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Creating positive lifestyles for Veterans and unity through awareness
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BL ACK VETERANS, INC.
MAGAZINE
COVER STORY
PAID SPONSOR OF ECLIPSE
NABVETS Alamo Chapter #0085
Congressman Charles Rangel
“HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN”. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hasn’t Had a Bad Day Since Kunu-ri . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MEMBER HIGHLIGHT
by Jennifer Chiesa
“Why I Joined NABVETS”
John L. Mustain, MSSW
NABVETS Kentucky.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
BACK COVER
“THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE”
TAPS
EN2 FRED MORRISON
Chapter Founding Member
Helen McKenzie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1st African-American Navy SEAL/Frogman
SPOTLIGHT ON COMMANDS
COMMENTARIES
Commander’s Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Commander Richard S. Kornegay
NABVETS National Commander
Letter from the Editor In Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Congressman Charles Rangel
Journey from a Purple Heart in
Korea to the Halls of Congress
Commander Alvin Fagan
NABVETS Texas State Commander
FEATURES
NABVETS 2015 Command Directory. . . . . . . 26
Front and Center
First Female Commander
Maryland National Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Health Care Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SELMA: 50 Years Later
The March that
Changed a Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Eclipse Magazine Staff
Veterans Upward Bound
Partnerships are Changing Lives
REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS
Service & Sacrifice
Throughout History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER
National Commander Richard S. Kornegay
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Alvin Fagan, Texas State Commander
EDITOR
Lori Stephenson
COPY EDITOR
Jennifer Chiesa
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Frank Beamon, Alvin C. Fagan
DESIGN
Lori Stephenson, Kristi Bradley
WRITERS
Jennifer Chiesa, Tonya Crew,
Mary Wooldridge, Lori Stephenson,
Frank Beamon, Calvin Shields
NATIONAL COMMAND
NABVETS Eclipse Radio Station
Broadcasting for Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Hearts of Service
Chaplain Carla J. Williams-Beamon
Chaplain Adrienne Capers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
NABVETS Kentucky State Command
KENTUCKY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NABVETS Chapter #0095
Celebrating 1st Year of Service
HORRY COUNTY, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NABVETS Chapter #0094
Celebrating 1st Year of Service
WILMINGTON, DE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NABVETS Chapter #0077
Connecting with Youth
GREENSBORO-GUILFORD, NC. . . . . . . . .
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Veterans Upward Bound
Makes House Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VA Press Release
Net Worth No Longer Factor For
2015 FIRST EDITION
Chaplain Carla Williams-Beamon
NABVETS Chaplains Serving Our Veterans
CONSULTANTS
Col. James Scott, Debra Jones
MEDICAL CONSULTANTS
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.,
CHAPLAIN
National Chaplain Leon McClain
Eclipse Magazine is a Publication of the National Association for Black Veterans. PO Box 11432, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. Copyright 2015.
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