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The Crier Newsletter
Quarterly
The Crier
The VCOC Crier is the Quarterly Newsletter of the Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). Per MOAA Charter, the Crier Newsletter remains nonpartisan, all regards.
The purpose of the Crier is to tell the VCOC story. Each issue of the Crier includes officer contact information, feature articles, chapter spotlight section, VCOC schedule and sponsor recognition.
The Crier is scheduled to be published electonically in March, June, September and December. This noted, actual publishing and posting dates may vary. Chapter input is most welcome, due to the editor on the 10th of the month prior to publication. Target publication dates are 10 Feb for March issue, 10 May for June issue, 10 August for September issue and 10 November for December issue; actual pubication dates may vary. Provide stories with supporting photographs to Crier newsletter editor CDR Linc Smith, USNR (Ret) at: mvng288@aol.com. In reminder, MOAA and its affiliates must avoid engaging in partisan political activities. View guidance here: MOAA Guidance on Partisan Political Activities View the MOAA Take Action Center here: MOAA Take Action Center
The purpose of the Crier is to tell the VCOC story. Each issue of the Crier includes officer contact information, feature articles, chapter spotlight section, VCOC schedule and sponsor recognition.
The Crier is scheduled to be published electonically in March, June, September and December. This noted, actual publishing and posting dates may vary. Chapter input is most welcome, due to the editor on the 10th of the month prior to publication. Target publication dates are 10 Feb for March issue, 10 May for June issue, 10 August for September issue and 10 November for December issue; actual pubication dates may vary. Provide stories with supporting photographs to Crier newsletter editor CDR Linc Smith, USNR (Ret) at: mvng288@aol.com. In reminder, MOAA and its affiliates must avoid engaging in partisan political activities. View guidance here: MOAA Guidance on Partisan Political Activities View the MOAA Take Action Center here: MOAA Take Action Center
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Members of the Southside Virginia Chapter receive awards for meritorious service at the VCOC Biennial Luncheon and Awards Ceremony 2021
COL Victoria Revilla, USA (Ret)
Members of the Southside Virginia Chapter, MOAA, received awards for meritorious service at the Virginia Biennial Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on 5 October 2021 in Williamsburg, VA. For the last ten years, the chapter has been honoring their distinguished members by also dedicating a brick with their name on the "Walk of Honor" at the Virginia War Memorial in addition to nominating individuals for national association awards.
COL Revilla, Southside Chapter president and past president of the Virginia Council of Chapters, was nominated by the Virginia Council and presented at the luncheon the national President's Award by Gen. Atkins (President & CEO) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) for her work with the chapter and the state council for the last 18 years; she is the first person to receive this award in the 50 year history of the Virginia Council.
The other awardees were presented Outstanding Service awards for their dedication/achievements in their communities covering Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Prince George, Dinwiddie and and three other surrounding counties.
Individuals from Southside not present but also receiving service awards include COL Larry Watson, USA (Ret), Col. Thomas M. Wellman , USAF (Ret), COL Karl Rush, USA (Ret), LTC Burrell "Dean" Angell, USA (Ret) and CPT Maria Lambert, USA (Veteran).
Awardees at the luncheon pictured below: (L-R) COL Dave Buck, USAR (Ret), COL Victoria Revilla, USA (Ret), Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins, USAF (Ret), CW3 Dawn Cater, USA (Ret) CW4 Bruce Brown, USA (Ret)
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Governor Northrup reappoints two VCOC Members to the Joint Leadership Council (JLC)
On October 29, 2021, Governor Ralph Northrup has reappointed two VCOC members to the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations (JLC): COL Jack Hilgers, USMC (Ret) and COL Monti Zimmerman, USA (Ret).
COL Hilgers serves as the State Level Legislative Affairs Representative for the Hampton Roads Chapter. COL Zimmerman is the Legislative Affairs Representative for the Northern Virginia Chapter, also serving as the VCOC Secretary and State Level Legislative Affairs Representative. The appointments are three years in length.
From the Virginia Department of Veterans Services Homepage:
"The mission of the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations (the JLC) is to provide advice and assistance to the Governor, General Assembly and the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) on matters of concern to the veterans community and provides a conduit of information to and from the veterans service organizations on policy and legislation, pending and enacted, as well as information on existing services.
The JLC is composed of one representative from each qualifying veterans service organization (VSO), to be appointed by the Governor, and the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services and the Chairmen of the Board of Veterans Services and the Veterans Services Foundation or their designees, who shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members.
VSO representatives are nominated by their organization and appointed by the Governor.
Qualifying veterans service organizations shall be (i) composed principally of and controlled by veterans of the United States Armed Forces, (ii) a registered nonprofit organization in good standing, incorporated for the purpose of promoting programs designed to assist veterans of the armed forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents, and (iii) active and in good standing with its parent national organization, if such a parent organization exists.
Each veterans service organization representative may designate an alternate to attend meetings of the Council in the absence of such representative."
VSO representatives are nominated by their organization and appointed by the Governor.
Qualifying veterans service organizations shall be (i) composed principally of and controlled by veterans of the United States Armed Forces, (ii) a registered nonprofit organization in good standing, incorporated for the purpose of promoting programs designed to assist veterans of the armed forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents, and (iii) active and in good standing with its parent national organization, if such a parent organization exists.
Each veterans service organization representative may designate an alternate to attend meetings of the Council in the absence of such representative."
Sponsors
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VCOC expresses continued appreciation to Patriots Colony in Williamsburg for ongoing sponsorship for both our annual VCOC Congressional Affairs Luncheon and Quarterly Meetings.
View Patriots Colony Webpage here:
Patriots Colony
VCOC Presents Certificate of Appreciation to Patriot's Colony
VCOC President Col Boyd Nix, USAF (Ret), and MOAA Vice President Government Relations Col Dan Merry, USAF (Ret) presented VCOC Certificate of Appreciation to Ms. Kathy Kammer in recognition of Patriot's Colony sponsorship of the VCOC, Biennial Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, 5 October 2021, Ford's Colony Country Club, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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