It was a bright, sunny Wednesday morning May 7th in Sacramento for the start of a very special veterans recognition event hosted by The Honorable Mary Salas (D-Chula Vista), Chair, Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs, and assisted by the affiliated members of the California State Commanders Veterans Council (CSCVC), of which CAL-MOAA is an active member.

The downtown streets were filled with pedestrians, ultra-modern light rail cars were passing by, tourists were enjoying coffee at the outdoor cafes, there was a farmers market underway in the park, and at the capitol a large group known as “Parent Voices” was about to begin what later would be a loud and spirited demonstration about the need for more child care.

The CAL-MOAA president attended the day-long events and activities and represented all affiliated chapters.

CSCVC members gathered in the capitol basement restaurant for breakfast and last minute planning and coordination. The morning was set aside for “storming the hill” followed by a formal luncheon just before noon and then afternoon visits to hearing rooms.

About mid-morning Pete Conaty was seen guiding a client through the halls of the capitol, probably on his way to an important meeting or hearing. Pete is a faithful friend who does so much for all California veterans.

The first legislator visited was Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu, 53rd Assembly District, representing a number of communities in the greater Los Angeles Area. He was not seen, however, as he was on active duty for training at Beale Air Force Base. He is a United States Air Force Reserve major, earlier served on active duty for four years as a military lawyer, and continues his reserve affiliation. Lieu is Chair of the Assembly Rules Committee and serves on the Veterans Affairs Committee. He is dedicated to his country, has done much for veterans, and is being honored as one of the CSCVC Legislators of the Year. He will be presented an appropriate award at a later date. His office staff was receptive, interested in what was said, and graciously accepted an expression of thanks for all they were doing on behalf of veterans.

A second visit was made, this time to the office of Senator Dave Cogdill, proudly serving the 14th District of California, including part or all of six Central Valley counties with San Joaquin on the north and Fresno to the south. A resident of Modesto, he has been chosen Senate Republican Leader-Elect culminating a career as small businessman and then beginning in 1975 election to public office. He was not present in the office because, frankly, he was on duty working tirelessly to promote Republican principles and bring both Democrats and Republicans together to make the Senate function at its optimum. Over the years he has done much for veterans and it was the intention of CSCVC members to honor him as a Legislator of the Year, again presenting the award at a later date. His staff accepted what was said in a very positive way and was obviously thankful for the appreciation extended by members for a job well done. It was clear that visiting with staffers was not a waste of time, that some good is likely to come from the presentations.

The noon luncheon took place in the California Room, 14th floor, Chamber of Commerce Building on K Street, just a couple blocks from the capitol. It was necessary to stop taking reservations because the room had a capacity of only 120 persons–the luncheon was literally over-subscribed. LCDR Art Curtis of ROA was at the check-in table. LTC Beverly Houghton, AUS (RET), an Army Nurse and past CSCVC Chair, assisted. CDR William Manes, CSCVC Legislative Officer, greeted guests and later served as Master of Ceremonies. Forty two legislators and their honorees, the “Veterans of the Year,” gathered for a very pleasant and rewarding time.

Bill Manes began the luncheon meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by some very appropriate opening remarks. Mary Salas then extended here welcome. Bill Manes made the introductions. At that point, attendees enjoyed a very nice buffet luncheon provided by Asante Catering of Sacramento. The keynote speaker was The Honorable Tom Johnson, Secretary, California Department of Veterans Affairs, the perfect speaker to thank the veterans for their service to America. Mary Salas then recognized the honorees by presenting each with a special certificate.

There were a number of program sponsors, organizations which contributed time, effort, funds, and staff to make the event possible: First was the California State Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs, Mary Salas, Chair.

The California State Commanders Veterans Council contributing member organizations included: the Department of California Veterans of Foreign Wars, the MOAA California Council of Chapters, Legion of Valor, California Association of County Veteran Service Officers, American Legion, the Reserve Officers Association, and Vietnam Veterans of America.

Still other sponsors were Roy M. Perez, RMP Strategies, Inc., the American GI Forum of California, and Pete Conaty & Associates. There were two “Platinum Sponsors,” Pacific Gas and Electric Company and AT&T with both corporations donating $1,000 each.

A number of people stayed on after the luncheon and returned to the capitol to attend certain legislative hearings underway at the time. The experiences at the capitol, legislative offices, and hearing rooms demonstrated that it isn’t difficult to visit, have some good conversation with a legislator or staff person, attend a meeting and get some perspective on the issues and processes, and make a difference by extending influence.

This was an event California State Commander Veterans Council (CSCVC) members have been asking for and expecting for many years and it has finally happened. And it couldn’t have been a more impressive program for veteran honorees and their legislators. We can all be proud.

Military spouses embody the courage, nobility of duty, and love of country that inspire every American. On Military Spouse Day, we pay tribute to the husbands and wives who support their spouses in America’s Armed Forces during times of war and peace.

The legacy of military spouses began when colonial Americans were fighting for independence. Martha Washington boosted the morale of her husband’s troops by visiting battlefields and tending to the wounded. Since then, members of our Armed Forces have served our Nation accompanied by the steadfast love and support of their spouses and families.

While our men and women in uniform are protecting our country’s founding ideals of liberty, democracy, and justice, their spouses live with uncommon challenges, endure sleepless nights, and spend long periods raising children alone. Many military spouses are also committed volunteers, serving other military families and local communities. Our Nation benefits from the sacrifices of our military families, and we are inspired by their courage, strength, and leadership.

On Military Spouse Day and throughout the year, we honor the commitment spouses have made to freedom’s cause. To learn about ways to support our troops and their spouses and families, I encourage all Americans to visit http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/index.aspx.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 9, 2008, as Military Spouse Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities and by expressing their gratitude to the husbands and wives of those serving in the United States Armed Forces.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Source: White House News
Submitted by Col Bill Gavitt

I would like to suggest you add an “In Memoriam” page for Auxiliary members, and perhaps the same for wives who predecease their husbands.

In California alone there are 9741 auxiliary members who belong to MOAA, according to your records. There are 1366 belonging to chapters, and 280 who belong to chapters but not to National.
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Mary Kalinyak
CAL-MOAA Auxiliary Liaison

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Dear Mrs. Kalinyak:

Thanks for your note and suggestion. We’ll consider your comments for the “Your Views” department of Military Officer magazine.

Good idea!

We’re now working with MOAA’s Member Service Center, which receives death notifications and requests for listings in the “In Memoriam” section of the magazine. Before long, we will begin including notices of auxiliary member deaths. We’ll first have to work out notification procedures and tweak the magazine design.

Note that – as with member notices – that page is not comprehensive. It includes only those members whose families notify MOAA and specifically request a listing.

At this time, listing members’ spouses is probably a “too hard,” but we’ll keep the idea in mind. We have limited information on spouses in the association’s database, and we don’t normally receive notice of their deaths.

Best wishes, and thanks for your many years’ support of Military Officers Association of America.

Warren S. Lacy
Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Director, Publications
Editor in Chief, Military Officer magazine

More than 1000 one-to-one Œbusiness matchmaking¹ sessions were accomplished during the 17th Annual ³Keeping the Promise 2008² business expo. From across California, the non-profit Disabled Veterans Business Alliance (DVBE) brought disabled veteran entrepreneurs face-to-face with corporate and government business leaders in Irvine. For two days, April 15-16, hundreds of veteran-owned, and certified DVBE vendor companies met with procurement and supplier diversity professionals seeking contract opportunities for a wide range of goods and services.

DVBE Alliance exists to help veterans become certified, create businesses and secure opportunity. Alliance President Robert Brown, says, ³Our motto is, Šserving together again. The creativity, skills and discipline veterans bring to the workplace are key to realizing their opportunity.² Certified disabled veteran businesses are guaranteed by law contract participation
goals for service to their country.

³KTP 2008² Keynote Speaker, U.S.N. Capt. (Ret.) Jennifer Town, Program Director, Comprehensive Combat & Complex Casualty Care Programs, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, described the challenges and needs of the current generation of America¹s wounded warriors. Luncheon Speaker, California Public Utilities Chairman, John A. Bond, addressed goals and
programs for all DVBE with the regulated utilities industries in California.

Brought to you by sponsors ATT, Lockheed Martin, Sprint, Southwest Gas, Robert Half International, Northrup Grumman, Southern California Edison, Grainger, PG&E, McKesson, Blue Shield, Union Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Genentech, Hilton, American Airlines Sierra Pacific Resources, Pride Industries, Sempra and the CA Department of General Services, ³Keeping the
Promise 2008² also honored those who support disabled veteran programs. Secretary Tom Johnson, California Department of Veterans Affairs, a leader in helping State government understand and meet procurement goals received the John K. Lopez Award for 2008, for his dedicated support and outreach.

The 2008 M. K. Madding Award was presented to Procurement Officer Mr. John Kell at Chuckawalla State Prison for leading the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in utilization of Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises in 2007. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger strengthened State government DVBE goals by signing SB 115 into law in 2006.

Learn more about DVBE certification by visiting http://www.cadvbe.org or by calling 916-446-3510

The State Legislature passed another calendar deadline on May 2, which was the final date for policy committees to pass any bills that originated in their own house. This has had the effect of pushing a large number of bills through the committee hearings in the past week. There are two more important deadline dates coming up this month:
May 23 is the final date for the Appropriations Committees to complete action on the fiscal bills that originated in their own house;
May 30 is the final date for floor votes on all bills that originated in their own house.

Here are some of the more significant actions this past week on veterans bills:

AB 1814 Veterans claims. (Chuck DeVore, Irvine and Paul Cook, Yucaipa)
VFW sponsored bill to permit California Department of Veterans Affairs to contract with veteran service organizations.
The bill is now scheduled for a hearing by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations on May 14.

AB 2449 Military service: privileges: job protection. (Mike Davis, Los Angeles)
This bill would allow a city attorney of the city in which an employer maintains a place of business to act as an attorney on behalf of a member of the National Guard, or a member of the military reserves, against an employer who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions in the law regarding re-employment rights upon return from active service when the member was ordered into active state or federal service for emergency purposes
Passed by the Assembly and sent to the Senate. This bill is sponsored by the California State Commanders Veterans Council.

AB 2671 Prisoners: veterans. (Mary Salas, Chula Vista)
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish an Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program to assist honorably discharged incarcerated veterans in successfully obtaining federal and state benefits.
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs and other appropriate state departments to provide staff assistance necessary to effectuate and operate the program.
Also requires each county sheriff and the Secretary of the Department of Corrections to ascertain whether a newly committed prisoner is a military veteran. If the person is a veteran, the county sheriff or the Secretary shall report the veteran status to the county veteran service officer.
The bill has now been passed by the Assembly Committees on Public Safety and on Veterans Affairs, and will go to the Committee on Appropriations.

AB 2994 Pupil Records: release of information. (Sally Lieber, Mountain View)
The bill would place restrictions on the release of the name, address and telephone number of high school students to military recruiters, institutions of higher education, or prospective employers, and would also place restrictions on the use of personal information that is obtained from the admission on campus of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test by military recruiters.
The bill is opposed by the by the California State Commanders Veterans Council. However, the Committee Consultant did not report any opposition to the bill in his analysis that was given to the Committee. The bill was passed, on partisan votes, by the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs.

ACR 102 Airborne Memorial Highway. (Audra Strickland, Westlake Village.)
Would designate State Highway Route 101 from the East Los Angeles interchange to the Oregon border as the Airborne Memorial Highway.
The resolution was amended to require the concurrence by the Boards of Supervisors of each of the 14 counties through which Route 101 passes.
Adopted by the Assembly and sent to the Senate.

SB 1220 Housing: Multifamily Housing Program: veterans. (Gilbert Cedillo, Los Angeles) Would authorize a sponsor of a project funded by the Multifamily Housing Program, to restrict occupancy of a project to persons with veteran status, if the veterans to be served possess significant barriers to social reintegration and employment due to a physical or mental disability, substance abuse, or the effects of long-term homelessness that require specialized treatment and services, and the sponsor also provides, or assists in providing, the specialized treatment and services.
The bill was passed by the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing, and has now been passed by the Senate.

SB 1455 Vehicles: specialized license plates. (Dave Cogdill, Fresno; and Jeff Denham, Modesto.) A authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to sponsor a Gold Star Family specialized license plate. The Department would be authorized to establish a fund which would receive donations to offset the costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles for issuing the plates. The applicants for the special license plates would not be required to pay fees for issuance, renewal, replacement, or transfer of the plates.
After great difficulty in getting the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing to even consider the bill, that Committee finally did pass the bill unanimously.
There is a similar bill in the Assembly, AB 2896, which has also passed the Transportation Committee of that house. However, the Assembly bill would require that the Gold Star family member to pay for the license plates, whereas the Senate bill provides for donations to a fund that would pay the costs.

SB 1572 Veterans Bond Act of 2008 (Mark Wyland, San Juan Capistrano/Carlsbad)
Provides for a Bond Act to be submitted to the voters at the November 4, 2008, General Election to authorize a State General Obligation Bond issue of $900 million for funding of the Cal-Vet Farm and Home Loan Program.
Passed by the Senate.

Complete information on all state legislation involving veterans issues is available at the website: http://www.califveterans.com.

The program for the Assembly program to recognize the Veterans of the Year in each Assembly District on May 7 is now finalized. A total of 42 Members of the Assembly have taken part in the program by nominating veterans to be honored. Please note that the luncheon reservations are now closed since 120 reservations have already been received and that is the maximum seating capability for the room.

Bill Manes, Legislative Officer
California State Commanders Veterans Council

Out of a Chinese fortune cookie came a small slip of paper and the admonition, “It may be well to consult others before taking unusual action.”

So when it comes to chapter opportunities and challenges, whom do you consult?

Try your Area Director. This is an officer with full access to MOAA and CAL-MOAA information and resources who will work in general and direct support of you and your chapter.

The AD is an individual who will demonstrate the Council’s value when members choose to work together.

Lessons Learned
CAL-MOAA officers, directors, and affiliated chapter presidents are in a position to share their experiences. After meeting individually, in small groups, and in the larger Council meetings, it’s possible to provide a wide array of answers to the question, “What have each of you learned lately that’s of value to the rest of us?” Do you have concerns about recruitment and membership? Or leadership succession perhaps? Or even finding good speakers for chapter meetings? The Council has, by its various procedures, methods, and systems, put into place a formal organized approach to learning. Opportunities abound for members to meet regularly to discuss substantive matters of common interest. Out of such meetings come not only useful and practical information but a sense of community and a heightened sense of being engaged in a joint enterprise. It’s not necessary to reinvent the wheel!

Research
Over time the Council has developed shared tools, data banks, libraries, methodologies and a host of other practical aids, all in the form of records and reports, just for one example the more than 1300 items posted to the weblog. The area director can assist with research, speedy response, and lower costs by once again avoiding reinventing the wheel. The director has access to all kinds of National MOAA publications and other written resources, essentially a “best practices” database. There is often plenty of information available about ongoing trends. Your area director can frequently say, “Yes, we’re already up to date on that issue and we have material to share with you.

Training and Development
The Council has been putting into place a structured orientation for area directors and is in a position to assist chapter officers and directors to understand their duties, responsibilities, and methods of operation, all in an effort to create a trained management group. We’re doing what we can to assist Council officials and chapter leaders to succeed, with emphasis on a comprehensive training management consulting capability. Typical of the materials available are guidelines, both process and content, for the chapter’s personal affairs representative, materials which have come from past regional chapter president’s symposiums.

General and Direct Support
The Council has been moving forward to design and develop certain support assets which should make life a lot easier, increase effectiveness and productivity, and help meet contemporary challenges. For example, COL Bill Reals, Area 6 Director, worked over a period of months with San Gabriel Chapter officers, providing advice and counsel at a time when that chapter was experiencing extreme difficulties. Again, CDR Bob Burke continues to make the Council’s website and weblog available to us, technology making it possible for all members to participate in the interactive statewide, effectively worldwide, communications effort. Upon invitation, the state director will visit the chapter, attend a board or general membership luncheon or dinner meeting, provide issue or other briefings and serve as guest speaker.

Multi-disciplinary Assistance
Council and chapter members obviously come from all walks of life, a wide variety of backgrounds, and often with significant experience differences. It makes it possible for a Council officer or chapter leadership group to have the expertise of others outside their own disciplines. Do you need a certified public accountant to understand how to file the new IRS 990N form? Do you need a lawyer to evaluate the liabilities associated with your financial management system? Do you need a management consultant to help bring better methods to chapter affairs? The Council makes it easy to find someone willing to bounce ideas around, provide a quick favor, and in short offer informal assistance. The Council, operating all over California, can make interactions possible; when people have access, and communicate, they are more inclined to do favors for each other.

Understanding MOAA
MOAA, currently at around 367,000 members, is the largest military professional association, well organized and financed, with demonstrated value. Just recently MOAA was honored by being described as the most effective advocacy group on Capitol Hill. The California Council of Chapters (CAL-MOAA) is one of the largest, if not the largest, of the councils nationwide with 44 chapters and 5 satellite chapters. It’s website and weblog were both honored as being the best in the nation for the last two years. The Council is known to have significant value. What’s the significance? What all this means is that these organizations have value because they represent a form of quality assurance to the member who can dependably rely on certain aspects of performance. MOAA and CAL-MOAA both have procedures in place to enforce its quality standards.

Full and Active Participation
The Council has been moving forward to accomplish its purposes and has been having reasonably good success. And that’s an indicator of value. There is evidence everywhere of members working together, cooperating, helping each other out, engaging in a spirit of joint enterprise, sharing what they have, and providing mutual encouragement. There is commitment to MOAA, CAL-MOAA. and the chapters resulting in cohesion at the personal level. Leaders everywhere are showing what the concept of “servant leadership” is all about.

You don’t have to be around the Council and its people for very long to understand that CAL-MOAA has defined itself by a sense of common purpose, using innovative approaches, and a shared value system as outlined in the bylaws. There is real value demonstrated by the various practice groups, support systems, and the wonderful technology available and in use.

Dear Council and Chapter President:

Congratulations! The 2008 GMT Campaign is taking off - to date we have recruited over 890 new members.

Early last month we announced the top recruiting council and independent chapters in each of the four regions for the 1st Quarter. Remember - A quarterly council winner can not win consecutively but may win two out of the four quarters. The non-aligned Chapters will compete by region for the Top “independent” Recruiter award. Same rules apply - an independent chapter cannot win consecutively but can win two out of the four quarters for which the awards are presented. Each quarter the winning councils and the top independent chapter will receive a $250
campaign incentive.

The “field” is wide open for the second quarter - I hope to see your name listed with the other winners in early July.

This is the time of the year, late April, May and June, to recruit newly commissioned ROTC graduates. In our travels Lee and I observe many of you taking full advantage of this opportunity. I’d encourage you all to seize this opportunity. This is a great program that pays dividends for both the new officers and the chapters.

Again I’d like to emphasize that you dispose of any old green, yellow and life membership 2007 application forms. The 2008 forms have either a F08 or M08 code in the lower right hand corners of the forms - the green form first three digits are M08, the yellow form is F08, and the life
member form is M08. The key is all forms include 08 in their code.

New Life Membership Incentive - tell your Chapter members that effective April 1, 2008, they can now call the MSC at 1-800-234-6622 and receive a 10% discount when they convert to a MOAA Life Membership. The chapter will receive Give Me 10! incentive credit for this conversion and the member receives the 10% discount. Please tell your members to specify their chapter affiliation when they call in.

We have attached the 2008 GMT by-state report for the end of April. As in the previous years, the weekly results for the GMT 2008 Chapter reports will be posted to our website on Fridays. The by-state report will go out to Council presidents monthly and also be posted on our
website.

Leadership at both the Council and Chapter level continues to be the key to success in our GMT Campaign. Thank you for your continued support.

Barry Wright
Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Deputy Director, Council and Chapter Affairs
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
201 N. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2539
(800) 234-6622 x818; (703) 838-5818; FAX (703) 838-8179
barryw@moaa.org

Help me remember, God, that I can be reassigned, neutralized, or eliminated for a thousand different reasons at any moment.

My leadership is precarious, hanging by the silver thread of people’s trust in me. Countless things over which I have no control can break that thread, including your call elsewhere, and I will be gone.

But they need a leader, and when I am gone they must have others to turn to, others whom they trust, who can tell them the truth.

Show me those who can lead after me and better than me. Ruffle my spirit when they are near, quicken my heart when I feel their power, and open my eyes to see the special effect they have on people.

Protect me from preserving my own position or power or perspectives at the expense of future leaders. When they point out where I have not led well, shut my mouth and open my heart.

Help me to make it safe for them to try new things. Let me touch the spirit of those who possess the heart of a servant.

I want to know them and love them and watch their energy flow into others around them. I want to claim them for this work and pray them into my place. I will not have the privilege of choosing who will lead after me. Others will decide that. But I can help prepare leaders, and I can help the organization be ready for them.

Show me the ones who challenge me, the ones with more freedom and stronger faith than I have. Point out the ones who love people better than I do, who lead because they really care about people. Make the spiritual giants visible to me. Let me notice the ones who attract loyal, high quality friends.

Help me distinguish between the confident and the arrogant, between the humble and the hesitant. Bring out the strong ones who can carry their own burdens and also the burdens of others. Allow tough times that will yield success to those who refuse to give up. Help me advance the leaders of the future.

Oh, God of mercy, don’t let me stay in this job one day too long. And don’t let this all fall apart after I leave.

I will not last forever, God. Where are my replacements?

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Note: Written by Richard Kriegbaum when he was president of Fresno Pacific University and published in his 1998 book, “Leadership Prayers.”

Note: Delivered May 1st at the Silicon Valley Chapter board meeting by acting chaplain CDR Gordon Rollman, USN (RET).

Saturday, May 17, 2008
ARENA FOOTBALL
Game time - 7:30pm
vs Utah Blaze
(at the HP Pavilion in San Jose)

To show our appreciation to all of the brave men and women in law enforcement, fire departments, and the U.S. military, the SaberCats will be giving away a limited edition Heroes Night commemorative pin similar to the 2007 pin shown below! So invite your family, friends, and co-workers to enjoy a night filled with…FOOTBALL, FIREWORKS & FUN!

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