Base to host military retiree information session, luncheon

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  • By Mark Wyatt
  • 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. --  Retired service members from all branches of the military are invited to attend a Military Retiree Appreciation Day scheduled April 22 at the Minuteman Commons.

This year's event will begin with an Information Services session from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon. Military retirees, spouses and retirees' dependent survivors of all ranks and services are invited to attend.

"This annual event provides retired active duty, Guard and Reserve service members an opportunity to meet with subject matter experts from across many on- and off-base agencies and organizations to learn more about the services they provide retired military members," said retired U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Dean Mottard, director of the Hanscom Retiree Activities Office.

Organizations slated to attend include the 66th Medical Squadron, Delta Dental, Social Security Administration, TRICARE, US Family Health Plan, the Veterans Administration and many other veteran service agencies.

Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Francisco Urena is the guest speaker at this year's luncheon, which begins at 12 noon.

Urena, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart, is responsible for overseeing veteran services for more than 350,000 veterans statewide. The secretary spent eight years in the Marine Corps guarding U.S. embassies in Syria and Kyrgyzstan and served two tours as a tank commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The cost to attend the luncheon is $15 and registration is required. Organizers ask those interested to mail a check to: RAD 2016 Luncheon Reservation, Retiree Activities Office, 66ABG/CVR, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, 01731-2133 or visit the Retiree Activities Office in Building 1305 on base.

Those wishing to attend this event must have base access.

For further information on Military Retiree Day, contact the Retiree Activities Office at 781-225-1310 or Bobby Jacques at 781-225-1333.