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• CHAPTER MEMBER WRITTEN UP IN MOAA NATIONAL PUBLICATION

• "OUR COMMUNITY SALUTES" AT FISHER CATS BASEBALL GAME ACKNOWLEDGES MOAA-NH

• 2018 ANNUAL MEETING LUNCHEON WRITTEN UP IN UNION LEADER

• CHAPTER HONORS FOUNDER OF "HONOR FLIGHTS NEW ENGLAND"

• THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DONATED CLOTHING FOR LIBERTY HOUSE

• NH CHAPTER SUPPORTS LIBERTY HOUSE

• NH CHAPTER WRITTEN UP IN MOAA NATIONAL PUBLICATION

• NH CHAPTER WRITTEN UP IN MOAA NATIONAL PUBLICATION

• NH CHAPTER WRITTEN UP IN MOAA NATIONAL PUBLICATION

• CHAPTER MEMBER WRITTEN UP IN MOAA NATIONAL PUBLICATION

• 2013 ANNUAL MEETING LUNCHEON WRITTEN UP IN UNION LEADER

• THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION HONORS SENATOR KELLY AYOTTE

• THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION HONORS SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN

• 2013 CLAMBAKE WRITTEN UP IN UNION LEADER

• NH CHAPTER WRITTEN UP IN MOAA NATIONAL PUBLICATION

• NH CHAPTER WRITTEN UP IN TWO MOAA NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

• NH CHAPTER WRITTEN UP IN STATE MAGAZINE

• CHAPTER MEMBER RECIEVES AIR FORCE AIR MEDAL

• CHAPTER MEMBER WRITTEN UP IN NATIONAL MAGAZINE

• CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOURS NH VETERANS HOME

• CHAPTER MEMBER RECEIVES AWARD FROM MOAA

• CHAPTER RECOGNIZES STATE JROTC/ROTC CADETS(UPDATED)

    MOAA-NH was acknowledged along with other veteran groups at the "Our Community Salutes" night before the Fisher Cats game on May 20, 2021.  Some 80 plus high school seniors were sworn in to variouis military services.  MOAA-NH contributed money to purchase 20 tickets for the enlistees and their families.  Here is a picture of the jumbotron.

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2018 ANNUAL MEETING LUNCHEON WRITTEN UP IN UNION LEADER

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CHAPTER HONORS FOUNDER OF "HONOR FLIGHTS NEW ENGLAND"

    The Board of Directors of the chapter voted at the May 2016 Board meeting to honor Joe Byron, founder of Honor Flights New England, for all his time, effort and hard work in organizing the program which allows WWII veterans (and a sponsor) to fly round trip from New England to Washington, DC to visit the WWII Memorial, by making him an hororary member of the New Hampshire Chapter of MOAA.  Shown here is chapter member Col Sanford Way, USAFR (Ret.) [Left] presenting the Certificate of Honorary Membership to Joe Bryon.

    The following is a thank you note from chapter member CDR Sharon Day, USN (Ret.) to those who contributed items of clothing at the chapter's January luncheon in support of Liberty House.

     The Liberty House clothing drive, part of our chapter’s Veteran’s Community Outreach Program, culminated at the January MOAA-NH luncheon.  It was very successful- over 30 bags of clothing and 10 sleeping bags were delivered to Liberty House on 4 February.  The veterans, mostly homeless, needed winter clothing and our members were generous with jackets, coats, sweaters, socks, gloves, etc.  Thank you so much to all who helped our veterans by donating items and making online monetary donations.
    To make any additional donations please visit the Liberty House website www.libertyhousenh.org for information on the types of items needed and where to deliver them, or to make a monetary donation.

    Liberty House in Manchester, NH has been providing a safe, supportive, substance-free housing community for American veterans transitioning out of homelessness since opening their doors in 2004.  See the article on the "Odds and Ends" page for more information about Liberty House.

    On December 17, 2015, chapter members CDR's Roby and Sharon Day, USN (Ret.) visited Liberty House to present the Executive Director, Keith Howard, with a check for moneys collected from various chapter events throughout the year.  The money is intended to help Liberty House purchase much needed gloves and other warm clothing (if cold waether ever arrives to NH!) for homeless veterans.  Shown here is Sharon Day, who was instrumental in organizing the donation, presenting the check to Keith.

    Chapter member CDR Michael A. McLean, USN (Ret.) was included in an article "Keys to Recruiting" in the October 2021 issue of the Military Officer magazine.  Click here to read the article.

    The New Hampshire Chapter was written up in the November 2017 issue of the Military Officer magazine concerning the 2017 Clambake held in August.  Click here to read the article.

    The New Hampshire Chapter was written up in the August 2017 issue of the Military Officer magazine concerning the Granite State Warrior Awards presented at the April 2017 Luncheon. Click here to read the article.

    The New Hampshire Chapter was written up in the July 2015 issue of the Military Officer magazine concerning the Granite State Warrior Awards presented at the January 2015 Luncheon. Click here to read the article.

    Former Chapter President CDR Peter Burdett, USN (Ret.) was written up on the "Kudos" page of the August 2014 issue of the Military Officer magazine.  BRAVO ZULU Peter! Click here to read the article.

    The New Hampshire Chapter was written up in the May 2014 issue of the Military Officer magazine concerning the Granite State Warrior Awards presented at the January 2014 Luncheon. Click here to read the article.

    The New Hampshire Chapter was written up in two MOAA national publications.  In the February2013 issue of The Affiliate, the following mention of the chapter was made in the "TIP OF THE HAT" column:

...to New Hampshire Chapter members who presented the Granite State Warrior Award to the Pease Greeters who thank U.S.
troops passing through Portsmouth Pease International Airport in New Hampshire and to Wilcox Industries in Newington,
N.H., which designs and manufactures tactical gear for the U.S. military.
    Members present the annual award to state residents or businesses that support members of the armed forces. Kudos for
recognizing patriots in the Granite State.

    The New Hampshire Chapter and chapter president, CDR Peter Burdett, USN (Ret.), were written up in an article in the January 2012 issue of New Hampshire To Do magazine.  Click here to read the article.  It was reprinted with the magazine's permission.  The magazine is a good source of information on what to do in the state.  Recommend you pick up a copy.  For more information on the magazine and where you can purchase it, visit their website at www.nhtodo.com.

    Chapter member Col Robert W Fortnam, USAF (Ret.) was awarded the USAF Air Medal for meritorious achievement while a member of a flight crew flying a mission over Europe during World War II.  Bob Fortnam is show below receiving the medal from chapter president, CDR Peter Burdett, USN (Ret.).

    Meet Capt. Ann Darby Reynolds (MOAA-NH chapter member), one of the first four women recipients of the Navy’s Purple Heart during the Vietnam conflict.  My Purple Heart - One Vietnam Veteran’s Story of Survival.  On Christmas Eve 1964 in Saigon, Vietnam, Navy Nurse Ann Darby Reynolds stood at the window in her room as the enemy attacked, making the holiday less like Christmas and more like a massacre. Reynolds would go on to devote 26.5 years to the Navy, rarely speaking about the incident or her duty at Naval Station Hospital Saigon, but never forgetting what she called “the most traumatic experience” of her life.  Read her story in the attached article in the March 2011 All Hands.  Check out the photo of Darby Reynolds along with two other chaper Navy Nurses at the April 2011 luncheon.

    On May 13, 2010, members of the chapter's Board of Directors toured the facilities at the New Hampshire Veterans Home at Tilton, NH.  They had an opportunity to chat with a number of the residents during the tour and to see, first hand, the new public address system for the home that the chapter partially funded.  After the tour, the Board held it's regular monthly meeting.

    Chapter member Capt Ed Johnson, USMC along with Pease Greaters co-founder Chuck Cove received the Distinguished Service award from the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) on April 20, 2010 in Washington, DC, for the group's efforts in meeting and welcoming military personnel who pass through the Pease Air Terminal in Portsmouth on their way to and from overseas locations.  Read the full article.

    The New Hampshire Chapter supports ten JROTC units located at High Schools throught the state and ROTC units at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire.  Chapter awards and MOAA medals are presented by chapter members to outstanding cadets at the various local schools' award ceremonies, as well as presenting an award to the outstanding Airman in the New Hampshire Air National Guard at Pease ANGB.  Below are pictures of some of the presentations.

Fall Mountain HS JROTC Unit - 2019

Wildcat Battalion Cadet Commander C/LTC Ruslan Bierweiler-Franks receives MOAA Medal & certificate and MOAA Outstanding Senior Cadet honors from CW5 Bernie Satterfield, USA (Ret.) for 2019

MOAA-NH Award Plaque presented to cadet Evan Piette White Mountains Regional HS JROTC - 2021

MOAA-NH acknowledges junior cadet Katryn Cormier White Mountains Regional HS JROTC - 2021

CDR James R. Day, USN (Ret),  congratulates Outstanding Senior awardee Mackenzie Maloney

CDR Sharon P. Day, USN (Ret..), with Outstanding Junior awardee Ella Hanson

Senior LCDR Derrick Dixon of Manchester West HS receives MOAA award from Col Andrew J. Breuder, USAF (Ret.)

Junior LTJG Tonykus Hebertof Manchester West HS receives MOAA award from Col Andrew J. Breuder, USAF (Ret.)

Cadet Paige Davis of Fall Mountain Regional HS JROTC receives the MOAA medal and certificate from CPT James LeFebvre, USAR