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    NEWSLETTER

    UNITED WE STAND TO WIN, DIVIDED WE FALL - AND ARE FORGOTTEN

    May 2011 Vol. 56 No. 2 P.O. Box 361986Birmingham, AL 35236 Editor Corinna Gibson-Ashmead

    Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.

    A nonprofit national military widows service organization chartered by the United States Congress

    ...continued on page 2

    TABLE

    OF

    CONTENTS

    2011 Goldstar Wives National Ballot .........Page 13

    Around The Country ........................... Page 17

    Board Chairmans Report ..................... Page 2

    Candidates for National Officers .............Page 10

    Candidates for Board of Directors ............Page 11

    From the Editor ................................ Page 2

    From Your Supply Officer ......................Page 23

    Government Relations Report ................ Page 3

    Parliamentarians Chat Room .................Page 20

    Meet Me in St. Louis ........................... Page 9

    Region Updates ................................. Page 18

    Service Officer ..................................Page 15

    Special Events ...................................Page 21

    Thank You ........................................Page 23

    VAVS Notes ...................................... Page 22

    Widow to Widow ................................Page 16

    PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

    This is my last letter to you as National President. My term

    PURPOSES

    nation.

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    BOARD CHAIRMANS

    REPORT

    FROM THE EDITOR

    ATTENTIONALL

    TREASURERS

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    GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

    COMMITTEE REPORTVivianne Wersel, Au.D.

    Gold Star Wives Day:

    th

    th

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    HEARINGS

    Color the Hill Gold:

    th

    DIC:

    SBP/DIC Offset

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    The purpose of DI

    is an indemnity payable to survivors when a milita

    member dies as a result of a service-connected cause

    The purpose of SBP is to insure that a portion

    the military members retirement will be provided to th

    surviving widow after the military members death.

    Two different plans, two very different purposes, on

    paid by retiree premiums or an active duty milita

    members life and the other paid by the Department

    Veterans Affairs.

    military member has died.

    ...continued on page 6

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    than death.

    EDUCATION BENEFITS

    ...continued on page 8

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    REMARRIAGE AT AGE 55

    CHAMPVA DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE

    PLANS

    OTHER ISSUES

    death.

    * * * * * *

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    Meet Me in St Louis

    Have you sent in your registration for National Convention in St Louis Augu

    3 7 yet? If not, here is some more information for your choices.

    Wednesday evening at the Welcome Hospitality, Gladys Coggswell, Missourimaster storyteller will perform at 7:00 p.m. Her stories are drawn from her life experience and those sh

    has met throughout Missouri and her home state of New Jersey. The cost for the hospitality is $18.00 an

    requires a ticket to attend. You wont want to miss one of the stars of our convention.

    On Friday evening, August 5, we have an optional evening. You can chose to go on the Skyline Dinner Cruis

    Experience the beauty of the St. Louis skyline as you can cruise and dine on the Mississippi River aboar

    a replica of a 19th century paddle-wheeler, from 6pm-10pm. The fee includes bus transportation, cruis

    and dinner at a cost of $62 per person adult, $41 for children age 3 12. To make plans for this event vis

    http://discover-stlouis.com/GoldStarWives.html or call 1-800-628-3093.

    Post Convention Tours: Interested in one, two or three days of post-convention tours? We have an afternoo

    evening tour of St. Louis on Sunday, August 7; Hannibal and Clarksville on Monday, August 8; and Kimmswic

    on Tuesday, August 9. Discover St Louis is hosting the tours. Their contact information is http://discove

    stlouis.com/GoldStarWives.html or 1-800-628-3093. Be sure to extend your hotel reservations if you a

    planning on going on the tours.

    Child care is being offered by Seeking Sitters in the hotel. We are asking for registration by July 10 to he

    in planning. We want to provide the best possible care for children attending the convention. Contact Jam

    Tomek (below) if you have questions, etc.

    Saturday evening will include entertainment by musician Steve Sanderson, our own Ruth Miller and th

    installation of officers for the upcoming year.

    The St. Louis Lambert Airport is operating at 100% after being hit by a tornado on Good Friday. There

    plywood in the windows, but the runway and gates are operational. The hotel for our convention is ful

    intact. There was a glitch with hotel reservations because more of us are staying over Sunday night than ha

    been anticipated. If you have had trouble with reservations, please try again. http://www.starwoodmeetin

    com/Book/goldstarwives or call 314-878-1500. Dont forget to mention Gold Star Wives for our special rat

    $99 per night. Our hotel is located in the Westport Plaza area of St. Louis. Those attending convention ma

    enjoy over 18 restaurants, entertainment venues and specialty retail businesses. westportstl.com The Sherato

    Westport Chalet Hotel offers airport shuttles every half hour during normal airport hours. Go to the shuttstop exit for hotels in either airport terminal to meet them. Look for the Sheraton van. If you are driving t

    St. Louis, the convention hotel is located just off Interstate-270 at Page. Follow the signs to Westport Plaz

    The address is 191 Westport Plaza, St Louis, MO.

    If you have questions or problems, please contact Jamie Tomek, convention chair at [email protected]

    or 573-324-3668.

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    CANDIDATESFORNATIONALOFFICE

    ,VietnameraArmy

    Widow,KIA-1969;JoinedGSW

    1974;Remarried;LifeMember;

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    ington

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    (1969).Remarried,widowedand

    member.

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    2001.

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    Lifemember11/2002.Remarried

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    andVP.

    Memberof

    Airborne,Viet-

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    CANDIDATESFORBOARD OF DIRECTORS

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    ary1969.Sheandanotherwidow

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    :Gardening

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    2011 GOLD STARWIVES

    NATIONALBALLOT

    National Officers

    Board of Directors

    Deadline: Postmark by July 22, 2011

    President

    Vice President

    Secretary

    Treasurer

    Parliamentarian

    Historian

    Chaplain

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    SERVICEOFFICER

    What Should I Shred and When?

    ID Cards.

    : http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl/ or

    1-800-538-9552.

    1-800-260-3274

    Protect Yourself.

    to rise.

    ID

    in the mail.

    sits unattended.

    mail until you return.

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    WIDOWTOWIDOW

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    AROUNDTHECOUNTRY

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    PARLIAMENTARIANSCHAT ROOM

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    SPECIALEVENTS

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    VAVS NOTES

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    FROM YOUR

    SUPPLY OFFICER

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