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Brigadier General (Ret) Sam Greene-4/13/09 (Updated 6/24)

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CONGRATULATIONS to BGen Ronnie hawkins on his nomination for Appointment to the grade of major general. See Announcement.

Brigadier General (Ret) Sam Greene. I am very sorry to announce to the membership that Sam passed away 13 April. Biography. The Funeral and Interment will be on Thursday, July 30. The Funeral Mass at will be at 10:45 am in the Ft Meyer Old Post Chapel, 204 Lee Avenue Arlington, VA US 22211, 703-696-3129, followed by interment with Full Military Honors at the Arlington National Cemetery, and a reception at the Fort Myers' Officers Club. RECEPTION: The family of BG Greene welcomes everyone to celebrate his life at the reception immediately following the service from 12:00pm to 3:00pm at the Ft. Myer Officers Club in the Abrahams/Chaffee Room. There will be a light lunch and beverages served. The club is located on the grounds of Ft. Myer. In consideration for the planning at Arlington, your RSVP is appreciated. Kristin Greene-Marshall 916-995-2122 or kmarshall@primaterrainc.com .  Announcement. Memorial contributions can be made to The Smile Train, P.O. Box 96231, Washington D.C. 20090-6231 and to The Maryknoll Fathers, P.O. Box 301, Maryknoll, NY 10545-9989.  Home address is Mrs. Fran Greene, 5215 Southampton Drive, Springfield, VA 22151. Phone Number 703-426-2909. Be advised there is a website that has a Memorial to Sam----and a section for Memory Tributes. The Memorial is at the following link. Once there, one can also view a video by clicking on the "Video Tribute" and can leave a message by clicking on " Memory Tributes".  (24 Jun 09)

AFC4A and XC Summer Golf Outing a Success. We really appreciate the turn-out for our golf event -- especially given the weather forecast. Turned out to be a pretty fantastic day and a great way to honor Maj Gen Maluda for his outstanding service to the AF.  The XC Staff Support from Maj Don Cournoyer, Maj Russ Flaming and their crew at check-in and handling prize awards was exceptional. A big note of THANKS to all our sponsors for their participation and hole/prize donations which made the event possible. We also want to recognize Heather Morgenstern for manning the charity hole.  Through her efforts and the generosity of all our participants, we raised $1500 for the fight against cancer. Finally, a round of applause for Cindy Heller and the rest of the Andrews AFB Golf Course staff for taking care of the sponsors signs, getting us out on time, and providing a really excellent meal.

Cyber Shuffle: The Air Force on Monday realigned both the Air Force Communications Agency and Air Force Frequency Management Agency under the administrative control of Air Force Space Command. The moves are part of the overall reorganization of the service's cyber forces under AFSPC within the new 24th Air Force. Both AFCA and AFFMA were formerly field operating agencies under the Office of Warfighting Integration in the Air Force Secretariat. The Air Force expects to announce the final cyberspace structure later this year, including the selection of 24th AF's preferred permanent headquarters location from among six locations. AFSPC Commander Gen. Robert Kehler met with members of AFCA at the agency's headquarters at Scott AFB, Ill, on May 4 to discuss that agency's move. "This is a significant day because it means you have a major-command advocate and authority to help you as we move toward the one Air Force, one network goal," Kehler said. He said AFCA will remain the service's center of excellence—for network integration—and its members will remain communications experts under AFSPC and not be diluted with the generic label as cyber warriors. (Scott report by Karen Petitt) Source: AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION

 

Colonel Rick Ward, USAF, Retired, member of our AFC4 community and our Association, is in the midst of a critical and very difficult journey leading up to the life-saving transplant of a new heart. Rick, and his dear wife, Beth (also USAF Retired and member of our AFC4 community and our Association) have decided to use the web-based CaringBridge to let family and friends follow this saga, to stay updated on Rick's situation as it evolves, and probably more important to provide friends and family an easy method to convey thoughts and encouragement. Their story on CaringBridge begins as follows, "This part of our journey began in October 2008, when Rick had a fourth heart attack. Unlike his earlier events, he just wasn't bouncing back after this one - instead, he kept bouncing back into the hospital...around the middle of January, he seemed to fall off a cliff. He started suffering from nausea, weakness, and loss of appetite, and these symptoms got worse and worse each day...(In late March) Rick was in cardiogenic shock - which is where the heart is unable to pump blood through his body. They packed him up onto a helicopter and took him to Fairfax Hospital, to be treated by the regional heart failure/transplant team. Once the heart failure team took over, they acted VERY quickly....."  The entire story, and your opportunity to pass on your thoughts, prayers, and well-wishes, are available at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/newheartforrick Please add your voice of concern and encouragement. (3/3)

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