Virginia Council of Chapters

Virginia Officers Honor Legislator of the Year at Biennial Meeting

At historic Fort Monroe, during the biennial meeting of the Virginia Council of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) on October 12, 2007, the council presented the General Assembly Legislator of the Year award to Delegate M. Kirkland “Kirk” Cox (R-Colonial Heights), House Majority Whip.  The award was a stamp plaque especially tailored to Delegate Cox, containing stamps related to his life and career.
    

Virginia MOAA’s Legislative Chair, COL Sam Wilder, noted that Delegate Cox was the chief patron for 10 pieces of legislation last year that supported active duty military, veterans, and their families.  COL Wilder highlighted two items in particular – a third Veterans Care Center and increased staffing for veterans claims officers that were the top priorities for Virginia’s 21 veterans services organizations.  

There are approximately 44,000 MOAA members in Virginia, making it the second largest veterans’ organization in the Commonwealth.  Nationally, MOAA is the nation’s largest and most influential association of military officers.  It is an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization.  MOAA has a national membership of about 370,000 members from every branch of service – including active duty, retired, National Guard, Reserve, former officers and widows/widowers of officers.