El Paso Chapter
Military Officers Association of America

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: September 2026 - November 2026

Our 70th Anniversary is half over with two more luncheons left. I ask you to talk to your friends and Family to let them know we made this milestone and invite them to attend our luncheon in September!!! It is a special event with the very important but little talked about of surviving spouse. As Dave Ramsey says, we don’t do a great job of planning for death when we plan for everything else in life, even though it’s that and taxes are guaranteed. Please!!! Please!! Help get the word out.

To reemphasize: Ms Gail Joyce, a Gold Star Mother and MOAA National Board member will join us in September to tell her story and will be especially focused on our spouses. I hope to get the Ft Bliss Spouses organization to join us in September. We are planning to have a panel discussion on surviving-spouses topic of setting up a battle plan. The panel will consist of Ft Bliss Chaplain, Veterans Benefit Administration representative, an estate planning lawyer and a financial planning representative, along with Gail Joyce. It’s a tough topic but one that is beneficial if the bad stuff happens. Please plan on attending September 12th and please invite Family and Friends.

In June, we had the Garrison Commander, COL Michael Soyka. He was informative and answered many questions. The most interesting information was regarding the Ft Bliss Data Center. COL Soyka emphasized the construction as a strategic military necessity and will be a positive net for electricity and water for the El Paso Community.  Read More