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CONTENTS

2022 WINTER EDITION
Volume 65 • Issue 3
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
Curtis DeYoung
(612) 859-4496
[email protected] 8 23 24
National Secretary
James M. Frierson
803-665-7936
[email protected] 2 Support NERA
National Treasurer 4 President's Message
Dennis L. Hunt
609-560-6457 4 Executive Counselor's Message
[email protected]
National Counselor 5 Vice President's Message
Eugene (Geno) Koelker
815-209-5391 6 Legislative and Benefit Updates
[email protected]
Past National President 7 Letters to NERA
Stephen R. Sandy 8 NERA News — Camp Lejeune
301-219-2647
[email protected] 12 National Military Veterans Alliance Letter
Executive Director
Stephen R. Sandy 14 New National Executive Council
301-219-2647
[email protected] 17 Tips & Clips
NERA Manager
Jennifer Abbott 18 NERA National Conference
[email protected] 20 Battleship New Jersey
Deputy Executive Director/
Editor-in-Chief 23 Coastie Corner
Yvette B. Purtill
[email protected] 24 NAVY News
Design
Karen Durland 26 NERA Benefactors — Thank You!
[email protected]
28 TAPS
© 2022
Cover: The Chief Army CW5 and Honorary Chief, Phillip Brashear handing graduation
certificates to the selects at the Annual Battleship New Jersey CPO Heritage Academy.

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