Defense Transportation Journal

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February 2011

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CONTENTS

February 2011

FEATURES “Our Mission Continues” February 2011 • Vol 67, No. 1 Publisher

LTG Ken Wykle, USA (Ret.) Editor

Kent N. Gourdin Managing Editor

Karen Schmitt | karen@ndtahq.com Contributing editor

Denny Edwards

Circulation Manager

Leah Ashe

Publishing Office

NDTA 50 South Pickett Street, Suite 220 Alexandria, VA 22304-7296 703-751-5011 • F 703-823-8761 Graphic Design

Debbie Bretches Production Manager

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Giving Back to Our Country’s Heroes

By Janet Stine-Bolduc

The Power of One

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By Karen Schmitt

The Final Tribute

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From the Heart

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Camp Hope is near and dear to NDTA Chapter Members

By Jeff Campbell

Helping Hands Directory

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Reflections on Change

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By Chuck Bolduc & Bob Reilly

Debbie Bretches

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2011 Calendar of Events

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COVER PHOTO: US Marines cheer on their teammates in the sitting volleyball tournament at the inaugural Warrior Games (US Olympic Training Facility, Colorado Springs; May 11, 2010). The Marines went on to win a nail-biter over Army 30-28. DOD photo by Fred W. Baker III. It is this can do spirit that caught the attention of Eric Greitens, founder of The Mission Continues, and it is this organization that inspired the February issue of the DTJ.

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departments Defense Transportation Journal (ISSN 0011-7625) is published bimonthly by the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA), a non-profit research and educational organization; 50 South Pickett Street, Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22304-7296, 703-751-5011. Copyright by NDTA. Periodicals postage paid at Alexandria, Virginia, and at additional mailing offices.

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A-35 News | Lori Leffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Editorial | Dr. Kent N. Gourdin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 President’s Corner | LTG Ken Wykle, USA (Ret.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter Spotlight | Jeff Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Government News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pages future | COL Denny Edwards, USA (Ret.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 honor roll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 chairman’s circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bookshelf Ideas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 index of advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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NDTA Headquarters Staff LTG Kenneth Wykle, USA (Ret.) President

A-35ers—SDDC Symposium in April!

Sharon Lo Executive Assistant

Lori Leffler, CTC, A-35 Chair

COL Mark Victorson, USA (Ret.) VP Membership

Global Government Strategic Manager The Hertz Corporation

COL Dennis Edwards, USA (Ret.) VP Marketing | Corporate Development

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Patty Casidy, VP Finance Karen Schmitt Director, Public Relations Jeff Campbell PR Assistant | Chapter Liaison Leah Ashe Manager, Data Base Carl Wlotzko Coordinator, Banquet & Special Events For a listing of current Committee Chair-persons, Government Liaisons, and Chapter & Regional Presidents, please visit our Association website at www.ndtahq.com.

Editorial Objectives The editorial objectives of the Defense Transportation Journal are to advance knowledge and science in defense logistics and transportation and the partnership between the commercial transportation industry and the government transporter. DTJ stimulates thought and effort in the areas of defense transportation, logistics, and distribution by providing readers with: • News and information about defense logistics and transportation issues • New theories or techniques • Information on research programs • Creative views and syntheses of new concepts • Articles in subject areas that have significant current impact on thought and practice in defense logistics and transportation • Reports on NDTA Chapters

full line up is planned for the upcoming SDDC Training Symposium in Dallas, Texas, on April 4-6, 2011. I am particularly excited about the NDTA A-35 Veteran’s 5K Run that’s scheduled for Monday. Major General Kevin Leonard, USA, Commander of SDDC, asked A-35ers to coordinate a repeat of the successful 2010 NDTA Forum Fun Run held last September at National Harbor near by Washington, DC. You may remember Andrew Krantz, the General’s Aide de Camp, who placed first in that race at 17 minutes 9 seconds flat! Will he claim victory again in April?

The competition promises to be fierce with plenty of room for competitors from SDDC and other military commands and industry organizations headed for the Symposium.

The course in Dallas, the Katy Trail, will present a different set of challenges, though.

Compared to the 2010 pathway that fronted the Potomac River and uphill around the Gaylord, runners at the SDDC Training

Editorial Content For a DTJ Publication Schedule, Media Kit and Archives, visit /www.ndtahq.com/education_dtj.htm Dr. Kent N. Gourdin, Editor, DTJ Director of the Global Logistics & Transportation Program, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 843-953-5327 • F 843-953-5697 gourdink@email.cofc.edu Karen Schmitt, Managing Editor, DTJ NDTA 50 South Pickett Street, Suite 220 Alexandria, VA 22304-7296 703-751-5011 • F 703-823-8761 karen@ndtahq.com

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Cedar Springs Rd from Katy Trail (Creative Commons, 2008)

Symposium will be treated to a vibrant urban trail skirting the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT or “Katy”), which was later purchased by Union Pacific.

The adaptive re-use of the railroad right-away unifies several important Dallas districts and provides recreation just half a mile from downtown Dallas at the American Airlines Center. The Katy Trail is such a popular jogging location that some locals quip, “The trains don’t run here anymore . . . Dallas does!” continued on page 32

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Dallas NDTA Veteran’s Benefit Golf Tourney | Sunday, April 3 Proceeds to Dallas NDTA Scholarship Program and Camp Hope Event Contact: Sara France (sara.france@dhl.com) of the Dallas/Ft. Worth NDTA Chapter

NDTA A-35 Veteran’s Benefit 5K Monday, April 4 Proceeds to Camp Hope Event Contact: Lori Leffler, A-35 Chair (lleffler@hertz.com)

Register for Sport Events at: http://tinyurl.com/66p2r86 Sport Events Registration Contact: Patty Casidy, NDTA HQ (patty@ndtahq.com)

Repeat Performance This Year at the SDDC Training Symposium A-35 Mentoring & Education Session | April 5 & 6 Moderator: Lori Leffler, A-35 Committee Chair

Editorial Policy The Defense Transportation Journal is designed as a forum for current research, opinion, and identification of trends in defense transportation and logistics. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of the Editors, the Editorial Review Board, or NDTA.

NEW This Year during the SDDC Training Symposium

February 2011

Senior Military, Government, and Industry Transportation leaders will provide insight and advice for young professionals by sharing personal and professional experiences that assisted them in their career advancement. Includes tips on networking and interacting with Senior Staff. University representatives will also share information on how to further transportation careers through education. For the complete SDDC Symposium Educational Agenda and to register, visit www.sddcsymposium.org/.

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EDITORIAL Vietnam 2010 Dr. Kent N. Gourdin, Editor, DTJ Director, Global Logistics and Transportation Program College of Charleston

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just returned from a two-week trip to Vietnam, Hong Kong, and China.

Given my age and enlistment date of 28 February 1968, I couldn’t help but have feelings of angst about visiting Vietnam.

Though I was never stationed there, the war profoundly affected all of us in the military during and long after those dark years of conflict, so I was anxious to see how far the country had come since 1975.

I had not been “in-country” long before I realized that the answer to that question was far indeed. The streets and roadways are absolutely awash in motorbikes, which clearly represent basic transportation for most of the population. I observed three and four people on a single bike: a baby in a handle-bar mounted seat in front of the dad doing the driving, behind whom sat an older child and Mom, in that order. The streets are like rivers of traffic: motorbikes, cars, buses, and trucks all fighting for space.

Our host in Ho Chi Min City told us the only way to cross the street was to wade into the maelstrom and trust in the drivers to avoid us. And she was right! The traffic went around us like water flowing past a boulder. I saw two fascinating traits American drivers of all vehicles would do well to emulate. First, motorbike riders and passengers regardless of number all wear helmets; second, vehicle operators use their turn signals. In fairness to us, the government there mandates helmet use, and the turn signal seems to do little more than add some color to the constant honking of horns, but I still am impressed. I did see several minor accidents and commented on the potential for serious accidents, but our host replied that no one can drive very fast, so the wrecks tend to be minor.

I felt a real energy in Ho Chi Min City, Dalat, and Hanoi, the cities we visited.

There is virtually no visible US presence, at least not yet—no McDonalds, Burger

King, or other common American brands.

Indeed, I felt as if China must have been much the same way 20 years ago. I was brought up short when we drove by a collection of US helicopters and other military equipment that turned out to be on outside display at the Vietnam War Museum. But time passes, and it’s been almost 36 years since the last helicopter lifted off the roof of the US embassy, and Vietnam is clearly a nation on the rise. A couple of random thoughts: the US Consulate is located on the site of the old embassy, which I found ironic; the airport designator for Ho Chi Min is still SGN; and many people still call the city Saigon.

Hong Kong represented the polar opposite of Vietnam: bright lights, expensive cars, and prosperity. With seven million people crammed into a relatively small area, the pace is frenetic. Though still treated as a special economic area separate from China, with its own currency and no visa requirements, Hong Kong is clearly using transportation to strengthen ties with the mother country. There is a high-speed rail link under construction that will connect Hong Kong with Shenzhen just across the border and the rest of China. The airport, now located about 15 miles away from the city, is huge and efficient, even if the landing approach is not nearly as spectacular as the one to the old airport at Kai Tak. Over the course of the trip, I had occasion to fly on Cathay Pacific, Vietnam Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines. In every case, we received drinks and a hot meal, even on legs of less than an hour. Whatever the reason, such high-quality airline service was a refreshing change from what has come to be the norm in the US. I couldn’t help but wonder how long it will last. Be that as it may, improved transportation services are an integral part of a nation’s growth, something I saw firsthand in Vietnam and China. DTJ

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER Welcome to 2011!

NDTA’s Year of the Military Logistician LTG Ken Wykle, USA (Ret.) NDTA President

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s we enter 2011, the early economic trend lines are more positive and will hopefully improve during the year. Though this is positive, it will also be a year of uncertainty for much of our industry—caused by expected changes in the Hours of Service (HOS) rule, CSA 2010, the proposed flight and duty time rule, cargo screening requirements, increased cyber security, implementing healthcare legislation, and financial reforms. These and other government actions add costs and place additional reporting and administrative requirements on the industry.

Additionally, our executive and legislative branches of government should start to focus on our nation’s transportation infrastructure and on reducing the uncertainty caused by more government rulemaking or regulatory actions.

About 50,000 United States Military forces will remain in Iraq through most of 2011, requiring commercial sealift and airlift (passengers and cargo) support for sustainment and then redeployment of these forces during the latter part of 2011. With NATO establishing 2014 as the target date for the transfer of security responsibility to Afghanistan, it appears that any reductions in United States Forces in 2011 will be small. Companies providing “end-to-end” capability to meet defense needs will be required to either sustain the current force levels in Iraq and Afghanistan or redeploy forces and their equipment.

Longer term, the focus will be on the Department of Defense’s announced strategy of cutting costs and improving efficiency. The Secretary of Defense has established a goal of finding $100 billion in savings over five years. These savings are planned for modernizing and recapitalizing military equipment and sustaining troops. The strategy includes five major

components: 1) Target affordability and control growth of costs; 2) Create incentives for productivity and innovation in industry; 3) Promote real competition; 4) Improve trade craft in services acquisition; and 5) Reduce non-productive processes and bureaucracy.

To stay current on these and emerging issues, NDTA members must be active participants in the Association.

Corporate members should be involved in the appropriate functional committee and participate in the discussions dealing with current and emerging issues impacting your segment of the industry. Take advantage of opportunities to participate in ad hoc meetings, selected CEO level meetings, and meetings or workshops designed to share knowledge with industry members and to seek feedback. Attend, network, and promote your business at the SDDC Training Symposium and NDTA Exposition in Dallas, Texas, 4-7 April 2011, and the NDTA Forum and Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona, 10-14 September 2011.

These two events provide opportunities for training, professional development, networking with senior government and industry officials, and for promoting your “Brand” and capabilities. For current information about local chapters, national activities or events, and “popup” ad hoc meetings, frequently visit our website (www.ndtahq.com), follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/ndtahq) and Facebook (http://on.fb.me/fepsCv), or contact me by email (ken@ndtahq.com) or phone (703-751-5011). Be sure to let us know that you “Like” us when you visit our Facebook page!

To all members of NDTA, thank you for the work you do every day in support of our great Nation. Best wishes for a healthy and successful 2011! DTJ

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Former US Army 1st Lt. Melissa Stockwell speaks to her fellow injured troops during one of the annual Paralympic Military Sports camps at Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Oct. 5, 2010. Stockwell has been an advocate for military sports camps since she was injured more than six years ago while on active duty in the Army. The camps introduce veterans and military personnel with physical injuries to sport opportunities. US Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza

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A recent conversation with Mark Bauckman, NDTA member and Veteran Outreach Coordinator for The Mission Continues® (www.missioncontinues.org), inspired this issue of the DTJ. He recounted how the organization’s founder and Navy Seal, Eric Greitens, came to realize the “unwavering desire” of recuperating Marines to continue serving their country. In 2007, Greitens proposed a way for every veteran—marine, soldier, sailor, airman and guardsman—to serve again as a “citizen leader” through community projects and fellowship programs.

Mark shared the story with such passion, it was contagious!

NDTA members can definitely connect: many are retired from the military or are engaged in community endeavors through local NDTA chapters. In broader terms, they are also invested in supporting troops around the world through their work in logistics and transportation.

It is in this context that the new year’s first issue of the DTJ evolved. On the following pages, you’ll find stories and suggestions on how we can, and must, carry on with “Our Mission’” to reach out and give of ourselves to veterans and fallen heroes.

The sentiment is based not on the premise of obligation, but rather on the sense of purpose, appreciation and connection that benefiting others can bring.

Thank you to “The Mission Continues” for inspiration and for allowing us to adapt their organizational name to fit the DTJ theme. We also extend sincere thanks to NDTA members, for their dedicated support of the Warfighter, and to the men and women of our armed forces who are there for us every day in every way, everywhere.

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oday’s servicemen and women are dedicated, resourceful, and skilled individuals who place service to their country and comrades in arms above all else. They put themselves in harm’s way so that we will be secure and safe.

When they return from military deployments, however, they face many of the same uphill battles on the home front as those returning from previous conflicts.

In 1946, The Best Years of Our Lives won seven Academy Awards for its portrayal of the difficulties three World War II servicemen experienced returning to civilian life.

Their experiences are as relevant today as they were then—a tenuous economy, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits with Glendon competition for jobs, a struggle to fit back E. Bentley and other members of the Lone Star Paralyzed Veterans of America Honor into “normal” life, issues relating to physiGuard at the World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities in Dallas, Nov. 19, 2010.

DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley cal and emotional wounds, and struggles of military families and caregivers.

A case can be made that it is the gov• Help wounded servicemen and womernment’s responsibility to take care of  Comprehensive Support en, veterans, and their families with our servicemen and women, but the inphysical rehabilitation and vocational frastructure and funding have not always Returning warriors from as far back as the training, been adequate. Today, the government Spanish-American War formed their own • Help veterans find jobs, and provides funding through agencies such as “veterans helping veterans” national orga• Give honor and respect to all active the Department of Defense (DOD) and nizations to create camaraderie and presmilitary personnel and all living and the Veterans Administration to address acent a unified voice to address military and deceased veterans. tive military and veteran issues and care for veteran-related issues such as healthcare, the wounded. They do a good job, but the education, jobs, and community supAs a professional logistics organization, budget is shrinking. DOD Secretary Gates port. The membership base is large, with the National Defense Transportation Asraised concerns that the rapidly rising cost branches and posts located throughout sociation (NDTA) of military healththe world. They are well established, highpromotes a partcare could “crowd ly regarded, and very effective in dealing nership between out” funding for with all things “veteran.” Among these DID YOU KNOW . . . private and public DOD’s modernizawidely recognized organizations are: enterprise to ensure tion and other deIn 1969, NDTA started a nationwide the swift and sure fense needs.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) community action program aimed at training and helping handicapped delivery of supplies So, who makes www.vfw.org – Roots back to SpanishVietnam War veterans find jobs in and services to our up the difference?

American War the traffic and transportation indusmilitary forces. Its To bridge the gap, • American Legion www.legion.org – try. “Help the Handicapped Veteran members include nonprofit chariChartered in 1919 as a patriotic veterHelp Transportation” was the motto; private citizens, table and service ans organization the committee held its first meeting businesses, and organizations are • American Veterans (AMVETS) on January 10. active and retired established and www.amvets.org – Chartered in 1947 military personsupported by fellow

by World War II veterans nel. It is an orgawarriors, veterans, • Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) nization invested in the military member private citizens, professional associations, www.vva.org – Formed in 1976 to enfrom the beginning through retirement small businesses, and corporations. These sure that “Never again will one generawith a mission of commitment to the organizations: tion of veterans abandon another” veteran especially in times of need. In this spirit, NDTA’s (“our”) mission continues • Assist military families left behind Wounded Warriors Project www.woundedwarriorproject.org through the efforts of individual memwhen warriors are deployed, bers, chapters, corporate members, and • Help military personnel make the The Wounded Warriors Project (WWP) NDTA itself in support of charitable and transition, was formed in 2003 by a group of veterservice organizations dedicated to helping • Act as advocates regarding myriad vetans when they heard about the difficulties active military personnel, veterans, and erans’ issues and for individual veterans wounded service members were experitheir families. to ensure they receive their benefits, encing upon return from Afghanistan and 10 |

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Iraq. They wanted to provide real help to these individuals and their families. Their mission is to “honor and empower wounded warriors who incur service-connected wounds, injuries, and illnesses (physical and psychological) on or after September 11, 2001.” WWP provides full comprehensive service to the warrior and their family through four focus areas: Mind, Body, Economic Empowerment, and Engagement. Their Combat Stress Recovery Program (CSRP) addresses mental health needs, the stigma attached to mental health, access to care, and interpersonal relationship challenges. WWP provides services to the wounded and support and respite programs for family, spouses, and caregivers. WWP encourages warriors to stay connected with one another and become involved with veterans’ issues.

In order to enable the warrior to become economically empowered, WWP offers higher education programs, information technology training, and employment assistance. WWP recognizes that veterans often have difficulty translating their military skills and experience to civilian positions. For example, Rick Schiessler, a PVA counselor, is working with a collegeeducated veteran with a family who is parking cars at the VA. The vet can’t find a job. He doesn’t know how to properly reflect his experience on his resume so that potential employers can see his potential.

Mercer Transportation Co., Inc., an NDTA corporate member, and its independent contractors have been involved with the military and its veterans for 35 years. Employees approached management about committing support to the WWP. On September 11, 2009, Mercer set a goal of raising $25,000 by July 4, 2010, for WWP. Mercer set up an employee committee who arranged fund raising activities to meet the goal: a golf tournament at Fort Knox, bowling outings, and raffles, as well as the sale of T-shirts and truck decals.

Everyone was involved—a contractor even collected items all year to conduct a silent auction for her contribution in honor of her father who had been a WWII POW.

By July 4, Mercer had exceeded its goal.

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not just the physically wounded—because they feel different, almost like an outcast.”

It isn’t easy to leave combat, return home, and get back to the business of the “normal” world. For some the wounds are physical, and varying degrees of rehabilitation are necessary to help them heal both physically and mentally. For others the wounds are not so visible, such as brain injuries and varying degrees of posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). About 21% of Gulf War II veterans reported having a serviceconnected disability in August 2009, and many charitable and service organizations exist to help these wounded warriors.

Military Wounded Warrior Care

Each military branch has programs dedicated to address the needs of their wounded warriors. The Army Wounded Warrior Program “serves severely wounded, ill, and injured soldiers, veterans, and their families.” Through their Community Service Network (www.aw2.army.mil/supporters/ index.html) WWP connects the warrior, veteran, and their families to organizations that can provide needed assistance, such as service dog organizations and the Fisher House. The Walter Reed Society, Inc., complements the program by assisting warriors being treated at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) with unexpected financial needs, special equipment, and services. The WRS has provided assistance with airfares, clothing, furniture rental, lodging expenses, utility bills, etc.

NDTA’s corporate member Pilot Freight Services has made contributions to the WRAMC’s “Warrior’s in Transition” program since 2008 when they provided two vans full of winter clothing to families travelling to Washington, DC, during cold months to connect with their wounded warrior. In 2009, Pilot set aside “Jeans Days” during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays where employees could wear jeans if they made a small donation to the WRAMC fund. “Jeans Days” resulted in Pilot’s contribution of more than $1000 in international calling cards so that the wounded soldiers could remain connected with friends and fellow soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2010 “Jeans Days” became “Jeans for G.I.s.” Plus a new fundraiser, “Old Logo Sale,” was formed where employees could purchase merchandise with Pilot’s former logo and color scheme. From these fundraisers, Pilot raised $2500 that went toward phone cards for the soldiers.

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Paralyzed Veterans of America www.pva.org

The PVA finds its roots in a support group of WWII veterans with spinal cord injuries. Today PVA is involved in an all-encompassing array of issues involving the needs of servicemen and women who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunctions (SPI). One key issue is employment; PVA reports the unemployment rate for veterans with severe disabilities at 85%. A unique program at PVA is aimed at reducing this rate.

In 2007, with the assistance of private funding, PVA opened its first of six PVA Vocational Rehabilitation Offices (VRO) in Richmond, VA. The VRO works with

Color Guard presentation at the PVA Augusta Vocational Rehabilitation Center opening. Included in the photo are PVA, Agility DGS, and VA officials as well as military.

Donations and underwriting led by Agility DGS enabled the opening of this center and others.

Vice President, Agility Defense & Government Services, Rich Brooks begins the PVA Augusta Vocational Rehabilitation center opening ceremony. Donations and underwriting led by Agility DGS enabled the opening of this center and others.

these warriors by providing services to enable them to re-enter the job market and matches them with employers.

Rick Schiessler, a SPI Vietnam veteran, was the PVA Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at the first VRO in Richmond and is now the counselor at the new Augusta office. It was his dream to develop

a program where he could work with SPI veterans to help them gain employment in a career position rather than just a job and to continue that relationship throughout their lives. A key to success is Schiessler’s aggressive outreach activities.

He visits wounded warriors in hospitals to make sure that they know how the VRO can help them heal, get trained, and find employment. On one outreach visit to Bethesda Naval Hospital, he met Bruce French, a Navy Captain who had been wounded in Iraq. Per French, “When Rick says he will do something, he gets it done . . . he got me my job at the IRS.” Since the first VRO was formed, about 130 veterans have been placed in career positions with an average salary of $48,000 (six positions greater than $100,000). At times, the VRO has more job requests than available veterans to fill them. In this situation, Schiessler works collaboratively with other veteran organizations to fill the positions.

Schiessler works closely with potential employers to identify their needs and match potential veterans. He developed a program where servicemen and women train on computers while they are rehabilitating in the hospital to learn basic and advanced computer skills, foreign languages, etc., so that they will meet the basic competencies for entry-level positions outside the military. It is important, says Schiessler, that we “educate medical staff, veterans, and employers to change expectations regarding a disabled veteran as they can all do something.” One veteran recently became paralyzed as a result of a wound he received years ago in Vietnam. The VRO and the employer are now working together to set up a new work environment so that the veteran can come back to work.

Tony Johnson of Zephyr Partners in Las Vegas, NV, works with Schiessler to employ veterans for his contact centers.

Zephyr established the Ability Calls Program with a “goal to give opportunities for independence and to be self-sustaining.”

About ten VRO veterans are employed now at Zephyr with ten to fifteen more in the training process. One veteran is still in the rehabilitation center but is working full-time with shifts between rehab sessions! Zephyr will dedicate 25% of its workforce to Ability Calls by 2012.

Agility Defense & Government Services, an NDTA corporate member, partners with the PVA to support the vocational

rehabilitation effort. Rich Brooks, Agility’s vice president, Logistics Operations, stated that his organization employs many veterans, and they were aware of the difficulties SPI veterans experienced in getting employment. In 2007, Brooks approached PVA to see what they could do to help.

Agility decided to sponsor an annual golf tournament covering the costs so that all proceeds went directly to the vocational rehabilitation effort. Special equipment, such as a golf cart designed to elevate a SPI golfer to an upright position, is provided at the golf tournament to allow everyone to participate. To date, Agility’s efforts have resulted in the opening and support of a VRO in San Antonio, TX, and the newest office in Augusta, GA. According to Brooks, “Our perspective has always been veterans serving veterans; once you are in the service, you don’t leave it.”

 Committment To Serve Our military troops serve their country on the battlefield, but they also want to continue serving at home. If they were wounded, they may feel they did not complete their mission. Community service may be a way to bridge that gap.

Our veterans do not want to be treated as charity cases but rather as civic assets. A recent study conducted of the allvolunteer military force by Civic Enterprises1 points out that veterans “have the capacity and skills to help address problems in communities” and that veterans who volunteer have more successful transitions, but many veterans are not being asked to serve. The study points out that “veterans are untapped national assets, having acquired experiences and skills while serving the military that have significant value in the workplace and in communities.”

Our newest generation of veterans (through age 28) is “mindful of the range of issues their communities face and eager to serve on multiple fronts” including work with wounded veterans, other veterans and their families, disaster relief, atrisk youth, and helping older Americans.

“This report is evidence that veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are ready to reconnect to their communities; they just don’t have access to or knowledge of all the pathways to do so,” Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says in the forward to the study.

The Mission Continues www.missioncontinues.org

Yonas Hagos is an Army veteran who served in Iraq and was declared dead in 2004 after a RPG exploded in close proximity to him. Through the efforts of his fellow soldiers and medical team, Yonas survived. He returned home, received a medical discharge, and worked hard to rehabilitate his body and mind. However, Yonas struggled. As Yonas puts it, “a soldier is used to serving, it is part of his life.” Although he knew that he wanted to continue to serve and to give back to the community, he didn’t know how to go about doing it. Fortunately for Yonas, he worked with a great counselor at the VA who got him on track to realize his dream to become an entrepreneur.

Yonas credits working out and being physically fit for his mental and physical recovery—so he opened a gym, Anytime

Yonas Hagos

Fitness. When an outreach counselor at The Mission Continues (an organization that provides service opportunities through Fellowships to veterans) contacted Yonas about participating—Yonas jumped at the chance. Each Fellowship is dedicated in memory of a fallen warrior, and his was dedicated to Marine Pfc. Christopher Neal White who died in Iraq in 2006. In White’s honor, his father, Mike White, established Camp Hope “to provide disabled veterans the opportunity to participate in the outdoor activities they enjoyed prior to becoming injured or disabled.”2 Yonas is now deep into his Fellowship project working at his gym with physically wounded veterans and those suffering from PTSD. He works one-onone, promotes camaraderie, and impresses upon them the positives of working out.

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workout is therapy, and when you are finished, you are tired, but there is also a great feeling of accomplishment—it makes you feel good.” To honor Chris White’s memory with his Fellowship, Yonas feels he is honoring his brother, as there are no strangers in the military. Yonas hopes to one day meet Chris White’s father. For more information on Camp Hope, see www.chrisnealfarm.com.

 Honoring Our Military, Veterans,

and Their Fa milies

We show respect and honor to our servicemen and women, veterans, and fallen heroes in many ways. Many individuals and companies simply want to say thank you.

Others see a need for making a bad situation better and jump in to make a difference. For some who have felt the tragedy of losing a loved one in combat, providing assistance to others who have suffered a similar fate is a way of healing. There are many ways to show appreciation, and numerous organizations do just that.

Wreaths Across America www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

Nineteen years ago, the Maine Worchester Wreath Company (WWC) made 5000 too many Christmas wreaths and donated them to Arlington National Cemetery for the veteran graves to recognize veteran sacrifices of the past and present. WWC continued this tradition until 2005 when a photo of the wreath-adorned graves spread over the Internet and inquiries started coming in to sponsor wreaths—and the Wreaths Across America (WAA) organization was formed. This year, a wreath was laid at each grave in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, called “the saddest acre in America” because it is the resting place for those who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. WAA has also developed a unit of study designed to ensure that students develop a better understanding of the importance of veterans in America’s history.

In December 2010, volunteer transportation companies and independent truckers transported almost 200,000 wreaths to more than 500 state, national, and com-

munity cemeteries. Volunteers consisting at locations across the country. TAPS has of scouts, veterans, and members of orgaassisted more than 30,000 surviving family nizations such as NDTA place the wreaths members, casualty officers, and caregivers since its inception. on the graves. According to Andrew Boyle, co-owner of Boyle Transportation since Veterans Inc. 2007, Boyle has transported thousands of www.veteransinc.org wreaths to veterans’ cemeteries from their In 1990 a small group of Vietnam veterans home state of Massachusetts to states as became concerned when they saw fellow far as North Dakota and Oregon. As one veterans living under bridges and in alleys. of Boyle’s professional driver teams wrote They banded togethafter a 3300-mile, 10 er and formed what cemetery trip, “With was then known as an empty trailer, our DID YOU KNOW . . . the Central Massajourney is now comchusetts Shelter for pleted. We’ve been Representatives from the Joint Homeless Veterans. blessed with good Chiefs of Staff are on the road in an outreach effort to speak with Beginning with a roads, a renewed community leaders across the US. dilapidated armory faith in the AmeriThe objective: to ensure that Serbuilding in Massacan Spirit, and a vice Members and Veterans have chusetts, the organideeper appreciation access to support resources at zation has expanded for those who have the local level. Visit www.ndtahq. to housing in Masserved our country.” com/documents/50StatesMission. sachusetts, Vermont, A majority of Boyle’s pdf for Best Practices gained thus Maine, and Conemployees are veterfar, plus models for replication and necticut, and they ans, and a member Web Portals to help expand colhave expanded their of their managelaboration and information sharing. service to all veterment team—Operans. “Veterans Inc.’s ations Director Rick nationally recognized Araniz—served in clinical model for treating homelessness Afghanistan during 2010 as a Lieutenant among veterans entails numerous programs Colonel in the National Guard. and services.” They go beyond housing to tackle the causes that led to homelessness.

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) In this capacity, they work with the entire www.taps.org veteran preparing treatment plans, benefits counseling, housing, employment, and TAPS is a national organization that provides tragedy assistance resources 24 hours training, as well as drug treatment, peer a day and seven days a week for anyone support groups, and more. who has suffered the loss of a military loved one, regardless of the relationship to the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum deceased or the circumstance of the death. www.nvvam.org TAPS was founded in 1994 and is a front line resource to the families and loved ones “In 1981, a few Vietnam combat veterans of our military men and women. TAPS put together an artistic and historical collecprovides comfort and care through comtion that would become a timeless, humanprehensive services and programs includistic statement of war on behalf of all vetering peer-based emotional support, caseans for future generations.” Art has become work assistance, crisis intervention, and a way for veterans to heal in the face of grief and trauma resources. TAPS holds an PTSD—it becomes an outlet for their inner annual National Military Survivor Seminar feelings about the pain and experiences in and Good Grief Camp, as well as regional combat and can be an avenue to good menSurvivor Seminars and Good Grief Camps tal health. “The National Vietnam Veterans

1 Yonkman, Mart NcNaught and John Marshall Bridgeland (November 11, 2010). All Volunteer Force: From Military to Civilian Service. Civic Enterprises. Accessed at http://www.civicenterprises.net/pdfs/allvolunteerforce.pdf.

2 Petersen, Mike W. Army civilian named ‘Humanitarian of the Year.’ Translog: The Journal of Surface Deployment and Distribution, Spring/Summer 2010, pp 27-29. Accessed at http://www.sddcarmy.mil/sddc/Content/Pub/47914/2010_TRANSLOG_Spring_Summer_2010.pdf.

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Art Museum inspires greater understanding of the real impact of war with a focus on Vietnam. The museum collects, preserves, and exhibits art inspired by combat and created by veterans.” The museum is located in Chicago and includes recent exhibits such as “Things They Carried,” “Operation Baby Lift,” and “Shifting Memories.” Since 2003, the NVVA has included art from all war veterans. “Shifting Memories” is an exhibit by 24-year-old Iraq war veteran Aaron Hughes, and it reveals very complex personal realities of the war in Iraq.

Air Compassion for Veterans www.aircompassionforveterans.org

The mission and purpose of Air Compassion For Veterans (ACV) is to ensure that no financially-stressed veteran, wounded veteran, “or their adversely affected family member(s) is denied the ability to access: distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, counseling, rehabilitation, or any program that will promote healing and restoration for reintegration into a productive life.” The organization provides free transportation so that the vet-

eran and affected family can reach “military or VA medical facilities or other treatment facilities for specialized medical treatment; counseling by professionals trained in PTSD and traumatic brain injuries; rehabilitation programs to boost confidence in achieving victories over the physical and mental challenges of the injured; and access to service dogs to give veterans back their independent social skills and mobility.”

 Continue The Mission There are numerous charitable and service organizations that serve our military servicemen and women, veterans, and their families. We have highlighted only a few. However, all military and veterans’ organizations need donations and volunteers to continue their work. So, how can you help? Identify a way that you, your company, and NDTA chapter can get involved. Challenge yourself to step outside the comfort zone and volunteer. And remember, when extending the helping hand to our active duty military and veterans, don’t forget to ask them if they would like to serve as well. DTJ

Truckers for Troops This year marks the fourth annual “Truckers for Troops” campaign sponsored by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc. (OOIDA). The Association raises funds from the truckers themselves to assemble and ship “CARE” packages to service members who are serving in conflict zones around the globe. All sorts of things that are difficult to find in the field fill the packages, and employees volunteer their time to put it all together. Corporations provide some donations; for instance, the Oneida Tribe of Indians from northeast Wisconsin supplied 10 cases of playing cards to be included in the packages.

It was hard to gauge what the response would be when “Truckers for Troops” began, especially since the program was launched in a downward economy, which hit truckers very hard. But each year, donations have exceeded all expectations as a true testament to the unwavering support that truckers bring to the warfighter.

The numbers are not in for 2010, although early results indicate the current effort will see a significant gain over last year.

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By Karen Schmitt

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ast year, the earthquake in Haiti attracted charitable donations from around the world. According to a CNN news report on May 14, more than $1 billion was given in the first four months following the disaster. But what about other causes that might not bear the same magnitude or media attention? One may wonder just how much difference a single individual can make.

Studies prove that even the simplest acts of giving alone do matter . . . whether it’s volunteering time, a modest one-time monetary donation, or just some extra food from the kitchen pantry. It all adds up to enrich our own life as well as others. More often than not, it is the giver rather than the recipient who reaps the greatest rewards.

Giving is a surprisingly complex and important part of human interaction that helps us define relationships and strengthen bonds. It is the cornerstone to our social well being, and in some cultures powerful individuals (or families) are identified not by who has the most possessions but by who gives the most away.

Throughout the year, NDTA corporate members, DOD associates, and local

chapters give generously to various military causes. Several articles in this issue of the DTJ illustrate the point. NDTA group efforts support veterans, wounded warriors, fallen heroes and their families, and at the same time they build camaraderie and community awareness through collective giving.

Individuals give, too They display that remarkable spirit which resides in all of us—the Power of ONE.

Penny Boyanton is a talented quilter.

She’s a friend to many NDTA members as the wife of Earl Boyanton, Col USAF (Ret), and DOD Senior Executive Services (Ret), and Life Member of NDTA. Penny, like many other crafters, reserves some of her finest creations for fundraisers. Penny’s quilts consistently claim high bids at the NDTA Washington Chapter annual A-35 Auction. But she also invests her talent in making quilts for Wounded Warriors through Quilters Unlimited (QU) in Springfield, VA. “We’ve stitched more than 100 wounded warrior quilts every year since 2004. Our original focus

Left: The Purple Heart on every hospital room doorway is a reminder of the great sacrifice that recouperating soldiers have made. Flags are also commonly displayed, such as the American flag and flags showing the branch of service and the patient’s home state.

Right: A collection of quilts delivered during the 2010 holiday season.

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was Walter Reed, although now we make them for patients at National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD. I am the lucky one who delivers the quilts.”

CAPT Tammy Nathan, USN, from NNMC, explains that everyone—recovering warriors, their families, and hospital staff—benefits from the emotional uplift the hand stitched quilts provide on the long and challenging journey toward recovery. Penny adds, “The wounded are predominantly young Marines, mostly 18 to 21 years old. Most are amputees or suffering from traumatic brain injury.”

Last year, quilts were also sent to victims hospitalized after the Ft. Hood shooting.

Penny’s husband, Earl, coordinated delivery through fellow NDTAer, Colonel Mike Reusche, USAF (Ret), who arranged no-cost delivery through his employer, AFC Worldwide Express/R + L Global.

The quilts arrived in less than 72 hours!

Penny sums up her giving experience in personal terms: “I am so very grateful to be a part of a community that provides a quilted gift to someone we will never know. Each one is filled with gratitude, love, and prayers for our men and women

in uniform for their service to our country and a speedy recovery.”

The story of Diem Brown, daughter of NDTA member Richard Brown, illustrates how one person can change the lives of wounded warriors while overcoming medical obstacles of their own.

At 23 years, while battling ovarian cancer, Diem had many questions on her mind.

One in particular bolstered her own recovery and ultimately led to a thriving, innovative business. She pondered why is it that we celebrate the birth of life with baby gifts, or the joining of two lives with wedding presents, yet we fail to celebrate the patient who bravely fights for their life. With that as her springboard, Diem partnered with RelayHealth to create MedGift, the first and only online Patient Gift Registry. It’s been almost five years now, and Diem says, “I’m so excited to see where MedGift is today.”

The premise is on target: MedGift (www.medgift.com) helps the patient to answer questions that loved ones often ask like, “What do you need?” Or, “How can I help?” It relieves the patient from having to explain things over and over

to well-meaning family and friends so they can save their strength to heal. MedGift also provides a way for the patient to make requests in the form of “Needs,” “Wants,” and “Wishes.” Wigs, for example, for persons undergoing chemotherapy; wheelchairs for amputees; home care for children after school; or prayers when comfort is required—anything the patient can imagine. If an operation or therapy falls outside the budget, family and friends can send an offering directly to the hospital to defray costs. At the same time, MedGift shares online space so the patient can post updates and photos and keep a blog so lines of communication are open. From cancer to combat wounds, MedGift empowers the patient and extends the support network.

These vignettes represent only a brief glimpse of the many selfless people that NDTA is fortunate to count among its membership. We regret that we cannot mention all individuals by name. If you have a special story, please pass it along for us to share in future publications. Remember: the “Power of ONE” strengths us all. DTJ

Thank you, MedGift . . .

My name is Paul Johnson. I’m married with two daughters, and as a military brat, [I] always knew I’d follow my dad and grandfather’s footsteps and have a career in the US Army. As a sergeant in the 4th Infantry Division, I was in my third tour in Afghanistan.

I was driving a Humvee on a routine patrol with three other soldiers when we struck an I.E.D.—an improvised explosive device.

As you can imagine, our entire lives changed in that moment. While we were quite lucky to survive, we’ve all had to cope with serious injuries and long recoveries. Due to shrapnel lodged in my left leg, my road to recovery will be long. I’m doing well, but still have months to go before I’m able to walk without assistance, and my physical therapy sessions are both frequent and intense right now.

While I miss the career I’d always dreamed of having, I am thankful to be back home with my wife and two girls.

And we’re grateful for MedGift, which has helped us reach out to friends and family for assistance—and that’s not something we’re really used to doing! We’re very thankful for everyone’s concern and help, though, and are keeping a positive outlook about my recovery.

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The Final Tribute In researching information for “Our Mission Continues,” specific reference to honoring fallen heroes presented itself.

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any of NDTA’s stateside Chapters are familiar with the “Wreaths Across America” program and they participate each December laying wreaths at the head of grave markers at Veteran Cemeteries throughout the United States (see the December 2010 NDTA Gram for a glimpse of Chapter involvement last year). Following a similar sentiment, our European Chapter friends have reminded us of community building projects overseas. The Rhineland Pfalz Chapter was involved in maintaining a cemetery in St. Avold, France, where many US Soldiers are buried. They also tended a cemetery in Kaiserslautern where children of US soldiers are buried.

We also learned of Marvin Hume, an 89-year-old veteran who every summer evening at sunset lowers the American flag in honor of a fallen service member.

It’s a simple yet stirring remembrance.

Families request a specific date—the anniversary of when a loved one was killed in action, or joined the military, or another special date. They notify their friends and relatives, who join them together with local residents and on-lookers at Cape May, New Jersey; they bring with them the flag that once draped the military member’s casket for the sunset ceremony. For nearly 40 years they’ve come—200 or 300, sometimes 400 a night—for Hume’s solemn flag-lowering ceremony that each

DID YOU KNOW . . .

A silent contingent of thousands of US Service Members, civilians, and dependents lie buried in foreign cemeteries in Europe, Japan, the Philippines, and elsewhere worlds away from home shores. Some cemeteries are historic sites; others have been long forgotten. If you or your Chapter would like to locate a venue where you can donate your time to tend grave sites or place markers on commemorative dates, contact the US Department of Veteran Affairs.

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Above Left: Corridor walls indicating names of American and Filipino soldiers who died in war inside the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, south of Manila, Philippines. More than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried at the site.

Above Rigth: The casket flag of George McKenna, a WWII Navy vet who fought at the invasion of Normandy, is being lowered over Sunset Beach, NJ, on June 28, 2010. Photo by Jack Fichter, CBS News

night honors one deceased veteran.

According to a September 5, 2010, report in the local newspaper, The StarLedger, “when his audience is in place, Hume comes over the loudspeaker, and in a voice now raspy with age, asks everyone to stand, remove their hats, and face the flag. He asks people in cars to shut off their engines. When the crowd is quiet enough, a tape of Kate Smith’s rousing God Bless America is played, then the US Army band’s version of The Star-Spangled Banner. Before the music, Hume encourages all veterans to salute the flag . . . he wants them to stand out in the crowd.”

The report continues, “Marvin Hume never got a Purple Heart for the shrapnel he picked up on the beach during the Battle of Saipan. He doesn’t talk much about his World War II experience. But he is a Navy veteran, and one day, his flag will fly over his beach, and he will be honored the way he has honored so many.” DTJ

YRC Worldwide: Transporting the final tribute

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merica’s veterans are plentiful: In a November 2010 report, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimated the US veterans’ population at 22,658,000.

Many of those men and women were honored for their military service. Some received well-deserved medals. Others were thanked with heartfelt praise. They came home to the welcome embrace of proud families and communities. Others served—in armed conflict and during peace time— but received no special recognition. Not every vet earns a medal. Few vets come home to a parade these days.

One important honor remains available to all veterans, however: a fitting, final tribute. The VA will furnish headstones or markers for the gravesites of deceased veterans, regardless of their final resting place.

According to the department’s website, the VA “furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible veteran in any cemetery around the world, regardless of their date of death.

“For eligible veterans that died on or after November 1, 1990, and whose grave is marked with a privately purchased headstone, VA may also furnish a headstone or marker to supplement the graves or a medallion to be affixed to the privately purchased headstone.”

The challenge, of course, is ensuring safe and timely delivery of these invaluable items to “any cemetery around the world”—and that’s where YRC Worldwide is honored to come in. With international transportation and logistics services and an experienced government solutions team, it’s our privilege to help deliver these permanent tributes.

“With the most comprehensive network in North America, YRC is well positioned to help the VA keep this important promise,” says Tim Johnson, vice president of government solutions for YRC Worldwide. “We’ve delivered tombstones and markers everywhere from Alaska to a remote Indian reservation in Nevada. Wherever the need is, that’s where we go.”

The headstones are produced in just four sites around the country, but their ultimate destinations are tremendously diverse. Johnson says dedicated personnel at the YRC Worldwide Des Moines call center work closely with the VA to ensure that delivery requirements are met. As part of the YRC Worldwide service, track and trace capabilities monitor ship-

ment status along the way, bringing peace of mind and confidence to those waiting for delivery.

The need for this special transportation service increases as time goes by: The aging of our country is making a noticeable difference. According to the November 2010 VA report, more than 40 percent of the veteran population is 65 or older; the VA estimates that 800 World War II vets die every day.

In Kansas City, Missouri, Sheffield Cemetery is the final resting place for many veterans, including Allen Sokoloff, a World War II vet who died in 2005 at the age of 86. In keeping with his wishes, Sokoloff ’s family ordered a double tombstone from a private company for the gravesite. Knowing how important his time in the service was, the family also requested a marker from the VA. “My father was never one to boast, and—like many vets of his generation—he didn’t talk very much about his time in the Navy,” says Janet Harness, one of Sokoloff ’s three children.

“However, when he did speak about his experiences as a Lieutenant JG in the Philippines, it was clear he was proud of our country and considered it his duty to help protect our freedoms.”

Harness says the family ordered the tombstone knowing the marker would be added and eagerly anticipated the marker’s delivery and placement. Delivery options to Sheffield Cemetery—and other cemeteries around the world—are limited by religious rules and business requirements. With a full suite of Guaranteed Precision® and Expedited Precision® offerings, YRC Worldwide expertly manages the logistics to deliver VA shipments on time and intact.

“The VA tribute means a great deal to the family; Dad’s time in the Navy helped shape his life,” she said. “We included a military salute during his funeral, covered his casket with a flag, and are honored to have the military marker on his tombstone. We want people to know—for years to come— that he was part of the Greatest Generation.”

The tombstones and markers can be ordered by the next of kin, according to federal regulations. To help ensure inclusivity, however, the National Cemetery Administration will also accept requests from “funeral home directors, cemetery officials, and DOD appointed Casualty Assistance Officers.”

For information on the headstones and markers, visit http://www.cem.va.gov/hm/hmgen.asp.

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Camp Hope is near and dear to NDTA Chapter Members

By Jeff Campbell

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ll NDTA Chapters are invested in their local community: from Toys for Tots and Wreaths Across America during the Christmas holiday season to stocking community food shelves, mentoring students, or lending a helping hand to orphanages, hospitals, and schools throughout the year.

But when it comes to supporting warriors in crisis, our NDTA Cape Fear Chapter deserves a special “call out.”

According to Chapter President Scott Mercer chapter members work closely with Wounded Warriors at Camp LeJeune and Ft. Bragg to ensure that they have all that they need because they have paid the price through service to our country. And members have learned first had that the great outdoors works wonders in the heal-

ing process. That lesson was made clear through chapter ties to Camp Hope.

Cape Hope is a wellness retreat for recuperating service members. Situated on a 170-acre southeastern Missouri farm, the camp has gained national recognition from US Senate members and the state’s own Governor. It provides a no-cost week of hunting, fishing, hiking, skeet shooting, and other activities for disabled Veterans . . . counselors and helpful resources are also available. “We are here for our guys—that’s what we do, period,” says Army Veteran William “Mike” White, currently attached to SDDC Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

White, who was a member of the Cape Fear Chapter while working as an equipment specialist for SDDC at Sunny Point

Fast Facts (from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans) 23% of the homeless population are veterans 33% of the male homeless population are veterans 47% served Vietnam-era 17% served post-Vietnam 15% served pre-Vietnam 67% served three or more years 33% were stationed in a war zone 25% have used VA homeless services 85% completed high school/GED, compared to 56% of non-veterans 89% received an honorable discharge 79% reside in central cities 16% reside in suburban areas 5% reside in rural areas 76% experience alcohol, drug, or mental health problems 46% are white males, compared to 34% of non-veterans 46% are age 45 or older, compared to 20% of non-veterans

Alaska is one of the few States with a growing veteran population of 71,552 veterans, based on the last census, which at 17% of the population is the highest per capita veteran population in the nation.

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The creeks, woods, and hills of Chris Neal Farm provide a peaceful, picturesque backdrop for the hunting, fishing, and camaraderie among combat veterans.

in North Carolina, purchased the land in 2007 calling it the “Chris Neal Farm” in memory of his son Pfc Chris Neal White, who died while serving with the US Marines in Iraq in 2006. A small farmhouse on the property, the interim hunting lodge, was named after Camp Hope in al-Anbar Province, Iraq. According to White, “Camp Hope helps the recovery process . . . wounded warriors are able to get out and enjoy things they didn’t think they’d be able to do again.”

The Cape Fear Chapter also supports the annual soldier ride for wounded warriors across North Carolina on special bicycles to accommodate their injury. DTJ Proceeds from 5K & Golf Tourney during SDDC Symposium will go to Camp Hope

Loss of work goes hand-in-hand with the loss of shelter. Homeless Vets not only need help Finding a HOME, they also need help finding EMPLOYMENT. Every year, GI Jobs announces the Top 100 Military Friendly Employers®. Many NDTA Corporate Members were listed in 2010, including several among the Top TEN: • • • • •

Union Pacific Railroad CSX Corporation BNSF Railway ManTech International Corporation Norfolk Southern

NDTA also congratulates additional corporate members for their recognition on GI Jobs: Lockheed Martin; Booz Allen Hamilton; JB Hunt; Northrop Grumman; Southwest Airlines; CSC; AAR; US Bank; InterContinental Hotels Group; and Army & Air Force Exchange Service. For a full listing, visit: www.gijobs.com/Top100.aspx

Homeless Vets NDTA’s North Pole Chapter has taken dedicated interest in homeless veterans. Robert Sherrill, President, explains, “There are so many veterans and other homeless people in Anchorage that our members pass out small bags of nourishing snacks. When we see someone asking for help, we have a bag or two ready to give. The trail mix, cereal bars, nuts, raisins, and packages of crackers and peanut butter are most welcome; members also share bus tokens, warm socks and gloves, and fast food gift coupons.

We want to be part of the solution in helping our homeless population, especially our veterans!”

Local volunteers from Eastern Missouri Laborer’s District Council & Laborer’s Local 110 work on wheelchairaccessible cabins at Camp Hope near Farmington, MO.

10 Tips to Avoid Charity Rip-Offs

(from Forbes.com)

Good intentions aren’t enough when you donate to charity. You need to make sure your charitable dollars aren’t being wasted—or worse, going to a fraudster.

Here are some simple steps to take:

 Use the Internet. Do some research to determine that a charity is bona fide.

Online sites run by Guidestar.com and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance have lots of free information. So does your state’s regulator of charities. Take a close look at the charity’s own website, too.  Watch for sound-alike charities. The well-established Alzheimer’s Association once had to warn the public it was totally different from Conquer Cancer and Alzheimer’s Now Foundation, run by controversial “nonprofit entrepreneur” Roger Chapin. Make sure you’re giving to the exact cause you want.  Make sure your charity is tax-deductible. Not all causes allow you to deduct your contributions from your taxable income. You can check online with the Internal Revenue Service, which maintains an online list of qualified charities (www.irs.gov/app/pub-78). You can’t deduct your time, but you can deduct some of the expenses you incur volunteering, especially mileage and tolls.

Keep very good records.

Watch out for instant charities. They tend to pop up at first word of a world  disaster like a flood or earthquake. But it is extremely unlikely they’ll be better at getting aid to some far-away place than an established nonprofit.  Beware of special interest pleas by phone. A large number of solicitations over the phone are a lot less than they seem.  Don’t ignore financial efficiencies. Pay close attention to how well a charity makes use of the resources it has. Financial information is now pretty easy to come by, either online or from the charity itself.  Pay by check. There’s more of a record, and you’re not sending out easy-toappropriate credit card numbers. Make sure your check is made out to the charity itself rather than the person or intermediary soliciting your gifts.  Get a receipt. You need a canceled check or receipt if you want to deduct any contributions on your tax return. For gifts of more than $250 to one charity, you should have a written acknowledgment from the charity.  Make sure the solicitor is authorized. Unauthorized solicitations are a big problem in the nonprofit world. If you have the slightest doubt about a sollicitor, contact the charity yourself.

Be  wary of cold-call telephone pitches. You have absolutely no idea who’s on the line. Tell the caller to put the pitch in writing and mail it to you. There’s a good chance nothing will arrive.

Find a Charity you can TRUST Visit Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org) or the American Institute of Philanthropy (www.charitywatch.org) to evaluate the financial health of charities you may be interested in.

Congratulations William White and Capt. Joe Bogart talk after a morning turkey hunt at Camp Hope, a hunting camp for injured service members and veterans. White, the camp’s founder and member of SDDC Headquarters, was recently named AMVETS 2010 Humanitarian of the Year.

The Veterans Museum & Memorial Center of San Diego recently named Qualcomm as the sole recipient of the “San Diego Meritorious Support for Veterans” award in the for-profit category in recognition for its ongoing support of active duty military and veterans programs in San Diego County.

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From The US Department of Veteran Affairs; updated 11/19/10)

Veteran STATS • Number of Veterans Receiving VA Disability Compensation (as of 09/30/10): 3.20 million • Number of Veterans Rated 100% Disabled (as of 09/30/10): 294,361 • Number of Veterans Receiving VA Pension (as of 09/30/10): 309,692 • Number of Spouses Receiving DIC (as of 09/30/10): 328,659 • Number of Total Enrollees in VA Health Care System (FY09): 8.061 million1 • Number of Total Unique Patients Treated (FY09): 5.744 million1 • Number of Veterans Compensated for PTSD (as of 09/30/10): 409,538 • Number of Veterans in Receipt of IU Benefits (as of 09/30/10): 274,490 • Number of VA Education Beneficiaries (FY10): 800,369 • Number of VA Voc Rehab (Chapter 31) Trainees (FY10): 61,465 • Number of Active VA Home Loan Participants (as of 09/30/10): 1.43 million • Number of Health Care Professionals Rotating Through VA (FY09): 114,685 • Number of OEF/OIF Amputees (as of 10/01/10): 1,0972 Source: DVA Information Technology Center; Health Services Training Report; VBA Education Service; VBA Office of Performance Analysis & Integrity; 1VHA (10A5); 2DoD

Veteran DEMOGRAPHICS • Projected US Veterans Population: 22,658,000 (Female 1,840,000, 8%) • Projected Number of Living WWII Veterans (as of 9/30/2010): 1,981,000 • Number of WWII Veterans Who Pass Away per Day: 800 • Percentage of Veteran Population 65 Years or Older: 40.5% • Veteran Population by Race: White 79.0%; Black 11.4%; Asian/ Pacific Islander 1.5%; Hispanic 5.9%; American Indian/Alaska Natives 0.8%; Other 1.3%

VA Department STATS • Number of VA Employees in Pay Status: 308,300 • Number of VA Hospitals: 152 • Number of VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics: 784 • Number of VA Vet Centers: 264 • Number of VBA Regional Offices: 57 • Number of VA National Cemeteries: 131

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Helping Hands Directory This Directory is by no means encyclopedic – but, it’s a start. NDTA does not endorse any specific entity; details are shared for information purposes only. In addition to these nationwide organizations, you are encouraged to learn what is available in your local community.

If programs are not in place, you may want to take the lead. Any contribution you are able to make (time, service or donation) at either national or neighborhood levels can help make a BIG difference in the lives of veterans, service members and their families. (NOTE: References were provided through an informal survey of NDTA Corporate Members, Chapters and Friends who give unselfishly to so many. Please let us know if your favorite is missing.)

a responsibility to help take care of the men and “We have women who give so much of themselves to defend our freedoms.

Without them, our country would not be what it is today. ” —Brad Feldmann, President of Cubic Defense Applications

Access Surf

Camp Hope

Focused on helping people with disabilities gain therapeutic access to the beach. www.accessurf.org

All-expenses-paid retreat and rehabilitation— hunting, fishing, and outdoor activities. www.chrisnealfarm.com

AeroMedical Staging Facility (ASF) Welcome point for Wounded Warriors as they return to the US ASFs, situated at military passenger hub gateways in the states and overseas, accommodate patients for 24 to 72 hours before they are transported to further destinations. Check with military bases if you would like to provide support.

Air Compassion for Veterans Provides flight coordination and transport, in partnership with commercial air carriers, for wounded warriors and families in need. Ninety-six percent of every dollar donated goes directly to providing flight access to lifesaving treatment and therapies. www.aircompassionforveterans.org

Airman’s Attic Airmen helping Airmen by donating needed items.

Check with local Air Force bases in your area if you have items to donate.

American Freedom Foundation/Festival Concert events featuring music performers, actors, athletes, and dignitaries who join together to help raise money for organizations that serve and support our veterans. www.americanfreedomfoundation.org

Armed Forces Foundation Provides financial support for practical matters, transition and career counseling, funeral arrangements, family retreats, airline tickets, and hotel vouchers so military families can be near loved ones during trying times. www.armedforcesfoundation.org

The Big Brothers-in-Arms Veteran volunteers from all service branches pair up with soldiers returning from deployment or discharge, to provide personal support with someone who’s “been there.” Non-judgmental, sympathetic to help ease re-entry. www.bigbrothersinarms.org

Canines for Combat Veterans Dedicated division of NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Veterans. Trains and places assistance dogs with disabled veterans. www.neads.org/services_new/military_dog.shtml

CAUSE Provides comfort items and recreational opportunities to military personnel recuperating from wounds and injuries. www.cause-usa.org/main/index.cfm

Department of Veteran Affairs Government organization assisting Veterans. www.va.gov

The Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces Provides a no-fee, direct connection between skilled Service members and the employers who can benefit from their experience. Become an Employer Partner or look for career opportunities for veterans. www.EmployerPartnership.org

Fisher House Providing a home away from home for military families to be close to a loved one during hospitalization for an illness, disease, or injury. www.fisherhouse.org

Freedom Dogs Offers custom-trained specialty service dogs to wounded members of the military returning from armed conflict. www.freedomdogs.org

Homes for Our Troops Providing specially adapted homes for our severely wounded service members all over the country at no cost to them. www.homesforourtroops.org

HOOAH – Helping Our Own at Home Identifies and tackles the most pressing, unmet needs of Wounded Warriors and their Families.

Seeks to increase community awareness, individual involvement, and private sector participation. www.hooah.lvnks.com

Hope for the Warrior Enhances quality of life for service members and their families nationwide who have been adversely affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. Special programs that allow and encourage community involvement. www.hopeforthewarriors.org

Honor Flight Lowcountry Honors WWII vets by providing opportunities to visit the War Memorials in Washington, DC www.honorflightlowcountry.com

Lotsa Helping Hands Free, private, web-based communities for organizing friends, family, and colleagues (“Circles of Community”) during times of need. www.lotsahelpinghands.com

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Honoring Marines by educating their children. www.mcsf.org

MedGift The first and only Patient Gift Registry. www.MedGift.com

military.com Online clearinghouse of “Things Military.” The site offers a full array of links pertaining to veteran charities, programs, and initiatives. www.military.com

National Resource Directory Website, published by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, for wounded, ill, and injured Service members, veterans, their families, and those who support them. www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum Provides veteran rehabilitation through creative outlets. Contact to support or if you would like to exhibit veteran artworks. www.nvvam.org/index.htm

The Naval Special Warfare Foundation Provides tragedy assistance for families who have lost a loved one in training or combat, supports family events to uphold morale and camaraderie, and awards scholarships and provides educational assistance to active duty personnel, their spouses, and children of the SEAL community. www.nswfoundation.org

Operation Gratitude

“Sea of Goodwill” Paralyzed Veterans of America Empowers those with disabilities with everything they need to live full and productive lives. www.pva.org

Pro vs. GI Joe Partners troops with professional athletes or celebrities in head-to-head video game competitions, both online and in person. By reuniting family members of the participating troops via webcam during the event, the project extends connections to families separated by military service. www.prosvsgijoes.org

Salute Military Golf Association Provides rehabilitative golf experiences for combat-wounded veterans in an effort to improve quality of life. www.smga.org

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors National organization providing tragedy assistance resources 24/7 for anyone who has suffered the loss of a military loved one. www.taps.org

USO Provide morale, welfare, and recreation-type services to uniformed military personnel. www.uso.org

United Through Reading Helps ease the stress of separation for military families by having deployed parents read children’s books aloud via DVD for their child to watch at home. www.unitedthroughreading.org

Veterans, Inc. Helping veterans regain control of their lives so we can eliminate homelessness among veterans. www.veteransinc.org

Veterans of Foreign Wars Fosters camaraderie among veterans of overseas conflicts and advocate on their behalf. www.vfw.org

Warrior Gateway Online portal that promotes Warrior reintegration into home communities. Quickly locates service organizations, identifies academic programs, and finds employers seeking their valuable skills. www.warriorgateway.org

Warrior Ride

Annually sends 100,000-plus Care Packages to deployed service members to lift morale and express thanks on behalf of the American people. www.opgratitude.com

Provides handcycles and recumbent bicycles for our wounded warriors through fundraising bike ride outings. www.thewarriorride.com

Operation Home Front

The only national memorial honoring the 2.5 million women who have served www.womensmemorial.org

Impressive array of programs through which you can help veterans. Choose to help with home/auto care, moving, holidays, health, financial assistance, and so much MORE. www.operationhomefront.net

The Mission Continues Serves to build an America where every returning veteran can serve again as a citizen leader and where together we all can honor the fallen by living their values through service. Variety of programs and internships available. www.missioncontinues.org

The highest levels of government, from the President to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are committed to support our service men and women, so much so that efforts are now incorporated into the national security decision making process. Today, unlike any generation in history, citizens are also in full support in word and deed of American Service members; in fact, it is difficult to list all the organizations and individuals trying to do their part on behalf of our veterans.

Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calls this outpouring a “Sea of Goodwill.”

A white paper of the same name, by Major John W. Copeland and Colonel David W. Sutherland (Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Warrior and Family Support), offers a roadmap for anyone interested in the needs of veterans and their families. With the publication of this issue of the DTJ, the “Sea of Goodwill” has been provided to NDTA members to augment resources listed on these pages and to encourage additional links for consideration in efforts to help. (Please visit www.ndtahq. com/documents/SeaOfGoodwill.pdf for a PDF copy of “Sea of Goodwill;” 23 pages.)

Thank you to the Office of Warrior and Family Support for this invaluable resource.

Women in Military Service

Wounded Warrior Project Raises awareness for the needs of severely injured service members, and to provide programs and services to meet their needs. www.woundedwarriorproject.org

We are pleased to report that Air Compassion for Veterans (ACV) was able to provide its own air ambulance Bonanza flight for Sgt. Edward Matayka, a wounded Vermont National Guard medic, to fly to Burlington, VT, on December 9 to greet his combat unit returning from Afghanistan.

Sgt. Matayka was injured on July 2 when his vehicle was destroyed by an IED. Not only did Matayka lose both of his legs, but he is also paralyzed on his left side. He would have died if he hadn’t been able to instruct soldiers to care for him while they waited for the air ambulance.

Sgt. Matayka had one wish, and that was to be at the airport to greet his fellow National Guard comrades as they returned home to Vermont. This was Sgt. Matayka’s third deployment to Afghanistan.

Wreaths Across America Lays wreaths at the grave side of fallen heroes at holiday times. www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

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By Chuck Bolduc & Bob Reilly (GovPro Alliance)

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hange is defined as a transformation, modification, or an alteration. It is a phenomenon that can occur naturally or be imposed and is often elusive at best. Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian philosopher, stated that “It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” Change is one of the few constants in life—difficult at times to predict. We are encouraged to embrace it even though it may pose interesting challenges. As a result, effective management is important in order to ensure a smooth implementation. Drivers that affect our well being, impact our lives, and that move us to alter the way we do things may be caused by many factors, including:

• Environmental—Severe weather events; seasonal changes (such as long winter nights in the northern regions); and chemical pollutants • Personal and Physical—Age, attitude, and values; maturity; health; the chapters in life (child to adult to senior citizen); personal relationships; and economic lifestyle • Professional—Career; job; business conditions; mergers and acquisitions; organizational restructuring; and industry fluctuations • Technological—Continuous technology innovations are spread throughout society and industry resulting in process changes We see change every day in the world around us, and sometimes this is what is needed to drive the pistons of our energy centers. Whether you are reacting to change or whether there are changes you would like to bring about, it’s not always a simple matter. Change can drive our ev24 |

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eryday life and business affairs; however, change should be made to improve a process. For instance, wholesale change of an organization’s management model after a merger without assessing its effectiveness or seeking employee input may not result in positive change for all stakeholders. Additionally, establishing an out-of-country call center to address customer concerns may be sustainable economically but may result in customer dissatisfaction.

Other changes can occur that are career related that may or may not be within our control. What happens when our job is eliminated all together or we decide to change to a new career path? How we deal with movement to unfamiliar territory may be the deciding factor as to long-term career success. The earlier we learn to cope with change, the more likely we are to be happy and successful in our work environment.

Work related problems seem to be close to the top of our fear list. As we know, in order to conquer a fear, it must be confronted and addressed. Adapting to our changing environment, whether it is social or environmental, seems to be a life lesson we need to learn and cannot exist without.

Gaining change skills and improving our change competency will help us to avoid being surprised by unexpected change.

Therefore, you can turn your ability to successfully adapt and embrace change in the work place into a competitive advantage.

In the business environment, companies bring in contractors who must deal with uncertainties on a regular basis—contracts can expire, be terminated, or key workers may rotate or leave. Their key to success and continuity is the ability to meet their customers’ needs and roll with the punches. Additionally, temporary workers (temps) deal with a changing workplace on a regular basis; it’s all but the core of their existence. Temps fill a void created

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by organizational downsizing, restructuring, advances in technology, or a temporary increase of an assigned workload. A successful temp is one who understands his role and accepts the challenge.

Much research has been conducted, and books have been written regarding change that affects work life. In Who Moved My Cheese? the author, Dr. Spencer Johnson, tells the story about four characters who live in a maze and search for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.

Two of the characters are mice—Sniff and Scurry. The other two are mice-sized people named Hem and Haw. In this story, the cheese is a metaphor about possessing those things in life that make us happy— love, good health, good job, money, etc.

The maze is where you look to find the things you want—family, your community, or your workplace.

The Handwriting on the Wall (Who Moved My Cheese?

By Spencer Johnson, MD) • • • • • • •

Change Happens Anticipate Change Monitor Change Adapt to Change Quickly Change Enjoy Change!

Be Ready to Change Quickly and Enjoy It Again and Again

The characters in the story are confronted with an unexpected change. They are faced with a dilemma when their cheese is moved and they need to decide what action to take to replace the missing cheese within the maze. Each character deals differently with the problem and their feelings of confusion, fear, denial, and resistance. Eventually, Haw was able to successfully deal with the change. He was able to let go of the past and his fears and admit that nothing would get better until he changed. Haw proceeded to write what he had learned from his experience on the maze walls— “The Handwriting on the Wall.” By reading and learning from the “handwriting,” you too can learn how to deal with change, get out of your comfort zone, learn to be flexible, and discover for yourself how to accept and resolve change and stress in your work and in your life. DTJ

Chapter Spotlight Welcome to New Leaders Jeff Campbell Chapter Liaison NDTA Chapter Presidents enjoy varying terms at the helm, depending on availability due to deployments or change of orders. Some are motivated leaders who launch a new chapter by virtue of their enthusiasm; others are elected to assume the guiding role. Although the “payoff ” from community networking and volunteering is invaluable, our Chapter Presidents carry out the NDTA Mission on their own time in spite of demanding workloads. We all are grateful for their dedication to the Association.

As we begin a new year at NDTA, let’s welcome a few of NDTA’s newest leaders.

A-Frame chapter COL L. Wayne Magee Chief, CJ4 Transportation, USFK

Chapters located on military installations face unique turnover challenges— especially overseas. COL Magee just took the reins and is working to re-establish A-Frame’s presence with various activities and a membership drive. NDTA Members move in and out of Seoul, South Korea, home to United States Forces Korea, but one holiday tradition that hasn’t changed is the A-Frame Chapter’s close relationship with the Gabriel House Orphanage.

In their fifth annual meeting with the orphanage’s staff and special needs children, the chapter presented a $1000 donation.

The chapter’s mission is to promote the US and Korean military and civilian transportation industries.

Norfolk-Tidewater Kristen Ingram-Shelton, Gov’t Travel Advisor, Landmark Hotel Group

The Norfolk Chapter honored newlywed Ingram-Shelton’s work as 2nd VP, Membership, by selecting her to guide the Chapter as it prepares for the 2nd NOLSC-NDTA Symposium in Norfolk in 2012. The chapter recently rode “The Tide,” Norfolk’s Light Rail system; Kristen knows her fellow NDTA Members are constantly on the move, and she likes to think of herself as your “travel consultant.”

Pikes Peak Lynn Murphy, ARH, LLC

Lynn Murphy is celebrating 25 years as an NDTA Member! She’s been a member of the Valley of the Sun and Washington, DC, Chapters over her career and now is working hard to revitalize the Pikes Peak Chapter through community volunteering efforts.

“Our chapter has also been active in supporting ‘Climb to Conquer Cancer’—we have had several members and/or their family members stricken with cancer in 2010,” Murphy said. “Our goal for 2011 will be to continue contributing time to our local community as a Chapter, recruiting new members, creating and growing local interest in our Chapter, and providing awareness of transportation opportunities for our youth.”

Puget Sound chapter Rick Orvella, Territory Manager, Totem Ocean Trailer Express

Rick Orvella has been connected to the NDTA for more than 30 years, including serving as chapter president from 1988 to 1990. “Our chapter at that time was able to pull off the National Convention here in Seattle that was attended by more than 1000 guests—it was a real success.” He has more than 35 years in the Transportation Industry working all avenues of operations along with sales. “My goal as president is to continue to build our current membership and to stay active in all NDTA related activities and scholarship programs along with educating our younger members— building for the future is what I feel we all need to continue to do.”

Rheinland-Pfalz chapter MSgt Daniel Shipley, Air Freight Superintendent, 721 Aerial Port Squadron

A proper turnover is an important part of keeping chapter momentum going, and MSgt Shipley had not only superior guidance from outgoing president MSgt Mario Saenz, a 2010 Distinguished Service Award winner, but also eager chapter members standing by to help. We look forward to hearing more about MSgt Shipley’s background. As good leaders do, he heaped praise on Jamie Vanoss, who has given the chapter a social media presence, and Stefanie Dobbert, who was instrumental in the chapter’s recent trip to Frankfurt International.

San Diego Chapter Connie Le Fevre, Senior Maritime Trade Account Manager, Port of San Diego

Connie Le Fevre is off and running as president of the San Diego Chapter—literally!

She participated in NDTA’s first 5K, held during the 2010 Washington, DC, Forum.

She continued the spirit of NDTA community involvement when the chapter participated in the Wreath’s Across America at Rosecrans National Cemetery. “One of my goals for the next year is to get a chapter website up and running—so if you’re an eager A-35er in the San Diego area, I’ve got a great opportunity for you!”

University of Maryland chapter Dallas Schroeder, student, Robert H. Smith School of Business, UMD

The University of Maryland Chapter partners with another school club on campus to pool resources and expand activities. At the Smith School, students have a dual membership with NDTA and the Supply Chain Management Society. NDTA participates in the school’s annual Industry Day, which fosters relations between students and employers. Dallas served as the society’s VP of Finance last year. DTJ A current listing of contact info for all of our Chapter Presidents is online at www.ndtahq.com/chapters_about2.htm.

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2011 Calendar of Events

NDTA

fosters a unique brand of partnership.

Government, Military, and Industry contribute their expertise to enable swift and sure delivery of supplies and support to military operations and humanitarian efforts worldwide. They team up to target challenges, leverage technology, and ensure world-class service to the warfighter and the government traveler. Together, they share resolve to strengthen their relationship and maintain national security. Various events and meetings are scheduled throughout the year at NDTA National, Chapter, and Committee levels. These platforms promote informational exchange, networking opportunities, and professional development resources. See what 2011 has to offer!

NDTA EVENTS & MEETINGS 2011 NDTA Logistics, Transportation, & Travel Expo during the SDDC Symposium

April 4-6, 2011 Dallas, Texas 65th NDTA Annual Logistics & Transportation Forum & Expo

September 10-14, 2011 2012 • Anchorage, Alaska 2013 • San Antonio, Texas 2014 • Orlando, Florida

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Phoenix, Arizona

NDTA Business Meetings Board of Directors Meeting

March 3

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June 9

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December 8

General Membership Assembly

September 14 CHAPTER MEETINGS Throughout the year, NDTA Chapters hold regular meetings and special events. For details online, visit: NDTA Calendar (ndtahq. com/events_cal_events.htm) or Chapter News (ndtahq.com/ news.htm). You can reach NDTA Chapter Presidents (by state) at ndtahq.com/chapters_about2.htm.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS Committees, made up of military, government, and commercial partners, examine critical issues and capabilities; then solutions are recommended in close coordination with decision makers from the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and its components (Military Sealift Command, Air Mobility Command, Surface Deployment Distribution Command) and representatives of the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security. For meeting schedules, contact the representative Chairperson.

NDTA FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES Sealift Committee Mr. James L. Henry, Transportation Institute jhenry@trans-inst.org Surface Transportation Committee Mr. Joseph Donald, Baggett Transportation Co. jdonald@baggetttransport.com Business Practices Surface Subcommittee Mr. Jon Meyer Jon_Meyer@csx.com Munitions Surface Subcommittee Mr. John Collins, Landstar jcollins@landstar.com Ports Surface Subcommittee Mr. Orlando Ciramella orlando@portofportarthur.com Household Goods Subcommittee Ms. Fran Vallaro, The Pasha Group Fran_Vollaro@pashanet.com Safety & Security Mr. Marc Boyle marc.boyle@boyletransport.com Military Airlift Committee Mr. Robert F. Agnew, Morten, Beyer & Agnew rf@mba.aero Military Distribution Committee Mr. Andrew “Andy” Jones, CorTrans Logistics, LLC ajones@cortrans.com Security Best Practices Committee Mr. Ted Rybeck, Benchmarking Partners, Inc. trybeck@benchmarking.com Passenger Travel Services Committee (PTSC) Mr. G.R. “Rocky” Mobaraki, MBA, PhD, The Hertz Corporation RMobaraki@hertz.com Airline PTSC Subcommittee Mr. Denny Clifford, Northwest Airlines denny.clifford@nwa.com Car Rental Service PTSC Subcommittee Mr. Mike Washkevich, Avis Budget Group mike.washkevich@avisbudget.com Lodging PTSC Subcommittee Mr. Scott Lamb, Hilton Worldwide scott.lamb@hilton.com Ms. Judy Silcox, International Hotel Group Americas Judy.Silcox@ihg.com Travel Agencies PTSC Subcommittee Ms. Kelly Kuhn, Carlson Wagonlit Travel kkuhn@cwtsatotravel.com Travel Technology PTSC Subcommittee -TBDBus PTSC Subcommittee Ms. Diane Walden, Trailways Extended Stay PTSC Subcommittee Ms. Toni Kleinops tkleinops@extendedstay.com Passenger Rail PTSC Subcommittee -VACANTTravel Publications PTSC Subcommittee -VACANT-

NDTA Designates 2011 as “Year of the Military Logistician” A critical component of every successful military mission includes a dedicated team of logistics professionals. Their operations may involve moving supplies to front lines or providing humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims, but in all cases the team ensures on-time delivery around the world and in spite of difficult conditions. NDTA salutes these outstanding individuals by designating 2011 as the “Year of the Military Logistician.”

In keeping with the commemorative year, NDTA will honor our Nation’s military with a special charitable donation to Camp Hope, established by Mike White of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). (See “From the Heart” for more on Camp Hope.) Camp Hope will be the beneficiary of two separate fundraisers at the SDDC Training Symposium: the NDTA Dallas Chapter will hold its annual Golf Classic and the NDTA A-35 Veteran’s Benefit 5K. NDTA will host a Logistics, Transportation, & Travel Expo as they have in years past. For details, visit ndtahq.com/events_sddc_symp.htm.

COMMEMORATIVE DATES FEBRUARY 1 National Freedom Day 4 USO Birthday

APRIL (Month of the Military Child) 10-16 National Volunteer Week 16 Patriot’s Day 16 Rail/Train Safety Awareness Week

MAY (National Military Appreciation Month)

Watch the NDTA website for additional logistics, transportation, and supply chain events throughout the year

8 VE Day 11 Military Spouse Day 15-21 National Transportation Week 18 National Defense Transportation Day 19 Armed Forces Day 22 National Maritime Day 24 Day of Honor 30 Memorial Day (observed)

RILA Logistics Conference

JUNE

Logistics & Transportation EVENTS AUSA’s ILW Army Sustainment Symposium & Exhibition

February 20-23, 2011

May 10-12, 2011

Orlando, FL http://tinyurl.com/39kxmyx

Greater Richmond Conv. Center, Richmond, VA www.ausa.org

AUSA 2011 Winter Symposium & Exhibition

February 23-25, 2011

GSA Training Conference & Expo

May 10-12, 2011

Broward County Convention Ctr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL www.ausa.org

San Diego Conv. Center, San Diego, CA www.expo.gsa.gov

Annual Conference of STMP (Society of Government Meeting Professionals)

February 22-23, 2011

Logistics and Supply Chain Management 2011

SEPTEMBER

September 26-27, 2011 Sheraton National Hotel Arlington, VA http://tinyurl.com/2fgvsed

11 9/11 Remembrance Day 16 National POW/MIA Recognition Day 11-17 Truck Driver Appreciation Week 18 US Air Force Birthday 26 Gold Star Mothers Day

LOA National Conference

OCTOBER

National Logistics Conference & Exhibition 2011 Miami, FL www.ndia.org/meetings/1730

October 9-13, 2011

Ft. Worth Conv. Center, Ft. Worth, TX www.loanational.org/conference/

27th Annual National Logistics Conference & Exhibition

March 28-31, 2011

AUSA Annual Meeting

Afghanistan Air Cargo & Logistics Conference

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC www.ausa.org

October 10-12, 2011

Hyatt Regency Miami, FL

April 4-6, 2011

Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, UAE www.euroavia.com/afghanistan/

Airlift Tanker Association 2011 Convention and Symposium

November 3-6, 2011

National Logistics & Distribution Conference

April 11-13, 2011

Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN www.atalink.us/Convention/Information.aspx

Atlanta, GA www.nldcinfo.com

25th Anniversary of the Chicago Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade

June 17 - 19, 2011

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Greater Columbus Conv. Center, Columbus, OH www.ndia.org/meetings/1780 2011 Homeland Security Symposium

March 28-30, 2011

4 Independence Day 27 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day 4 US Coast Guard Birthday 7 Purple Heart Day 14 V-J Day

March 22-25, 2011 Orlando, FL www.sapscm2011.com

JULY (Disaster Preparedness Month)

2011 DLA Enterprise Supplier Conference & Exhibition

June 28-30, 2011

Westin Arlington Gateway Arlington, VA

6 D-Day Anniversary 14 Flag Day 14 US Army Birthday

Chicago, Illinois

13 US Navy Birthday 27 Navy Day

NOVEMBER

(Aviation History Month)

(Wounded Warrior Month)

(National Family Caregiver Month)

(Military Appreciation Month) 10 US Marine Corps Birthday 11 Veteran’s Day

DECEMBER 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 10 Wreath Across America Day 13 National Guard Birthday

**Stay Ahead! . . . Follow NDTA on Twitter — www.twitter.com/ndtahq and Facebook — http://on.fb.me/fepsCv

“All Veterans, their Families and all Supporters of our Armed Forces are invited. www.serviceandhonor.org/index.html

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INDUSTRY NEWS* Tucker Consulting, Inc.

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GOVERNMENT NEWS* USTRANSCOM officer recognized for logistics excellence

By Bob Fehringer USTRANSCOM Public Affairs

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S Transportation Command’s Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jens Curtis received the Defense Logistics Conference’s Beyond the Call of Duty: Logistician of the Year award in December during a ceremony in Arlington, Virginia. The Conference brings together logisticians from private industry and the military to recognize people and organizations for contributions to support the Department of Defense and the warfighter.

Curtis is chief of the US Central Command Branch, part of USTRANSCOM’s Operations and Plans Directorate. He is responsible for coordination and strategic synchronization of global air, land, and sea transportation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom. He also supervises the long-

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range planning, daily operations, and validation and sustainment operations for the USCENTCOM AOR. He and his team were responsible for the command’s transportation milestones of accomplishing the President’s directed surge of 30,000 troops into Afghanistan and 80,000 troop withdrawal from Iraq.

He simultaneously managed the accelerated delivery of 6500 MRAPs into Afghanistan and handled a more than 50% increase of transportation requirements for USCENTCOM. Tom Kane, vice president of Defense Government Programs for Atlas Air, nominated Curtis for the award and provided a personal example of Curtis’ high level of support to the warfighter.

“In his role, Lt. Col. Curtis’ team was faced with the daunting task of delivering (thousands of ) M-ATVs to Afghanistan with a required delivery date of yesterday,” Kane said. “These vehicles are extremely mobile and afford the necessary protection for today’s warfighter. His team

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masterminded the CONOPS (concept of operations) that tested and proved that commercial Boeing 747 aircraft could contribute and expeditiously deliver these lifesaving vehicles with high reliability.

This has allowed USTRANSCOM to increase the delivery schedule and still fulfill other mission priorities,” he said.

Kane added that those efforts helped reduce the congestion and logjam of aircraft into Bagram and that USTRANSCOM was able to take full advantage of the nonstop delivery.

Curtis was typically modest about his award. “Everyone deserves credit for the tremendous day-to-day logistics that are occurring,” he said, “especially those in support of the warfighter. Successful logistics can’t be pinned on any one individual, or any one organization. Successful logistics into CENTCOM belongs to the entire logistics enterprise, military and civilian alike. Everyone collectively does their part to meet the tremendous requirement.” DTJ

Highlighting Association Milestones COL Denny Edwards, USA (Ret.) 2011 marks the 65th Anniversary of NDTA Forums. We will commemorate this anniversary, along with other Association milestones, in a Yearbook to be published later this year. Be looking forward to receiving and reading your own copy!

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• How embarrassing for the President and Forum Chairman during a past Chairman’s Award Ceremony to turn around expecting to be handed the award plaque for presentation to the recipient—only to find that the awards table was bare! “The awards and trophies were still safely locked in the office two floors below,” the President was told, on stage, by a visibly shaken assistant.

• What’s the worst kind of publicity a transportation association (the acknowledged experts in transportation) could receive? How about news that the bus company they had contracted with to transport VIPs to the Scholarship Event had broken down on the way to the event. And that there was no back-up bus lined up!

• Or how about one of the famous (or infamous) A-35 Duck Drops, where the rubber ducks hit the concrete floor from two stories up and bounced around in the crowd hitting several attendees in the head and face. Luckily, everyone was “quite mellow,” having just come from a cocktail reception, and no lawsuits were filed!

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special feature of our 65th Annual Forum in Phoenix, Arizona (September 10-14, 2011) will be the release of the NDTA Yearbook, Vol. II, that highlights Association milestones since 1994 when our first yearbook was published.

For two months back in 1994, six NDTA staffers poured over more than 305 issues of the DTJ (more than 22,000 pages of articles) to produce the original 50th Anniversary Yearbook. Fortunately, our next endeavor will be less intimidating with only 15 years to cover, and with the aid of computers and current printing technologies.

The bulk of the material in the 2011 edition will cover three key Association anniversaries: the 65th Anniversary of the NDTA Forum (2011); the 65th Anniversary of the Defense Transportation Journal (2010); and the 65th Anniversary of the Association (2009).

We are justly proud of the myriad achievements, industry challenges, and professional contributions that NDTA was involved in and helped resolve during this time frame. Our corporate members, likewise, have played an invaluable role in advancing those achievements and have strengthened the military-industry defense transportation partnership over our most recent 15 years, as they did in our Association’s first 50 years. In the coming months, we’ll ask you to share your experiences and professional involvement with NDTA. Commemorative pages will also be available for customized recognition.

An additional feature in Volume II will be a light hearted, humorous, and sometimes mildly embarrassing look behind the scenes of the Association, and in particular, at the production of our yearly NDTA Forums. Although things may usually have seemed well organized and smoothly executed from the attendee’s point of view, these “bloopers” suggest that things did not always go as planned!

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The best will be published and your contribution acknowledged. Plus, there will be complimentary weekend hotel accommodations and a free rental car awarded for the funniest story. Email your submissions to Karen Schmitt (karen@ndtahq. com), DTJ Managing Editor or Denny Edwards (denny@ndtahq.com), DTJ Contributing Editor. DTJ www.ndtahq.com | 29

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ALL OF THESE FIRMS SUPPORT THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF NDTA

SUSTAINING MEMBERS AAR Mobility Systems ABF Freight System, Inc. Accor Hotels Air Transport Assn. of America Air Transport International, LLC AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc. American Maritime Officers American Military University American United Logistics AMYX ARINC Army Air Force Exchange Service Arven Freight Services, LLC Associated Global Systems Baggett Transportation Co. Boyle Transportation Byrne Transportation Services, LLC Cardinal Transport, Inc. Carlson Hotels Worldwide CGI Federal Chalich Trucking, Inc. Chamber of Shipping of America Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation Covenant Transport Coyote Logistics, LLC/General Freight Services CRST International, Inc. CSC Crowley Maritime Corp.

CWT SatoTravel C2 Freight Resources, Inc. DAMCO Dell, Inc.

REGIONAL PATRONS AAAA Forwarding, Inc. Access America Transport, Inc. AFC Worldwide Express/R+L Global Services Aggreko International Al-Morrell Development/Morrell Int’l.

Alaska West Express American Moving & Storage Assn.

American Trucking Associations Association of American Railroads ATS Specialized, Inc. Avis Budget Group AWARDCO Freight Management Group, Inc. Benchmarking Partners Bertling Logistics, Inc. C5T Corporation Cargotec USA, Inc. The Cartwright Companies Cavalier Logistics Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies (CCDoTT) Ceres Terminals, Inc. Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Chassis King C.L. Services, Inc. Coastal Maritime Stevedoring, LLC

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Delta Air Lines, Inc. DHL Express Dynamics Research Corp.

Enterprise Database Corporation Express-1 Fikes Truck Line GE Aviation General Dynamics/American Overseas Marine General Dynamics NASSCO GeoDecisions Global Maritime & Trans. School-USMMA Greatwide Truckload Management Hi-G-Tek, Inc. Hilton Worldwide Hub Group, Inc. Intercomp Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Intermarine, LLC International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO Intl. Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots Interstate Worldwide Relocation ITLT Solutions, Inc. JB Hunt Transport, Inc. Kansas City Southern Keystone Shipping Company Knight Transportation KU Transportation Research Institute Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. Labelmaster Software Liberty Global Logistics, LLC

Liberty Maritime Corporation LMI Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. M2 Transport Mack Trucks, Inc. ManTech International Corp.

Marine Engineer’s Benefits Association Martin Logistics, Inc. Matson Navigation Co., Inc. Mayflower Transit McCollister’s Transportation Systems, Inc. McLeod Software Menlo Worldwide Mercer Transportation Co. Military Officers Association of America National Air Carrier Assn., Inc. National Van Lines New England Motor Freight, a Shevell Group Co. North Carolina State Ports Authority NYK Logistics Americas OAG Ocean Shipholdings, Inc. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Omega World Travel OSG Ship Management, Inc. Overdrive Logistics, Inc. Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Panalpina Parts Associates, Inc. (PAI) Pilot Freight Services PODS Port of Beaumont

Pratt & Whitney Prestera Trucking, Inc. Priority Solutions International Priority Worldwide Services PRTM Management Consultants, LLC Radiant Logistics Partners, LLC Ridgeway International Rock-It-Cargo USA, LLC Sammons Trucking Savi, a Lockheed Martin Company Sea Star Line, LLC Seafarers Int’l Union of N.A. AGLIWD Sealed Air Corp.

Sealift, Inc. Southeast Vocational Alliance Southwest Airlines SRA International, Inc. SSA Marine Textainer Equipment Management Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE) TQL Transportation Institute Transportation Intermediaries Assn. (TIA) Tri-State Motor Transit, Co., (TSMT) Tucker Company Worldwide, Inc. Union Pacific Railroad United Airlines United Van Lines, Inc. UPS Freight UTi Worldwide, Inc. UTXL Wagler Integrated Logistics, LLC Worldwide Aeros Corp XIO Strategies, Inc.

Corporate Flight Management Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group EADS North America EMO Trans, Inc. Enterprise Holdings Erudite Company Europcar Car & Truck Rental Executive Apartments, Inc. Federal IT Consulting (FEDITC), LLC FlightWorks FMN Logistics Fox Rent A Car Goverline Logistics Great American Lines, Inc. Green Valley Transportation Corp.

Hanjin Intermodal America, Inc. Hawaii Air Cargo, Inc. Holiday Inn VA Beach – Norfolk Hotel & Conference Center HudsonMann, Inc. Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Innovative Green Solutions JAS Forwarding Kalitta Charters, LLC Korman Communities AKA a division Lakonian International LMJ International Logistics, LLC

Logistics Management Resources, Inc. LTD Management Company, LLC Lynden, Inc. Magellan Transport Logistics Marriott Hawaii Resorts & Hotels Marriott International MBA | Morten Beyer & Agnew McLane Advanced Technologies MCR Federal, LLC (MCR) Meyer Trucking, Inc. Mi-Jack Products & Technology Military Sealift Command (MSC) Miramar Transportation Mobility Resource Associates Naniq Systems, LLC NCI Information Systems, Inc. Oakwood Corporate Worldwide ORBIS Corp.

OTO Hospitality Development Overwatch, Inc. Patriot Contract Services, LLC Payless Car Rental Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd. Port of Port Arthur Port of San Diego Reckart Logistics, Inc.

Royal Trucking Company Scan Logistix, Inc. Seabridge, Inc. Sea Box, Inc. SkyLink—(USA) Sleep Inn and Suites SLT Express Way, Inc. SR International Logistics, Inc. Stratos Jet Charters, Inc. Suite Solutions TAPESTRY - FSG Tennessee Steel Haulers Trailer Bridge, Inc. Trailer Transit, Inc. Transcar GmbH Trans Global Logistics Europe GmbH TRI-STATE Expedited Service, Inc. Truva International Transportation & Logistics Try Tours Expediting Services Unimasters Logistics PLC US Bank Transportation Solutions (formerly PowerTrack) US Door & Building Components Utley, Inc. Venture Express, Inc. The Virginian Suites

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Agility Defense & Government Services + PLUS American Shipping & Logistics Group (ASL) + PLUS APL Limited + PLUS Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings + PLUS The Boeing Company + PLUS Bennett Motor Express, LLC + PLUS Choice Hotels International + PLUS CEVA Logistics + PLUS Cubic Global Tracking Solutions, Inc. + PLUS FedEx + PLUS Final Mile Logistics + PLUS Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. + PLUS Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC + PLUS Horizon Lines, Inc. + PLUS IBM + PLUS InterContinental Hotels Group + PLUS Landstar System, Inc. + PLUS Maersk Line, Limited + PLUS National Air Cargo + PLUS Panther Expedited Services, Inc. + PLUS Ports America Group + PLUS Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) + PLUS Supreme Group USA, LLC + PLUS Titan Services + PLUS Universal Truckload Services, Inc. + PLUS UPS + PLUS YRC Worldwide + PLUS Accenture American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC BNSF Railway Co. Booz Allen Hamilton Bristol Associates CorTrans Logistics, LLC CSX Transportation DB Schenker

DHL Global Forwarding Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. The Hertz Corporation International Shipholding Corp.

KGL Holding Lockheed Martin

Norfolk Southern Corporation Northrop Grumman Corporation Omni Air International The Pasha Group Qualcomm Incorporated R&R Trucking Raith-CTS Logistics SkyBitz

These corporations are a distinctive group of NDTA Members who, through their generous support of the Association, have dedicated themselves to supporting an expansion of NDTA programs to benefit our members and defense transportation preparedness.

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Vietnam: Rising Dragon Vietnam: Rising Dragon, by Bill Hayton; Yale University Press, 2010; ISBN 0300152035; Hardcover, 272 pages; $30.00

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he eyes of the West have recently been trained on China and India, but Vietnam is rising fast among its Asian peers. A breathtaking period of social change has seen foreign investment bringing capitalism flooding into its nominally communist society, booming cities swallowing up smaller villages, and the lure of modern living tugging at the traditional networks of family and community. Yet beneath these sweeping developments lurks an authoritarian political system that complicates the nation’s apparent renaissance. In this engaging work, experienced journalist Bill Hayton looks at the costs of change in Vietnam and questions whether this rising Asian

power is really heading toward capitalism and democracy.

Based on vivid eyewitness accounts and pertinent case studies, Hayton’s book addresses a broad variety of issues in today’s Vietnam, including important shifts in international relations, the growth of civil society, economic developments and challenges, and the nation’s nascent democracy movement as well as its notorious internal security. His analysis of Vietnam’s “police state” and its systematic mechanisms of social control, coercion, and surveillance is fresh and particularly imperative when viewed alongside his portraits of urban and street life, cultural legacies, religion, the media, and the arts.

With a firm sense of historical and cultural context, Hayton examines how these issues have emerged and where they will lead Vietnam in the next stage of its development.

(From the publisher) DTJ

In recognition of NDTA’s “Year of the Military Logistician,” proceeds from the A-35 Veteran’s 5K Run will go to Camp Hope, established by Mike White from SDDC headquarters at Scott AFB. The Camp, a rehabilitative retreat for disabled veterans, is named in honor of his son, Chris Neal, who lost his life in Iraq. For more on Camp Hope, please see following pages of this DTJ. I hope you are able to join us this April. The SDDC Training Symposium in Dallas is a great get together venue for NDTA A-35ers! DTJ

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