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    Key Bills being considered by Congress
    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Key Bills being considered by Congress

    Show your support for these bills by going to http://takeaction.moaa.org/?0 Our chapter designation is WA07, which will be useful when us...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Support Renaming Highway 902 to Gold Star Memorial Highway

    The Director of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake is joining the Eastern Washington Veterans Task Force in requestin...
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    Free Legal Assistance for Washington Veterans
    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Free Legal Assistance for Washington Veterans

    Washington’s Office of Military and Veteran Legal Assistance (OMVLA) announced a centralized calendar of upcoming free legal aid clinics ...
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    Chapter Scoreboard 2019
    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Chapter Scoreboard 2019

    JROTC Scholarship Funds (as of 1/1/2020) $727 Legislative Letters, Postcards, & Emails (as of 1/1/2020): 1307 2018 Total: 1131 2019 Drawi...
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    5 Star Chapter President’s Message
    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    5 Star Chapter President’s Message

    This month we honor our presidents, past and present. As we enter the season of political campaigning I hope we all maintain our composur...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Patient & Family Partnership Council

    Greg Sassman LTC, USA (retired) has been selected as a member of the newly formed Patient and Family Partnership Council (PFPC) at the Fa...
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    December 2019 Social
    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    December 2019 Social

    Our December social was enjoyable again with the songs of the season performed by the Windfall Quartet, the menu was modified from our pa...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Dec 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Next Generation USID Card

    WASHINGTON --The Department of Defense is updating its current paper-based uniformed services identification card issued to retired servi...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    October Social Recap

    Our October speaker provided information available from the Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW) which serves northern F...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Homeless Veterans Donations

    Canned meat, snack size chips, fruit cups or easy open cans, Spam, protein bars, full size hygiene items, XL white t-shirts
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Stamps, Cards, Gifts for Spokane Veterans Home

    Residents at the Washington State Spokane Veterans Home would appreciate used iPods, postage stamps, hair brushes, reading glasses, CDs, w...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Wreaths Across America

    Our Widows & Wives club supports the Wreaths Across America effort at Washington State Veterans Cemetery at Medical Lake, WA. You may mak...
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    Navy ball cap delivery at the Spokane Veterans Home
    Spokane MOAA
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    Navy ball cap delivery at the Spokane Veterans Home

    In preparation for the Army-Navy Game, Shirley, Rufus, Peg Burke (Fleet Reserve Association Branch 38 Secretary) and Dave took ball caps ...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

    Representative Clay Higgins introduced H.R. 1527. This would provide veterans who can no longer live independently an alternative to nurs...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Supreme Court: Retirees Can Be Court-Martialed for Crimes Committed After Service

    The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Defense Department's authority to prosecute retired service members for crimes they commit, even af...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Judge rules men-only military draft unconstitutional

    A federal judge has ruled that a men-only draft is unconstitutional, but he stopped short of ordering the Selective Service System to reg...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Apr 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    March 2019 - Chapter President's Message

    Our next social will be Sunday, 28 April at Darcy’s, Spokane Valley. We celebrate our 45th anniversary as a MOAA Chapter. We also honor m...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    February 2019 - Chapter President's Message

    Our next social will be Sunday, 17 March at The Airport Ramada. Our planned speaker is Joe Bruce. Bruce works as director of children’s m...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    TRICARE Dental Plan Changed

    The old TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan (TRDP) expired on 31 December 2018. MOAA pressed the issue explaining many eligible participants were...
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    Spokane MOAA
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Korean War Veterans Ambassador for Peace Medal

    Veterans who served in Korea during the Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 or participated in UN peacekeeping operations unti...
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