Air Force Association
Paul Revere Chapter
Volume 4, December 2013
December 31, 2013
Many Thanks, Dick Codling!
Quarterly Snapshots
What are we up to?
QUARTERLY SNAPSHOTS
HATS OFF TO SUCCESS
RUN FAST, RAISE MONEY
MORE VETTES!
“JOKERS ARE WILD”
WARM COATS TO VETS
MEET THE NEW PRESIDENT
For the past 14 years, Dick
Codling served as the Vice
President for Veterans
Affairs for the Paul Revere
Chapter of the Air Force
Association. The night
before the last “Vettes to
Vets” event, the Department
of Veterans Affairs
presented him with the
award shown in the picture
above, for his dedication to
the Veterans in our local
area. During all his service
years with the chapter, Dick
hosted or supported over 40
events for veterans many of
which hosted over 200
veterans at a time and Dick
would network with as many
as four Veterans area
organizations to maximize
the support our chapter
could provide. Every
summer he would host a
summer BBQ at the Lowell
Veterans Community Care
Center (VCCC) and many
times would have a second
BBQ on Hanscom AFB. In
September he would host
the Vettes for Vets at the
Bedford VA Hospital. This
past fall, for his last Vettes
to Vets event, he fed over
1500 Veterans, caregivers,
Corvette owners and
volunteers. He ended up
every year planning a
Christmas Party for
homeless Veterans in the
Lowell, MA area and the
chapter held it at VFW Post
662. He always made sure
there were enough
hamburgers and sausages
for all his Veterans. He
loved his volunteers from
the Air Force Sergeants
Association who cooked and
served our local Veterans all
under his watchful eye. Dick
worked with many veteran
organizations to include the
People you know!
Bedford VA Hospital, Lowell
Veterans Community Care
Center, Veterans Inc., Chelsea
Soldiers Home, and the New
England Center for Homeless
Veterans. He has now finally
retired to Florida with his
lovely wife, Helen, but still
calls us to make sure that we
are continuing the good work
and care for the many
Veterans, who have served
our country. All of us miss
Dick but we wish him well in
his well-earned retirement.
DICK CODDLING
1
CADET O’CONNOR
2
EMILY SHAY
2
RON MORNEAU
2
JOE MAGNONE
3
COL WEILACHER
3
PAUL ZAUNER
4
Air Force Association
Hats off to Success: Cadet earns $15,000
Cadet O’Connor (center) takes
home $15,000, thanks to AFA! The
check was presented at the
chapter’s Holiday Gala.
The Michael
Wilson Scholarship
was created by
the AFA, in
partnership with
Brian Wilson, and
provides two (2)
scholarships in the
amount of
$15,000 each to
highly qualified
AFROTC cadets,
entering into their junior or
senior year. This scholarship
was established through Brian
Wilson, a Major League
Pitcher. Wilson established this
scholarship to honor the
commitment to service and
legacy of his father, Michael
Wilson, an Air Force veteran.
The gift is the largest
scholarship given by an
individual to be administered
by the Air Force Association in
its 66-year history.
This year the Paul Revere
Chapter presented the
Michael Wilson Scholarship at
the AFA Holiday Gala to one
of the recipients, Cadet James
O’Connor.
Cadet O’Connor is a leader
and scholar in Air Force ROTC
Detachment 340 at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute. He
currently has a 3.60 GPA and
will graduate in 2014 with a
bachelors and masters in
Aerospace Engineering. He
has demonstrated excellence
in community service, fitness,
military studies, leadership at
the detachment and at field
training. It’s no surprise that
Cadet O’Connor was selected
for pilot training. Cadet
O’Connor wrote three essays
about leadership competing
against cadets from 387
colleges and universities in the
Northeast Region. The Paul
Revere Chapter is proud of
Cadet O’Connor and wishes
him the best of luck in his
studies.
Planned it, Ran it, Rocked it!
Emily Shay shows us how to run fast
and raise MONEY!!
The Paul Revere chapter held
its 4th Annual AFA Veterans
Fun Run 5K/10K road race,
hosted by the Bedford
VAMC, on Saturday 9 Nov
2013. The purpose of this
event is for the chapter to
raise funds to support deployed troops, their families
and for Veterans programs
run by the chapter. The event
is a great way to promote
AFA and also increase
awareness of VA benefits for
Veterans. With Miss Emily
Shay heading up the planning, it is no surprise that this
MORE VETTES!
provides the food, drinks and
servers for this great event,
honoring all our veterans.
Everyone loves this part,
especially the swanky
corvettes that show up
parked in neat rows in the
grassy lawn as music plays
and food is served. This year
the event had a record
number of corvettes, topping
out over 400. Again, The
Paul Revere Chapter
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year’s success blossomed
even on the coldest of November mornings. Clearly,
she dressed for the weather.
Emily knew what she wanted
This year, though, we had
something extra special. Ron
Morneau was
recently honored
by the Bedford VA
with a parking
space for Ron’s
1999 Corvette. For
10 years, Ron
Morneau has led
to do and met some pretty
amazing goals, hitting some
impressive stats along the
way. This event raised over
$13,000 in donations. There
were 461 registrants, 118
volunteers, and 19 sponsors
and donating organizations.
The 4th Annual AFA Veterans
Fun Run was truly a successful
collaboration with the Bedford VA and the Town of
Bedford to increase
community outreach!
the Vettes to Vets program
and event at the Bedford VA,
Bedford Massachusetts. Ron
was honored on December
9th for yet another successful
turnout.
Volume 4, December 2013
Golf Tourney
The AFA Paul Revere
Chapter started the fall with
a swing, a golf swing. At the
golf tournament held this
October, 2013, more than
75 golfers turned out at
Shaker Hills to test their
swing. They hit them long and
straight...for the most part!
assistance from Heidi
Aronofsky, pulled off another
successful fall, chapter golf
tournament.
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Most importantly this
fundraiser really brought in
success. Golf Organizer and
Tournament Director and
Emcee Joe Magnone, with
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Jokers are WILD….
Our thanks to a great Holiday Gala Committee
led by Jenny Hopewell with outstanding support from
Heidi Aronofsky, Marlene Jarvis, Edie Singleton,
Michelle Stewart and Irene Biddy.
Jokers are wild and so was
the fabulous AFA Holiday
Gala held at the Doubletree
in Bedford. Despite the sleet
that came down at the end of
the evening, everyone had a
great time! The event kicked
off with some mingling;
“HAVE YOU LIKED
making new friends and
running into old ones. Mr. Paul
Zauner, the president of the
Paul Revere Chapter,
highlighted some pretty
amazing achievements and the
chapter showed off some
serious bling scooped up at
the AFA National Convention
in Washington D.C. earlier this
fall. Amidst the glowing
holiday lights, the Doubletree
really put on a delicious
meal. And as expected, folks
were dressed to the nine for
the occasion, but that didn’t
stop them from sprinting
across the floor in a random
card game developed by the
DJ! Some were even bumped
out of their seat when an
unnamed women in heals
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dove for the last one
remaining, rear first. But it all
came down to the Joker in the
end and the Killeen’s went
home with “Dinner for Two.”
The smiles and laughter took
over the gala...and so did the
dancing not long after!
Warm Coats to Vets!
AFA’s Paul Revere chapter
got an earlier start than most
wrapping up Christmas gifts
Monday, December 16, not
long before the annual Veterans Christmas Party in Lowell. Some of this year’s funds
went to support veterans in
the chapter area. AFA
teamed up with Hanscom
volunteers to bring a hot
meal and warm coats to
more than 50 of our veter-
ans. We were even delighted
to have a special visit from
Santa, Mrs. Claus and the
Service Dog, Max!
Volunteers serve hot
meals to over 50 veterans at the annual
Veterans Christmas
Party in Lowell
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Air Force Association
Paul Revere Chapter
Massachusetts
Member Corner:
Meet Paul Zauner
EDUCATE. ADVOCATE. SUPPORT.
The Air Force Association (AFA) is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the
pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. AFA publishes Air Force Magazine, conducts national symposia and disseminates information through outreach programs. It spon-
Every newsletter will feature one of
our chapter officers in the spotlight.
Our newly elected President is Mr.
Paul Zauner, a Life Member of the Air
Force Association. For the past four
years, Paul served as Treasurer and
Secretary of the Chapter and has been
a state delegate to the AFA National
Convention several times.
Paul began his Air Force career in as a
Distinguished Graduate of the ROTC
program at Ohio State University.
Paul started in operations as a
Minuteman Launch Officer and
subsequently as a crew commander in
both ground based and space based
missile early warning systems. He
served on the Air Force Space
Command MAJCOM staff, and was
assigned to both the Air Staff and the
Army Staff. He completed his career as
a Special Agent for the Office of Special
Investigations working in the Office of
Special Projects retiring with over 21
years of active service.
After retiring from the Air Force, Paul
became a middle school teacher and
was both an Assistant Principal and
Principal for several Massachusetts
Schools. Finally, after retiring for a
second time, Paul serves as a Program
Manager in the Battle Management
PEO. We’re not sure how he maintains
so much energy and dedication to the
AFA with two retirements under his
belt! It’ll be a privilege to see our
launch into 2014 with such a dedicated
President leading the charge.
sors professional development seminars and recognizes excellence in the education and aerospace fields through national wards programs. AFA presents scholarships and grants to Air
Force active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members and their dependents;
and awards educator grants to promote science and math education at the elementary and
secondary school level.
NEW ENGLAND REGION
AWARD WINNERS
Medals of Merit
Don Tilley
Ryan Lafferty
Erin Lafferty
Jenny Hopewell
Joe Moynihan
Exceptional Service Awards
Mission of the AFA
Educate the public on the critical need for
unmatched aerospace power and a
technically superior workforce to ensure US
national security.
Advocate for aerospace power and STEM
education.
Support the total Air Force family, and
promote aerospace education.
Irene Biddy
Paul Zauner
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