WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! ARTICLE 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Wanted: Major News Network plans to do a Report on the Air War over Iraq. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: Hack requests your help. Does the "no-fly training" mission over Iraq compromise jeopardize future air combat capabilities? *********************************************************************** Looking for recent tactical air experience in Southwest Asia. Need your input on the cost the United States is paying in operational funding, material readiness, accelerated Perstempo, dropping inert concrete bombs, operational risk flying over Iraq. Is the Iraqi Air Defense learning curve manageable, or is the United States providing high value target practice? It is well known that the Iraqi air defense advised the Serbs during the recent conflict in Kosovo. Are we now sacrificing our technology advantage to opponents in future conflicts? Please send input to: Mark Crissman, Senior Navy Editor, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom Urgya, Marine Editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sean Fermat, Air Force Editor, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas Rumsey, Army Editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================================== ARTICLE 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Health Care Update: How to file a VA Claim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: A good thing to know for veterans and retirees. Thanks for the reminder, Pete. ************************************************************************ By Pete Peterson, Contributing Editor Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/MHCRG We received several Emails concerning Prostate Cancer and the VA. Regardless of the medical issue, here's some good stock advice you should consider. If you believe that you have been harmed by anything in your military experience, you have the right to file a claim for treatment and compensation with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A claim can be filed at any time and there is never a charge to file a claim. A claim can be filed at any VA office or medical center. It can also be done by mail, after requesting the appropriate forms from the VA. Most telephone directories will list the nearest VA facilities under "US Government." Or, you can get most information online at http://www.va.gov/. Assistance of a Veterans Service Officer (VSO) may also be sought. In fact, we encourage it. All major veterans organizations (American Legion, VFW, DAV, etc) have service officers authorized by the VA to act in behalf of the veteran. In addition, many state and county government agencies have VSO's. Once again, there is never a charge for the assistance of the VSO. If you feel that your claim is not being handled properly, you should not hesitate to find a different VSO to assist. Not just Veterans can use VA services. Retirees are encouraged to establish their eligibility by enrolling with the VA. With the cutbacks in Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) and the unreliability of TRICARE services, VA should always be considered in your "fall back" plans. There will be a "Means Test." Amazingly, less than one-third of eligible veterans and retirees use the VA. =====================================================================ARTICLE 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GI HUMOR - You might be a Soldier, if. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: Designed as a self-test.how many do you relate to? ********************************************************************* The day after payday you realize that you've spent half your pay on "champagne" for a woman who speaks broken English and pretends to be interested in your war stories... Instead of a gold chain around your neck, you've got a stainless steel beaded chain with a P38 threaded on it... Your street addresses have been Infantry Boulevard, Howitzer Lane, and Helmet Drive... Your wife responds to "hooah" and understands exactly what it means regardless of the context you put it in... When in a strange place and needing a restroom, you ask where the latrine is... When you go camping, you first check for avenues of approach and good fields of fire before setting up your tent... You ridicule other campers for setting up down wind and down slope from the latrine.... You're the only one at a party who doesn't complain about standing and eating at the same time... When you're stopped by the police for speeding, you give the excuse that you just returned from Germany where there are no speed limits... You're always conscious of your Per Diem spending limit when in a nightclub on TDY.. You have a bottle of Tabasco sauce ready for every meal... You have the urge to line up you shoes under your bed... Either you or your spouse has at least one set of camouflage underwear... The only time you and your spouse eat without the kids at the table is at the unit "Dining Out"... You always back into parking spaces... Each page of your vacation atlas has two routes marked... When your kids are too noisy, you announce "AT EASE!"... You do not own any blue ball point pens... You keep a case of field rations at your quarters and in the trunk of your car in case of emergencies... When talking on the phone, you end the conversation with "Out Here"... You refer to your spouse as "Household Six" or "CINC House"... You call Post Locator instead of Information to find your friends... The only suit you own is your dress uniform... Your vehicle is registered on post and in two different states... You convince your wife that all ten of your guns are necessary for home defense... You tell your kids to go to bed at 2100 and they complain that its only nine o'clock... The Allotment column of your pay voucher has more entries than the entitlement column... No one understands the stories you tell except your friends because of all the acronyms... The phone book lists your rank instead of Mr, Mrs, or Ms... You ruin the movie for those around you by pointing out unrealistic military scenes... You live on post so you can hear reveille every morning... =============================================================== ARTICLE 11 - MEDAL OF HONOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: Korea 1953. A Medical Corpsman saves the lives of many comrades in the midst of hellish fires. A tribute to the men who fought and died in the Korean War. If you know of any MOH recipient who is hospitalized or has passed recently, please write James H. Also, if you would like more info on MOH recipients and their stories, please email James H at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************* CAFFERATA, HECTOR A., JR. Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company F, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Korea, 28 November 1950. Entered service at: Dover, N.J. Born: 4 November 1929, New York, N.Y. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with Company F, in action against enemy aggressor forces. When all the other members of his fire team became casualties, creating a gap in the lines, during the initial phase of a vicious attack launched by a fanatical enemy of regimental strength against his company's hill position, Pvt. Cafferata waged a lone battle with grenades and rifle fire as the attack gained momentum and the enemy threatened penetration through the gap and endangered the integrity of the entire defensive perimeter. Making a target of himself under the devastating fire from automatic weapons, rifles, grenades, and mortars, he maneuvered up and down the line and delivered accurate and effective fire against the onrushing force, killing 15, wounding many more, and forcing the others to withdraw so that reinforcements could move up and consolidate the position. Again fighting desperately against a renewed onslaught later that same morning when a hostile grenade landed in a shallow entrenchment occupied by wounded Marines, Pvt. Cafferata rushed into the gully under heavy fire, seized the deadly missile in his right hand and hurled it free of his comrades before it detonated, severing part of one finger and seriously wounding him in the right hand and arm. Courageously ignoring the intense pain, he staunchly fought on until he was struck by a sniper's bullet and forced to submit to evacuation for medical treatment. Stouthearted and indomitable, Pvt. Cafferata, by his fortitude, great personal valor, and dauntless perseverance in the face of almost certain death, saved the lives of several of his fellow Marines and contributed essentially to the success achieved by his company in maintaining its defensive position against tremendous odds. His extraordinary heroism throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOH Recipients who have passed on: 1. Mr. Mc Grath reminded us that MacGillivray, a holder of the award from WWII (ETO) died on 6/24/00 at the Jamaica Plain, MA VA Hospital. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 2. Medal of Honor Recipient CSM Franklin D. Miller passed on Friday, June 30, 2000 Franklin D. Millers's last message: Guys, you know where I would like to be right now? Sitting back in one of my Yard's hutches. Its raining, you can smell the smoke from their cooking, can't you see that black on the ceiling with the gold edges from the smoke, its raining, coming down hard, the choppers can't come, its all peaceful, just laid back, no worries, no problems, just peace. My Yards, my Friends -- God Bless you and I will be there, waiting for you. Our condolences go to all family and friends. Let us keep their warrior memories alive. ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDITOR'S NOTE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Article Submissions: as a rule of thumb, please try to keep article for possible publication to 750 words or less. Please make every editing effort not to exceed these guidelines and SUBMIT IN Microsoft WORD FORMAT, if possible! R.W. 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