Coming Events
2010 Upcoming Events
unless otherwise indicated, all events are held at The Barksdale Club
(formerly Officers' Club)
** Board meetings are held at 1200 hrs at the Barksdale Club.
unless otherwise indicated, all events are held at The Barksdale Club(formerly Officers' Club)
** Board meetings are held at 1200 hrs at the Barksdale Club.
Our Goals
Our Awards
- 5-Star Chapter
- Chapter of the Year
- Outstanding Chapter
- Outstanding Newsletter
- Website Awards
President's Message
Personal Affairs Guide
Personal Affairs Workbook and Survivor Guide to Benefits
This is the Personal Affairs/Survivors Guide you have been waiting for!
Hours of research by both Col Steve dePyssler, USAF (Ret), Director, Barksdale Retiree Activities Office and CMSgt Herman Nock, USAF (Ret), Volunteer, Retiree Activities Office, have columnated in what is, arguably, the best product of it's kind to be found anywhere. The guide is provided in PDF format.
[Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the Personal Affairs/Survivors Guide. If you do not already have Adobe Reader on your computer, it can be downloaded (for free) by following this link. Under 'Download Notes', uncheck Free McAfee Security Scan (optional) and finally, click the 'Download' button.]
This is the Personal Affairs/Survivors Guide you have been waiting for!
Hours of research by both Col Steve dePyssler, USAF (Ret), Director, Barksdale Retiree Activities Office and CMSgt Herman Nock, USAF (Ret), Volunteer, Retiree Activities Office, have columnated in what is, arguably, the best product of it's kind to be found anywhere. The guide is provided in PDF format.
[Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the Personal Affairs/Survivors Guide. If you do not already have Adobe Reader on your computer, it can be downloaded (for free) by following this link. Under 'Download Notes', uncheck Free McAfee Security Scan (optional) and finally, click the 'Download' button.]
Fly the Flag
Honor & Respect for Old Glory
[and all other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States, the birthdays of States (date of admission) and on State holidays.]
Click American Flag Info for detailed information on honoring the American flag.
- January
- 1st New Year's Day
- 20th Inauguration Day
- 3rd Monday M.L.K Jr's Birthday
- February
- 12th Lincoln's Birthday
- 3rd Monday Washington's Birthday
- March/April
- variable Easter
- May
- 2nd Sunday Mother's Day
- 3rd Saturday Armed Forces Day
- Last Monday Memorial Day
[half staff 'til noon]
- June
- 14th Flag Day
- 3rd Sunday Father's Day
- September
- 1st Monday Labor Day
- 11th Patriot Day
- 17th Constitution Day
- October
- 2nd Monday Columbus Day
- November
- 11th Veterans Day
- 4th Thursday Thanksgiving Day
- December
- 7th Pearl Harbor Day
- 25th Christmas Day
[and all other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States, the birthdays of States (date of admission) and on State holidays.]Click American Flag Info for detailed information on honoring the American flag.
100 Top Military Photos
This is a collection of the Top 100 Military Photographs.
Our chapter first used this at the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal Awards Luncheon, held on 10 March 2009 at Hoban Hall on Barksdale AFB. The presentation comes from Military Times Publishing Company insert to the 25 Sept 2000 issues of Army/Navy/AF Times. Many people in attendance at the luncheon wanted to see the photos again, so we decided to include it on our website. The luncheon was co-hosted by the Ark-La-Tex Chapter of MOAA and Col Steve dePyssler was the organizer.
Read the story, "Governor, state recognizes Louisiana veterans", about the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal Awards on the Barksdale AFB website.
Enjoy!
[Note: The presentation of the 100 Top Military Photos is in Powerpoint format. Therefore, you will need the Free PowerPoint Viewer to view the presentation, which can be downloaded by following this link.
Our chapter first used this at the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal Awards Luncheon, held on 10 March 2009 at Hoban Hall on Barksdale AFB. The presentation comes from Military Times Publishing Company insert to the 25 Sept 2000 issues of Army/Navy/AF Times. Many people in attendance at the luncheon wanted to see the photos again, so we decided to include it on our website. The luncheon was co-hosted by the Ark-La-Tex Chapter of MOAA and Col Steve dePyssler was the organizer.
Read the story, "Governor, state recognizes Louisiana veterans", about the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal Awards on the Barksdale AFB website.
Enjoy!
[Note: The presentation of the 100 Top Military Photos is in Powerpoint format. Therefore, you will need the Free PowerPoint Viewer to view the presentation, which can be downloaded by following this link.
Contact Us
Address:
MOAA
Ark-La-Tex Chapter
P.O. Box 134
Barksdale AFB, LA 71110-0134
1.318.456.4480 [local]
1.866.544.2412 [toll free]
Officers, Directors and other important numbers can be found here.
MOAA
Ark-La-Tex Chapter
P.O. Box 134
Barksdale AFB, LA 71110-0134
1.318.456.4480 [local]
1.866.544.2412 [toll free]
Officers, Directors and other important numbers can be found here.
Current Weather
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President's Message
July 2010
I had the privilege of representing our Chapter at the Louisiana Council of Chapters’ (LCOC) meeting last month. The Council offers MOAA chapters from across the state the opportunity to meet and discuss topics of interest to all MOAA members. The guest speaker at this LCOC meeting was Captain Bud Schneeweis, USCG (Ret). He is the Director of Benefits Information and Financial Education Department at MOAA National. He discussed with us many issues MOAA National is working on our behalf. What I found to be of importance from the discussions is the critical role we, as MOAA members, play in supporting and providing creditability to National as they take issues of importance to us to our elected representatives in Washington.
Captain Schneeweis stressed again and again how we provide the “Powerful Voice” with which MOAA National speaks in Washington. Senators and representatives we elect listen when MOAA National speaks on behalf of hundreds of thousands of active duty, Guard/Reserve and retired citizens across our great Nation. He stresses the accessibility we provide MOAA National by opening doors to Senate and Congressional offices because we elect those who represent us in Washington. Without members, Captain Schneeweis stated MOAA National would not be the number one ranked most influential organization in Washington representing issues of importance to active duty, Guard/Reserve and retired.
We learned from Captain Schneeweis during the meeting that MOAA National is offering a ten percent discount to all members who buy a life time membership in MOAA. I learned long ago that lifetime membership is a valuable investment. Not only does it insure my membership will never laps but it also insures my wife will always be able to benefit from all MOAA does for us. From my perspective, lifetime membership is a necessity. In addition, MOAA National will pay our Chapter twenty dollars every time a new or existing member upgrades to a lifetime membership. Lifetime membership insures I will always be part of that “Power Voice” we provide to MOAA National.
I was surprised when Captain Schneeweis informed us that four of every five MOAA National members are not a member of a local chapter. Local chapter membership has many benefits. As a local chapter member, we are represented to our elected state representatives not only through the LCOC, but also through the Louisiana Veterans’ Coalition (LVC). The Coalition is comprised of many groups, of which the LCOC is one, representing active duty, Guard/Reserve and retirees in Louisiana. Its purpose is to ensure issues of importance to all serving and who have served are brought before those who represent us in Baton Rouge. The LVC also works closely with the Louisiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the State agency concerned with issues of importance to current and retired members of the Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserves.
Captain Schneeweis emphasized the importance of MOAA membership at both the national and local levels. Each of us has the ability to positively influence our collective future by encouraging our friends and acquaintances that are eligible for MOAA membership and are not to join and to join at both the local and national levels.
As always, I look forward to working with all of you to keep our Chapter the best in all of MOAA and to always keep MOAA National a “Powerful Voice”.
David Lay
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I had the privilege of representing our Chapter at the Louisiana Council of Chapters’ (LCOC) meeting last month. The Council offers MOAA chapters from across the state the opportunity to meet and discuss topics of interest to all MOAA members. The guest speaker at this LCOC meeting was Captain Bud Schneeweis, USCG (Ret). He is the Director of Benefits Information and Financial Education Department at MOAA National. He discussed with us many issues MOAA National is working on our behalf. What I found to be of importance from the discussions is the critical role we, as MOAA members, play in supporting and providing creditability to National as they take issues of importance to us to our elected representatives in Washington.
Captain Schneeweis stressed again and again how we provide the “Powerful Voice” with which MOAA National speaks in Washington. Senators and representatives we elect listen when MOAA National speaks on behalf of hundreds of thousands of active duty, Guard/Reserve and retired citizens across our great Nation. He stresses the accessibility we provide MOAA National by opening doors to Senate and Congressional offices because we elect those who represent us in Washington. Without members, Captain Schneeweis stated MOAA National would not be the number one ranked most influential organization in Washington representing issues of importance to active duty, Guard/Reserve and retired.
We learned from Captain Schneeweis during the meeting that MOAA National is offering a ten percent discount to all members who buy a life time membership in MOAA. I learned long ago that lifetime membership is a valuable investment. Not only does it insure my membership will never laps but it also insures my wife will always be able to benefit from all MOAA does for us. From my perspective, lifetime membership is a necessity. In addition, MOAA National will pay our Chapter twenty dollars every time a new or existing member upgrades to a lifetime membership. Lifetime membership insures I will always be part of that “Power Voice” we provide to MOAA National.
I was surprised when Captain Schneeweis informed us that four of every five MOAA National members are not a member of a local chapter. Local chapter membership has many benefits. As a local chapter member, we are represented to our elected state representatives not only through the LCOC, but also through the Louisiana Veterans’ Coalition (LVC). The Coalition is comprised of many groups, of which the LCOC is one, representing active duty, Guard/Reserve and retirees in Louisiana. Its purpose is to ensure issues of importance to all serving and who have served are brought before those who represent us in Baton Rouge. The LVC also works closely with the Louisiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the State agency concerned with issues of importance to current and retired members of the Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserves.
Captain Schneeweis emphasized the importance of MOAA membership at both the national and local levels. Each of us has the ability to positively influence our collective future by encouraging our friends and acquaintances that are eligible for MOAA membership and are not to join and to join at both the local and national levels.
As always, I look forward to working with all of you to keep our Chapter the best in all of MOAA and to always keep MOAA National a “Powerful Voice”.
David Lay
← Return to previous page