of the National MOAA,

Florida Council of Chapters, the Indian

River Chapter FL36, or the DOD.

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NOVEMBER CHAPTER LUNCHEON REGISTRATION

IRC Luncheon meeting: Friday, 17 November; Vero Beach Yacht Club; Time: 11:30 a.m.

Come join us and our longtime member and special guest of honor Henry Trumbower as we

celebrate his 100th Birthday. A WWII Army Air Corps veteran, Henry is one of the last of this

area’s great generation. A chemistry and math major, Henry graduated from Muhlenberg College

in 1938. Drafted in 1942, he later received a commission as a 2nd Lt in 1943. For the remainder

of the war until being discharged as a Captain in 1946, he trained West Point cadets to fly in

Newburg, NY. He worked as a meteorologist for Eastern Airlines for 34 years retiring in 1982.

Henry moved to Barefoot Bay in Micco, Florida in 1992.

Additionally, we will receive a presentation by Lieutenant Colonel Len Friedlander USAF

Retired, Vice President, Florida Council of Chapters. Len will tell us about the FCOC 2018

Convention June 1-3 at Sanibel Harbor Marriott Resort and Spa.

The menu choices are: (1) Chopped Steak with smothered onions OR (2) Shrimp Alfredo

over Fettuccini OR (3) BBQ Pork Salad. Vegetable and starch du jour; Dessert, Coffee and

Tea. Cost $20

Since we are accountable for each meal reserved, we are unable to accept telephone reservations.

Kelly Menger can also be contacted by e-mail at: kcremens@hotmail.com.

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Reservations need to be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday 10 NOV 2017

VERO BEACH YACHT CLUB

Name(s) _______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

CHOICES @ $20.00 per person

Chopped Steak $_______

Shrimp Alfredo $_______

BBQ Pork Salad$ ______

Total enclosed $_______

Please make all payments by check Payable to IRC-MOAA. Mail to:

Kelly Menger

P.O. Box 1392

Vero Beach, FL 32961

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Indian River Chapter dues for 2018 are due in December 2017.

Membership applications for National and Chapter may be obtained from Carroll Oates @ 954-494-

8742.

REGULAR MEMBER: $30 _______

SURVIVING SPOUSE: $15- Spouse of a Deceased Regular Member _______

ASSOCIATE: $15 - Spouse of a Regular Member _______

Additional voluntary contributions are encouraged as our Chapter had no major fund raising events during

2017.

(1) Chip Saunders Scholarship Fund: Contributions help us to accumulate funds for scholarships to

deserving youth in Indian River County. _______

(2) Veteran’s Assistance Fund: Contributions are donated to the Veterans' Council of Indian River

County to support local veterans in need. _______

(3) Honor Flight Fund: Contributions will assist in flight costs for up to three individuals to travel to

Washington D.C. as Guardians for three WWII/Korean Veterans. ______

(4) Chapter’s General Fund: Contributions to the General Fund help to defray the cost of printing and

mailing the newsletter, cards and flowers for ill members, donations in the memory of deceased members

as designated, Chapter dues to Florida Council of Chapters, insurance and P.O. Box renewal.

(5) In 2018 luncheon prices will increase to $22.

Full Luncheon Package (10 luncheons - a $220 value) $200 _______

Partial Luncheon Package (5 luncheons - a $110 value) $100 _______

Total _______

_____ YES _____ NO: Require acknowledgment in writing if contributing funds in excess of dues.

Donations to war veterans' organizations are deductible as charitable contributions on the donor's federal

income tax return.

To keep chapter records current, please complete the following. Thank you!

Name: ___________________________________________Spouse: ___________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

Rank: _______________ Service: __________ Ret or Former Member _________________

Telephone Number: __________________National MOAA membership # ______________

E-mail address: _____________________________________________________________

Please return completed form and check payable to IRC-MOAA by Dec 31, 2017:

IRC-MOAA

PO Box 644047

Vero Beach, FL 32964-4047