Who We Are
The Non Commissioned Officers Association was founded in 1960 in San Antonio, Texas by a group of retired non-commissioned and petty officers seeking to create a patriotic, fraternal, and benevolent Association. Through the years of its existence, there have been a number of changes and improvements in the Association that should be of interest to prospective members. NCOA’s membership includes and is open to all Current, Separated, or Retired Enlisted personnel who have served honorably in an Active, Reserve, or National Guard capacity in the U.S. Armed Forces. The NCOA offers its members a wide range of benefits and services designed especially for enlisted service members and their families.
LATEST CHAPTER NEWS
August 2026 Member of the Month: Ron Wright
The August Member of the Month was Ron Wright. Ron is a Navy veteran and member of the chapter who lives in Grants Pass. He has been actively presenting Medallions to deserving veterans. He has been traveling all over the state presenting dozens of Medallions, most recently at a Combat Veterans Bike Build. He has been active at local veteran breakfasts and helping out at local fund raisers. Job well done! Who will be next? Maybe it will be you!
Desk of the Chairman October 2026
Fellow members and supporters:
Two of the 4 VeteRun projects are behind us with 2 more within the next couple of weeks. As you all know, the plight of many of our veteran, especially ones who saw combat, is often a rough road at best. VeteRun is on track to raise between $50,000 to $60,000 to support the three charities dealing with the mental health of our struggling veterans. Unfortunately, far too many have taken an early exit. If you cannot attend one of the remaining events as a participant, perhaps you can forego a coffee or a beer and put the equivalent as a donation to help address a real problem that one day you yourself may be touched by. It could be a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker, or even a family member. We never know until after the fact and then it is too late.
Wreaths Across America will take place on December 19th and as soon as VeteRun is over, we start hitting it hard. Wreaths are only $17 and at a recent veteran’s breakfast, we passed the hat and raised over $750. With the funds we have raised so far, we have already purchased a wreath for every member that we are aware of who is buried at the Eagle Point National Cemetery. If you know of anyone buried there, let me know and if not already on our list, we can add them. Every veteran buried there deserves to be remembered.
In two weeks, another Honor Flight will depart for Washington, and we have provided Medallions for all of the veterans on that flight. That will put us well over 2,200 Medallions that your Rogue Chapter has provided. As I said in my article, if you have not yet gotten your Medallion, let me know and we will work it out to get you one as a thank you for your service.
Strength in Unity & Leadership by Example,
MCPO (SCW) Terry M. Haines USNR Ret.
Chairman, Rogue Chapter #1260 NCOA
Large Chapter of the Year NCOA
PO Box 5597
Central Point, OR 97502
Cell: 541-601-8467
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://ncoarogue.org
Help Us Out
Please help us by contacting anyone you know that has prior service and sign them up. Send their name and email address to me and once a week I send a list to national.
My email address is:
[email protected]
DESK OF THE CHAIRMAN
Desk of the Chairman October 2026