| Welcome to the Citrus County Florida Chapter of The Military Officers Association of America |
Welcome to our Web Site!
We are an independent, self-governing, and self supporting organization that has chosen
voluntarily to affiliate with the National MOAA for the purpose of cooperation and mutual
support in attaining common goals. Principal among these goals is service to four
constituencies in our community:
Potential service members, students, their families and the community as a whole
Active-Duty individuals and their families
Current Veterans and their families
Families of Veterans who have passed
Our members are former uniformed officers of the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force,
Coast Guard, Public Health Service and the Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Some of us served many years and some served briefly, but all served and continue to feel
that calling. If that feeling is mutual, “Welcome Aboard”. You will discover that we are a
“hardly retired” group that is deeply and enthusiastically involved in our community and
beyond. A look at our latest newsletter will give a snapshot of some of the things we do
view our latest monthly newsletter.
Whether you are a long-time member of MOAA, or someone, eligible for membership, who
has never joined, I encourage you to check us out and, better yet, join us for lunch at our
next monthly meeting. We meet monthly for lunch, camaraderie, a brief business meeting
and to hear from a guest speaker. We gather about 11:30 on the first Thursday of each
month (except Dec and Jun-Aug) at the Emperor’s Garden @ 1314 Hwy 41N in Inverness, Fl.
In addition to our monthly meetings, our social activities include picnics in the spring and
fall, a dinner theater matinée in the spring, a December installation dinner and a “Summer
Time Blues” luncheon at a great seafood restaurant in July.
I still remember a cliché from my active duty days: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way. All of
us at the Citrus County Chapter of MOAA have chosen to LEAD. Won’t you join us?
Citrus County Chapter President
Thomas T. Holme, Jr.
Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret)
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2008 Five Star Award Winning Chapter
2009 Four Star Award Winning Chapter
2010 Four Star Award Winning Chapter
2011 Four Star Award Winning Chapter
2009 Four Star Award Winning Chapter
2010 Four Star Award Winning Chapter
2011 Four Star Award Winning Chapter
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| Welcome to our web site. I will be updating it regularly, adding more links, tailoring it to the needs of our organization, and making it more visible on the Web. I invite you all to help by sharing links to additional information that we can add to enrich the site, and please let me know of any corrections needed to any information on the site. I can be reached at:webwizard@citruscountymoaa.org |
| Chapter Contact Information : Contact Chapter Secretary : LCDR Gary E.. Runyon, USN (Ret) Mail: P.O. Box 995 Inverness, FL 34451 Phone:(352) 563-5727 E-Mail:Laserger@infionline.net |
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| Citrus County Veteran's Foundation: Is always in need of donations. Admiral McLeod and the foundation are asking you to consider a donation to this cause. This is the real thing, where you may be putting meat and potatoes on a veteran's table until the end of the month or helping him with that one month's rent so he can get his head back above water. So please give this excellent cause some serious thought. Please send your donation to: |
| CCVF Post Office Box 2065 Lecanto, Florida 34460 |
| Citrus County Chapter Of The Military Officers Association of America Monthly Meeting |
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| Women of MOAA The Women of MOAA will meet Friday, February 24 @ 12:00 noon. Our meeting will be at Mango Grill and Wine Bar, 1305 E. Norvell Bryant Blvd. (486). We have changed our day from a Thursday to a Friday primarily hoping more people can make it. I will also be back from the Southern Hemisphere to join you! RSVP: Marge Blunk kmblunk@aol.com or 746-7891 The Women of MOAA will meet Thursday, March 22 @ 12:00 noon. Bonnie has arranged for us to meet at Fat Cats Grill, 508 N. Citrus Avenue, Crystal River. RSVP: Aussie90@tampabay.rr.com 637-5898. –Louise- |
Active/Reserve Force/Family Issues
Sustain active duty, Guard and Reserve force sizes to meet mission requirements
Sustain military pay comparability with private sector
Credit all post-9/11 active duty service toward Guard/Reserve early retirement
Restore tax deduction for reservists’ out-of-pocket expenses for drill travel of 50 miles or more
Create new incentives for employers to hire and retain drilling Guard/Reserve members
Provide incentives for employers/government/contractors to hire military spouses
Protect funding for commissary/exchange, dependent schools and family support programs
Improve educational transition for military children
Establish flexible spending account coverage for out-of-pocket health/dependent care expenses
Improve access to affordable child care
Expand career advancement account program (MyCAA) to career spouses and degree programs
Require better education on serious financial disadvantages of the REDUX retirement option
Health Care Issues
Avert 30% Medicare/TRICARE payment cut and fix statutory formula to improve access to care
Protect against disproportional increases in TRICARE fees
Oppose enrollment fee for TRICARE For Life or curtailment of TFL coverage
Allow three years of active-duty-level TRICARE coverage for disability retirees/families
Improve seamless transition between Defense and VA health care/benefits systems
Authorize option to subsidize retention of operational reservists' civilian family health insurance
Increase orthodontia payment cap under active duty dental plan
Retirement/Survivor Issues
Oppose military benefit changes that are inconsistent with service career sacrifices
Preserve full-inflation cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)
End deduction of VA disability compensation from military retired pay
End deduction of VA survivor benefits (DIC) from military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities
Implement a more equitable military disability retirement system
Restore VA survivor annuities for qualifying widows who remarry after age 55
Expand permanent ID card eligibility for elderly/disabled beneficiaries
Authorize survivors to retain a deceased retiree’s full final-month retired pay
Authorize SBP annuities to be paid to Special Needs Trusts for permanently disabled annuitants
Reform the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA)
Veterans and Other Issues
Improve quality, efficiency, and timeliness of VA claims-processing system
Establish Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Surviving Spouses of Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts
Authorize pre-tax payment of health, dental and long-term care premiums
Reduce Social Security penalties for certain civil service and state retirees/survivors
Prevent disproportional Social Security/Medicare penalties for any population segment
| MOAA Legislative Goals For 2012 |
| Citrus County sunset from our AUX. Member Emma A Hubbartts lake front home. |
| Our Monthly meeting will be held as usual at The Emperor's Garden in Inverness on February 2nd at 12 noon. Arrive early to enjoy the wonderful buffet. Emperor's Garden: 1314 Hwy 41 N Inverness, FL 34450 (352) 860- Our Guest Speakers will be our very own Admiral Mcleod and Col.Marge Blunk to brief us with what they learned at the MOAA Florida Council Of Chapters meeting in West Palm Beach. |
| February is the month we remember the recipients of Purple Hearts for our Nation Seventh Annual Purple Heart Ceremony The combat wounded Patriots of Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) cordially invite all veterans and the public to attend the Seventh Annual Purple Heart Ceremony at the Florida National Guard Armory, Crystal River, 11 a.m., Saturday, February 18. The ceremony will commemorate the proud legacy of the Purple Heart and pay tribute to Florida's fallen heroes of the Global War on Terror and America's wounded warriors. The ceremony will also feature the MOPH Department of Florida Afghanistan/Iraq War Memorial Portrait Mural. The mural honors over 300 Floridians who have fallen during the Afghanistan/Iraq campaigns and is the first memorial to bear both the engraved names and color portraits of those who fell. Vocalists Paul and Jackie Stevio will provide patriotic music. For more information, visit the Chapter 776 web site at www.citruspurpleheart.org |
