[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA MILITARY 
                          OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 12, 2015

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 50th 
Anniversary of the Northwest Florida Military Officers Association 
(NWFMOA).
  Chartered in 1965 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, initially as a 
social network for retired officers, the Northwest Florida Military 
Officers Association has transformed into a sizeable advocacy effort on 
behalf of our Nation's military members and dependents and adheres to 
the selfless values of the Military Officers Association of America 
founded in 1929.
  Throughout the last five decades, the members of NWFMOA have worked 
hand-in-hand with our forces stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, 
Hurlburt Field, and Duke Field, and their tireless efforts have helped 
ensure our brave men and women in uniform receive the training and 
equipment needed to successfully accomplish their assigned missions and 
safely return home. In addition, NWFMOA has been a stalwart presence 
educating decision makers on how best to make certain our veterans 
reintegrate into the civilian sector and to safeguard the benefits they 
have earned through service.
  With membership open to all commissioned and warrant officers of all 
branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as the United States Public 
Health Service (USPHS) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), the work of the NWFMOA cannot be overstated.
  Mr. Speaker, Northwest Florida is proud of its rich military heritage 
and the members of our Armed Forces who call it home. I want to thank 
the members of the Northwest Florida Military Officers Association for 
a half century of steadfast dedication to the Gulf Coast military and 
veterans' community and for their lifelong example of service for the 
cause of Freedom.

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