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| Agenda for 22 Jan 2007 VCOC MOAA Day at General AssemblyWord Document |
2007 was the 10th year Virginia MOAA leaders visited the General Assembly to advocate for legislation supporting veterans, active, guard and reserve forces, military retirees and their families. On Monday, January 22, 2007, some 50 MOAA leaders from around Virginia met with the leaders of the Virginia General Assembly including Speaker of the House Bill Howell, Senate Majority Leader Walter Stosch, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, and House Majority Whip Kirk Cox as well as legislators with strong military affiliations - Senator John Edwards, Delegates Scott Lingamfelter, and Mark Cole. In addition, Virginia MOAA members were addressed by VA Attorney General Bob McDonnell, Congressman Eric Cantor and Commissioner of Veterans Services, Vince Burgess. MOAA chapter members also visited their individual legislators at their offices. State MOAA leaders met with Governor Tim Kaine. This was a most successful Virginia MOAA Day at the General Assembly.
/ Col Bill Flanagan, USA, Ret, President of Virignia Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America - VCOC / MOAA. |
War Memorial Education Wing Success. On 24 Jan 2007, Senators Stosch and Lambert co-sponsored and presented a bill to provide the full sate funding of $3.5 million to the Senate Finance Committee. It passed the committee unanimously and was reported to the full Senate. Similarly, an identical bill was sponsored and presented by Delegate Kirk Cox to the Capital Outlay Sub-Committee of the House Appropriations Committee. It also passed the unanimously and reported out to the full House Appropriations Committee. It also passed the House of Delegates unanimously. This important issue for Virginia’s veterans then passed the full General Assembly. It provided $3.5 million of state money contingent upon the War Memorial Foundation raising $2million in private funding.
/ COL Sam Wilder, USA, Ret, VCOC Legislative Chair
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MUG SHOTS - coffee mugs that is. 22 JAN 2007
Each speaker received a MOAA "Support our Troops" coffee mug.
The photos below are thumbnails. Click on the photo to see it in larger version with more caption info. You may request a higher-resolution version of any of these photos via email to VCOC web coordinator/Public Affairs Officer email melvamaj@cox.net . |
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| Del Lingamfelter speaking |
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| Delegate Cox named Legislator of the Year |
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| Senate Majority Leader Walter Stosch enters |
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| Delegate Mark Cole with MOAA constituents |
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| VCOC Leadership with Lt Governor Bill Bolling |
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| Bill Flanagan, Speaker Howell, Delegate Cox, Sam Wilder |
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| Richmond Area Chapter with Sen. Stosch |
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| Senator Edwards receives MOAA cup |
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| Del. Lingamfelter |
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| Senator Stosch speaks to VCOC |
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| Lt. Gov Bill Bolling with Col Bill Flanagan, VCOC President |
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| AG McDonnell receives MOAA mug |
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| Photos - Visiting Offices of State Senators and Delegates |
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| GLEN ODER, Dist 94 |
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| MAMYE BaCOTE, Dist 95 |
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| TOM GEAR, District 91 |
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| CONGRESSMAN CANTOR visited us in Richmond 22 JAN 2007 |
| Photos MOAA Chapter Attendees - 22 Jan 2007 |
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| PACMOAA |
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| POTOMAC CHAPTER |
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| CVMOAA |
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| Vince Burgess talks to VIPMOAA |
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| DVS attendees |
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| Admiral Hekman, RACMOAA explains War Memorial plans |
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| Talking in the Hallway |
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| HRMOAA New President LtCol John Dellaripa, USAF, Ret |
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| Audience Interaction |
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| VIPMOAA |
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| PACMOAA in audience |
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| MARSHALL CHAPTER |
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| RICHMOND CHAPTER Admiral Hekman |
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| Virginia Peninsula |
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| HRMOAA |
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| SOUTHSIDE CHAPTER BG Flores |
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| 2006 Day at General Assembly |
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| Preparing for Courtesy Call on Governor's Staff |
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| Commissioner of Veterans Services addresses VCOC |
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| Delegate Tom Gear, R-Hampton with Virginia Peninsula chapter legislative reps |
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| VCOC Vice President corners Congresswoman Drake |
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