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Here you will find items of interest from
various sources..
NWFMOA Awarded
MOAA Grants
On April 15, 2021 we received notice from the
MOAA Development Team office informing us that
our Chapter has been awarded a
MOAA
Foundation Community Outreach Grant in the
amount of
$2,500 and a MOAA COVID
Relief Grant in the amount of
$1,250
for a combined total of $3,750 for 2021.
Both of these grants will be used to
purchase Commissary gift cards to be distributed
to young enlisted families in ranks E-4 and
below. This is the fourth consecutive
year that NWFMOA has received a MOAA
Community Outreach Grant.
With our grant from last year we
distributed 143 Commissary gift cards ($25 each)
to needy airmen and soldier families in
conjunction with the Eglin, Hurlburt and 7th
Special Forces Group (A) First Sergeant
organizations and the Hurlburt Airmen & Family
Readiness Center.
Feedback we received was that these gift
cards were sincerely appreciated by the young
enlisted families who received them.
The total of $3,750 will allow the
Chapter to again purchase 143 Commissary gift
cards valued at $25 each.
This year In December 2022, we distributed 255
commissary gift cards valued at $6,375 to the
First Sergeants Associations at Hurlburt Field,
Eglin AFB, and the 7th Special Forces Group (A),
and to the Military Family Readiness Centers at
Hurlburt Field and Duke Field.
Our own Lt Col Sam Lombardo is featured
at the Super Bowl Coin Toss
For those of you who may have
missed the opening events at the Super Bowl
February 2, 2020, Sam Lombardo was featured at
the coin toss.
Congratulations, Sam!
Read the Northwest Florida Daily News article by clicking
HERE .
To view the Super Bowl Coin Toss featuring Sam
and others, click
HERE.
A "Thank You" from the Mental Health
Association of Okaloosa/Walton Counties
Dave Parisot received the attached "Thank You"
letter from the Mental Health Association of
Okaloosa-Walton for our Chapter donations for
this year's stand down. There are actually two
homeless stand downs in Okaloosa County this
year with both serving veterans, so we donated
half of our 'stuff' to MWFMOA and half to the
AUSA group.
Read the NWFMOA letter by clicking
HERE.
NWFMOA's Jake Bush Honored by Auburn
University
Auburn University recently honored Col Jake Bush
as the Ford Game Day Hero for his work as an Air
force pilot in running one of the biggest routes
in history - the Berlin Airlift. Click
HERE
to read this honor or click
HERE to view more pictures
and the article from the Northwest Florida Daily
News.
July 12th Is Declared As "Samuel
Lombardo Day".
Okaloosa County has declared July 12 as Sam
Lombardo Day. Click
HERE to read the proclamation.
Also, to read more about Sam, click
HERE .
Information You Need to Know
The rules for burial at Arlington Cemetary have
changed. The information below is for
information purposes only. Click the links for
more information.
By
now, you should have heard about
and taken the latest Arlington
National Cemetery Eligibility
Survey. The survey is focused on
identifying a distinct
qualifying level of service to
the nation at which the general
public is comfortable cutting
off eligibility.
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The Official Website of
Arlington National Cemetery.
Welcome to Arlington National
Cemetery, our Nation's
most hallowed ground. This
historic cemetery bears witness
to our American heritage and the
military service and sacrifice
of men and women in uniform
throughout our history.
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NWFMOA Member Survey
We wanted to know
your view of our organization, how it is doing
and where we need to focus our improvement, so
we asked and this is what you told us. To view the 2018 Membership Survey,
click
HERE.
NWFMOA Receives Another 5-Star Rating
Both The DEFENDER and our NWFMOA
website have received MOAA's Colonel Marvin J.
Harris 5-Star Communications Award for 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
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