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Mandatory Flu vaccine

by Maj. David Haupt
452 AMDS Immunizations OIC

The 452 AMW Flu Vaccination Campaign will begin on the October A Unit
Training Assembly and will continue through the December’s UTAs.

The Flu vaccination is mandatory for all Airmen unless exempted by medical
staff.

Airmen no current with their Flu vaccination after the December UTAs will
potentially be placed in a no point no pay status.

Please remind your fellow Airmen to attend our mass immunization site at Bldg.
355 (2355 Graeber St.) during the October and November UTAs.

Schedule for October/November UTAs is: Saturdays 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sun-
days 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Additionally, there will be a mobile vaccination site at the Wing Commander’s
Call during the November UTAs.

Starting in December, all Flu vaccinations will be given at the base clinic.
All Airmen, Unit Health Monitors and leaders are asked to get their annual Flu
vaccination at the earliest convenience, and to encourage others to do the same.
Help make this year’s Flu Campaign a success.
There is no vaccine available for civilians at this time. For questions or con-
cerns, email Maj. David Haupt at david.haupt.7@us.af.mil.

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15 - Oct. 15

(from the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute)

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from 15 Army Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez
September - 15 October to celebrate the contributions of American citizens
whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and ing, and women’s health.
South America. - The Presidential Medal of Freedom is posthumously awarded to William

This year’s theme, “Hispanic Americans: Energizing Our Nation’s Diversity,” “Willie” Velasquez, founder of the Southwest Voter Registration Education
was chosen by the National Council of Hispanic Employment Managers and in- Project. His efforts empowered thousands of Hispanics to participate in the
vites us to reflect on Hispanic Americans’ vitality and meaningful legacy in our electoral process.
Nation’s cultural framework.
- The guided missile destroyer Sergeant Alfredo Gonzales is the first U.S.
America’s diversity has always been one of our nation’s greatest strengths. Navy ship to be named for a Hispanic service member (a Medal of Honor recipi-
Hispanic Americans have long played an integral role in America’s rich culture, ent who was killed in Vietnam).
proud heritage, and the building of this great nation.
- Oscar De La Hoya, at the age of 19, wins a gold medal for boxing at the
The Beacon recognizes and honors a long and proud heritage through the Olympics. He will go on to win ten world titles in six weight classes, and become
years. In this issue, the 1980s and 1990s. one of the most popular boxers in the history of the sport.

1980s - Gigi Fernandez becomes the first Puerto Rican professional women’s ten-
- Lieutenant Olga E. Custodio becomes the first Latina to complete U.S. Air nis player to rank in the world’s top 20 best players. She will go on to win six
Force military pilot training and the first woman T-38 Talon flight instructor. Af- Grand Slam women’s doubles titles and become the first Puerto Rican to win
ter retiring, she will become the first Latina commercial airline captain. Olympic gold.
- Gloria Anzaldua publishes her nonfiction book Boderlands/La frontera: the
New Mestiza. It becomes one of the most influential books written by a Latina
for the next 25 years.
- Stand and Deliver is the first Hollywood feature film where the entire film—
scripting, producing, financing, directing, and acting—is conducted by Hispan-
ics. The film is the true story of Jamie Escalante, a Bolivian math teacher, in East
Los Angeles, who prepares poor, inner city students for college.
- Franklin Chang-Diaz becomes the first Hispanic in space. He speaks in Span-
ish to TV viewers from the space shuttle Columbia.
- Army Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez is awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor for his remarkable feats of valor in the Vietnam War. During the presenta-
tion, the president remarked, “If the story of his heroism were a movie script, you
would not believe it.”
- Richard E. Cavazos, a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Service
Cross makes military history as he is appointed the U.S. Army’s first Hispanic
four-star general.
1990s
- Ellen Ochoa becomes the first female Hispanic astronaut. She will fly on two
more NASA Space Shuttle flights, and log over 719 hours in space.
- Antonia Novello becomes the first Hispanic and first female Surgeon Gen-
eral. During her tenure, she concentrated on AIDS prevention, underage smok-