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April 2025
Highlights from March Meeting
Why Do Sailors Wear Bell-Bottom Pants?
Guest Speaker: LtCol Bob Amason, B-52 Pilot, Author, President SAR
Military and Veteran Consumer Protection
Advocacy: From MOAA’s President: Sharpened Tactics will Shine for Advocacy in Action
Twelve Percent of the US Population served in WW II

March 2025
Mardi Gras
Highlights from February General Meeting
7 Things You Forgot Happened During the Revolutionary War
Guest Speaker: Dan Dimarco founder Soldiers Freedom Outdoors
Florida Bill gives Toll Exemptions to 100% Disabled Veterans
Advocacy: Remembering Those Responsible for Our Economic Security and Freedoms
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February 2025
Nease HS Navy JROTC Presentation
Why Did They Dig Trenches in World War I
Judge McGillin and the Veterans Treatment Court
Guest Speaker: Captain Bob Buehn, USN (Ret)
Class of 2024 Inducted into Florida’s Veteran’s Hall of Fame
Advocacy: How MOAA Plans to Build Momentum in the 119th Congress
SAR Liberty Tree Golf Tournament

January 2025
Bartram HS JROTC Presentations by Cadets
Where did “Florida Cracker” come from?
Guest Speaker: CWO3 Michael Donato
Advocacy: NDAA Recap: What’s In, and What’s Out