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summer season, the various retail
store sales specials, the family
barbeques, summer vacations, and
just sitting on a beach and enjoying
the warmth of the ocean water.”
Attorney and Army Veteran
Matthew F. Hall
shared the
following
personal
reflections and
guidance:
“When you
have lost friends
and buddies in
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combat, every
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day and any day
is Memorial Day. It is important for
our country and citizens who aren’t
so personally affected by combat to
take time to think of the sacrifices
that these young men and women
have made in order for us to enjoy
the freedoms of our everyday life.
If you want to experience something
powerful, look at the ages of the
people who have died in combat.
They are youths giving up promising
futures for total strangers. For that,
we should never forget them.”
With the words of our courageous
HCBA friends, colleagues, and
judges as a starting point, may we
all set aside some quiet moments to
reflect upon what Memorial Day
means — for our country and to us
personally — and the ways we can
ensure that the men and women
who gave all
are remembered
and honored,
and their
sacrifices
upheld.
MVAC and Senior
Counsel Joint
Luncheon
On January 30, the Military & Veterans
Affairs Committee hosted a joint luncheon
with the Senior Counsel Section to receive
an interesting presentation from Vice
Commander Colonel Troy Pananon with
MacDill Air Force Base. As vice commander
of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, he assists
the wing commander in leading more
than 3,000 people, overseeing base
property and capital assets totaling
more than $2.8 billion, and controlling an
annual budget exceeding $249 million.
Col. Pananon discussed MacDill’s
refueling mission with a video of in-flight
refueling and provided information on
the new Boeing KC-46 tankers stationed
at the base. HCBA is proud that Tampa
has been home to MacDill Air Force Base
and its personnel since 1939.
Author:
Colleen E.
O’Brien, Esq.
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