Briefing Board - Ohio Council of Chapters

A Publication of The Ohio Western Reserve Chapter–Military Officers Association of America
Briefing Board
“Never Stop Serving”
April 2016 • Volume 16 Issue 3 • owrc.net and moaa.org • P.O. Box 4272 • Copley, OH 44321
President’s Notes – April
Our March meeting, where Colonel Harlan Jewett presented “A Historical Review of National Security” was another example of the great
expertise that OWRC members bring to the table and are willing to
share with our membership. His insight into both the historical and
some present intelligence security challenges we face in today’s increasingly challenging world from someone who was intimately involved in
the decision-making and implementation of national policy was “illuminating” for
everyone in attendance, and extremely well received.
April will bring Colonel Dave Taylor, OWRC member, who will present a talk on
“Cebu-The Philippines: Struggle for Freedom, WWII”. Dave served in the Americal
(23rd) Infantry Division in Vietnam, and is the Americal Division Veterans
Association WWII Historian.
May brings our salute to our ROTC and Junior ROTC honorees, always a great
celebration of college and high school youth and their dedication to the United
States. Again this year we will be offering those members, who so desire, the
opportunity to “sponsor” a cadet and/or their family at the recognition dinner.
This is on top of honoring our ROTC members during the Kent State University
Army ROTC Awards ceremony on 27 April 2016 and the Kent State Air force
ROTC Awards Ceremony on 21 April 2016. The University of Akron will host
their Awards ceremony on 6 May, 2016. We will have OWRC representatives at all
Awards Ceremonies and at each ROTC commissioning ceremony in May.
More information will be forthcoming on our summer events (our June picnic; our
$5 Night at the Rubber Ducks in July; and the Steak and Corn Roast in August)
soon, so check the calendar in this month’s OWRC Newsletter for dates and details.
It appears we are seeing an increase in the scum who prey on honest people by
stealing their personal information and using it to drain bank accounts and to
destroy lives. As always, be aware and protect all personal information, including
your Social Security Number, date of birth, bank accounts, and credit cards.
Computers and the internet have made us especially vulnerable and have opened up
avenues of intrusion that “Big Brother” could only envision in his wildest dreams.
Please protect your information and your privacy. Stay healthy and we hope to see
many of you at our upcoming meetings.
Sincerely,
Larry Ashbaugh
President, OWRC
Save Your Military Officer Magazines
Chapter members take the magazines to ROTC
offices for the cadets to read. It is OWRC hope
that the cadets will get the idea they should join
MOAA. The magazines can be given to Larry
Ashbaugh, Don Bratton, Tom Harnden, Bart
Oldenburg or Roy Stephenson.
Did you signed and mail in your postcards from the March Military Officer?
COL Harlan Jewett accepts the OWRC
flag set and Council of Chapters Challenge Coin from OWRC President LTC
Larry Ashbaugh. COL Jewett recommended two books by Robert Baer to
further one’s knowledge of the CIA and
terrorism. See No Evil and Sleeping With
the Devil.
Welcome new members
Left: CDR Randy Meador, USCG. He
is the XO of USCG Base Cleveland.
Right: CDR John Sachleben,USN. He
retired as helicopter pilot and now
teaches JROTC.
MAJ Judy Sallerson, Retired, National
Guard.
MAJ Margaret Delillo-Storey, Retired,
Army.
April Dinner Meeting
• Different Location
• Different Time
• Different Day of the Week
All the details on the last
page of the newsletter.
April 2016
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April Legislative Notes—Congressman Gibbs
MOAA Legislative
moaa.org/takeaction
1-800-234-6622 ext. 215
Representative Gibbs represents Ohio’s 7 District in Congress,
covering all or portions of 11 northeastern Ohio counties. These
are some of his comments from his visit in January.
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Legislative Contacts
Ohio’s veterans and active duty military were saluted, and Representative Gibbs spoke of his efforts
to ensure that the Veterans Administration (VA) was held to a higher standard and that those who
fail to provide services to our veterans are held accountable. He provided an insightful review of
the House under Speaker Ryan (R-WI) and the Speaker’s stance against the use of Continuing
Resolutions to fund the Federal government, instead of completing the required clean budget bills
the country expects and needs. In the area of budgets, Rep. Gibbs spoke of the need to restore
military spending in the areas of strength, personnel and training. He provided an excellent review of
discretionary appropriation budgeting, and noted that a majority of the military budget lies within
the discretionary portion, as opposed to the great amount of the budget which is required to sustain
funding for mandatory programs, over which Congress has little control without making extensive
cuts to social programs.
Representative Gibbs answered
many questions from a very attentive
and appreciative audience, and
was very warmly acknowledged.
The relationship of Congressman
Gibbs and OWRC is a new one,
but one which I am certain both
look forward to sustaining and
growing. We salute Bob Gibbs for
his support of America’s military
and Ohio’s veteran community.
This was Representative Gibb’s first
meeting with OWRC, and it was an
enjoyable and informative meeting
for all.
In Memoriam
Doris Durham
Surviving Spouse
27 November 1923 – 25 July 2015
Doris Durham was the wife of the late LTC John Durham
USA, Ret. who passed away 17 August 13, 2005. In lieu
of flowers memorials may be made to Woodland United
Methodist Church, 444 N. Hawkins Ave., Akron OH,
44313 or the Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service, c/o Akron
General Foundation, One Akron General Avenue, Akron,
Ohio 44307.
Starting Again April 13
Join OWRC
Members Every
Wednesday
1130 hours
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1562 Akron
Peninsula Rd.
Akron, OH
44313
Pres. Barack Obama (D)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington DC 20500
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
www.whitehouse.gov
Ohio US Senators
Senator Sherrod Brown (D)
United States Senate
713 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2315
Fax (202) 228-6321
www.brown.senate.gov
Senator Rob Portman (R)
United States Senate
448 Russell Senate Office Bld.
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3353
www.portman.senate.gov
Ohio US Representatives
Representative District 7
Bob Gibbs (R)
110 Central Plaza South
Canton, OH 44702
Phone: (330) 737-1631
http://gibbs.house.gov
Representative District 11
Marcia Fudge (D)
1225 Lawton Street
Akron, OH 44320
Phone: (330) 835-4758
Fax: (330) 835-4863
http://fudge.house.gov
Representative District 13
Tim Ryan (D)
Akron Office
1030 Tallmadge Ave
Akron, OH 44310
Phone: (330) 630-7311
Fax: (330) 630-7314
http://timryan.house.gov
Representative District 16
James Renacci (R)
1 Park Center Drive
Suite 302
Wadsworth, OH 44281
Phone (330) 334-0040
Fax (330) 334-0061
Toll-Free: 1 (855) 334-0040
http://renacci.house.gov
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Email the legislative contacts through their web site.
Congressman Gibbs’ service in the House of Representatives
started from his life as a farmer in Holmes County who wanted
to become involved. In his message to OWRC, he presented
information on his congressional committee assignments, as well
as current views on the budget, Sequestration, military spending,
service to veterans, and the opportunities and challenges in the Republican-controlled House with
President Obama and his veto pen. He especially was concerned with current bills in the House
which would block or modify new EPA regulations on local waters and streams. The EPA has
mandated new massive bureaucratic paperwork regulations which would make it so difficult and
time-consuming for local small farmers and businessmen to get approved that Gibbs is afraid that
much needed work to improve and sustain the waters would be forgotten.
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April 2016
Members Are Encourage to Attend
ROTC–JROTC Awards Programs
Date Time
College/High School
and location
Award
4/13
1345
Kenmore High School
Army JROTC–
MOAA Medal
4/21
1625
MOAA Medal
Kent State University
Air Force ROTC at Kent and Scholarship
from OWRC
State Student Center
4/27
0730
Kent State University
Army ROTC at Kent
State Student Center
Akron University Army
ROTC–
5/6
5/7
1700
5/11
1100
TBA
TBA
TBA
Green High School Air
Force JROTC at MAPS
Muesum
Akron East High School
Marine JROTC at East
High School
Garfield High School
Navy JROTC
Perry High School Army
JROTC
McKinley High School
Army JROTC–
MOAA Medal
and Scholarship
from OWRC
MOAA Medal
and Scholarship
from OWRC
MOAA Medal
MOAA Medal
MOAA Medal
Banquet
MOAA Medal
Asking for Sponsors
“Buy A Dinner for a Cadet”
For this meeting we have instituted a “Buy A Dinner for a
Cadet” where a member can contribute $30 to offset the cost
of the chapter, paying for the dinner for a cadet, their guest,
or their military staff member. If you can assist by “buying a
dinner” you may do so at the door. Any surplus of donations
will be put into the scholarship fund. A donation viia the
web site www.owrc.net Events Tab May “Buy A Dinner for
a Cadet” or make a check payable to and mail to: OWRCMOAA, David Riegler, P.O. Box 4272, Copley, OH 44321
Thank You for your 2016 Chapter Dues
The chapter salutes you for your commitment to support
the OWRC financially. The chapter only had to mail out
16 reminders. If you did not receive an invoice in the mail,
do we have your correct mailing address? Make check payable to and mail to: OWRC-MOAA David Riegler, P.O.
Box 4272, Copley, OH 44321
William Albright
Gene Haas
Bart Oldenburg
Dolores Alley
Dan Hahn
Les Peine
Larry Ashbaugh
Jack Harig
Bob Pollock
Charles Auker
Tom Harnden
Gabe Pszonowsky
Joseph Avella
Bradley Harvey
Margaret Rakas
William Bamler
Gordon Herndon Charles Reitz
C. Joseph Barnette Bob Hixenbaugh
Rich Richkowski
Mike Baumgardner Charles Hunter
David Riegler
T. Mike Besch
Harlan Jewett
David Rivedal
Ann Besch
Barbara Jones
Charles Ross
Beverly Beuck
Greta Jones
John Sachleben*
Patrica Bosley
James Kendall
Judy Sallerson*
Donald Bratton
Arthur Kenepp
Thomas Sawyer
Albert Brewster
Bruce Kilian
Bob Schiesswohl
Robert Bruce
George King Jr
Oliver Schneider
William Butke
Frank Klein
David Sears
Brandon Calhoun Gordon Koscher
Donald Sewell
Dick Calta
Kurt Kosmatka
John Shoemaker
Eugene Calvin
Wayne Lavender
Kenneth Sladky
Elaine Cameron
Jack Liberator
Ronald Smetana
Vitula Carpenter
Thomas Luczynski Ernest Stadvec
Gene Champe
Alanson Mabry
Walter Stashkiw
Dennis Churgovich William Maki
Melvin Steedly
Anthony Cookro
George Manos
Frank Steel
Michael Corathers John Martin
Roy Stephenson
Nancy Cressman
Edward Mazak
Deb Stephenson
Lois CsontosRandy Meador*
Ted Stults
Nielsen
Willie Carol Menza Jennifer Syme
Margaret Delillo- Terry Michaels
David Taylor
Storey*
Grover Miller
Robert Thompson
Ross Dorsett
William Miller
Raymond Toombs
Andrew Emanuele Ronald Mitchell
Charles Tyburski
Chaker Fadel
Nathan Monastra Charles Walker
Lynda Farkas
Donald Morris
Arthur Wallach
Dominic Giordano Ronald Nelson
James White
Ronald Girard
Joseph O’Brien
Richard Wray
Michael Gonzalez Daniel O’Connell Clayton Wright
Ronald Goodell
Janet Oglesby
*New Member
Challenge Coins Still Available
Your purchase of Ohio Council of Chapters Challenge Coin
for $20, helps finance JROTC awards.
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Contact Person Janet L. Oglesby 330-­‐568-­‐4456 jlo52800@neo.rr.com Lt Col Shane Ostrom, USAF, Ret., CFP‚ will be the guest speaker at our April Membership Meeting. Colonel Ostrom is Deputy Director of MOAA’s Transition Center. His responsibilities include researching and writing articles and answering member inquiries regarding military benefits, health care, survivor issues, and financial concerns. He also travels extensively to discuss these matters with servicemembers and retirees and their families. Meeting Details: Date: Thursday, 28 April 2016 Where: Youngstown Air Force Reserve Station–Vienna, Ohio Time: 5:45 p.m. Social 6:30 p.m. Dinner–Reservations required 7:15 p.m. Welcome to join dinner guests for program Lodging Eagle’s Nest Lodge at YARS
Tel: (330) 609-­‐1268 Visitor Quarter: $60.00 af.dodlodging.net Youngstown Note: The Eastwood Mall Complex is six miles away Dress: Civilian Business Dress Please use reservation form below to mail your reservation Directions: The Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) address is 3976 King Graves Road, Vienna, OH 44473. It can be accessed either off Rt. 193 or Rt. 11. After passing through the security gate on Arnold Rd., take the second left onto (Spaatz Rd.) The Community Activity Center (CAC), “Herk’s Place,” is building #113. (You’ll see a loading dock, back entrance of CAC) Parking is available on either side of the building but it is easier to enter the dining area from the upper parking lot. (There are a few stairs.) The handicapped entrance is at the front of the building. There are signs that indicate that location. -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ RSVP Mail Reservations must be received by Monday, 18 April Cost: $22 per person; checks payable to: MSVC-­‐MOAA Check must accompany reservation (Meal, tax and gratuities included.) Or go www.msvc-­‐moaa.org and pay by paypal or credit card Mail Reservation form to: Navy Operational Support Center Youngstown MSVC-­‐MOAA Janet Oglesby, MSVC Secretary 3976 King Graves Rd., Bldg 540 Vienna, OH 44473-­‐5980 Cost: $22.00 X _______ = _________ Your name: ___________________________________ Rank ______ Branch of Service__________ Status: Active Duty___ Retired ___ Former ____ Guest(s):_________________________________ Phone: ____________________________ City___________________ Do you have a military ID? yes ___ no ____ If “no” date of birth is required DOB _________________ Non-­‐military ID attendees need security clearance 10 days before the event Page 4
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OWRC Contact Information
President . . . . . . . . . . LTC Larry M. Ashbaugh, USA, Ret.
buckeyeveteran@aol.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell 330-990-1361
First Vice President . . . . . . LTC Ron Smetana, USA, Ret.
ronsmetana@att.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-836-5423
Second Vice Pres. . . . . . . . CPT Don Bratton, USA, Frm.
donald@donbratton.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-391-0508
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . LTC Bart Oldenburg, USA, Ret.
askbart3@aol.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-786-2147
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LTC Dave Riegler, USA, Ret.
dariegler@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-666-2257
Trustee (3 year) . . . . . . . . . . . Col Dick Calta, USAF, Ret.
trailerdc@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-576-6404
Trustee (2 year) . . . . . . . . . . . . MG Dan Hahn, USA, Ret.
dhahn51@aol.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-313-1465
Trustee (1 year) . . . . . Lt Col Tom Harnden, USAF, Ret.
thamden@neo.rr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-848-1760
Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lt Col Les Peine, USAF, Ret.
lespeine@me.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-478-5118
pineman45@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell 330-284-6531
Chapter Programs . . . . . . . LTC Ron Smetana, USA, Ret.
ronsmetana@att.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-836-5423
Legislative Affairs NEED—Help The Chapter
Personal Affairs . NEED—Help The Chapter
Membership . . . . CW4 Dennis Churgovich, USA, Ret.
dchurgovich@zoominternet.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-725-2362
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
MAJ David Sears, USA, Ret.
davidbsears_maj@yahoo.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell 330-242-3739
Newsletter Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Oglesby
jlo52800@neo.rr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-568-4456
ROTC/JROTC . . . NEED—Help The Chapter
Surviving Spouse of MOAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Menza
williemenza@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-929-3734
April 2016
OWRC Mission Statement—Our Purpose
OWRC will support the purposes and objectives of the
Military Officers Association of America; promote camaraderie
among the officers (Active, Guard, Reserve, Retired and
Former) within the OWRC region; build relationships
with other veteran organizations; support projects for those
pursuing military service (ROTC programs); and assist
veterans (wounded/homeless/in-need).
OWRC Membership Requirements
The membership in MSVC shall be composed of: Men
and women who are or have been commissioned or warrant officers of the seven United States uniformed services
(Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and
Public Health Service). Surviving spouses of deceased individuals who, if living, would be eligible for membership.
MSVC-MOAA memberships are open to all eligible people.
The Briefing Board Newsletter is published by the Ohio Western
Reserve Chapter, which is an affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). MOAA and its affiliated chapters
and councils are non-partisan. The advertisements that appear in this
publication/website also do not reflect an endorsement by MOAA
or this affiliate. Articles in this newsletter, are the opinions solely of
the individual authors and do not necessarily express the policy or
opinions of the newsletter’s editor or publisher, nor do they reflect an
endorsement by the Ohio Western Reserve Chapter or the national
organization of the Military Officers Association of America, unless so indicated [Copyright 2016 Military Officers Association of
American All rights reserved.] Questions or comments should be
directed to: LTC Larry M. Ashbaugh, USA, Ret. • P.O. Box 4272 •
Copley, OH 44321 • E-mail: owrcmoaa@owrc.net
To Join MOAA National
www.moaa.org/join
or call 800-234-6622
Application for Ohio Western Reserve Chapter of MOAA National
Name:___________________________________ Military Status__________ Spouse Name_____________________
Component_______Branch of Service________Rank _______ Applicant DOB___________ Spouse DOB___________
☐ Regular Member (Retired, Former, Active Officer of the seven uniformed US Services Membership $20/year)
☐ Widow(er)–Auxiliary Member (Auxiliary membership is available for surviving spouses of officers Membership $10/year)
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________
Primary Phone: ________________________________________ Secondary Phone______________________________
E-mail: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter Member Dues = $20/yr from January 1 to December 31, 2016
Scholarship Donation:____________________
☐ Newsletters will be emailed, check this box if you prefer postal service
Enclosed is a check for: ____________________
Make Check Payable to and mail to: OWRC-MOAA
David Riegler, P.O. Box 4272, Copley, OH 44321 or to the website www.owrc.net for application and pay via credit card.
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Return service requested
Friday, April 22 OWRC Dinner Meeting RSVP by April 20th
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WRC members, spouses, family, friends,
and eligible spouses are encouraged to attend this meeting
Call to Order: 1730 (5:30 p.m.)
Dinner Served: 1800 (6:00 p.m.)
Menu: The cost is $24 per person which includes gratuity. All served
family style (no selection required) two salads on each table–
Bravo Chopped Salad and Caesar Classico
Pastas: Rigatoni Bolognese (meat sauce) and Pasta Woozie (grilled
chicken w/fettuccine) rolls, dipping oil, coffee, tea, or soft drinks
are also included. Cash bar.
You Will Pay The Chapter. Do Not Bring Credit Cards.
Checks Accepted. The chapter will pay the restuarant, so there is
no tax involoved and only one person has to check out.
Speaker: C
OL Dave Taylor
Topic: Th
e Americal division in the South Pacific/Philippines area during
WW II.
Attire: Casual Business Dress
RSVP: B
y one of the following methods below, no later than
Wednesday, April 20
1. Call LTC Dave Riegler at 330-666-2257
2. Email your reservation to: owrcmoaa@owrc.net
3. Go to www.owrc.net and make reservation online
pay with credit card here.
OWRC-MOAA 2016 Calendar
Date
4/23
5/19
6/18
7/15
7/23
8/21
9/15
10/20
10/22
Location and Program
Ohio Council of Chapters Meeting, Columbus
ROTC/JROTC Dinner 1800 hr at Galaxy Restaurant 201
Park Center Dr. Wadsworth “Buy a Dinner for a Cadet”
See page three.
Picnic at Emanuele’s, time TBA
RubberDucks Baseball Game 1900 hr
Ohio Council of Chapters Meeting, Columbus
Membership Steak Fry & Corn Roast at
Tadmor Picnic Pavilion 1400–1700
Dinner Meeting, at BRAVO, Summit Mall
Dinner Meeting, BRAVO, 1800 Summit Mall
Ohio Council of Chapters Meeting, Columbus
Membership Dinner Meeting, Election of Officers
11/17
1800 hr at Galaxy Restaurant 201 Park Center Dr.
Membership Christmas Party 1800 hr at Galaxy
12/2
Restaurant 201 Park Center Dr. Wadsworth
Suggestions for programs contact: Ron Smetana
<ronsmetana@att.net> 330-836-5423
RSVP are requested for all events to insure that the restaurant is
properly staffed. RSVP can be made at www.owrc.net or email
owrcmoaa@owrc.net or 330-666-2257