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CONTENTS

2020 SPRING EDITION
Volume 63 • Issue 1

Naval Enlisted Reserve
Association (NERA)
8116 Arlington Blvd., Suite 220
Falls Church, VA 22042
Office: 703-534-1329
Toll-free: 800-776-9020
Web: www.nera.org
Email: [email protected]
National President
YNC Joanne M. Elliott
215-431-6372
[email protected]
National Vice President 8 19 20
Michael P. Hughes
443-812-9591
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4 President's Message
National Secretary
James M. Frierson
803-665-7936 5 Executive Counselor's Message
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6 Legislative Updates
National Treasurer
Dennis L. Hunt 7 Letters to NERA
609-560-6457
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9 Tips & Clips
National Counselor
Eugene (Geno) Koelker 15 NERA/USAA College Scholarship
815-209-5391
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16 Faces of NERA
Past National President
Stephen R. Sandy 18 NAVY Reserve Force
301-219-2647
[email protected] 19 Honoring Servicewomen
Executive Director
Stephen R. Sandy 20 Meet Our Members
301-219-2647
[email protected] 22 TAPS
Editor-in Chief
Yvette B. Purtill 23 NERA Benefactors
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Cover: Includes image PHIL ID #23312. This illustration, created at the
Managing Editor Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural
YNC Joanne Elliott morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the
215-431-6372 outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding
[email protected] the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus,
Design named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was
Karen Durland identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected
[email protected] in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Content Providers(s): CDC/ Alissa
© 2020 Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS

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