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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[THE DROP ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[2013 SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[NATIONAL CONVENTION ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[1st Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Regiment Distinctive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Unit Insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[										 FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Imperatives Utility in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[UN Security Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Leave No One Behind: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The Raid on Son Tay ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[2013 SF Wounded ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Warrior Alaska Trip ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[8 | Headquarters Update ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[11 | Book Review ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[“The Autumn Man” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[12 | TAPS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[28 | Current Class ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[22 30 | SF Group Updates ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[130 | Hot Seat ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[F E AT U R E S ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[22 | 2013 SF WOUNDED ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[WARRIOR ALASKA TRIP ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[42 | 2013 SFA CONVENTION ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[112 | LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[THE RAID ON SON TAY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[118 | 1ST SPECIAL FORCES ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[REGIMENT DISTINCTIVE UNIT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[INSIGNIA 42 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[112 124 | S.O. IMPERATIVES UTILITY IN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[UN SECURITY OPERATIONS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS 50 | Region 1 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[55 | Region 2 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[62 | Region 3 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[66 | Region 4 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[68 | Region 5 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[74 | Region 6 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[124 79 | Region 7 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[86 | Region 8 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[93 | Region 9 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[99 | Region 10 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[POWER Marketing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[The Drop is published by 10 POWER Marketing, 15765 South Keeler Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, as directed by The Association. • The opinions expressed by the writers and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[editor are entirely their own and are not to be considered an official expression of The Association. • Advertisements for products or services do not constitute endorsement ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[by The Association. • Manuscripts, photographs and drawings are submitted at the contributor’s risk. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions for clarity and space ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[constraints. The editor and National Staff have the right to refuse any article or advertisement that may cause embarrassment or discredit to any Chapter or The Association. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[• Deadlines for submissions are the 10th of February, May, August and November for the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter issues, respectively. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[F CUS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[ADVANCED TRAINING ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[U.S. Army Special Forces load ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[a MH-60 Black Hawk after ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[fast roping onto a target, during ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[the Special Forces Advanced ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Reconnaissance, Target Analysis, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[and Exploitation Techniques ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Course, John F. Kennedy Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Warfare Center and School on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 28. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Justin P. Morelli ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[/ Released) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[F CUS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[ALL TERRAIN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[VEHICLES A Green Beret from 7th Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Forces Group (Airborne) looks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[back while performing off-road ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[maneuvers with a light tactical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[all terrain vehicle at Fort Bliss, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Texas, Feb. 11. SFG(A) Green Berets ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[trained with LTATVs to gain ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[familiarization with the vehicles ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[during pre-mission training. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[training prepares soldiers for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[maneuvering through the terrain ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[in Afghanistan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Young ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[/Released) ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Special Forces Association ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[PO Box 41436 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Fayetteville, NC 28309-1436 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[www.specialforcesassociation.org sfahq@aol.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Tel: (910) 485-5433 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Fax: (910) 485-1041 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[President Jack Tobin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[(704) 907-5918 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[HQ FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[President’s Message ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Jack Tobin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[In the last DROP, I predicted that the Convention in San Antonio ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[would be one to remember, isn’t great to be right once in a while. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[It was an outstanding event, thanks to Chapter 15 for such a great ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[meeting. We should have had a mass tipping of berets before we left. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[I also want to thank the members that were there, and attended the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[marathon Presidents and General Membership meetings, I have to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[concur with Don Bennett, great meeting, but way too long, I agree, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[but we got a lot done, and even though discussions at time got lively, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[there was no rancor, just great men having spirited discussions. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Remember a “Motion to Adjourn” is always in order. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[John Dixon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Chapter 34 assures me that the 2014 convention will be one to remember, if you haven’t made reservations, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[you are wrong. I have read their plans and it will definitely be a great time, a lot of family activities, side ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[trips to Charleston, even some chances to work and exchange ideas with the troops from Bragg, they ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[have a special plan for the troops that is outstanding. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Treasurer As this issue of the DROP covers Veteran’s Day, I would like to offer a few thoughts on not only Veteran’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Day, but Special Forces. I am often asked “What is so special about Special Forces?” CSM (R) Bill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Edge (RIP) answered that question years ago. Maybe the right question is what is the secret of Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Forces, I would proffer that it is the memories of the men you served with and the experiences you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[shared. Those men and experiences shaped your life, and not too many days go by without remembering ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[them, and the men who were there. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Vice President ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[(336) 578-3099 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Jim Blanchard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[(910) 918-3570 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Secretary Gary Koenitzer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[(910) 485-5433 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[These memories are not the ruminations of old men remembering their glory days, but the thoughts that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[enabled us to do what had to be done, some times a day old memory made you strong enough to carry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[on one more day. No matter how bad it was someone was always able to dig down, and with a joke, a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[comment, or just a look pull us along for another few miles, or sometimes when it was bad, another few ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[feet. For this Veteran’s Day, I would ask a favor of each member, call an old friend, an acquaintance, or even ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[a guy you didn’t like, but one of the men that was part of your SF experience, many of our brothers are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[living alone or away from the SF community, and in some cases all they have is their memories, and you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[are a part of them. This is not a membership campaign, there will be no prizes, or awards, at least from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[HQ. We pride ourselves on never leaving a man behind in combat, this is no different, just a different ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[battle. Admin. Director ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Oh, and should the occasion arise, mentioning the Association is always a conversation enhancer. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[(910) 485-5433 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[Cliff Newman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[THE DIRECTOR’s CUT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[Asst. Secretary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Nick Panarella ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[(609) 980-2406 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[Asst. Treasurer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[Glenn Dyke ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[(910) 485-5433 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[Chairman James Parker ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[(910) 485-5433 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[Cliff Newman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[Membership: We are slowly approaching the 10,000 active membership figures. As of the cut off for this ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[issue of The Drop we have 4,493 Decade, 3,575 General and 1,256 Associate members. Those include 2,583 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[Annual and 6,747 Life members. I’m sure some math majors will notice there is a difference of 6 in those ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[figures. We are slowly but surely working through the data base locating and correcting errors we have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[found. We are looking into a whole new member numbering system but must figure out a starting point. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[Another reminder that the dues paying period is from 1 October through the grace period of 31 January. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[MBF Raffle: Congratulations to the following raffle winners: First Prize ($1,00.00) – Rolando Torres, Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[9; Second prize ($700.00) – Joseph Ramos, Chapter 23; Third prize ($500.00) – Roy Murray, Chapter 84; Fourth ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[prize ($300.00) – Paul Schwimmer, Chapter 55; Fifth prize ($200.00) – Reed Johnson, Chapter 3; Sixth price ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[($100.00) – Todd Eads, Chapter 73; Seventh prize ($100.00) – M.J. Tejano, Chapter 43; Eighth prize ($100.00) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[Paul Fisher, Chapter 1-18. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[Elections: Don’t forget 2014 is an election year for National Officers. Note the election guidelines in this issue. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[8 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Administrative Assistant: I would like to welcome Markita Lynch on board as my new Assistant. Brittnay left this month to become a full time ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[student at Ohio State. I wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[POW Network: Please note the article from Mary Schantag, Director of the POWNetwork. It outlines what great work they do in locating and vetting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[the frauds and phonies among us. Also note that they are volunteers. Their only source of operating funds comes from donations and their annual ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Gala in Branson, MO. It is a great event if you have a change to attend. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN SPEAKS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[James Parker ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[What a wet spring and summer we are having. This has been a plus for our sod laying program this year. So far we have put down over 35 pallets ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[of sod this year and are close to completing the project to get a good grass cover over the grounds. A big Tip of the Beret goes to Aubrey Gaddis ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[for his generous donations for this project. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[I want to thank Stan Shank for the briefings that he did at this year’s convention. From the feedback I’ve received, the membership was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[appreciative of the information about the Green Beret Grounds and Facilities (MBF) committee/ Board of Trustees. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[This year’s MBF raffle is in the books and was a success. A special thanks goes to Chapter 1-18 members and the National SFA Board for helping ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[to stuff and lick and stick envelopes for the raffle. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Use of the grounds and cook shed has increased this year. The Memorial Day picnic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[as usual drew a large crowd, provided plenty of food and the Jump went off without a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[problem. Projects that are in progress include - repairing electrical line to a well, installing 96 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[brick pavers in walkway and several painting projects. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[In closing please let me encourage you to come out to YOUR SFA Grounds when you are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[in Fayetteville. The continued operation and maintenance of your grounds and facilities ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[depends solely on your donations to the MBF and raffle proceeds. The geriatric MBF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[volunteer worker bees are getting a little slower, but are still getting the job done. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Memorial Brick Paver Walkway ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[THE SFA MEMORIAL BRICK PAVER WALKWAY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[This walkway is located on the SFA National ground. It begins behind the Chapel and goes to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Memorial Garden. This program establishes a forum to honor a teammate, family member or other ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[worthy idea, ie: teams, special projects, etc. Fill out this form and mail to the address to the right. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Special Forces Association - MBF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[PO Box 41436 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Fayetteville, NC 28209-1436 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Paver information and ordering instructions: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[1) The paver may have TWO lines, consisting of (17) seventeen characters on each line. Commas, spaces and dashes all count as a space. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[2) Person placing the order: 	 Name:_________________________________________________________________________ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[			Address:_______________________________________________________________________ 			Phone:_____________________________Email:_______________________________________ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[3) Fill out information to be on paver in blocks below. Please print legibly. What you write is what will go on paver. Ensure dates are correct. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[4) MBF will order pavers once 100 bricks have been purchased. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[5) Pavers are $40.00 each. Please complete separate order form for each paver. Make checks out to SFA-MBF. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Amount paid:_____________________ Check #:__________________ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: There were errors found in the scholarship articles in the Summer edition of The Drop, these errors ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[are not reflective of the authors, but were made by the publishers during the transcribing process. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[9 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[“A TALE of two photos” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Since assuming my duties with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[NBO, I have principally concerned myself ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[with insuring that each issue of our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Association’s magazine is a rich and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[rewarding experience. One whose content ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[is reflective our shared common values ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[and ideals. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Organizationally, within each issue, I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[like the idea of having a principle, or lead ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[story, and then surrounding that story ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[with similar subject-matter related articles. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[In this issue you will note that there ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[are several monument - memorial type ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[stories. When I started planning this issue ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[my idea was to have the lead article deal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[with the magnificent transformation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[that has occurred at your National ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Headquarters. These photos dramatically ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[1980 depict those changes. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[The story of what has transpired since ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[the purchase of our grounds and what it ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[has become today is a “must be told” story. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[However it has proven to be a research ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[intensive task. We are nearing completion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[of that research and the article will appear ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[in the next issue of the Drop. Simply stated, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[“We Owe You One.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[2013 By: Nick Panarella ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[“THE AUTUMN MAN” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[By: SMG (Ret) ALBERT SLUGOCKI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[If you enjoy reading about the wild and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[reckless adventures of our youth as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[exemplified by those among us who aspire ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[to be both poet and warrior then The Autumn ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Man written by decade and life member ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SMG (Ret) Albert Slugocki is not for you. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[If however, in the twilight of your youth, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[you stand in awe of the company that we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[shared in Special Forces then this book most ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[assuredly will deserve a hallowed place in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[your collection. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Full disclosure, I have not met Albert, but I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[look forward to the adventure. How else to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[describe meeting a man who by recollection ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[was a member of the Polish National ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[underground in WW II Warsaw; forced to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[leave Poland with the Communist takeover ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[(his brother became a devoted member of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[the Communist Party) and after trying and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[trying to leave Poland he finally E&E ed to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[the West and successfully joined the French ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Foreign Legion; through no fault of his own ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[he was forced to leave the Legion; still a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[mere teenager he becomes an able seaman; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[after several cruises and failed attempts, he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[manages to gain legal status in the US; he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[works on a farm; cleaning dishes in NYC and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[finally finds his true calling as a member of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[the US Army. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[His military service could fill one life and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[easily one book. But of a 289 page book ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[his military service occupies only 72 pages. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[But he definitely has “been there done that.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[He fought in Korea as an Infantryman in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[3rd ID rising from squad member to squad ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[leader to Platoon Sargent. After the war he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[transferred to Special Forces and, among ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[other Cold War sensitive assignments, served ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[throughout SE Asia with 5 combat tours. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[By fate and with similarities that would remind ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[us of our Civil War, he served in Vietnam at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[the exact same time as his brother was there. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[While he was fighting in battle to contain and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[ultimately defeat the scourge of communism, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[his brother was the senior communist party ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[member of the Polish Delegation to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[International Control Commission. The ICC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[was set up after the French Indo China War ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[to monitor the peace and Poland was the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[overt Communist member of that three nation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Commission. important artifact? And, of that unique few, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[how many have returned to the scene of our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[youth only to discover that in recognition of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[our contributions and importance, located ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[at the community’s most hallowed place ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[of worship is a life-size, hand painted from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[memory portrait of yourself? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[With a CIB w/star one would think that Albert ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[would have retired to the good life. Not so! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[He next became a member of an elite section ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[within the US Marshall Service. After fully ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[retiring his life becomes more even more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[interesting. That story alone is worth the price of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[book. If that was the end it would be a great ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[book. It is not. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[In the 1980s. by his own admission of human ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[frailty, he is lured by the peace, solitude, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[beauty and tranquility of the Amazon Rain ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[Forest and the humanity of its mostly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[primitive natives. He becomes a for-profit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[Amazon River Boat owner/captain. His ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[final and lasting work in the formation and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[implementation of a now successful NGO that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[brings aid and medicine to the wilderness ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[regions of the Amazon. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[As I said above - a full life! And many of us ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[served with him and all of us have served ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[with men like him. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[What I found fascinating is how someone ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[with SF people management skills then ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[navigated literally and figuratively the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[backwaters of the Amazon River Basin. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[The author navigated a primitive disease ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[infested waterway full of corrupt officials and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[bureaucrats, competing business interests ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[and oh by the way did I mention 1980s narco ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[terrorist and gun runners. His books make ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[Rambo’s last river passage into once was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[Burma seem civilized. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[This book will shortly be available on our web ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[site’s book store. It’s a great read. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[- Nick Panarella; Asst. Sec. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[Of that life and this book, it is hard to select ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[a representative section to build the case as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[to why you should buy and read this book. I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[have selected one which relates to his unique ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[Special Forces experience and sensitivity to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[needs of our Strikers during the Vietnam War. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[In his last RVN tour, then SMG Slugocki ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[became interested in the nature of and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[spiritual well-being of our troops. This is a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[lead-in to the fascinating story of “The Story ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="107"><![CDATA[of the Beehive Buddha.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="108"><![CDATA[Most of us feel that we bond with your ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="109"><![CDATA[Troops. The bond between SF and our Yards ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="110"><![CDATA[is legend. But, how many of us are asked ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="111"><![CDATA[to be the custodian of a community’s most ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="112"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="113"><![CDATA[11 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="12">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[taps We Will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Not Forget... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Rest easy, sleep well my brothers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Know the line was held, your job is done. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Rest easy, sleep well. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Peace, peace, and farewell ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Allen R. “Rex” Akin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[M-11446 Allen R. “Rex” Akin, 67, died unexpectedly at a Dallas area hospital on 29 June, 2013, after suffering a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[fatal heart attack. Rex served in Vietnam as an MP and had a long and distinguished career as a Texas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[State Trooper with the Dept. of Public Safety. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[After completing Jump School he attended the SFQC in 1989. He was, at that time, the oldest NCO, at 42, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[to successfully complete the course as an 18C. He was also the Phase 1 honor graduate. He served with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[ODA 222, B Co, 2d Bn, 12th SFG from 1989 to 1993. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[He is survived by his wife, Mary; sons, Brent and Jonathan, Matthew and Joseph; daughter, Angela and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[three grand children, and many other relatives and friends. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[When Rex and Mary met, he was on a mission with the United Nations and State Dept. to establish law ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[enforcement for the country of East Timor, where he served as a bodyguard for their first president. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[He was a member of the Special Forces Association, Chapter 93, DPS Officer Association, American Guardians Motorcycle Club, American ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[State Trooper Association, the Kaufman First Baptist Church and a life time member of the NRA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Rex was buried at the Military Veterans Field of Honor, Cook-Walden Memorial Hill in Pflugerville, TX escorted by Green Berets, State Troopers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[and Firefighters. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Ronald L. Bain ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[A-1379 MSG(R) Ronald Lee Bain, 78, of Summerville, SC, passed away on August 4, 2013. Ron’s Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[career spanned service in SF Training Group, the 3rd SFGA, 5th SFGA, 7th SFGA, JFK Center and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[20th SFGA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[He also served with the 1/73rd Field Artillery and later the 1st ROTC Region with service at the Citadel ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[in South Carolina. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Ron’s awards include the Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Bronze Star Medal w/1 Oak ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Leaf Cluster and 1 “V” device, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Master Parachutist ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Badge, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Citation, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/Palm, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 device, Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal 1st Class and 8 awards of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Good Conduct Medal. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Ron is survived by his wife of 42 years, Mary Bain; children, Debbie Reeves, Michael Bain, Lori Perry, William Simpson, Suzy Fago, Mary J Bain, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Peggy Carlile and Leah Bain; and 17 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Services were held on August 25th at the VFW Post #3433, 110154 Bellwright Rd., Summerville, SC 29483. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[12 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="13">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Thomas W. “Beav” Bevier ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[D-2810 CW3 Thomas W. “Beav” Bevier, 62, passed away in his home in Milaca, Minnesota on 22 July 2013 after ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[having battled liver cancer upon returning home from Afghanistan. He is survived by his bride, Jill Kujawa ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[(11 July 2013); his sons Shayne (wife Dawn) and Brian; his daughter Heather; two grand children: Ethan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[and Bella; and a sister Jackie. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[  He served his entire career in U.S. Army Special Forces. Thom’s initial assignment was with the 10th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Special Forces Group followed by an assignment to 46th Special Forces Company in Thailand. He then ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group. He then was assigned to ODA-1, A company, 1st Battalion, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[10th Group, Bad Tölz, Germany. His next assignment took him to Berlin, Germany with 39th Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Detachment (Det. “A”, Berlin Brigade). He then went on to 7th Group in Panama and worked in El Salvador ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[as an advisor to the Parachute Regiment. Upon his return to CONUS, Thom was selected as an initial 180A ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Special Operations Technician candidate and promoted to warrant officer in 1991. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[The remainder of his career until retirement was as an ODA executive officer in the 7th Special Forces Group. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[  Among his awards and decorations are the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Master Parachutist Badge and SCUBA Badge, jump wings from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Thailand, Germany, France, Belgium and Great Britain. And the Special Forces Tab. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[  After his retirement from the US Army, Thom settled in North Carolina. He attended North Carolina State University where he earned a teaching ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[degree. He taught at Rowan High School as a science instructor for five years. He was contacted by USAID in 2008 to perform contract service ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[in Afghanistan thereby leaving his teaching post. He served in Afghanistan until 2012. His time in Afghanistan was shortened when he was hit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[from behind by a terrorist bomb. He received treatments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to rid his body of liver cancer which was triggered ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[by the injuries he sustained in Afghanistan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Thom was a member of Special Forces Association Chapter XX. He was interred with full military honors provided by the US Army and SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Chapter XX on 16 August 2013 at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Baldwin L. Brutscher ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[D-5720 Baldwin Louis “Brutsch” Brutscher, 80, passed away on 5 June, 2013. After graduating from Eastern ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Kentucky State College in 1955 he joined the Army and served 5 years on active duty. He was an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[intelligence officer with the 82d Abn Div. He joined the reserves and served actively until retiring as a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Colonel in 1982. He was assigned to the 389th and 168th Support Group, 1st Special Forces. After retiring ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[he worked for the IRS as a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division. He worked organized ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[crime and high profile cases sometimes going under cover. He occasionally worked the Presidential ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[detail. He retired from the IRS in 1984. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[He was a great storyteller and let it be known that he “never let the truth interfere with a good story.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[He belonged to the Kentucky Colonels, Military Officers Association of America, Senior Army Reserve ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Commanders Association, Reserve Officers Association, Military Order of the World Wars, Association ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[of Former Special Agents, the Kentucky Germanic Historical Society and the Special Forces Association. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[He was preceded in death by three children; Bob, Jerry and Gina Bell. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Catherine “Cackie;” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[daughters Julie and Andrea, and his son, Paul, of Anchorage. He also leaves behind nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[buried in the Resthaven Memorial Park in Louisville. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Joseph H. Fredrickson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[D-1543 Joe Fredrickson passed away on 20 June, 2013, in Jacksonville, FL. Joe was born in Brooklyn, NY and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[enlisted in the Army in 1952 retiring in 1974. He went to Training Group in 1962 and served with the 1st, 3rd, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[5th and 6th Special Forces Groups. He also had assignments with the 11th and 82d Airborne Divisions. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[After retiring Joe worked for the US department of Labor until he retired once again. Joe was a member ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[of the Special Forces Association, Chapter 88, in Jacksonville. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Services were held on 12 July at the Jacksonville National Cemetery with full military honors. Chapter 88 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[President, Dewey Walker conducted a memorial service at the American Legion Post 137. Joe Fredrickson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[was a true Special Forces Warrior and he will be missed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[13 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="14">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[William Fuller Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[D-1593 Bill Fuller, 83, passed away on 24 July, 2013 in Erwin, NC. Bill is survived by his wife, Peggy; son, William; brothers, Ben and Bud; sisters, Audrey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[and Gaye, and one grandchild. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Bill went to Training Group I July, 1963. From then through 1968 he served in several companies of the 5th SFG in Vietnam. He was SGM of B-52, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Project Delta, from 1967 to 1968. When he joined the SFA in 1971 he was assigned to 46th SF Company in Thailand. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Services were held on Sunday, 28 July, at the Erwin Advent Christian Church in Erwin followed by Burial with full military honors in the Erwin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Memorial Park. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Cory W. Gray ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[SFA GRAY, Cory Wayne, age 33, passed away on July 12, 2013. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Jean Gray, James and Eva Campbell. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Survived by his parents, Don and Joyce Gray; daughter, Cyerra Gray; grandfather, James Gray. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[He attended Madison Academy, and graduated from Beech High School. Cory served in the United States ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Army. He was a member of the 82nd Airbourne, and the 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Brent M. Gudmundson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[D-4128 LTC (ret) Brent Martin Gudmundson D-4128 LIFE, passed from this life on May 28, 2013, one day after the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[dedication of the Special Forces Monument by Chapter 70. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Brent was one of the earliest members of the 19th SFG(A), later going on to serve with other active duty ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Groups and served in the Vietnam War. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[He suffered from the effects of Agent Orange, which took his voice and memory in later life. At our monthly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[meetings, his eyes could express his great love for his SF friends. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[He leaves behind five daughters. We will miss him at our chapter meetings. -DE OPPRESSO LIBER- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Charles A. “Shaky” Hover ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[D-2176 Charles “Shaky” Hover, age 76, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, following a brief ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[illness. Chuck was born October 30, 1936 in Unionville, the son of the late Maurice C. & Alvina L. (Ditzen) Hover. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Following his graduation from Caro High School in 1954, he began a twenty-five year military career that ended with his retirement in 1979 as a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Sergeant First Class in Special Forces with the United States Army. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Following his retirement, Chuck moved to Las Vegas in 1980 where he worked as a security guard for several casinos. He was also a parachuting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[and scuba diving instructor while in Las Vegas. Chuck was a member of the American Legion and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[In his spare time, he enjoyed prospecting for gold, hunting, and even began training to be a locksmith. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Chuck is survived by four children and their spouses, Chuck & Mary Hover of Fairgrove, Lori & Andy Nersesian of Livonia, Keisha & Mitch Bachman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[of Cape Coral, Florida, Jonathan Spilman of Reno, Nevada; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Chuck was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[preceded in death by three brothers, Richard, Maurice and Don. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Funeral services were held on Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Ransford Collon Funeral Home in Caro. Burial followed at the Demorest Cemetery ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[in Akron with military honors afforded by the Caro American Legion Post #7 and the United States Army. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[14 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="15">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[John J. “J.J.” Karvelis ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[SFA SFC John J. (“J.J.”) Karvelis, 78, passed away peacefully at his home on May 18, 2013 after a long ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[and courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).  John was born in Hartford, CT, enlisting in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[U.S. Army in 1955 and served more than 20 years.  He served with the 11th Airborne Division, the 82nd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Airborne Division and the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam.  He was a member of Det. B-55 (5th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Mobile Strike Force Command).  He also served in the Dominican Republic. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[His awards and decorations included the Bronze Star, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Palm, Combat ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Infantryman’s Badge, ARCOM w/”V” Device, Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 Device, Army Commendation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Medal w/”V” Device, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Master ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Parachutist Badge, Vietnamese Parachute Badge and the Vietnam Service Medal. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[In addition to his beloved wife of 39 years, Judy, he is survived by five daughters, seven grandchildren and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[one great-granddaughter.  On May 22nd a funeral was held at his church, Fellowship of Oakbrook, in Summerville, SC, with full military honors. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Raymond “Ronnie” Kearns ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[D-619 Raymond, “Ronnie” Kearns passed away at his home on Big Pond, Andes NY on July 4, 2013. Son of Ray and Marjorie (Martin) Kearns, he was born ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[December 5, 1936 in Hobart, NY. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Ronnie attended South Kortright Central School and at the age of 17, commenced a 23 year US Army career. Retiring as Master Sergeant, he served ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[in the elite 7th, 5th and 10th Special Forces “Green Beret” Groups, including a tour in Viet Nam. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Beken), children: Karen Underwood, Kristina Norris and Sean Kearns and was devoted to each of his eight ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[grandchildren. James E. Kiernan Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[D-7591 James Kiernan, 57, passed away peacefully on 13 July, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Cathleen, and his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[mother, Marilyn Carson. He is also survived by his brother, Michael; Sister, Kathleen, and step-brothers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Steven and Mark, and many nephew and nieces. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[He served with the 101st Airborne Division and multiple tours with the 10th Special Forces Group. He was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[stationed in Korea, Europe, Middle East and Southwest Asia. He earned many awards during his service ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[including the Special Forces Tab, parachutist Badge, Diver Badge, and the Italian High Alpinist Badge. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[He was buried with full military honors in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, RI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Jerry Lee ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[D-5879 Jerry Lee, 78, of Palm Coast, FL passed away on 3 August, 2013. Jerry proudly served his country for 22 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[years including Special Forces from 1965 to 1974. He had a second career with the US Postal Service ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[retiring after 22 years there as well. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[After the military he graduated from Natianiel Hawthorne College in 1980. Jerry and his wife, Sandra, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[moved to Palm Coast from Canterbury, NH in 2003. He enjoyed Florida for the golf and fishing. He also ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[was an avid reader. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Jerry was a Life member of the VFW, the Special Operations Association and the Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Association, Chapter 21. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Jerry is survived by his wife, Sandra; five children, Peter, Sharmon, Terra, David and Matthew. He is also ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[survived and will be sadly missed by his daughter in law, Kimberly and his ten grandchildren. Jerry was cremated and will be buried in New ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[England. Services were held in Florida and New England. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[15 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Marcellino Matamoros ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[M-7805 Marcellino “Chino” Matamoros, 89, passed away on 3 July, 2013, in San Antonio, TX. He was born in Visalia, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CA and proudly served his country in three wars, earning 3 Bronze Stars; the 3rd Army in WWII, 187th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Airborne in Korea and the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[He is survived by his wife Mary; son, Marcelo, one granddaughter, a large family of brothers and sisters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[and their extended families. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[After his military service he earned an Associate Degree from St. Edwards University. He volunteered as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[a bus driver for disabled children. He was an excellent athlete, playing fast pitch softball, competed in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Senior Olympics earning 2 Gold and 1 Bronze Medals. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[At the age of 84 he had 3 holes in one at three different golf courses. In his spare time he volunteered for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[the Alamo Silver Wings, Meals on Wheels and restored vintage cars. He was a devout Catholic and embraced life. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[The family requests memorials be made to the University of Louisville, Kent School – Matamoros Gerontology Fund, 2323 S. Brook St. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Louisville, KY 40292. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Charles E. Middleton Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[D-7367 Retired BG Middleton Jr was born on Jul 6, 1930 and passed away on June 24, 2013 after a 2 year illness. BG Middleton was born and raised in Yazoo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[City MS. He graduated from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[  He served in the 505th Abn Inf Regiment, 82nd Abn Div, 2d Inf Div, and with the 156 Engr Co in the Berlin Crisis. Upon his return from Active Duty ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[he served in the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 31st Infantry Division. He was one of the initial charter members of Co E 20th Special Forces, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[organized on 22 September 1963. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[He served in Special Forces for 16 1/2 years, culminating as the Commander of 2d Bn 20th SFG (Abn) for his last 6 1/2 years. He was promoted to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Colonel and served as Commandant of the Mississippi’s Military Academy. Colonel Middleton was a master parachutist and had earned the expert ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[infantryman’s badge. He was promoted to Brigadier General and retired in 1982. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[He was an active member in Chapter 79, Special Forces Association. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Dale E. Prieser ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[D-5347 Colonel Dale E. Prieser, USA (Ret), age 85, of San Antonio, Texas, died June 30, 2013. His oldest son, Robert ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[S. Prieser, was killed in action in the Republic of Vietnam on September 8, 1968. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[He is survived by wife Barbara of San Antonio; a daughter Victoria and her husband Phillip Pair of San ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Antonio, TX; and a son Timothy of Tampa, FL. Colonel Prieser has two grandchildren, Elaine Kyro of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Jeffersonville, IN and Lynley Pair of Minneapolis, MN along with two great-grandchildren, Andrea and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Nicholas Kyro. One sister also survives him, Miriam Phillips of Wapakoneta, OH. Two sisters, Loris Henry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[and Arlene Vergara de Prieser are deceased. There are numerous nieces and nephews. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Colonel Prieser began his military career by enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. As a Marine he served in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[many tactical and administrative assignments. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[after which he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving as an Infantry Master Sergeant. He was commissioned by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[direct appointment as a Second Lieutenant, Infantry U.S. Army. Colonel Prieser served in many Command and Staff positions. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[He retired from the Army as a Colonel (06), Special Forces/Special Operations Officer. He has a B.A. in International Studies and is a graduate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[of many specialized military and civilian schools, including the Command and General Staff College where he is a Life Member of the Alumni ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Association and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[He is the recipient of many decorations and awards both American and foreign, including the Combat Infantry Badge and the Purple Heart for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[wounds received in combat. Colonel Prieser’s military career spanned over 30 years. He was a life member of most all other veterans’ organizations, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[i.e. American Legion, VFW, MOPH, DAV, SFA, ASWAA, etc. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Both Colonel Prieser and his son Robert were inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[16 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="17">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Thomas B. Salak ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[D-2137 Tom Salak, 79, passed away at the Vidant Chowan Hospital on 28 July, 2013. He was born in Washington, DC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[and after graduation High School he followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the Army. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[He was in the Army Security Agency and served in many places including Ethiopia, Germany and Okinawa. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[He served three tours with the 10th Special Forces Group in Bad Tolz and Ft. Devens. He served in Vietnam ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[with the 5th Special Forces Group in 1969 and 1970. After retiring from the Army in 1972 he pursued a real ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[estate license and a college degree from the University of North Carolina, Pembroke. He worked for John ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Kennedy Realty in Fayetteville, NC and then for the Fayetteville Housing Authority retiring as the head of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Section 8 housing. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[He was also active with the Contact Telephone Crisis Center and the Fayetteville Little Theater where he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[met his future wife, Tobbi. While traveling they visited and relocated to Edenton, NC. Tom was active as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[a River Keeper for the Chowan River. He was also active with the American Legion Post 40 in Edenton and made many trips to Virginia caring for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[homeless veterans. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Tom was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Frances. He is survived by his wife, Robbi; six children, Thomas “Chip,” Rosemary, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Virginia “Bunny,” Jerry, Lisa and Linda; two step-children; Gray and Randy; several grandchildren and two great grand children. Services were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[held on 3 August in Edenton and interment will be at a later date in Arlington. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Ellis M. “Pappy” Strand ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[D-3542 Ellis M. “Pappy” Strand passed away on November 14th, 2012 in Charlotte, NC. Pappy was born on November 12th 1931 in King County, Washington. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Pappy joined the Army in 1949, earned his Parachute/Glider wings and served in the 504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division. In later years he would ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[delight in the confusion this badge caused annually for visiting inspecting officers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Originally joining the 13th Special Forces in the early 1960’s, Pappy came to the 11th Special Forces Group in 1979 where he served with distinction. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[He was selected for and attended Canadian Heavy Drop training and was a mainstay on the teams until the deactivation of the 11th in 1994. During ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[this period, he served in C Company, 3rd Battalion, 11th Group with both of his sons, Mike and Gaynor, a source of great pride. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Pappy was married on April 17th 1952 to Mary Evelyn. At her recent passing they had been married for 59 years. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Pappy’s life was marked by a quiet, enduring commitment to his family, his nation and his SF teammates. He is greatly missed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[James T. Vance ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[D-4243 LTC (R) James T. Vance, 87, passed away on 9 July, 2013, in Gainesville, GA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Tom is survived by his wife, Virgie; daughter, Lynn and husband, Kevin; granddaughters, Ashley and Michelle and their spouses, and 2 great ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[granddaughters. He also is survived by his sister, Dorthea Wood, and brother, CSM (R) Gene H. Vance, D-3074, of Fort Worth, TX. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Tom served with the original 77th and 7th Special Forces Groups from 1957 to 1959. He went to Germany with the 10th SFG from 1961 to 1964. He was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[an advisor to the 20th SFG from 1964 to 1966 and then went to Vietnam with the 5th SFG from January to December 1967. Tom was assigned to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[3rd SFG from 1968 to 1969 and was the G-1 for the JFKSWC from 1969 to 1970 when he retired. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Horace J. Whitsitt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[A-4066 Horace “Handsome Jack” Whitsitt passed away on 31 July, 2013, in Baton Rouge, LA. Jack served 6 years with the 20th Special Forces Group and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[a short tour with the 7th SFG. He was a native of Paragould, AR and resided in Bayou Pigeon, LA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Debra, one son and one daughter and two grandchildren. His remains were buried in Paragould, AR. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[17 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="18">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Donald E. Wilkison ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[A-3432 Don Wilkison, 86, of Jacksonville, FL passed away peacefully on 21 July, 2013, at St Vincent’s Riverside Community Hospice after an extended ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[illness. He was an engineer with the 11th Special Forces Group for a number of years. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Mr. Wilkison was preceded in death by his wife, Vergie. He is survived by two sons; Donald Jr., and Daniel, three grandchildren and five great ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[grandchildren. He was a member of the Harvest Baptist Church in Jacksonville and Chapter 88 of the Special Forces Association. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Maxwell F. MEMBERS: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[OTHER FALLEN Swinger Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SFA Hayne, Robert D................... 9 August 2013 D-9535 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Taylor, Leonard N Jr............. 30 May 2013 M-5647 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[NON MEMBERS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Jose D. De Leon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER SFC (USA, Retired) Jose D. De Leon, 77, passed away on June 2nd at his home in Houston, TX. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Jose was born in Mission, TX on October 8, 1935 to Regino and Tomasa De Leon. He was the youngest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[of eight children. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[He is survived by his wife, Maria, and three sons, Ricardo of Easton, PA, Daniel of Tampa, FL, and Noel of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Houston, one granddaughter, and six grandsons. Jose completed Training Group in 1963 as a Radio Operator. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[His first assignment was on A13, B Company, 8th SF Group from 1964 to 1966. He served in Vietnam at Camp ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Mang Buk from March, 1966 to March, 1967. He served one other tour in Vietnam. He also served with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[James F. Grissom ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom, 31, of Hayward, Calif. died March 21, 2013 at Landstuhl Regional Medical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Center, Germany, of injuries sustained from small arms fire on March 18 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Grissom was assigned to Co. A, 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[McChord, Wash., and was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan. This was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Grissom’s fifth deployment to an Overseas Contingency Operation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Grissom graduated from Mt. Eden High School in 1999 and attended college at the Art Institute of San ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Francisco, earning his Associate’s Degree in Computer Animation. He enlisted in the Army in June, 2003, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[under the 18X Special Forces Enlistment Program. After graduating from the Special Forces Qualification ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Course in October, 2005, Grissom was assigned to 2nd Battalion., 1st SFG (A) JBLM. During his time with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[2nd Battalion, Grissom deployed on several JCETs (Joint Combined Exchange Training), and deployed to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Iraq in 2009. Grissom was re-assigned to 4th Battalion in Nov. 2010 as an engineer sergeant and deployed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan in 2012. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Grissom’s military education includes the Special Forces Qualification Course, Warrior Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course, Survival, Evasion, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Course, the Special Forces Advanced Reconnaissance, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques Course, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[and the Basic Airborne Course. His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal (2nd Oak ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Leaf Cluster), the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Afghan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[numeral 2, Army Service Ribbon, Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. He was posthumously awarded the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Bronze star Medal. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[He is survived by his wife, parents and his sister. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[18 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="19">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Lee Harris ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER COL (ret) Lee Harris of Louisville, Kentucky passed away on June 3, 2013. He was 78 years old. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[He enlisted in 1953 and received a direct appointment in October 1956. He graduated the Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Officer course in 1959 and went on to serve as an Operational Detachment Commander-Alpha with Det A, CO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[C, 16th Special Forces Group (A) then as the Operations Officer from July 1962 to August 1964. The 16th SFG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[was redesignated as the 20th SFG(A). He also served as a Company Commander of CO B in 20th SFG(A) from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[February 1965 to December 1967. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[After his SF time, he served with the North Carolina Army National Guard as Battalion Executive Officer then ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Battalion Commander. From December 1973 to April 1974 he served as a Civil Affairs Officer with HHC, 30th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[IN BDE (M) NCARNG. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[COL Harris spent the remainder of his Army career in the 100th DIV (TNG) commanding 1st BDE from May 1980 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[to August 1982. He served over 33 years in the Army. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Lee is survived by his wife, Carol, his children: Lee and Mimi Harris (III), Vicki and David Dice, Kevin and Brooke Johnson. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Royce A. Housley ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER Royce Housley, 67, lost his battle with cancer on 8 June, 2013. He grew up in Florence, MS and completed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Hinds Junior College in 1966. He joined the Army and served in Vietnam with the 5th Special Forces Group. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[He was later assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg. He left the service in 1972 and began an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[varied career. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[He worked in banking, became a car dealer and a writer. But his favorite job was training and racing horses. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[He had thoroughbreds race in several states. The highlight of his career was having a horse run on Derby ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Day at Churchill Downs. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Royce will be missed by his family and friends all over the world. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Grady Houston ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER Grady Houston, 84, passed away on 23 June, 2013, at his home in Carrollton, GA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[He retired in 1969 while assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg. He served in the Korean War and was assigned to the 101st Abn Div ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[prior to joining Special Forces. He served with the 3rd SFG and the 5th SFG in Vietnam. He was on B-41 in Vietnam. He earned the Combat Infantry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Man’s Badge and was awarded a Purple Heart, Bronze Star with V, Army Commendation Medal and other awards and decorations. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[After retiring he was a SGT on the Carrollton Police Dept. He was Chairman of VFW Post 7407 and belonged to the American Legion. He received ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[the Humanitarian Award from the NAACP. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[He is survived by his son, Dwayne and daughter, Temekia; three grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Kenneth D. Kyler ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER Kenneth Kyler, 71, of Huntingdon, PA passed away on 23 June, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Linda, two daughters and two grandchildren. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[He joined the Army in 1962 and was assigned to the 82d Airborne Division. He later volunteered and served with the 7th Special Forces Group as a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[medical sergeant. He left the service in 1965 and went to work as a Corrections Officer at SCI Huntingdon. He retired after 35 years service in 2004 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[as the Department of Corrections Supervising Superintendent and Deputy Secretary of the Western Region. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[He was an avid hunter, marksman and horseman. He was a member of the NRA, American Quarter Horse Assn and the National Reining Horse Assn. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[A private service was held at the Huntingdon Memorial Gardens. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[19 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="20">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Sean W. Mullen ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER Warrant Officer Sean W. Mullen, 39, of Rehobeth Beach, Del., died June 2, 2013, in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device. Mullen was assigned to Co B, 2d Bn, 5th Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Forces Group as an assistant detachment commander. This was his sixth deployment. He joined the Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[in 1995 and was assigned to the 82d and 101st Airborne Divisions. He later was assigned as an instructor ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[at the basic airborne and pathfinder courses at Ft. Benning, GA. He volunteered for Special Forces and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[completed the Qualification Course in 2007. He was assigned as a medical sergeant to the 5th SFG and later ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[became the senior medical sergeant for the company. He later became the company operations sergeant. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[He was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and later to Saudi Arabia. He was selected to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[attend the Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Certification Course graduating in 2012. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Among his numerous awards and decorations are the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, pathfinder, air assault and senior parachutist badges. He is survived by his wife and parents. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Michael H. Simpson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[NON-MEMBER Staff Sgt. Michael H. Simpson, 30, of San Antonio, Texas, died May 2, 2013, at Landstuhl Regional Medical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Center, Germany, of injuries sustained from an Improvised Explosive Device on April 27 in Afghanistan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Simpson was assigned to Company C, 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[McChord, Wash., as a weapons sergeant. He was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Afghanistan.  This was Simpson’s third deployment to an Overseas Contingency Operation. Simpson enlisted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[in the Army in April, 2003, as an Infantryman. Upon completion of basic training and Advanced Individual ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Training, Simpson was assigned to Company D, 3rd Infantry Regiment, the Old Guard, as a Rifleman. In 2006, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Simpson was assigned to Company C, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and deployed in 2007 as a fire team leader in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Simpson volunteered for the Special Forces Assessment and Selection ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Course and completed the Special Forces Qualification Course in July 2011. He was assigned to Company ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[C, 4th BN, 1st SFG (A) as a weapons sergeant. He participated in the multilateral exercise Cobra Gold in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Thailand in 2012 and recently deployed in support of OEF-A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Simpson’s military education includes the Special Forces Qualification Course, Warrior Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course, Combat Life ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Savers Course, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Course, Hazmat Driver Instructor’s Course, Joint Armorers Training Course, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[the Basic Airborne Course. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[clusters, the Good Conduct Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral “2” device, Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. He is survived by his wife, two sons and his parents. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Condolences We respectfully send our condolences to: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Raymond Louis White Sr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Condolences to Raymond L White Jr. M-9495 L on the passing of his father, Raymond Sr,78. He was a veteran of the Korean War and influenced ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[his son to make a career out of the Army and Special Forces. Ray was driving his father to the VA for a routine checkup when he suffered a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[massive heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Mavis; son, Raymond Jr and daughter, Barbara; extended family and friends. He was a resident ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[of Dover, TN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Barbara “Bobbi” Baron ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Condolences to Ronald Baron D-6771, Chapter LXX, on the passing of his dear wife Bobbi (Barbara Baron). She passed away after a battle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[with cancer on July 6, 2013. She served as a PFC with the U.S. Marines before she married Ron. She was the mother of 5 children, 2 girls and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[3 boys, 10 grandchildren and 5 great grand children. Bobbi worked for the DoD for 25 years. She was laid to rest at the VA cemetery in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Boise, Idaho. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[20 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="21">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[SPECIAL FORCES RING ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Thailand Black Star Sapphire Ring ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Eternal Star of Light ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Reintroducing the Green Beret ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Black Star Sapphire Ring ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[The quiet and unspoken recognition ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[of one SF warrior to another. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Custom made in the USA. Hand ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[selected sapphires from Thailand. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Gentlemen and Ladies rings, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[tie tacks and pendants, in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[14kt. gold or sterling silver. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Gents 14kt. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[solid ring ........... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[$1,495.00 Rocz Manufacturing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Gents Sterling ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Silver ring ............. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[$495.00 Rocz2mfg@comcast.net ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Roczmanufacturing.net 253.941.9585 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Gents Sterling ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Silver with 14kt. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[yellow accents ...... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[$795.00 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="22">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[2013 SF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Wounded Warrior ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Alaska Trip ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Sponsored by the Special Forces Association ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[F or the 4th consecutive year the SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[is proud to have been able to sponsor ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[a trip of a lifetime for two deserving ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[SF Wounded Warriors, thanks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[to the generosity of many members and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[patriots. This year’s recipients were MSG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Michael Fairfax (Ist BN, 3rd SFGA) and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[MSG Christopher Kjeka (3rd SFGA). MSG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Fairfax is currently assigned to SWIC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[as NCOIC of the 18A committee. MSG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Kjeka is currently the Team Sergeant of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[SFAUC- Urban Combat Committee for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[3rd SFGA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[MSG Fairfax is from Lumberton NC. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[He entered the US Army in 1993. He ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[has served in the 3rd SFGA for 12 years. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[While deployed with the 3rd SFGA in 2005 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[to Afghanistan in 2005 he was severely ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[wounded by a IED, which resulted in a above ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[the knee amputation of his right leg. After ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[multiple surgeries, a long rehabilitation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[and being fitted for a leg prosthesis he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[was returned to full active duty. Of special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[note is the fact that he completed the US ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Army Parachute Jumpmaster Course ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[after his injury. He is the first amputee to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[accomplish this in the history of the US ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Army Airborne. MSG Fairfax has 6 tours ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[to Afghanistan, three of these tours coming ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[after he lost his leg. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[MSG Kjeka was born in New York. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[He joined the Army in 1998 and joined ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Special Forces in 2003 where he served as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[22 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Senior Weapons SGT and then ODA Team ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Sergeant. He has deployed to Afghanistan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[three times and to Iraq three times. He is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[married to his wife Elysia and they have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[one child. While serving with his ODA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[in Iraq in 2007 the team pulled a raid on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[a terrorist compound. After the mission ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[was complete the team was withdrawing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[to the exfiltration point by way of a narrow ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[path, when a IED was set off. MSG Kjeka ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[was directly in front of the explosive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[device . He received wounds to rear of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[his body to include wounds to the head, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[back, buttocks and right arm. Though his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[wounds were severe, he credits his helmet ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[and body armor for saving his life. After ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[several surgeries and rehabilitation he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[has returned to full duty and has deployed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[with his ODA three times to a combat zone. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[Mike and Chris arrived in Anchorage ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[on 30 May. There they were met by Rich ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[Mulowney. Rich is a SFA, SOA and Air ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[America Association member. This the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[second year that Rich and his wife have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[volunteered to host our Warriors. They own ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[and live at the Alaska Chinook Lodge on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[the Kenai peninsula. From the airport they ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[traveled to Talkeetna. Their lodging there ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[was provided by Ross and Erika Bennett at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[their cabin and we thank them for this. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[next two days were spent exploring Denali ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[National Park and a flight around the park ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[and culminating with landing on a glacier ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[Story By: Stan Shank D-799 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[on Mount McKinley. The glacier landing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[trip was donated by K-2 Aviation Talkeetna ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[AK and our thanks go to you for your ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[support. 2 June saw our Warriors returning ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[to Anchorage and boarding a ferry for a 3 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[hour ride across Prince Willliam Sound to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[Cordova. On the way they were fortunate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[to see killer and humpback whales, sea ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[lions, otters and many species of birds to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[include bald eagles. On arrival in Cordova ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[they were met by Master Guide. Wayne ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[Woods. Wayne and his wife have donated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[these hunts to the SF Wounded Warriors ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[now for four years in a row and have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[already committed for two hunts in 2014. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[The Shane Woods Hunts are in honor of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[his son , who was killed in Iraq in 2006. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[From Cordova they flew by float plane to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[the hunting camp. Both Chris and Mike got ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[lucky and were able to bag their black bears ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[on the second day in camp. Mike shot his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[bear while in a zodiac boat from just under ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[a 100 yards. Great shot from a rocking boat. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[Chris took his bear while on land from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[approx.. 250 yd.. The remainder of time ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[in camp was spent fishing, horseshoes, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[eating, flights around surrounding water ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[and mountains. Both Mike and Chris ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[wanted me to note that Wayne Woods ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[is one of the most wonderful, kind and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[patriotic man and American that they ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[had ever met. They also the camp staff ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[were well organized and very friendly and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="23">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[helpful. 11 June and it was back to Cordova ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[to catch a flight back to Anchorage. There ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[they met Rich and were driven to his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[lodge on the Kenai Peninsula. 12 June ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[saw them off to deep ocean water for a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[day of halibut fishing. They caught fish till ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[their arms gave out. This trip was donated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[by Wallys Fishing Service and our thanks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[go to them for their generous support. 13 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[June found our Warriors flying into Big ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Bear Lake for a day of salmon and trout ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[fishing. This lake is very remote and both ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Chris and Mike were in awe of the beauty ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[and remoteness of the lake. This trip was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[donated by High Adventure Outfitters and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[thanks go to them for generosity. 14 June ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[found our Warriors exploring the local area ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[with a trip to Homer. 15 June was a rest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[day and preparing to go home. Because of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[different departure times, Rich flew Mike to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Anchorage in his plane and then returned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[to fly Chris to Anchorage later on in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[day. On their return I asked them to share ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[any thoughts they cared to about the trip. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[They were in agreement that this trip was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[a once in a lifetime experience and to be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[able to experience the hunting and fishing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[in a area with such awesome scenery was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[out of this world. But just as important to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[them was the chance to get away from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[their work and really relax and meet some ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[of the finest Americans in the world. They ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[want to thank the SFA and all the folks who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[made this opportunity possible for them. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[There are many folks deserving of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[recognition for contributing to this project. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Cash donors have been listed in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[contributions section of the Drop and we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[thank you again. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[I would like to give a special recognition ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[to Mr Mitch Clardy and Mr Sina Pedram for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[donating the frequent flyer miles to cover ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[getting Mike and Chris from Fayetteville to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Anchorage. Tri-State Taxidermy , Houston ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[TX also must be thanked for their services ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[on the bear skins each year. American ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Legion Post # 57 Fairbanks AK stepped up ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[big again this year and for that you made ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[the trip a reality. Thanks to all who were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[part of this project a please accept a BIG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[TIP OF THE BERET. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[Planning has already begun for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[2014 trip. Each of the past four years we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[have been able to reach out to friends, old ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[teammates and organizations and raise the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[funds necessary to fund these trips. Each ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[year you have responded and we have not ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[had to touch any funds in the SFA treasury, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[and we hope to continue to be able to do ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[this. The SFA is 501 (c) (19) non-profit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[organization and all contributions are tax ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[deductible. If you would like to make a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[contribution to this project, make your ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[check out to the SFA and in the memo block ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[of the check write SFA Wounded Warrior ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[AK Trip and mail to SFA, POB 41436, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[Fayetteville, NC 38309. This will ensure ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[that your donation is placed in the Patriot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[Fund and use is restricted to supporting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[the SFA Wounded Warrior project. If you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[have frequent flyer miles that would cover ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[a ticket and you would like to sponsor one ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[the warriors next year, please contact ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[me. Delta is best for AK flights, but other ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[airlines are a possibility. Usually takes 60- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[70,000 miles per ticket. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[Taking Care of Our Own ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[De Oppressor Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[If you would like further information ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[about this project, please contact me ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[Stan Shank D-799, 910-987-1569, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[carostan@mindspring.com De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[23 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="24">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[The Trust provides support in the following three areas: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[1. Education and Motivation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[2. Family and Unit Support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[3. Veterans, Advocacy, and Heritage ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Education and Motivation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Family and Unit Support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Veterans and Heritage ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[• Merit based scholarships for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[secondary education and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[professional skills ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[• Unit functions for dependents of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[deployed special forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[• VA issues ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[• Recognition awards ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[• Tuition assistance ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[• Pre and post deployment resiliency ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[programs for both families and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[single Special Forces soldiers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[• Assisting with special family ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[needs during deployment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[• Transition assistance ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[• Funding assistance for advocacy, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[memorials and monuments ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[• Financial assistance for medical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[treatment EVENTS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[ABOUT The Special Forces Charitable Trust provides meaningful ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[financial support, programs, and services to the U.S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Army Special Forces community and their families. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[www.specialforcescharitabletrust.org ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="25">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[You could have been a Green Beret if ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[ooo Po pular Southern comedian J. Foxworthy has made a living with his patented “You Could ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Have Been A Redneck" jokes. Here are a few of our own, courtesy of Maj. (ret.) Brian Kanof ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[(M-11273), Chapter IX, El Paso, Texas. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[If you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[ca a thund n sleep throug ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[er h ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[jolted a s torm b ut are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[wake wh ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[en you r ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[cat wal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[ks acros ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[s the b ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[room fl ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[ed … ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[o o r .. . ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[… You cou ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[ld hav ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[e been ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Green a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Beret w or d ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[m p u te r p a ss ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[If y ou r co ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[n of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[b in a ti o ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[is a n y co m ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[e or ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[d co d e n a m ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[y ou r ol ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[... O D A n u m b er ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[n have bee ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[You could ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[eret a Green B ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[If your grand daughters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Brownie Troop is the only ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[one in town with on-call ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[resupply when they go on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[a nature hike... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[You could have been ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[a Green Beret ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[If y ou ph on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[ed y ou r ol d ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Se rg ea nt M aj ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[or be fo re ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[as k in g y ou r ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[gi rl fr ie nd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[to m ar ry y ou ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[... You could ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[have been ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[a Green Be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[ret ng -H o ac ti on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[If mi li ta ry Gu ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[ur fa vo ri te ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[mo vi es ar e yo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[as t fa vo ri te ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[or ab so lu te le ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[rt ai nm en t. .. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[fo rm s of en te ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[ave been ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[You could h ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[et a Green Ber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[…… If you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[located you r ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[fa mily ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[vacatio n RV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[ca mpsit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[e speed av t o a v o i d h i g h ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[enues of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[approac h ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[... You co ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[uld ha ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[ve been a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[Green Beret ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="26">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[THE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[FAKE REAL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Story By: Mary Schantag ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Chairman ; P. O.W. NETWORK; Honorary Member SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[WARRIOR EPIDEMIC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[He said he was Special Forces - earning a DSC, Silvers Stars, Purple Hearts, and more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[than a dozen Bronze Stars. From Vietnam to 2013 - he told the stories and lived the lie. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The day he lied in front of a dozen gold star moms, and me - his world crumbled. He is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[just one of many - but this case - was the worst we’d ever seen. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[More than 2 decades ago, we started ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[out writing biographies of OUR heroes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[- those missing and held captive. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[POW/MIA issue is near and dear to our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[hearts. We bring attention to the plight ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[of those in captivity - like Sgt Bowe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Bergdahl. But we had no clue what path ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[the 22 queries about “my POW neighbor” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[in 1998 would lead us down. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[For the last 15 years we have literally ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[seen thousands claiming to be a military ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[hero, attempting to change the history of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[every war and conflict. Emails asking for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[verification of this type of story come in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[at all times of the day and night. Someone ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[just heard a story, or read a website, or ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[saw a news story. Photos are plastered ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[all over the front page, the book cover, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[or the TV story. The tears and story are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[showstoppers at first glance. That’s when ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[the questions start and our work begins. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[These imposters steal our tax dollars, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[VA benefits, our POW families’ hearts ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[and souls, our veteran’s well being, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[and more. Those that allow the lies to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[continue are co-dependent, enabling, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[blind. It is not our position to comfort, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[26 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[coddle and sweet talk those that lie. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[damaged souls they leave in their wake ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[are our real concern. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[our best volunteer.” “She does so much.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[“But he says he goes to the VA.” “But he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[gave us his DD214.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Most times we don’t pursue those ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[grand tall tales told late at night at VFW ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[or Legion Halls. But we DO pursue those ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[that lie to children, to POW/MIA family ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[members, the VA, the media, or use their ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[stories for personal gain. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[The impersonation of a veteran, forging ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[a military document, impersonating ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[an officer, wearing a uniform or ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[unauthorized medal, IS a Crime. It is a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[violation of U.S. Code, Title 18 and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Stolen Valor Act. We want perpetrators ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[prosecuted to the full extent of the law. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[Congress gave us laws – but indictments ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[and prosecutions are indeed rare. When ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[cases actually make it to court, pre-trial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[When we investigate, the excuses flow ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[from unmeaning co-conspirators who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[hate admitting being taken in. “But he is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[Carmine Annunziata, who operated Armed Forces Military Clothing Sales Store (Armed Forces MCSS) in New Jersey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[near Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, is one of many men who have impersonated an Army veteran ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="27">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[diversions and community service are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[much more the norm. So much so, we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[actually see repeat offenders! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[The only way to verify a DD214 or ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[some orders for authenticity is to send ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[for actual military records and compare ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[the two. We file dozens of FOIA requests ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[a week. More and more often, “salted” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[pages are being seen in actual military ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[records. Records received from NPRC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[are often coming back with historically ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[inaccurate information contained within ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[– and therefore entered on the DD214! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[We found that individuals, who served ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[since Vietnam, with reserve, or extended ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[service time, have had opportunities for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[“hands-on” records checks. That has ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[resulted in “I cleaned it up for the clerk” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[remarks – and full page substitutions ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[of actual records claiming unearned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[medals. Our experts do uncover the lies, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[and then report them to authorities. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Many use the DD214 to perpetuate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[their tales. But the DD214 is now the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[most falsified military document there is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[in the military domain. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[In the last few years over $5 million in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[VA fraud based upon just bogus DD-214s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[has been uncovered, and this is just the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[tip of the ice berg. These include out and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[out forgeries and those generated from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[salted records. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Stolen Valor deserves much more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[publicity than we can give it. Exposing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[the truth is NOT slander, especially when ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[a crime is being committed. This is an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[epidemic. Unless you read the emails we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[receive, you cannot fathom the depth of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[the lies, and the all day, every day effort ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[these phonies put forth to keep their ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[stories intact. We receive thousands of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[reports. Those we work with have the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[same passion we do for exposing the lies. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Blogs and sites dedicated to exposing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[these frauds multiply daily. A few of us ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[may be in the forefront - but the team ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[behind the scenes is huge, diverse and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[dedicated. If we don’t stand up for the truth, for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[honor, and recognition of our heroes – ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[we will have no idea what true deed of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[heroism occurred. History will be forever ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[changed if no one ever challenges the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[fairy tales told by these imposters. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[try to do that - every day. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[In order to maintain our focus, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[regenerate our souls, our attention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[turns to another event every November. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[Branson Missouri’s longest running ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[military salute is hosted by the POW ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[Network. This year’s 17th Annual ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[Military Gala & Banquet salutes and pays ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[tribute to Military Families - “those who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[wait, also serve.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[Held in the Grand Ballroom of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[5 Star, Chateau on the Lake, during ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[Branson’s Veterans Homecoming (Nov ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[5-11) attendees use the semi-formal, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[annual event as a chance for military ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[and family reunions. Many come back ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[year after year. We see a large group of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[Special Forces retirees from surrounding ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[area at each Gala and expect a contingent ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[of women veteran’s to attend this year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[A unique candlelight POW/MIA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[Service, is one of the evening’s highlights. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[Diverse entertainment, including Voices ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[of Glory, from Season 4 of “America’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[Got Talent” and a performance by cast ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[members of “A Wartime Romance” is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[planned during dinner, as well as the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[cutting of the USMC Birthday Cake. At ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[intermission, guests enjoy a spectacular ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[outdoor display of American made ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[fireworks, produced just for the evening. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[Seeing many faces year after year, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[meeting Tuskegee Airman, former ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[POWs, Wounded Warriors and our proud ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[veterans - is a true privilege for us. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[Gala is a full night of comradery, tribute, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[renewal, and beautiful memories It has ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[to be - because the next day - it’s back to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[work on those fake warriors. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[By the way, the Network and the Gala ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[survive on donations. No one, in 24 years, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[has ever drawn a salary. What we do, we do ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[for each one of you. You earned it - and we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[are so thankful you served. GBU ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[The POW NETWORK can be reached at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[417-336-4232 or info@pownetwork.org, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[pownetwork.org and fakewarriors.org ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[http://www.pownetwork.org/branson/ 17th_annual_military_gala.htm ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[17th Annual Military Gala & Banquet ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[Br a n s on's longes t running mili tary s alute ! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[Saturday, 9 November 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="107"><![CDATA[Ticket sales close November 5. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED for dinner and salute . ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="108"><![CDATA[Seating is limited. Call 417-336-4232 to reser ve your spot today! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="109"><![CDATA[www.pownetwor k.or g/br anson/17th_annual_militar y_gala.htm ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="110"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="111"><![CDATA[27 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="28">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[SHADOW of the Flagpole ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Speech By: Brigadier General Darsie D. Rogers Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Thanks, Colonel Correa. Generals Mulholland, Cleveland, Reeder, Haas, and Fox, distinguished ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[members of the regiment, family, friends and fellow Soldiers, good afternoon. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[It is my honor to join you for this ver y special day. Class #276, as I told a former graduating class…I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[vividly recall the day 20-plus years ago when I sat in your seat, listening to our distinguished ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[speaker……and I don’t remember a single word of it. Not a bit. I don’t even remember who spoke. If ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[he is in the audience I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings. I just wanted to get that beret on my head and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[SPECIAL OPERATIONS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[COMMAND get to my detachment, but you guys are better than me…disciplined, fit, and just a bit younger. Plus ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[your spouse or your mother may have questions, so pay attention. I don’t want you to get in trouble ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[with your spouse on your first day as a Green Beret. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[So, Class #276 – each of us has a job to do here today…my job is to talk and yours is to listen. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[challenge is for me to finish my job before you have finished yours. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[First, to our new Special Forces Operators: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Congratulations, you made it…now get ready for a real challenge. Our countr y and its international ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[partners face a range of non-traditional militar y threats, from the ongoing effort in Afghanistan to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[SPECIAL FORCES ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[COMMAND brush-fires around the globe…and these non-traditional threats require unconventional solutions… ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[this is what we have trained you to do. There will be the occasion when you are asked to take ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[kinetic action, meaning kicking in doors, then precisely and permanently resolve a problem, but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[mostly you will be asked to wage “wars among the people” demanding an understanding of theater ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[objectives, regional and cultural sensitivities, and advanced language proficiency. These missions ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[are unlike any you have experienced in your previous ser vice, with broad, open-ended guidance and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[usually in the darkest, most austere places in the world….this will be dirty fingernail work, but with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[strategic importance. And our Nation’s militar y and civilian leaders will expect you to accomplish ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[the impossible. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[They also expect that you are disciplined enough to take on our Nation’s most delicate and sensitive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[WARFARE CENTER & SCHOOL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[security operations and execute them flawlessly…and when it’s done, when the mission is over, there ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[will be little public recognition because few will know you were ever there. So if you joined for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[thrill of fame and fortune you may want to reconsider your career choice. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[What you will find in our ranks is the thrill of departing in the middle of the night for places most ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[of our Nation’s citizens have never heard of. Maybe operating as a 12-man team, or maybe as a 2 or ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[3 man element – you’ll eat goat meat with a tribal elder – train and lead a partner force in the fight ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[28 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="29">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[against extremism, or blend in with the population to conduct sur veillance of a target, and you will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[succeed, because you are Special Forces Soldiers and are part of the greatest Army in the world. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[So that’s what lies before you, Class #276, you can go back to dreaming how good you are going to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[look with that Green Beret on your knotty little heads. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[To the Spouses, family and friends of our new Special Forces Operators: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[You should be proud of your soldier. As seen in the opening video he has been tested and pushed in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[ways that you can never understand; so he should be allowed to poke out his boney chest a bit. He ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[will deploy and you will get snippets on how it went or where he went. It will be a bit different at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[first, but soon you will find that you are part of a family of families, caring for each other. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Within our special operations community, you will find a smaller circle of families who are there for the good, the bad and most likely will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[become friends that will last throughout your militar y career and lifetime. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[I have also told parents, families, friends and especially spouses from previous classes that when your newly minted SOF operator starts ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[getting a bit big for his boots remind him that no tree ever gets so big that a small dog can’t pee on it. Keep him straight and help him focus ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[on what’s important: family, teammates, professionalism and ser vice to our Nation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[So…welcome to the regiment. You men are ready, having received the best training and equipment any militar y has to offer. In a few ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[minutes, you will don the Green Beret…and it is a ver y cool hat…but it’s also more than that, you are now part of an elite few who share ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[sacrifices, hardships and successes. Those who wore it before you left a legacy of heroic achievements, honor them and your Nation through ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[your professional, honorable service. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[I wish you all the best. Congratulations on earning the Green Beret. God bless you, your families and friends, our regiment, the Army and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[our great Nation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Class 276 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[29 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Special forces Group Updates ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[B ob Howard grew up in Opelika, Alabama, in a house on a hill accessed by a single road. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[At the bottom of the hill living in two houses on either side of the road were two families, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[each with several boys that were both older and bigger than him. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Bob Howard was a smart boy. He knew the odds were not in his favor if he challenged the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[boys, so every day on his way home from school he would devise a different plan to get passed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[the boys and up the hill to his home without getting into trouble. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[On one particular day, Bob received a new pair of shoes. They were not brand new, but they ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[were new to him. He desperately wanted to hold onto them for as long as he could. Realizing the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[challenge he faced getting passed the boys, Bob decided to make a run for it as fast as he could straight ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[up the hill. In better shape than the other boys, Bob made it to his home with his shoes still on his feet. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Reaching the front of his house, he was met by his grandmother, a tough-as-nails, no-nonsense woman, who asked him, “What ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[are you running from? What in the world are you doing?” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[He explained to his grandmother about the boys and why he was running. His grandmother looked him dead in the eyes and said, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[“Boy, don’t you ever run from anything again. Next time you walk up that hill and look those boys straight in the eyes.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[The next day Bob was walking home. As he arrived at the two houses at the bottom of the hill, he took a deep breath and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[remembered what his grandmother told him. Holding his head high, he walked between the two houses until he came face-to-face ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[with the crowd of boys. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[To this day no one knows exactly what happened between the bottom and the top of that hill, but according to Bob when he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[arrived at his house he was beaten a bit and his clothes were torn, but he had a smirk on his face and his shoes on his feet. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[That is a perfect illustration of the way retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard lived his life and it was a fitting story shared with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[those in attendance at the dedication ceremony of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) headquarters building named in his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[honor July 3 by his daughter Mrs. Melissa Gentsch. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Howard served his country for more than 50 years, spending 36 years on active duty in the U.S. Army and the remainder working ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. During his career he participated in two movies, The Longest Day and The Green Berets, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[both featuring John Wayne. He died in 2009 from pancreatic cancer. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[“It is safe to say that most Americans, especially Soldiers, know the name Audie Murphy, the most decorated U.S. Soldier of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[World War II,” stated Col. Scott Brower, commander of the 5th SFG (A), during the dedication ceremony. “I think it is just as safe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[to say that not as many Americans or Soldiers know the name Bob Howard and that is truly unfortunate.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Howard is the most decorated Soldier to have served in the Vietnam War. He was nominated for the Medal of Honor on three ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[separate occasions for three separate acts over the span of 13 months; ultimately receiving the award at the White House from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Continued on next page... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[30 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 for his actions corresponding to the third nomination. In addition to the Medal of Honor, Howard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Nation’s second highest award for valor, the Silver Star, the third highest award, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[and numerous lesser valorous decorations including eight Purple Hearts in recognition of the 14 times he was wounded over the span ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[of 55 months he served in combat. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[In December 1968, Col. Howard (then a Sergeant 1st Class), was a Special Forces Platoon Sergeant for an American-Vietnamese ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[platoon when his acts of gallantry merited the Medal of Honor. Howard was part of a mission to rescue a missing American Soldier ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[in enemy controlled territory in Cambodia. After leaving its helicopter landing zone, the platoon was attacked by an enemy element ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[estimated to be the size of two companies. Howard, along with his platoon leader, was wounded during the initial engagement. He was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[weaponless and unable to walk. Without hesitating Howard dragged the wounded officer to the platoon area and immediately rallied ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[the platoon into an organized defense force. With complete disregard for his own safety, Howard crawled from position to position, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[administering first aid and directing fire on the encircling enemy. For three and a half hours, what was left of Howard’s small force ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[fought off a determined enemy attack, ultimately allowing helicopters to land and rescue the remainder of the force. That day only ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[six of the 37 members of his platoon survived the battle. If not for Colonel Howard, there most likely would have been no survivors. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Regarding his actions that led to the awarding of the Medal of Honor, Howard years later would state, “I had a job to do, which was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[leadership.” He did just that. He led. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[“[Howard] was not seeking glory. He was not seeking recognition. He was doing what needed to be done,” stated Brower. “He ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[faced a determined enemy. He faced his own fears. He ran to the aid of others at the risk of his own life. He did what needed to be done.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[At the end of the day Howard was doing what his grandmother told him to do that afternoon at the top of the hill in Opelika, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Alabama, “Boy, don’t you ever run from anything again. Next time you walk up that hill and look those boys straight in the eyes.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Those are easy words to say, but not easy to act on. It says a tremendous amount about Howard’s character and courage. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Brower closed his remarks by reflecting on the importance of honoring Howard and his family on this day. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[To the Soldiers in the formation Brower remarked, “We now have the opportunity to repay him for all that he has done for us. While ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[we recognize him by placing his name and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[likeness on the building, we repay him by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[how we conduct ourselves each and every ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[day. We honor him by striving to live up to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[the example that he set for us over the course ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[of his career. While we are associated with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[this Group, we are associated with Colonel ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Howard. We will not take that responsibility ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[lightly.” Reflecting on what this memorialization ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[would mean to her father, Mrs. Gentsch ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[closed by adding, “I know what my father ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[would want me to say today. He would ask ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[that when you walk by this building do not ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[think of him, but of what he embodied – a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[true Soldier, a Soldier who always put God ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[and his country above all else.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[The dedication plaque, which hangs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[immediately outside the entrance to Howard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Hall, serves as a constant reminder to all ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Green Berets who pass through its doors of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[what duty, service, and sacrifice truly mean. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Colonel Scott Brower, commander of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), is joined by Mrs. Melissa Gentsch, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[daughter of retired Army Col. Robert Howard, following the dedication of the 5th SFG (A) headquarters building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[in honor of Col. Howard July 3, 2013, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Howard received the Medal of Honor for his actions ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[during a mission to rescue a missing American Soldier in enemy controlled territory in Cambodia in December 1968. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Howard was nominated for the Medal of Honor on three separate occasions for three separate acts over the span ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[of 13 months and is the most decorated Soldier to have served in the Vietnam War. He served his country for more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[than 50 years, spending 36 years on active duty in the U.S. Army and the remainder working for the Department of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[Veteran’s Affairs. He died in 2009 from pancreatic cancer. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[31 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[T he Soldiers of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), also known as the Legion, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[welcomed a new commander July 12. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[	 Colonel Scott Brower relinquished command of the Legion to Col. John Brennan during a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[ceremony held here at Gabriel Field.	 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Brigadier Gen. Christopher Haas, commander of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[(Airborne), praised Brower for his leadership, high standards, and outstanding results. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[“I look back on his [Col. Brower] time here and I can say with great pride that he has performed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[magnificently in every measure of command,” said Haas. “No one is more responsive to the needs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[of his Soldiers and our families, no one is more experienced in supporting the operational requirements ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[of the warfighter, and there’s not a better unconventional warfare planner, trainer, or leader in the Regiment.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Brower, who has been selected to serve as the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, commented on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[the opportunity to not only command the Legion, but to serve within it for so many years. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[“I will carry with me for the rest of my life the pride in having stood amongst you and been called a Legionnaire,” stated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Brower. “You are the true standard bearers for our Regiment. Others look to you for an example of right when they aren’t sure ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[what right is. From language to professionalism to the affects you make on the battlefield, there are none better.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Brower closed by reflecting on the members of the unit and their many accomplishments. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[“It isn’t the location or the buildings that make this place so special, although they do help. It’s truly the people that make ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[this place and this Group so very special,” said Brower. “They [Soldiers] constantly hit above their weight class and make a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[difference so very disproportionate to their size and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[rank.” Brennan, the Group’s 35th Commander, recognized ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[the exceptional service of the soldiers standing before ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[him and those currently deployed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[“I have always been impressed by your valor, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[tenacity and skill and so I am exceptionally proud ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[and deeply humbled to now be considered among ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[the ranks of such a storied unit with an exemplary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[record of achievement,” stated Brennan. “Members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[of the Legion have answered the call for over 50 years ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[whenever the Nation has required its selfless service ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[and it continues to be among the most relevant assets ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[available to national policy makers solving some of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[the world’s most wicked problems.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Brennan’s last assignment was as the deputy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[commander of the Combined Joint Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Task Force – Afghanistan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[32 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Col. John Brennan accepts the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Colors from Brig. Gen. Chris- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[topher Haas, commander of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command, as he assumes command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[from Col. Scott Brower during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky., July 12, 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="33">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[I n a ceremony as steeped in tradition as the unit itself, the 10th Special Forces Group ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[(Airborne) welcomed the new commander of ‘The Originals’ on July 10th, 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Colonel George K. Thiebes assumed command from Colonel E. John Deedrick, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[becoming the 36th commander of the Army’s oldest Special Forces Group. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Under his leadership, Colonel Deedrick led the Group during a period of significant ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[diversity, challenge and change. His two years of successful command saw the Group ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[transition from large, battalion-sized deployments to more than 120 decentralized ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[deployments spread across four continents. 10th SFG(A) executed over 1,500 training ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[missions and operations in a realignment of missions spanning three Geographical Combatant ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Commands. The unit supported five named operations and in 2012, the Group successfully stood ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[up the first Crisis Response Force for Africa to provide the AFRICOM commander an immediate- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[response capability for the continent. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[“We have asked our detachments to operate in some of the most difficult and austere locations around the globe and do it for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[the long haul,” said Deedrick. “These men are not periodic visitors to the hardships of Afghanistan, the scorching heat ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[and desert of North Africa, or the humid jungles of East and Central Africa; they are enduring stakeholders with host ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[nation forces in the fight against ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[terror and tyranny.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[The extremely high operational ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[tempo of the Group was marked ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[by the relatively small formations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[during the ceremony, as the bulk ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[of the unit is deployed around the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[globe. “We have had to and continue ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[to have a continuous mission in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Afghanistan that is now going ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[on seven years without a break,” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Deedrick said. “You maintain a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[365 day-a-year presence in two of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[our critical European nations and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[in fourteen strategically-important ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[African nations. We have asked you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[to brave sandstorms, crocodiles, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[mosquitoes and diseases. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[But these are merely the conditions ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[that you have had to endure. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[task is always to continue the fight ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[against those who would harm the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[United States.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Some of his deepest appre- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[ciation, however, was reserved ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[for the families of 10th Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Forces Group (A) Soldiers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier with Company C, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), hangs from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[the bars at one of the many obstacles on the Nasty Nick Obstacle Course on Camp Mackall, N.C., Feb. 25, 2013. U.S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Army photo by Spc. Melissa C. Parrish, 49th Public Affairs Detachment (Airborne) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[33 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Now Available ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Project Delta, Mike Force ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[AAR’s, MACSOG, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Gerry Hickey, Montagnards, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[5th SFG(A) CIDG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Program History, SF in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Thailand Yearbooks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[“I want to thank all of the families of our Soldiers, and especially the amazing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[group of volunteer leaders we have. Volunteers are the soul of the Army and thank ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[you for so readily giving of your time and talent.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The new commander, Colonel ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[George Thiebes, is exceptionally well- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[qualified to lead the Army’s most elite ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[warriors. Much of his distinguished ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[career has been spent within the Group, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[commanding at multiple levels with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[the unit’s 1st Battalion in Germany. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Deployments to Bosnia and Kosovo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[were capstoned by him serving as the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Task Force-10 Commander during ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[his entire battalion command tour, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[supporting ISAF Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Forces and as the ARSOTF Trans- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Sahel Commander. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Plus Adobe Acrobat Format ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[on CD ROM - Works ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[on any computer w/ CD: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[$60.00 each ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Revised [2003] Who’s Who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[from the SFA/SOA, White ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Star, & CIB/CMB/VNSF: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[$20.00 each ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[( Electronic Versions, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[call for trade-in ) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Still Available ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Green Beret Magazines ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[1966-70: $150.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Steve Sherman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[11715 Brandlon Drive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Houston, TX 77072 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[MC/Visa orders ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[(281) 879-5688 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Colonel Deedrick, the outgoing commander of the 10th SFG(A) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[passes the guideon to Brigadier General Haas, commander of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[United States Army Special Forces Command. (photo by PV2 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Shawn Pierce) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[The extreme professionalism and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[pride of the unit was exhibited by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[every Soldier within the Group, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[both on the parade field and those ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[executing missions around the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[globe. If you served in 5th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Special Forces Group ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[in Vietnam and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[have access to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[Internet, check out ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[the Work-in-Progress ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[on my website at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[specialforcesbooks.com There are rosters & ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[bulletin boards for every ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[SF Detachment in Vietnam. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[With your help, the rosters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[might be correct. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[34 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[Following an assignment at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[the NATO Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[Headquarters in Belgium, he deployed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[to Afghanistan and served as the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[Director of the Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[Fusion Cell. He assumes command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[of the 10th SFG(A) following a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[tour at the distinguished U.S. Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[War College Fellowship program ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[at the George C. Marshall Center in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[Garmisch, Germany. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[The new commander of the 10th SFG(A), Colonel Thiebes, passes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[the guideon to the Group’s Command Sergeant Major, Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[Sergeant Major Jason Krider. (photo by SPC Timothy Clegg) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[As Colonel Deedrick expressed in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[his final comments as the 10th Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[Forces Group (Airborne) commander, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[“From the Taliban in Afghanistan to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[Al Qaida affiliates throughout Africa, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[these (10th SFG(A)) men have shown ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[both competence and character, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[demonstrating what it truly means to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[be a quiet professional, a paratrooper, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[and a Green Beret.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="36">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Committed to Preserving the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Culture of the Dega People ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[www.montagnards.org FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[9005 Erect Road ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Seagrove, NC 27341-9007 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[(336) 879-5014 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Hello all! It has been a busy spring and summer. The Montagnards have star ted making potter y, wooden bowls ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[from trees and painting. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[They also had one of the best memorial day events in years; it was on time, ever ybody had plenty to eat and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[place was spotless when it was over. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Those of you that do not know there is a guest house on the land available on a first come first ser ve basis. It can ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[house between 6 and 7 people. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[The potter y is moving along from bowls to animals and they should have a good amount for sale soon, it took a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[little time to but all the wheels and equipment necessar y to do the job right but they are also doing a lot the old ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[fashion way. Several potter y houses in the area have expressed an interest in selling The Montagnard potter y and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[we will look into that but we first have to make sure the Yards have all their designs registered. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[The wood working is going well, Tom Owicki a chopper pilot from Vietnam has come down from the hills in West ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Virginia to teach the Montagnard how to turn bowls on a lathe and has donated four needing a few par ts for them ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[to fix up and use. None of the lathes need anything big and the men will be in full production of wooden bowls. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[The final high point of this summer was the Montagnards wanting to paint their church. Chung Cil came to me in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[early spring and said they wanted to help their church. The outside of the church need cleaning and landscaping so ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[the men and women cleaned it up and we helped them tom get some mulch and fix up the f lower beds. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[In July they mentioned they would like to fill the holes in the walls and paint the interior. Several members of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Chapter 57 and 134 along with the Knights of Columbus council 724 donated the money to accomplish the job. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[They painted over 6000 square feet in three full days and now they have a beautiful church. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[The other members of the church were amazed at how good the job is and on Sunday gave a  standing ovation to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[the Montagnards. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[ST M ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[P I would be remiss if I did not give a big well done to the folks in San Antonio. You guys really know how to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[throw a show and Mar ty Scott is not only a lady of hear t and grace but a real champion for Special Forces and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[the Montagnards. The Yards we had down there were afraid they had offended her when she star ted cr ying after ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[receiving gifts but they quickly realized it was tears of joy. Mar ty has been a tough campaigner for the yards for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[years and a great friend. I salute you Scotts. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[  De Oppresso Liber, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[George E. Clark - President - Save the Montagnard People ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[36 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="37">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Where Unconventional Warriors ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Sharpen Skills ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Unconventional Warfare Advanced Skills, Tactics & Services ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Lone Operator Training Series ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Advanced Tactical Driver’s Training ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CIED/Homemade Explosives ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Specialized Exercise Development ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[CI/HUMINT Explore More Opportunities at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[www.nek.cubic.com or call 719.247.4300 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="38">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Building Partner Capacity ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[in the 21st Century: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[How the U.S. Can Succeed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[By COL Alan Shumate M-8133L ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Journal Article | Aug 7 2013 - 6:25am ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/building-partner-capacity-in-the-21st-century-how-the-us-can-succeed In his 2010 National Security Strategy, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[President Barrack Obama stated that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[“our military will continue strengthening ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[its capacity to partner with foreign ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[counterparts, train and assist security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[forces, and pursue military-to-military ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[ties with a broad range of governments.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[[1] As our national leaders posture to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[increase cuts to the military budget in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[order to improve our economy and reduce ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[our growing U.S. deficit, the Department ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[of Defense (DOD) must be pragmatic on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[how its resources are invested to ensure ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[security for our nation while defeating ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[America’s emerging strategic threats. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Building partner capacity is a critical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[component of our future National Security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Strategy. These three words appear twenty- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[five times in the January 2012 Department ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[of Defense publication, “Sustaining ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[21st Century Defense.”[2]   If DOD and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[the U.S. Army want to maximize their ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[resources to ensure success in building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[partner nation security capacity with our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[allies, the following recommendations will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[strengthen our ability to accomplish this ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[strategic goal. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Designate the United States Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Operations Command (USSOCOM) [3] as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[DOD’s priority command for Theater ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Security Cooperation Program (TSCP) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[mission resourcing.  Allowing USSOCOM ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[to select which building partner nation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[capacity events Special Operations Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[(SOF) will resource in the future will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[greatly enhance Admiral McRaven’s vision ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[of creating a Global SOF network. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[[4] Although USSOCOM cannot satisfy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[all of the Combatant Commanders ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[(CCDR) TSCP requirements, they should ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[be authorized to determine which TSCP ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[missions their subordinate SOF commands ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[will execute before any other DOD ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[organization. [5] ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[America should put its most highly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[trained, best equipped and capable ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[regionally oriented forces forward to build ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[ment of Admiral William H. McRaven, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[USN, Commander USSOCOM Before ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[the 112th Congress, Senate Armed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[Service Committee, Posture Statement ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[presented to the 112th Congress, 2nd sess. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[(Washington, DC: U.S. Special Opera- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[tions Command, 2012). The United States ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[Special Operations Command (with over ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[66,000 members as of 2012) is comprised ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[of five-component commands: United ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[States Army Special Operations Com- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[mand, Naval Special Warfare Command, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[Air force Special Operations Command, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[Marine Corps Force Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[Command and the Joint Special Opera- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[tions Command. SOF personnel operated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[in over 100 countries in 2012. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[[4] Ibid., 3. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[[5] COL Alan Shumate, author’s personal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[experience while assigned to USASOC, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[JSOC and USASFC (A) between 2006- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[2008 and 2010-12. Service components ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[of USSOCOM have dedicated units that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[are language trained, regionally oriented ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[FOOTNOTES [1] President Barrack H. Obama, National ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[Security Strategy, (Washington D.C.:, The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[White House, May 2010),11, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/ files/rss_viewer/national_security_strat- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[egy.pdf (accessed January 5, 2013). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[[2] Leon E. Panneta, Sustaining U.S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Global Leadership:  Priorities for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[21st Century Defense (Washington D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[C.: The Secretary of Defense, 5 January ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[2012), 5. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[[3] William H. McRaven, Posture State- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[38 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="39">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[partner nation capacity. Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Forces are DOD’s proven military assets in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[building partner nation security capacity ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[in austere, high risk security environments ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[(e.g. Plan Colombia, OEF-Philippines). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[[6] USSOCOM’s most capable asset to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[conduct Foreign Internal Defense (FID) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[and Security Force Assistance (SFA) is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[based in the United States Army Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Forces Command (Airborne) (USASFC(A) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[in the form of Green Berets and Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Forces Operational Detachment A-Teams ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[(SFOD-A). Members of these 12-man ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[A-Teams are trained in a minimum of one ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[of the following military occupational ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[specialties: Special Forces Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[(18A- Team Detachment Commander, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[180A- Team Executive Officer, 18Z- Team ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Operations Sergeant: Unconventional ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Warfare focused), Intelligence operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[(18F: Human Intelligence focused), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Weapons and military tactics (18B), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Engineer operations (18C: construction ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[and explosives), Advanced Medical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[operations (18D), and Communications ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[operations (18E). Having two 18B, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[18C, 18D and 18E Special Forces Non- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Commissioned Officers on a SFOD-A ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[enables the detachment to operate in two ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[independent 6-man teams when needed to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[support emerging mission requirements. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Enemies such as Al Qaida, the Taliban, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Iranian Quods Forces and other hybrid ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[threats currently employ Unconventional ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Warfare (UW) campaigns against the U.S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[and our allies.  The United States Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Special Operations Command (USASOC) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[has been designated as the lead agency ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[for DOD in the conduct of UW operations. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[[7] As experts in UW, Special Forces are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[uniquely prepared to counter the UW ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[activities of our enemies while executing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[TSCP operations with our allies and host ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[nation security forces around the world. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[[8] Enabling SOF leadership to select the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[countries and host nation security forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[will expand our Global SOF Network and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[and globally deployed to conduct FID ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[and SFA (e.g. Army Special Forces, Navy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[SEALs, Air Force 6th Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[Squadron, and Marine Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[Battalion members are examples of SOF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[advisors).  [6] COL Alan Shumate, author’s personal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[experience as a Special Forces Officer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[conducting FID, SFA and COIN opera- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[tions in Latin America and Afghanistan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[from 1998-2006 and as a BSTB CDR, in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[an Advise and Assistance BCT deployed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[to MND-S Iraq, 2009-2010. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[[7] U. S. Special Operations Com- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[mand, USSOCOM Directive 10-1 (Wash- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[ington, DC: U.S. Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[Command, 2009).  Appendix A (Terms of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[Reference—Roles, Missions, and Func- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[tions of Component Commands)  lists ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[USASOC as the Lead Component for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[UW and Ground FID among many other ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[mission sets (e.g. CAO, MISO, ASO, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[PE, SO Urban Combat, CQB, Airborne ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[Operations (Static & MFF), RW/Tilt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[Rotor Infil/Exfil Techniques, UAR & ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[NAR, SOF SSE, and JSOMTC).  See ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[also the ARSOF Core Activities para- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[graph at http://www.soc.mil/swcs/swmag/ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[archive/SW2401/SW2401DefiningWar. html. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[[8] COL(R) David Maxwell,  George- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[town University Faculty, interviewed by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[author regarding the employment of Spe- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[cial Forces to defeat America’s emerging ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[threats, Georgetown University, Washing- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[ton DC, December 12, 2012. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[39 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="40">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[build partner nation capacity, allowing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[USSOCOM and specifically USASOC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[to refocus resources to better support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Special Warfare missions (primarily FID ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[and UW). The increased focus on Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Warfare will also provide Green Berets the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[necessary access and cover for actions to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[facilitate Preparation of the Environment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[(PE) activities in support of future UW ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[campaigns within their target theaters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[of operation. Despite the fact that many ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[CCDRs have UW operations written ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[into their contingency plans, the current ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[level of PE activities fails to adequately ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[support future UW operations. Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Forces need to increase their global PE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[activities to ensure success of future ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[UW operations.[9] Create a U.S. Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Advisory and Assistance Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[to focus on the mission of building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[partner capacity. In late December 2012, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Headquarters, Department of the Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[officially announced its post Afghanistan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[focus of building partner nation capacity ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[by approving the Regionally Aligned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Forces (RAF) plan and the RAF EXORD. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[[10] The RAF plan aligns select Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Corps, Divisions and Brigade Combat ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Teams (BCT) to specific CCDRs, thus ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[fostering regional alignment and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[support for building partner capacity. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Following traditional combat skill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[training, RAF BCTs will transition to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[advise and assistance task training to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[include language, regional culture, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[other associated tasks. [11] RAF BCTs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[will then prepare to deploy Soldiers to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[serve in small advisory teams up to a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[company size force (~200 men). [12] ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[An ad hoc approach (at the BCT level) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[to prepare and employ General Purpose ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Force (GPF) advisors in the complex ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[mission of building partner capacity ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[jeopardizes mission success. RAF BCTs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[will struggle to maintain proficiency in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[decisive operations (e.g. combined arms ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[training) while preparing personnel to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[become regionally oriented advisors that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[deploy select portions of their unit(s) to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[multiple foreign countries in support of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[SFA missions. The ARFORGEN model ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[and regular reassignment and attrition ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[of Soldiers within a BCT will make ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[it difficult for RAF brigades to match ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[the advisory capability of a regionally ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[focused, specially trained and equipped ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[force such as a United States Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[Special Forces Group with its 72 x ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[SFOD-As. A key to the past success of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[Military Training Teams and Embedded ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[Training Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[was their ability to operate in mature ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[theaters. Post Afghanistan (2014), RAFs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[and GPF advisory teams will not have a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[mature theater to support their logistical, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[cember 24, 2012, http://www.foxnews. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[com/us/2012/12/24/teams-from-us-army- brigade-heading-to-35-african-nations- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[to-beef-up-anti-terror/ (accessed 12-26-12). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[[12] Ibid. [13] LTC(R) John A. Nagl, Institutional- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[izing Adaptation: It’s Time for a Perma- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[nent Army Advisor Corps, (Washington ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[DC: Center for a New American Security, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[June 2007), 5. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[[14] LTG(R) Barno, David, Center for a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[New American Strategy, former Com- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[manding General of Combined Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[Command – Afghanistan from 2003-5,  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[interview by author regarding the creation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[of a future Advisory Command and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[role of SOF and the GPF in FID and SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[missions, Washington DC, Dec 13, 2012. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[[15] Michael G. Mullen, Posture State- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[ment of Admiral Michael G. Mullen, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[Staff Before the 112th Congress,Senate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[Appropriations Subcommittee on De- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[fense, Posture Statement presented to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[112th Congress, 1st sess. (Washington ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[DC: U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011), 19. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[FOOTNOTES [9] COL Alan Shumate, author’s personal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[experience as the Deputy Chief of Staff, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[G8 (Force Management) for the United ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[States Army Special Forces Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[(Airborne), 2010-2012. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[[10]  LTG John F. Campbell, U.S. Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[G3/5/7, “Execution Order for Regionally ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[Aligned Forces (RAF),” Washington, DC, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[Headquarters, Department of the Army, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[December 20, 2012. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[[11] Associated Press, “Teams from a US ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[Army brigade heading to 35 African na- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[tions to beef up anti-terror training,” De- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[40 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="41">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[medical, and security needs. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[In his article, “Institutionalizing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Adaptation: It’s Time for a Permanent ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Army Advisor Corps”, LTC(R) John ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Nagl recommends the creation of a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[permanent 20,000-member Advisor ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Corps, responsible for creating advisory ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[doctrine as well as overseeing the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[training and deployment of 750 advisory ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[teams of 25-Soldiers each. [13] LTG(R) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[David Barno has a different concept ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[for creating an organization focused ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[on building partner nation capacity ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[(FID and SFA operations). The former ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Commanding General of the Combined ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Forces Command – Afghanistan from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[2003-2005 asserts the advantages of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[a Special Operations led Advisory and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Assistance Command--a command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[that would oversee the training of GPF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Soldiers assigned to it. [14] The Advisory ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[and Assistance Command would ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[integrate Special Forces personnel into ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[the leadership of the command as well as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[on the Advisory Teams.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[The U.S. Army should reorganize a GPF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[unit and assign it to USASOC to become ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[a hybrid SOF and Conventional Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[organization focused on the mission of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[building partner capacity. This hybrid ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[USASOC Advisory and Assistance ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Command would consist of experienced ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Military ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Information Support Operations and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Conventional Force leaders (Sergeant ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[First Class to Major).  The Advisory and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Assistance Command would develop the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[doctrine and training required to prepare ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[regionally oriented advisory teams for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[deployments into their AORs to build ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[partner nation capacity. Soldiers would ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[remain in the command for a minimum of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[three years before being eligible to return ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[to their traditional assignments. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Expand the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Staff (CJCS) exercise program in 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[and beyond with a focus of deploying U.S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Army regionally aligned Headquarters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[and BCTs in support of regional alignment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[and building partner capacity. Prior to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[9-11, the GPF regularly deployed overseas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[to participate in CJCS directed exercises ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[with allied nations. Unfortunately, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[the CJCS exercise program has taken ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[dramatic funding cuts by Congress since ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[9-11, thus making it difficult for DOD to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[adequately develop our allies’ security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[forces. The former CJCS, Admiral Mike ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[Mullen stated to the 112th Congress and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[on defense, “balancing global strategic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[risk requires ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[strong military-to- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[military engagement programs. These ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[collaborative efforts engender mutual ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[responsibility and include ongoing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[combined operations, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[multi-lateral training exercises, individual exchanges, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[and security assistance”.[15] U.S. Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[Corps and Division Headquarters and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[BCTs can strengthen their regional ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[alignment and build partner capacity ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[by participating in more joint exercises ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[such as: Operation Flintlock in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[Trans-Sahara, Operation Cobra Gold ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[in Southeast Asia, Operation Ulchi ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[Freedom Guardian in Korea, Operation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[Bright Star in the Middle East, Operation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[Tradewinds in Latin America, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[Operation Austere Challenge in Europe. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[By granting USSOCOM the authority ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[to take the lead role in building partner ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[capacity in support of the creation of a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Global SOF network, the Department of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[Defense will greatly increase its ability to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[defeat terrorist networks, extremism and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[other security threats to America. As ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[the U.S. Army looks beyond Afghanistan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[and embraces the mission of building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[partner capacity, it should work closely ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[with USASOC to create a focused hybrid ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[command, comprised of 18-series and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[GPF experienced leaders who have the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[sole mission of deploying to a specific ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[region to conduct FID and SFA missions.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[Increased funding support for CJCS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[exercises that focus on deploying Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[BCTs overseas to exercise CCDR ‘s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[combined joint contingency plans will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[enable   DOD to expand and strengthen ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[its global security network.  With ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[the proper authorities and adequate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[resources USSOCOM and the U.S. Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[will achieve success in the critical U.S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="107"><![CDATA[National Security objective of building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="108"><![CDATA[partner capacity. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="109"><![CDATA[Meet the Author: COL ALAN SHUMATE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="110"><![CDATA[COL Alan Shumate has 23-years in the U.S. Army and is a Distinguished Military Graduate of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="111"><![CDATA[East Carolina University where he received his Bachelor’s degree and commission in 1989.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="112"><![CDATA[He has a Master’s degree from Webster University and has served as an Infantry Officer in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="113"><![CDATA[the 82nd ABN DV, 75th RGR RGMT, and 2nd ID (ROK).  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="114"><![CDATA[After completing the Special Forces Qualification Course in 1997, he served  in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="115"><![CDATA[7th SFG(A) between 1998-2006, Aide-de-Camp to the CG, USASOC, J3 DCHOPs JSOC, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="116"><![CDATA[CDR BSTB 4/1 AD, and as the G8 USASFC(A).  He has multiple combat deployments to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="117"><![CDATA[Iraq and Afghanistan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="118"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="119"><![CDATA[41 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="42">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[20 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[13 SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[CONVENTION A BIG, HOT, FUN-FILLED CONVENTION ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Convention 2013 was big — with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[more than 1,100 registered attendees. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[It was hot — including two of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[hottest days on record for San Antonio, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Texas. And, as so many guests have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[told the host committee, it was also ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[lots of fun. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[With the convention hotel located ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[directly on San Antonio’s famed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[River Walk, all the events were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[clustered in the heart of downtown. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Conventioneers had only to step out ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[the hotel door to arrive at shady River ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Walk cafes and bars, or walk across ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[the street to visit the Alamo. Air- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[conditioned buses transported SF’ers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[among three downtown hotels. Buses ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[42 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[also took conventioneers to the golf ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[tournament at Fort Sam Houston, the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[barbecue picnic at historic La Villita, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[and an evening cookout hosted by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[VFW Post 76. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Running from June 26-30, the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[convention featured several unique ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[events: A solemn but colorful Green ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Beret ceremony at the Alamo; the first ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[SFA Convention Motorcycle Ride from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[the Alamo to the Texas Hill Country; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[live music nightly in the hospitality ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[room, and an afternoon “merienda” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[to kick off a full ladies program of San ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Antonio-style touring and shopping. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Planning started early under the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[leadership of Chapter XV president ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Armando Canales, who began ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[pressing the idea of hosting the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[convention more than two years ago. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Fred Solis accepted the chairmanship ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[and, after the 2011 convention in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Orlando, organized his committees. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[A promotional video and brochure ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[were produced in time for the 2012 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Convention in Fayetteville. By October ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[31, planning was well under way – but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[far from completed – when Canales ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[died suddenly of a heart attack while ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[working on convention business. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[Chapter members paused to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[mourn his loss, then redoubled their ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[efforts. Chuck Rose, the chapter’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[new president, quickly jumped into ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="43">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[action. Committee chairmen scheduled ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[frequent meetings, and chapter members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[moved into closer relationships as they ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[worked out thousands of convention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[details. During the convention itself, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[many chapter members worked a full- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[time schedule – and then some. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Ever yone feels a sense of pride in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[the teamwork that resulted in such a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[big success – and we believe Mando ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[would have been proud, too. We are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[grateful to the sponsors who helped ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[make it possible, especially our title ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[sponsor, the Green Beret Foundation, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[and platinum sponsor, USA A. Now we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[are working on after-action repor ts to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[help “pass the torch” to Chapter 34 in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[South Carolina, where we look for ward ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[to being GUESTS at another great ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[convention next year! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[All the photos on these pages were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[made by SFA members Brian Kanof, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Chapter IX, and Dave Leonhardt, Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[XV, both professional photographers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[who donated their time and talent to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[cover Convention 2013 events. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Sergeant Matthew Gassman, a security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[element for Miller’s group, made several ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[attempts to get to Fox, finally making ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[it up the sheer rocky slope with 80- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[plus pounds of gear. Meanwhile, Miller ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[moved his group to consolidate with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[command element. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Fox, still da zed f rom the IED, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[was tr ying vainly to drag the ANSF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[commander and French captain out. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Miller moved in, said “Hey, I got it,” and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[slung the French officer up in a fireman’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[carry. Meanwhile, an already exhausted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Gassman picked up the Afghan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Anyone who has fought in mountains ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[knows that often the downhill is more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[precarious than the uphill. Under ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[constant fire, drenched in the KIA’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[blood, Miller made his way down the hill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[carefully picking his steps. Fox provided ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[covering fire while Gassman carried the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Afghan. Miller fell several times – he was in acute ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[pain because both hamstrings had seized ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[up in cramps. Finally reaching temporary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[security, Miller, now exhausted, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[remembers Fox running across the wadi ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[to fetch him water. Meanwhile Gassman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[arrived at the pickup zone under fire. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Too dangerous to bring in a chopper, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[the team loaded the dead and wounded ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[onto a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[Gassman dismounted in the lead providing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[suppressing fire, and they moved another ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[1,000 meters to an alternate LZ where ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[the Frenchman’s body and the wounded ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[Afghan were medevaced. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[Asked later why recovering the French ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[captain’s body was so important, Miller ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[thoughtfully replied, “We’re never going ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[to leave somebody behind. It’s not an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[option.” Sergeants Miller and Gassman and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[Captain Fox were awarded the Silver Star ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[for their bravery. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[43 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="44">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Green Beret Ceremony at The Alamo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Solemn Wreath-Laying Ceremony at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[The Alamo honored all fallen soldiers, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[including the 187 brave defenders who died ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[there in 1836. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Counter-clockwise from top: Living ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[History Re-enactors depict Mexican and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Texian soldiers; posting of the Colors; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[County Commissioner Tommy Adk isson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[and for mer Congressman Charlie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Gonzales present proclamation to SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[President Jack Tobin; Mexican “soldiers” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[standing by; taps by buglers from San ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Antonio Police Department. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[  - PHOTOS BY BRIA N KA NOF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[20 44 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[13 SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[CONVENTION ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="45">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Deep in the Heart of Texas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[OUT AND ABOUT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[From the picnic at La Villita (4 left photos) to the For t ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Sam Houston Golf Course (bottom right), and from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[the General Membership Meeting (center right) to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[motorcycle ride and the Vendors Room, Convention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[attendees kept a busy schedule. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[  -PHOTOS BY DAVE LEONHARDT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[A ND BR IA N KA NOF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[20 13 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[SFA CONVENTION ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[45 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="46">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Hospitality Room ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Enter tainment ranged from mariachis to jazz, and from countr y to the 323rd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Army Band’s brass ensemble. At Opening Reception, SFA President Jack ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Tobin receives official proclamation from Mayor Pro Tem Ray Lopez (below, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[center.) At left, a welcome from Convention Chairman Fred Solis. Right, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Convention Registrar Marsha Scott and Chapter XV President Chuck Rose ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[celebrate opening night. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[ -PHOTOS BY DAVE LEONHARDT A ND BR IA N KA NOF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[20 46 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[13 SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[CONVENTION ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="47">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Above and Beyond ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[‘DAMNED TERRIBLE NIGHT’ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Keith Payne (left), Australia’s most highly decorated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Vietnam War veteran, and Gerard “Gerr y” Dellwo of Spokane, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[WA, prepare to attend Convention Banquet. They met again in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[San Antonio 44 years after what Payne calls “a damned terrible ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[night” — one that both men will never forget. The events of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[May 24, 1969, resulted in the Victoria Cross for Payne, as well ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[as the U.S. Distinguished Ser vice Cross, the highest award that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[can be given to a non-U.S. citizen. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Payne, a warrant officer assigned to the USSF Mike Force, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[was leading a company of Montagnards into battle in Kontum ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Province near the Cambodian border. Dellwo was his medic. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Their mission was to assault a hill, but it was an “annihilation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[ambush” by NVA regulars. Many of the newly recruited ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Montagnard tribesmen were wounded or killed, and others ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[had scattered. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Payne, though wounded himself, returned to the hill four ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[times that night, rescuing about 40 soldiers, while Dellwo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[stayed with five badly wounded men and hid them in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[jungle. Hearing a rustle of branches, Dellwo lifted his rif le and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[prepared for the worst. But the “intruder” was Payne, who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[had tracked the group; he led them back to the safety of their ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[previous defensive position. Dellwo was seriously wounded by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[mor tar fire the next day and evacuated to a Japanese hospital. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[He holds the Silver Star, Bronze Star with “V” and Purple ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Hear t. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[MOST DECORATED A-TEAM ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[COL (Ret.) Roger H.C. Donlon, right, gives a “thumbs up” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[during Green Beret Ceremony at The Alamo. Donlon was the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[first American to be awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[and the first Special Forces recipient. He commanded an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[A-Team that became one of the most decorated in Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[histor y. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[In addition to Donlon’s Medal of Honor, the 1964 battle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[at Nam Dong resulted in the Distinguished Ser vice Cross ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[(awarded posthumously) to MSG Gabriel Alamo and another ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[team member, plus four Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[“V” for valor to other members of the team. The founders ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[of Chapter XV recognized MSG Alamo as an inspiration for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[their chapter in 1976. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[  -PHOTOS BY BR IA N KA NOF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[20 13 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[SFA CONVENTION ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[47 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="48">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[SFA regional page ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[• chapter index ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[• point of contacts ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[NORTHEAST Chapter XIX (19) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[64 48 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[P.O. Box 67 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Edensburg, PA 15931 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter67.com Mark Fiorito (814)330-6042 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[19 MIDWEST ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[c/o Dan Kaiser ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[425 West 3rd St W ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Winthorp, MN 55396 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Dan Kaiser ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[(507)647-3526 20 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[45 35 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[8226 S. Perimeter Rd, Bld 933 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Columbus, OH 43217-5933 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[www.sfa45.org	 Chadd Kuhn (614)440-9987 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[chadd.a.kuhn.mil@mail.mil 99 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[27 82 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[105 84 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 427 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[www.bobmcdowell.com Tom Kelley (717)676-2058 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[t.kelly@att.net Chapter I-XVIII (1-18) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[(NC, SC, 7th, 3rd, SWC, SFCMD) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 118 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Fayetteville, NC 28302-0118 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[62 1-18 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[dwd1944@aol.com Chapter LXXIII (73) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[1212 Riverwood Lane ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Sobieski, WI 54171 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter73.com Les Beam (920)822-3151 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[lwbeam@hotmail.com c/o Leo Kosoriek, Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[825 Misty Meadows ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Sykesville, MD 21784-5508 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[leo26@comcast.net c/o Paul J. Medici ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[4109 Owl Drive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[www.sfahq.com/chap/37 Paul Medici (847)255-7552 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[c/o Marvin Crist ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 223 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[Ft.Campbell, KY 42223 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[mcrist@sfa38.org Chapter LXXXII (82) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[Chapter XCIX (99) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Chapter LXVIII (68) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXXIV (84) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[Chapter LVII (57) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[Chapter LXII (62) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[Chapter LX (60) ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 33 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[Smithfield, VA 23430 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[www.sotf84.com Charlie Venable (757)365-9679 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[26713 Gayfeather Dr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[Chantilly, VA 20152 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[Kalani Matthews (571)480-0099 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[kalani.matthews@gmail.com Chapter VI (6) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[c/o Bob Eldridge ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[2499 New London Rd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Forest, VA 24551 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[Bob Eldridge (434)525-4284 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[hollywoodsfarm@verizon.net pg. 66 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[Chapter XXXIV (34) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[c/o Michael J. Mika ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 84386 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[Lexington, SC 29073 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[2914 Tallcedar Ln. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[Trinity, NC 27370 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[David Smith (336)475-3908 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[bulldogsog@aol.com Chapter C (100) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[c/o VFW Post 7318 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[615 S. Page St. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[Southern Pines, NC 28387 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[broncogato45@gmail.com 4214 Callery Knoll Ct ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[Fayetteville, NC 28306 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[Chris Rogers (910)904-1079 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[chaptercpres@yahoo.com 34 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="107"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: Rich Deininger (Ch. 85) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="108"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Nick Panarella Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="109"><![CDATA[REGION 5 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="110"><![CDATA[pg. 68 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="111"><![CDATA[Chapter VII (7) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="112"><![CDATA[(10 Chapters; FL) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="113"><![CDATA[Chapter XL (40) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="114"><![CDATA[Chapter XLIV (44) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="115"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXVI (76) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="116"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXXV (85) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="117"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXXVIII (88) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="118"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 2395 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="119"><![CDATA[Crestview, FL 32536 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="122"><![CDATA[21 40 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="123"><![CDATA[85 60 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="124"><![CDATA[74 Chapter XXI (21) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="125"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXIV (74) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="126"><![CDATA[FLORIDA 48 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="127"><![CDATA[c/o John Mahoney ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="128"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 467 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="129"><![CDATA[LaGrangeville, NY 12540 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="130"><![CDATA[John Mahoney (845)292-3609 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="131"><![CDATA[pg. 62 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="132"><![CDATA[Chapter LIII (53) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="133"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: Jim Blanchard (Ch. 34) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="134"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Jim Blanchard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="135"><![CDATA[CAROLINAS 7 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="136"><![CDATA[Chapter LXVI (66) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="137"><![CDATA[Chapter CV (105) ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="139"><![CDATA[8300 E. Hildy Ct. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="144"><![CDATA[6471 Maple Ln ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="146"><![CDATA[www.sfchap55.org Dave Fetters (616)335-8228 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="147"><![CDATA[Chapter XXVI (26) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="148"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 4484 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="149"><![CDATA[Leesburg, VA 20177 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="152"><![CDATA[6 Chapter LV (55) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="153"><![CDATA[Chapter XC (90) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="154"><![CDATA[(VA, DC, WV, MD) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="155"><![CDATA[53 10820 W. 64th St. #202 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="156"><![CDATA[Shawnee, KS 66203 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="157"><![CDATA[www.sfa29.org Terry Buckler (913)432-1221 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="158"><![CDATA[tbuckler@delta-kc.com Chapter XI (11) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="159"><![CDATA[MID-ATLANTIC 90 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="160"><![CDATA[Chapter LXIV (64) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="161"><![CDATA[pg. 55 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="162"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: Louis E. Hoffman (Ch. 105) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="163"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Jim Blanchard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="164"><![CDATA[REGION 3 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="165"><![CDATA[68 P.O.Box 598 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="168"><![CDATA[c/o Larry LeBlanc ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="169"><![CDATA[P.O. Box 4931 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="170"><![CDATA[Manchester, NH 03108 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="171"><![CDATA[www.sfa-72.com Larry LeBlanc (603)434-9397 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="173"><![CDATA[9617 Bonton Drive ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="176"><![CDATA[Chapter XLV (45) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="177"><![CDATA[55 37 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="178"><![CDATA[Chapter LIV (54) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="179"><![CDATA[Chapter XX (20) Chapter XXVII (27) Chapter XXIX (29) Chapter XXXV (35) Chapter XXXVII (37) Ch XXXVIII (38) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="180"><![CDATA[(MN, WI, MI, IL, OH, MO, KY) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="181"><![CDATA[73 P.O.Box 41283 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="184"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: Jim Ringland (Ch. 82) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="185"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: John Dixon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="186"><![CDATA[REGION 2 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="187"><![CDATA[29 Chapter LXXII (72) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="188"><![CDATA[3 Brookview Circle ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="191"><![CDATA[chapterXIXsfa@aol.com 54 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="192"><![CDATA[72 67 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="193"><![CDATA[Chapter XLVIII (48) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="194"><![CDATA[Chapter LXVII (67) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="195"><![CDATA[(NH, NY, MA, RI, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="196"><![CDATA[NJ, PA) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="197"><![CDATA[66 pg. 50 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="198"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: Denzil Drewry (Ch. 54) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="199"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Glenn Dyke ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="49">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[pg. 74 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Chapter XXX (30) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Chapter XXXIII (33) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[c/o Bob Moreau ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 310 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Kenner, LA 70063-0310 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[www.sfa30.org Bob Moreau (504)452-0188 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[bobnjudi@cox.net c/o Judy Hines ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[264 Union Street ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Madisonville, KY 42431 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[www.chapterxxxiii.sfsarge.com Judy Hines (270)821-2106 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXXI (81) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Chapter XLIX (49) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Chapter IX (9) Chapter XV (15) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 33782 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[San Antonio, TX 78265 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[www.sfa-xv.org Chuck Rose ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[(210)854-4131 chuckrose@gvtc.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Chapter LVI (56) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[c/o Jerry B. Jochum ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[2520 Boardwalk Dr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Mesquite, TX 75181-2527 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[www.sfa31.org Jerry Jochum ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[(972)489-4919 5100 Trimmier Rd. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Killeen, TX 76542 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[www.sfa77.com/special.html Don Fender (254)634-1240 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[don_fender@yahoo.com c/o Elliot Wison ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[2198 Crestwood Dr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-5032 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[www.geocities.com/sfachapterX John Brocavich (520)232-3067 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[brocavich@msn.com PSC 560 P.O.Box 374 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[APO, AP 96376 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter2.org Christopher Wilkerson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[christopher.d.wilkerson @us.army.mil ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Chapter XLIII (43) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[c/o Michael Sherlock ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[7807 Lola Circle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Navarre, FL 32566 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Michael Sherlock ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[(360)456-6380 sheetrockm@comcast.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[3232 Songwood Dr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Edmond, OK 73003 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[www.sfa32.org Marcus Whitt II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[(405)348-9782 csmwhitt@cox.net ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXX (80) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Chapter XII (12) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[c/o Greg Luevano ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[12175 Ramona Ave. #132 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[Chinol, CA 91710 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter12.org Greg Luevano (909)902-6316 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[gowithluv@aol.com Chapter LXXV (75) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[c/o Charlie Inot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[1413 County Vista Ln ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[Bonita, CA 92009-4328 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[Dave DeSoucy (909)797-0745 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[desoucy@verizon.net Chapter III (3) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[c/o Larry Boudreaux ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[Box 49 JUSMAGTHAI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[APO AP 96546 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[www.sfa3.org Larry Boudreaux ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[lbnaui@gmail.com 59 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[Chapter IV-XXIV (4-24) Chapter V (5) ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[www.sfa4-24.org Frank Swanson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[fswanie@gmail.com c/o Warren Soeldner ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[CMR 480 Box 562 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[APO AE 09128 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[facebook.com/sfa.chapterv Warren Soeldner ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[sfa.ch.v@gmail.com Chapter LXX (70) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXI (71) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[c/o Don Blaylock ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[P.O Box 428 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[Cody, WY 82414 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[www.geocities.com/sfalxxi Don Blaylock (307)587-4829 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[Chapter XXII (22) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[c/o Mike Babb ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[7217 E Laguna Azul Ave ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[Mesa, AZ 85208-4925 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[Mike Babb (480)854-8011 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[30 TEX-MEX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[Chapter XLI (41) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[(TX, NM, OK) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[56 32-50 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[Amarillo, TX 79120-3532 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[www.sfach95.org Norm Jordan (806)359-9894 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[ndjordan@suddenlink.net 39 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[15 REGIONAL REP: Bill Darnell (Ch. 23) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Gary Koenitzer ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[Naval Post Grad School ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[Monterey, CA 93943-8552 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[www.sfa14.com Dr. Steven King (831)633-3414 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[REGION 8 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[Chapter XXIII (23) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[SOUTHWEST (CA, NV, AZ) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 29335 Presidio ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA 94129 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="107"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter23.org Jim Gaston (530)587-4135 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="108"><![CDATA[jgaston@sbcglobal.net 89 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="109"><![CDATA[23 14 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="110"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXVIII (78) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="111"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXXIX (89) ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="115"><![CDATA[www.SpecialForces78.com Lonny Holmes (909)992-8948 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="116"><![CDATA[c/o Jim Bolan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="117"><![CDATA[PMB 381 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="118"><![CDATA[98-1277 Kaahumanu St ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="119"><![CDATA[Aiea, HI 96701-5314 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="120"><![CDATA[Gary Chamberlin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="121"><![CDATA[gechamberlin@yahoo.com PO Box 25215 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="122"><![CDATA[Barrigada, Guam 96921 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="123"><![CDATA[www.guam-online.com/sfa46 John Deschamps ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="124"><![CDATA[sgtdeschamps@yahoo.com 92 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="125"><![CDATA[REGION 7 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="130"><![CDATA[West Columbia, TX 77486 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="131"><![CDATA[www.sfa41lonestar.org www.sfa39.org ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="132"><![CDATA[-POC Pending- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="133"><![CDATA[Gary Greer (979)345-2348 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="134"><![CDATA[ggreer804@embarqmail.com c/o Frank Graham ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="135"><![CDATA[204 Day Brake ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="136"><![CDATA[McGregor, TX 76657-3973 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="137"><![CDATA[Jim Savell (254)622-1468 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="138"><![CDATA[msg_jws@yahoo.com Chapter XIV (14) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="139"><![CDATA[Chapter VIII (8) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="140"><![CDATA[Chapter XLVI (46) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="141"><![CDATA[Chapter XXXIX (39) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="142"><![CDATA[Chapter XCIII (93) ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="145"><![CDATA[Rudy Reyes (575)571-2843 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="146"><![CDATA[reyesrg221sfa@gmail.com 12 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="147"><![CDATA[78 75 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="148"><![CDATA[Chapter XLVII (47) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="149"><![CDATA[Chapter XVI (16) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="150"><![CDATA[Chapter XVI SFA ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="152"><![CDATA[JBLM, WA 98433 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="153"><![CDATA[www.sfachap16.org Dave Shell (253)227-6525 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="154"><![CDATA[shelldmz@comcast.net Chapter LXXXVI (86) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="155"><![CDATA[c/o Jerry Powell ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="156"><![CDATA[7638 SE Rural St ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="157"><![CDATA[Portland, OR 97206-7166 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="158"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter47.org Janis Zuments (503)775-4940 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="159"><![CDATA[c/o Bruce Davies ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="160"><![CDATA[33 Lawrence Road ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="161"><![CDATA[Point Lonsdale Victoria ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="162"><![CDATA[3225 Australia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="163"><![CDATA[Bruce Davies ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="164"><![CDATA[bruce.davies@tpg.com.au c/o Lee Hyslop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="165"><![CDATA[29305 Camp Run Rd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="166"><![CDATA[Potomac, MT 59823 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="167"><![CDATA[Lee Hyslop (406) 244-5707 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="168"><![CDATA[ptm5707@blackfoot.net c/o Wayne Thomas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="169"><![CDATA[Unit 6060 Box 0033 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="170"><![CDATA[DPO AE 09870 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="171"><![CDATA[Wayne Thomas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="172"><![CDATA[wayne.thomas1164@yahoo.com Chapter LXV (65) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="173"><![CDATA[c/o Clarence Grant ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="174"><![CDATA[Tegernseer Strasse 9 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="175"><![CDATA[83677 Reichersbeuern, Germany ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="176"><![CDATA[www.sfahq.com/chap/65 Clarence Grant 49(0)8041-4838 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="177"><![CDATA[c-ugrant@t-online.de REGION 9 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="178"><![CDATA[Ch XXV (25) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="179"><![CDATA[NORTHWEST (WA, OR, HI, Australia, 1st SFG) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="180"><![CDATA[c/o Michael Charter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="181"><![CDATA[P.O.Box 1055 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="182"><![CDATA[Mead, WA 99021 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="183"><![CDATA[Michael Charter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="184"><![CDATA[michaelcharter3@ gmail.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="185"><![CDATA[25 16 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="186"><![CDATA[47 Chapter CI (101) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="187"><![CDATA[www.sfa101-afghan.com SFA 101 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="188"><![CDATA[APO AE 0935 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="189"><![CDATA[Cal Wimbish ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="190"><![CDATA[calvin.b.wimbish@ afghan.swa.armylmil ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="191"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: Don Bennett (Ch. 4-24) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="192"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Glenn Dyke ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="193"><![CDATA[Chapter XXVIII (28) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="194"><![CDATA[22 10 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="195"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: William “Bill” Gates (Ch. 16) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="196"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Gary Koenitzer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="197"><![CDATA[Chapter 13 (Korea) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="198"><![CDATA[PSC 303 Box 97 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="199"><![CDATA[APO AP 96204 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="200"><![CDATA[www.sfaxiii.org Ron Macauley ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="201"><![CDATA[ronmacauley@yahoo.com Chapter XCI (91) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="202"><![CDATA[51 c/o Scott Masterson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="203"><![CDATA[3034 NE Leslie Land ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="204"><![CDATA[Montague, CA 96064 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="205"><![CDATA[Scott Masterson (530)459-5867 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="206"><![CDATA[scottmasterson8@msn.com Chapter XIII (13) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="207"><![CDATA[pg. 99 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="209"><![CDATA[Holladay, UT 84117 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="211"><![CDATA[kenrose19sfg@comcast.net 33 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="212"><![CDATA[49 REGIONAL REP: Mike Querner (Ch. 93) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="213"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: John Dixon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="214"><![CDATA[Ch XXXII-L (32-50) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="215"><![CDATA[pg. 93 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="216"><![CDATA[Chapter II (2) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="217"><![CDATA[SOUTHEAST (GA, AL, LA, MS, AR, 20th SFG) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="218"><![CDATA[c/o James Gholson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="219"><![CDATA[2576 CR 220 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="220"><![CDATA[Water Valley, MS 38965 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="221"><![CDATA[James Gholson (662)473-3590 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="222"><![CDATA[jgholson4@bellsouth.net 79 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="223"><![CDATA[pg. 86 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="225"><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV 89116-2056 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="226"><![CDATA[www.sfa51.org Al Hendley (702)433-3663 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="227"><![CDATA[jumpjky@aol.com Chapter LXXIX (79) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="228"><![CDATA[81 Chapter XXXI (31) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="229"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXVII (77) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="230"><![CDATA[c/o Roger Knight ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="231"><![CDATA[9005 Camino Del Sol NE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="232"><![CDATA[Albuquerque, NM 87111 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="233"><![CDATA[Roger Knight (505)822-0131 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="234"><![CDATA[JumpingWarrior@aol.com Chapter LI (51) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="235"><![CDATA[c/o West Stewart ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="236"><![CDATA[190 Skyline Way ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="237"><![CDATA[Athens, GA 30606 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="238"><![CDATA[Ernie Jensen (404)281-9627 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="239"><![CDATA[jenseneasgmret@yahoo.com c/o Carl Riester ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="240"><![CDATA[303 Knox Creek Trail ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="241"><![CDATA[Madison, AL 35757 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="242"><![CDATA[Carl Riester (256)325-3392 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="243"><![CDATA[carl.riester@gmail.com pg. 79 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="244"><![CDATA[Chapter X (10) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="245"><![CDATA[Chapter LIX (59) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="246"><![CDATA[c/o Ron Helton ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="247"><![CDATA[712 Elaine St. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="248"><![CDATA[Benton, AR 72019-1921 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="249"><![CDATA[www.sfa49.org Ron Helton (501)590-0208 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="250"><![CDATA[ron.l.helton@usace.army.mil REGION 6 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="251"><![CDATA[Chapter XCII (92) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="252"><![CDATA[c/o John Arceneaux ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="253"><![CDATA[504 Brothers Road ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="254"><![CDATA[Lafayette, LA 70507 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="255"><![CDATA[John Arceneaux ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="256"><![CDATA[(337)501-3733 johnarceneaux@att.net ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="257"><![CDATA[c/o Bill Snider ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="258"><![CDATA[5200 Ballinger Dr ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="259"><![CDATA[El Paso, TX 79924 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="260"><![CDATA[Bill Snider ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="261"><![CDATA[(915)667-9527 sniderbill@att.net ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="262"><![CDATA[REGIONAL REP: VACANT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="263"><![CDATA[NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS POINT OF CONTACT: Nick Panarella Jr ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="264"><![CDATA[Chapter LXIX (69) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="265"><![CDATA[c/o Jack Frost ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="266"><![CDATA[1518 S. Kimball ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="267"><![CDATA[Caldwell, ID 83605-4545 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="269"><![CDATA[jlyfr2@gmail.com 8 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="271"><![CDATA[13 46 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="272"><![CDATA[2 Korea ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="273"><![CDATA[3 Okinawa Guam/Pl ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="276"><![CDATA[MOUNTAIN (MT, ID, WY, UT, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="277"><![CDATA[CO, GE, IRAQ, 10th & 19th SFG) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="278"><![CDATA[65 5 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="279"><![CDATA[Bad Tolz ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="280"><![CDATA[Germany Stuggart ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="281"><![CDATA[Germany 91 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="282"><![CDATA[Iraq 28 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="283"><![CDATA[69 71 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="284"><![CDATA[70 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="285"><![CDATA[4-24 49 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="286"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Northeast Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, MAINE, RHODE ISLAND, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[NEW JERSEY, PHILADELPHIA) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: XIX (19), XLVIII (48), LIV (54), LXIV (64), LXVI (66), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[LXVII (67), LXXII (72) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[19 CHAPTER XIX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[PRES : Walter Rosario ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[VICE : Paul Callamaras Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[SEC : Dennis Robbins ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[TRES : Bill Bauman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The Ed Miller & Jim Miller Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[New Jersey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[A 5th Group (A) Team Led by Captain Josh Barnes and the following SFA Chapter 19 members, Al Smith (coordinator), Tom Crucet, Larry Taylor, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Dan Lanktree, Lou Hernandez, Dennis Robbins, Jim Kinney, Bob Mazur, Duke Muller and Rich Larsen participated at various times in the Cadet ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Leadership and Development operation at Camp Buckner, West Point, NY. It was good working  and spending time with the Cadets, Cadre and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[members of the A Team from Fort Campbell; ODA 5226. We hope the chapter we will be invited again next year to participate. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[SFA Chapter 19 annual picnic was held at president Walter Rosario’s home. Walter’s wife, Susan cooked up some fine dishes and the grill was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[manned by Vice President Paul Callamaras Jr. We had a couple of birthday celebrations on that day, Larry Wilson and Treasurer Bill Bauman. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[There was plenty of good food and drinks, and, a good turn out of Chapter members, family and friends. To sum it up; the weather was great ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[and a good time was held by all. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[(L-R) Jim Kinney, Larry Taylor and Al Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[After operation celebration on final day; ODA 5226 and Chapter 19 members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[(R-L) Dan Lanktree, Dennis Robbins, Al Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Group Chapter 19 members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[48 CHAPTER XLVIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[The Rhode Island Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Rhode Island ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[www.48sfa.org PRES : Thomas Rowan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[VICE : James Wheeler ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[SEC : Charles T. Knowles ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[TRES : John DiGioia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[The summer season began with our Memorial Day Formation at the Special Forces Monument in the Rhode Island Veterans’ Cemetery. It is our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[custom to read the names of the SF soldiers who died in the line of duty during the past year and to strike a ship’s bell, once, for each name read. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[50 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XLVIII (48) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[There were eleven peals before the end and the last name had a local connection. Staff Sgt. Michael H. Simpson, who died in April, had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[a connection to Narragansett, RI. It was a reminder that they all are local and that they all died for us. After the solemnities we posed for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[pictures in front of the monument with the official photo being taken by Ken Benoit and his wife Karen. Tom Burke, our usual portrait photog ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[has decamped to high ground. He and Marybeth moved to Montana but Ken, who has always done the majority of our candid shots rose to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[occasion and produced a great group shot and then did group and individual shots for the guys. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Jim Kiernan (R) his wife and friends ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Al shoots, cooks and eats ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Back at the Corner Tavern we had a great breakfast and we were pleased to see Jim Kiernan and his wife Cathy. Jim has been battling health ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[issues the last several years but he looked great! Unfortunately this was his shooting star moment as Jim died a few weeks later. It was a low- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[key funeral with the Chapter present at the church and at the Stone as the cortege passed by to give a final salute. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[In mid-May we saw off SOD-G who were beginning their latest deployment. We won’t say just where but we’ve seen how hard they have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[prepared and we believe they are ready for anything. Tom Rowan briefed those assembled at the going-away cookout about our family support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[team who can be called on in the event the family has some emergency while their soldier is away. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Honors for the fallen ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[SOD-G’s send-off ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[The June meeting was sparsely attended which was too bad as the range was open and Al Tolleson led a Master Class in the proper grip for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[consistent shooting. And then Al closed the range and fired up the grill to cook the dogs and burgers. The dozen or so guys who came had a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[real feast, nicely seasoned by the smell of gunpowder! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Sequestration has cancelled the International Leapfest this year and left a hole in our calendar and of those of our Chapters to the north who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[have been coming down for the past few years. We’ll miss the bustle of the DZ and the camaraderie of the teams. Perhaps we’ll see you next year! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[PRES : Denny Drewry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[VICE : Tony Tsoukalas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[VICE : Mark Deuger ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[SEC/TRES : George Durfee Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LIV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[The LTC William F. Buckley Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[http://www.sfob54.org 54 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Boston, MA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Special Forces Officer LTC Brian Greata, new Garrison Commander of the US Army Natick Lab, grew up in Virginia and graduated from West ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Point in 1994. He served three tours in Afghanistan. He takes over command from LTC Frank Sobchak, also a Special Forces Officer. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[51 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="52">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LIV (54) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Davis Tindoll, Director of Atlantic Region, LTC Frank Sobchak, LTC Brian Greata ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[VP Tony Tsoukalas, Speaker Ron Corbett, President Denny Drewry. Ron recently retired ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[from the Mass Probation Department. He gave an historical overview of the department ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[and the changes over many years. He still practices law in Mass. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Natick Labs does extensive research and development work for the military on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[equipment that supports soldiers in the field, including food, clothing, shelters, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[airdrop systems. The Lab has a workforce of 1600 employees. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Chapter members Frank Shaw, Bill Fanaras, and Bob Hunt during one of their many foreign jumps a few years ago. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[64 CHAPTER LXIV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The SFC Randall Shughart Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Carlisle, PA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[www.sfa64.com Chapter member Kevin Paicos is proud of his 16 pound ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[lobster catch during the Team Dive annual reunion. Kevin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[served as a Team Medic with the 20th Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Group in Afghanistan during 2007-2008. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[PRES : Tom Kelley ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[VICE : Dave Donmoyer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[SEC : Dutch Byers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[TRES : Frederick G. Terry III ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[The Turnpike Employees Association (TEA) and Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Association Chapter 64 sponsored a fund raising golf outing to benefit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[local wounded soldiers from Carlisle and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[It was a wonderful opportunity for the community to show support to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[several local wounded soldiers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[It was held at the Dauphin Highlands Golf Course, 650 South Harrisburg ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Street, Harrisburg, PA on June 18th, 2013. The registration donation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[included lunch, range balls, cart, 18 holes of golf and dinner (BBQ Ribs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[& Chicken). There was also an auction and prizes. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[The golf outing was a huge success, clearing more than $10,000.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[with most of the proceeds going to local heroes Rob Easley and Zach ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Stinson. 52 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[SFA 64 members Dave Donmoyer and SFA 64 President Tom Kelley at the Dauphin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Highlands Golf Course ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="53">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXIV (64) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[On 3 August 2013, SFA 64 participated in the Soldiers Honor Benefit Ride and Concert located at Battlefield Harley Davidson, 21 Cavalry Field ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Road, Gettysburg, PA. The registered riders had a catered meal provided by Uncle Moes Soulfood. The band, Broke Down Engine and 3 NE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[provided music in a live concert all day. The Miss Solders Honor Contest and bike show took place after the ride. Proceeds benefited the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Keystone Wounded Warriors Foundation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[SFA 64/TEA Golf Outing – Dutch Byers, Rob & Megan Easley, Craig Shuey, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Zach, Tesa & daughter Olivia Stinson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Rob and Megan Easley, Zach, Tesa and Olivia Stinson look on during the auction at the golf outing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[One of our members, John McFadden, is involved with Project Healing Waters at the Coatesville VAMC. This group is involved with fly tying ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[instruction and teaching fly fishing for disabled vets at VAMC two nights per month. They are looking for additional volunteers to act as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[coaches/instructors with the disabled vets. If there is anyone in the Coatesville, PA area who would like to volunteer and get involved with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[this program please contact John McFadden at jack.mcfadden@verizon.net ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[PRES : Ron Diz ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[VICE : Ray Carney ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[SEC : John Mahoney ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[TRES : Ivan Lantzky ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXVI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[The John J. Kedenburg Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter66.org 66 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[West Point, NY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Tragedy has struck within the Chapter LXVI family. Michael Zemanek, the 22 year old son of CW4 Glenn Zemanek was killed in an auto ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[accident in Barre, Vermont.  Michael was a Deputy Sheriff with the Orange County (Vt) Sheriff’s Department, and a part time Police Officer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[with  Northfield (VT) Police Department. Michaels father, Glenn, only recently returned from his second tour in Afghanistan. The prayers of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[the members of Chapter LXVI are with the entire Zemanek family. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Chapter 66 VP RAY CARNEY recently underwent surgery for disks in his neck at Putnam Hospital in Putnam NY. We are happy to report RAY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[still has his head attached to his neck and is back in his irascible form shooting and directing shooting things at the Wallkill Rod and Gun Club. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Chapter President Ron DIZ represented the chapter at the SF Association Convention in San Antonio. While there Ron had the pleasure of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[reacquainting with Medal of Honor recipient Col. Roger  Donlon. Ron reports that Chapter XV did an outstanding job in hosting the convention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[and insuring that each participant had a memorable time. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Chapter 66 member Tom brown and wife Jackie and other members of the SFA M ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[L to R: Pete Hughes, Tom Collins, Ted Boody, Mike Applequist, Herb Ryan, Ivan Lantzky, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Ray Mcgibney and Ron Diz ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[53 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="54">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXVI (66) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[On Saturday June 2nd 2013 members of Chapter 66 gathered at Pine lawn National Cemetery on Long Island, located in Suffolk County for our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[annual wreath laying and memorial service held at the gravesite of our Chapter namesake John J. Kendenburg, MoH. We are very pleased ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[that the veteran’s cemetery recently added a placard was installed next to the headstone with the Medal of Honor Citation for John’s actions. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Following the Ceremony the members gathered at Tom Browns home nearby for a great bar-b-que. Our thanks to him and his wife Jackie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[for great afternoon. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[This will be the last drop submission for me as Chapter Secretary and POC, after six years in the position it is time to pass the torch. Effective ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[1 Sep Steve Ryan will become Chapter Secretary. Steve can be reached at sryan165@hotmail.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[72 CHAPTER LXXII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[PRES : Ron Fallon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[VICE : Max Quayle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[SEC : Larry Leblanc ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[TRES : Mel Fisher ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[The Trojan Horse Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[New Hampshire ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[www.sfa-72.com Our annual BBQ at Al Lentsch estate in Goffstown, NH was held on June 8th. As usual, the BBQ featured steak tips, chicken, hot dogs, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[hamburgers, salad, desert, all the trimmings, but most important of all, a great camaraderie. The BBQ was well attended and all who came ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[had a great time. The election of chapter 72 officers was also held at this event. Elected for the new term are: Ron Fallon, Pres; Max Quayle, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[VP; Larry LeBlanc, secretary; Mel Fisher, treasurer; and Jim Crispen, chaplain. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[We held our Summer Picnic on August 10th in Deerfield, NH on the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[grounds Charley Callahan’s historic homestead, same as last year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[As an added bonus, this year, one of Charley’s musician neighbor ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[entertained us with singing while playing the banjo and violin. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Thanks Charley and Valerie for a great event. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Our October meeting will be in Lincoln, NH at the Woodstock Station ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[restaurant on the 19th, which is the weekend after Memorial Day. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Prior to the meeting, we are planning a tour of the facilities of New ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[England Disabled Sports at Loon Mountain. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Any changes to the above events will be posted on our website. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[welcome any SF’rs, who may be visiting our area to join us at any of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[our events. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Check our websites for the latest updates: www.sfa-72.com and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[www.dvfp.org June BBQ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Remember when in New England, look us up at one of our Safe Houses: Merrimack NH VFW, (Max Quayle); Londonderry NH Legion Post-27 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[(Larry); Shirley MA Legion Post 183, (Carl McKoon); Lincoln NH Legion Post 83, (Jim Crispen); or Gorham NH Legion Post 82, (Peggy Quayles). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Our POC is b; he can be reached by e-mail: secretary@sfa-72.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Charley and Group ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[54 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Aug Picnic Entertainment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[BBQ Chef John Heath ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Midwest Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[OHIO, MISSOURI, KENTUCKY) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: XX (20), XXVII (27), XXIX (29), XXXV (35), XXXVI (37), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[XXXVIII (38), XLV (45), LV (55), LXXIII (73), LXXXII (82), XCIX (99) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[PRES : Ron Lachelt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[VICE : John Stepan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SEC : Dan Kaiser ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[TRES : Matt Mitlying ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The Kenneth Worthley Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[www.sfa20.org 20 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Minnesota Greetings from Minnesota!  We have had fun couple of months!  John “Ranger” Roy and his older brother Harold Roy (82nd Abn, WWII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[combat jumper) were selected to be the Grand Marshalls of the Apple Valley, MN 4th of July Parade.  Both John and Harold span WWII, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Korea, Laos, and Vietnam. There was quite a nice article done in the local paper and they received a warm reception during the parade. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[  Once again we marched in the Two Harbors, MN Heritage Day parade.  John “Ranger” Roy, Tim Kirk, Keith Larson, Gary Hedin, Bob ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Bradow, Mike Erkel, Jim Hovda, Ron Lachelt and Dan Kaiser made up the contingent.  After the parade we made our way to the local ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[American Legion and were entertained by  Marty’s Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps from Bessemer MI.  They certainly knew how to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[play the crowd with their opening number being “The Ballad of the Green Berets”!  They  put on a great show honoring veterans from all of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[the branches of the armed services and the place was really rocking!  Afterwards, we retired to Keith’s house for a great lunch and lots of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[catching up.  A big tip of the beret goes out to Keith and Jean Larson for hosting our motley crew. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[John and Harold Roy - The Grand Marshalls ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Mini-SOG reunion Tim Kirk, Bob Bradow, Keith Larson, John “Ranger” Roy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[It is with great sadness we report the passing of Phetsamone ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Insixiengmay, the wife of Colonel Khao Insixiengmay.  She and  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Colonel Khao both fought with Special Guerrilla Unit 33 against ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[the communists the war in Laos.  They are both SFA members.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[They both consider the Lao, Special Forces and their CIA case ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[officers were one family. The funeral was held on August 10th.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[There were hundreds of people present to honor them.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[It is also with sadness we report the passing of CWO3 Thomas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[“Beav” Bevier.  He was laid to rest with full military honors at Ft. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls/St.Paul MN, on 16 Aug 2013.  In ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[attendance were his wife and family members, former teammates ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Mike Kendall, Sam McDonald, Bruno van Haas, and Jay Ward, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Chapter XX members, and members from the Midwest All-Airborne ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Alliance.      ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[We will also be participating the the 18th annual All Airborne ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Days picnic.  Sponsored by the Midwest Airborne Alliance, which is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[represented by organizations representing airborne veterans.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Check it out at www.midwestallairborne.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[John and Harold Roy - The Grand Marshalls ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[55 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[29 CHAPTER XXIX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[The COL Arthur “Bull” Simon Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Kansas City, MO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[www.sfa29.org PRES : Terry Buckler ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[VICE : Jon Meigs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[SEC : Ronald Simmons ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[TRES : Ted White ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[The Chapter 29 Newsletter has a new look. Membership chairman Jeff Forker has taken over this project. The first issue was published in July ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[and can be found on our website www.sfa29.org. Initial reviews are all positive. Ron Simmons, secretary, is doing the chapter updates for The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Drop. We are also in the process of updating our roster and website. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Four members from our chapter presented a wreath at the annual Memorial Day commemoration at Leavenworth National Cemetery, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Leavenworth, KS. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Several Chapter 29 members and their wives had an enjoyable evening at the 2013 Army Birthday Celebration on June 15. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[The annual “Meet and Greet” for the incoming class at the Command and General Staff College was held July 13 in Leavenworth. There are 47 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[students in the new class. We had about ten people from the chapter this year to welcome the students. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[We will finish the year with our Oktoberfest picnic on September 14 at Terry Buckler’s home, participation in the Leavenworth Veterans Day ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Parade, Monday, November 11. Our annual Holiday Party in December will again be hosted by Joyce and Bill Radtke in Lawrence, KS (date ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[TBD). 2013 Army Birthday Celebration: (L to R) Terry Buckler, Norma Donlon, Marsha Buckler, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Barbara Simmons and Roger Donlon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[35 CHAPTER XXXV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[The Christian Girard/Daniel West Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Northern Ohio ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Memorial Day 2013 Leavenworth National Cemetery (L to R) Rich Kyper, Roy Wil- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[liams, Ron Simmons and Terry Buckler ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[PRES : Walt Emerson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[VICE : John Balint Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[SEC : VACANT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[TRES : David Pristash ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Chapter has had a few meeting during the summer months, the best was the picnic that Leone DiCesare put on at his house. He did an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[outstand job with BBQ ribs, BBQ chicken prime rib, salad, beans potatoes and his home made wine. No one went home hungry and he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[deserves kudos for the picnic. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Picnic: L to R; Leone DiCesare, John Balint Jr, Scott White, Dave Pristash, Dave Taylor. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[56 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Honor Flag of SFC Daniel Crabtree. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="57">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XXXV (35) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Dale Dahlke attended for the chapter the Ohio Flags of Honor opening ceremony, 9 August in Parma Heights, Ohio. The ceremony included ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[placing 288 flag for all Ohioans who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was my honor to place the flag of SFC Daniel Crabtree, Bravo Co ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[19th SFG(ABN). Interest persons should go to the web site www.ohioflagsofhonor.org for further information. They are also making a dog tag ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[display of all us military casualties nation wide. The chapter will be attending the reunion of Bravo Co, 11 SFG(ABN) 24 August.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[PRES : Paul Medici ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[VICE : Paul Jenista ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SEC : VACANT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[TRES : Thomas Gluzinski ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[SGT at ARMS : Toby Patterson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XXXVII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[The MG Michael D. Healy Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[www.sfahq.com/chap/37 37 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Chicago, IL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Greetings from the MG Michael D. Healy Chapter. Our 19th Annual Benefit Golf Outing was held at the White Pines Golf Club in Bensenville ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[on Monday, August 19th. Thanks to the efforts of its Chairman Rick Novack the event was a great success, with over fifty golfers and dinner ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[guests in attendance. Our thanks as well to Donna Novack, Rich Bleharski, Toby and Kathy Patterson, Dave O’Malley, Andy and Sandy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Anderson, Tom Morrissey, and Dutch DeGroot from VFW Post 1337 for their enthusiastic support. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[March General Meeting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[June General Meeting – with members of A, 2/20th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Our monthly general meetings were held on schedule. MAJ Joseph Kilcullen, former CO CDR of A Company, 2nd BN., 20th SFG(A) presented ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[chapter members with a briefing on his National Guard unit’s activities at our June meeting. Also present was their new CO CDR, MAJ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Brendan Ellis. Our monthly range outings were also held as planned. Dave O’Malley was the POC for one outing and was successful in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[encouraging twelve members and guests to meet at 0900 on at GAT Guns in East Dundee for the range event. Breakfast followed at a local ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[pancake house. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Finally, we are happy to welcome two new members, Dan Day and Philip Pickard, to our chapter. If your travels take you to the Chicago ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[area, please consider attending one of our monthly general meetings. They are held on the second Wednesday of each month at the Rose ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Garden Café in Elk Grove Village, IL. We meet for dinner at 6:00 PM and begin our business meeting at 7:15. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[That’s it until the next DROP, stay safe and keep our troops in your thoughts and prayers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[June General Meeting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Summer Range Outing: Frank Krucek, Dave O’Malley, Rich Bleharski, Tony Roudebush, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Al Krenz, and Connie Malos ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[57 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="58">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[38 CHAPTER XXXVIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[PRES : Frank McFadden ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[VICE : Wendell Greene ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[SEC : Marvin Crist ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[TRES : Tim Rogers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The LTG William P. Yarborough Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Fort Campbell, KY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[www.sfa38.org We have been busy the last few months, planning for the 52nd Reunion of 5th SFG(A) and other events. We have lost a member, gained a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[few members. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[On 18 May, Chapter 38 sponsored the 10th Annual Special Forces Memorial Bike Ride to honor our fallen brothers. We had over 75 bikes and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[riders. Chapter member Matt Parr brought some riders down from the Chicago area the day prior. That night we had a get together with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[them, all had fun. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[“Joe and Matt hold court” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[“Life is rough in Chapter 38” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[The 5th Group Chaplain gave the invocation and opening remarks were given by the 5th Group CDR, COL Brower and Chapter President, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Frank McFadden. 5th Group provided a ModDemo with some nice new toys. We had some of the girls from the Tilted Kilt restaurant out there ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[and they seemed to have fun. We also had drawings for donated prizes. One guy, with no hair, won free haircuts, twice. All in all everyone ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[enjoyed themselves and we all honored our fallen brethren. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[5th Group has had a change of command ceremony of 12 July. COL Scott Brower has left and COL John Brennan has arrived. Prior to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[change of command ceremony, COL Brower was awarded a Bronze St Neri Medal. The Chapter will miss COL Brower and looks forward to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[working with COL Brennan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[“COL Brower receives Bronze St Neri” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[“Just what I needed, free haircuts” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[5th Group continues with the building dedication ceremonies. One 10 July, the Group HQ complex was dedicated in honor of COL Bob ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Howard. His daughter was part of the ceremony and gave us all some insight into her father. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[The chapter is mourning the loss of one of its members and supporters, Cory Gray who passed away on 12 July 2013. Cory will be missed by all. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[As always for updated information and to see what we are up to visit our website. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Take Care and Stay Safe! Chapter 38 Sends........ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[58 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="59">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[PRES : Dave Fetters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[VICE : Doug Sherd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[SEC : Richard Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[TRES : Mike Reyes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Michael May Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[55 Michigan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[www.sfchap55.org Greeting once again you brotherhood of quiet professionals from the Great Lakes State. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[As this is being written, Art and Sharon Goatbe are hosting the annual family picnic at their place up in Bad Axe where Dave Fetters with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[first Lady Trudy and “first dog” Duffy, coffee in hand on a beautiful weekend holding casual business with our hard working staff of Doug and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Carolyn Sherd, Rich and Alicia Smith, Mike and Gloria Reyes, and Bob Strange our quartermaster who has at least one of everything and if ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[he doesn’t have it, he’ll get it or you don’t need it. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[There’s nothing better than old and new friends and family getting together and jabberjawing about everything and nothing, and couldn’t be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[enjoying it more. The outside world will never understand us but that’s their loss. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Every two weeks the southeast Michigan sub detachment meets at I-96 and Middlebelt at the Bob Evans restaurant at 10:30 AM to not only ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[share old times, but plan strategies for being force multipliers in our area schools and communities teaching our history, our lineage and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[the difference between SOF and SF, as well as expanding our support for JROTC programs and other youth and veteran support programs. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[We usually have about twelve to fifteen of us show up, and the restaurant has gotten to know, love and respect us, treating us as if we’re ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[“special” (which we know we are it says so right on the tab). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[For information on the dates you can contact either Ed Hirsch or Andy Brown and they’ll be able to fill you in on the latest and greatest. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Bob Slivatz presenting award to Columbian Squires ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Bill Ewald Jr and Bill Schrader ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[We have to commend our nationals for linking with corporate sponsors to help in the raising of funds and linking our sales items with theirs, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[“outside the box thinking” or what makes Special Forces “special.” We are standing more united now than at any other time in our association ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[history. The communication between regions and chapters helps keep everyone up on the latest, on the same page, and working toward the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[same objectives. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[It’s the best veterans’ organization in this country, if not the world, and each one of us is a reason why, in that we never leave our brothers, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[are able to accomplish the difficult near immediately “with the impossible just taking a bit longer.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[The Boys finally paying attention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[John and Tiffany Kravej ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[59 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[73 CHAPTER LXXIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[PRES : Rubin Littman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[VICE : Bernie Jene ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[SEC : Steve Leopold ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[TRES : Les Beam ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Great Lakes Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Green Bay, WI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter73.com Greetings once again from Great Lakes Chapter 73 located in the great state of Wisconsin. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Chapter 73 had a contingent of members participate in the Memorial Day Parade in Cedarburg, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Wisconsin. This is the second year that we marched with other veterans groups from around ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Wisconsin. Our very own Chapter member, Jerry Smith, is the event coordinator for the parade. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Our next meeting will be held at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin in the Pine View Campgrounds on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[September 7 & 8, 2013. This meeting will consist of a business meeting, cookout, horseshoes, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[a campfire with plenty of beer and war stories. Some of our braver members will even be camping ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[out in tents during this event. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[The annual Chapter 73 meeting and dinner is scheduled for February 2014 in Green Bay, WI. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Emma Anderson, the daughter of chapter member Jim and Sandy Anderson, was awarded a $500 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[scholarship from the SFA Scholarship Fund. Congratulations Emma! We are all very proud of you! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Col. Steve Leopold, honorary POW of the Memorial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Day Parade. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Best wishes from Chapter 73. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Lewis Del Marcelle presenting a plaque to the Royal Lao Veterans of Wisconsin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[82 Chapter 73 members marching in the Memorial Day Parade, Front row from left to right: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[John Gianos, Les Beam, Ed Prucha, and Jim Anderson; Second row from left to right: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Lewis Del Marcelle, Doug Defenbaugh, and Mike Giles. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXXXII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[The Rocky Versace Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Branson, MO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[http://www.sfac82.org PRES : Jim Rougeau ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[VICE : Allen Bodkin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[SEC : Pete Rothrock ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[TRES : Pete Rothrock ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[SFAC 82 had our Summer 2013 meeting/picnic at Allen Bodkins residence in Iberia, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[MO on Saturday,July 20, 2013. Present were Jim Rougeau and wife, Jim Ringland ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[and wife, Gary Wineteer and wife, Allen Bodkin and wife, Karl Peterson, wife and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[grand daughter, Dan Arden and wife, Pete Rothrock and wife. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Allen Bodkin and the chapter wives provided a delicious meal for those in attendance. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[  Chapter 82’s President, Jim Rougeau (US Army, LTC-Retired), was picked as Branson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Bank’s Veteran of the Quarter (Branson, MO). Jim Rougeau enlisted in the Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[in 1958 after serving in the Army National Guard. Rougeau was an integral part of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[several army divisions, including Infantry, Airborne and Special Forces. Rougeau ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[retired in 1980 with 22 years of active duty service. Awards include the Bronze Star, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Combat Infantry Badge and Special Forces Tab. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[For a more detailed account of Jim Rougeau’s story, please visit: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[www.bransonbank.com. 60 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[JROTC award Willard HS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[PRES : Donald Wolfe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[VICE : Walter Herd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[SEC : Allen Youngman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[TRES : Ted Riggs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XCIX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Bluegrass Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[www.sfa99bluegrass.org 99 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Louisville, KY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[The Bluegrass Chapter has been busy and we are well on our way to becoming a big part of the community here in Kentucky. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[We have formalized a partnership with some of the local JROTCs and were able to award some outstanding cadets the SFA award for their ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[efforts during their senior year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[	 We have also provided speakers for various events and the Mayor’s office in Louisville has come to recognize us as a “go to” organization. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Thanks to some of our friends and business associates here in Louisville we were able to make a sizeable donation to the Big Brothers and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Big Sisters program here in the Fort Knox area which concentrates on providing care and assistance to military a child who have lost a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[parent or who is currently deployed. This is a great program! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[	 The Bluegrass Chapter also took some time to celebrate our first year of existence at a BBQ held at Herd Hills, a local landmark and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[temporary safehouse. Thanks to the Herd family everyone had a great time and we look forward to many more to come. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Chapter 99 group at the funeral for LTC Brutscher ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Chapter 99 participants at Colonel Herd’s farm for our July meeting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Currently, Chapter 99 is preparing to host our 2d Annual Golf Scramble at Lindsay Golf Course, Fort Knox, KY. Thursday, 12 September 13, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[shotgun start @ 0830. Best ball format with top teams winning some great prizes. Benefits to help support the Human Resources Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[holiday ball as well as other local charities. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[We welcome everyone and hope you can come out and play. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[	 Finally, it is with deep regrets that we say farewell to COL(R) Lee G. Harris. Lee was very involved in supporting military organizations and he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[continued to be a symbol of what service to nation should be. He is survived by his wife Carol who will always have our support. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Sincerely, COL Don Wolfe; President, Chapter 99 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Steve Turner at Rolling Thunder in DC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[MG Youngman (Ret) & former SSG Grosser at the American Institute of Marks- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[manship training with the 1911 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[61 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region III ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(VIRGINIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[MARYLAND) CHAPTERS: XI (11), XXVI (26), LIII (53), LXVIII (68), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[LXXXIV (84), XC (90), CV (105) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[11 CHAPTER XI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The National Capital Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Washington, DC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[www.sfa11.org PRES : Lynn Mariano ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[VICE : Mercer “Mac” Dorsey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[SEC : Eugene May ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[TRES : John Mohler ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[This year’s Special Forces Association Chapter XI Annual Black Tie Dinner Dance, was co-hosted by Officers and Members of the Leigh ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Wade Chapter, The Military Order of World Wars, and the DC Commandery, The Military of Foreign Wars - Honoring American Warriors and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Their Families…and was a huge success. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[We have received rave reviews on the event, including suggestion on improvements for next year. SFA Chapter XI selected SFC (R) John ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Schram as Special Forces Association Chapter XI 2013 Charlie Norton Award recipient, well deserved John. Honored guest who also ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[attended were: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Mr. Ross Perot, who flew in from Texarkana, TX on May 4th just to support our event. Mr. Perot spoke to us about his love and admiration for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Special Forces and special operations warriors and how he built his former company, EDS, hiring former Special Forces personnel. Words ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[cannot express the pride, gratitude, and honor to have Mr. Perot at our event. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Lynn Mariano, President SFA Chapter XI and Ross Perot with the U.S. Army Chorus ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Cliff Newman, SFA National Admin Director chatting with SFA Chapter XI members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[LTG Claude “Mick” Kicklighter, (USA Ret.), Director, Viet Nam 50th Commemoration Program presented SFA Chapter XI, as the first Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Forces Association Chapter to be a proud sponsor and partner for the Viet Nam 50th Commemoration Program. Immediately following LTG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[(R) Kicklighter presentation ceremony…A Proclamation signed by President Barak Obama, Commemoration Objectives Poster, Certificate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[signed by Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense and General Dempsey, The Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, and the Viet Nam 50th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Commemoration Program Flag. Immediately following this presentation, all Viet Nam Veterans, including members from SFA Chapter XI had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[an opportunity to take a historic photo with LTG (R) Kicklighter, Mr. Ross Perot, and Mr. Lynn Mariano, SFA Chapter XI President. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[U.S. Army Color Guard and U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum posting the Colors ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[62 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[COL (R) Charlie Norton recognized as President Emeritus, WWII, Korean War, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Viet Nam veteran ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="63">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XI (11) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Mr. Will Thomas, Founder of Operation Hawkeye (OHe), besides doing his homework and daily chores, this 14 year-old entrepreneur and avid ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[fund raiser has spent most of his hours dedicated to raising funds to honor our fallen Special Operation Warriors. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[These fine men, Mr. Perot, LTG (R) Kicklighter, and Mr. Thomas were also bestowed as Honorary Members of Special Forces Association ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Chapter XI. They were presented with a Chapter Coin, Member Certificate, Bronze medal membership card, and SFA Chapter XI Golf Shirt. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[We were also honored to have Mr. Cliff Newman, Administrative Director, Special Forces Association, represent SFA National. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Special Thanks goes out to Dinner Dance Committee: MG Vic Hugo, (USA Ret.) and Mrs. Thuy Hugo, Mr. John Mohler and Mrs. Meylnda ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Mohler, COL Mac Dorsey, (USA Ret.), LTC Mel Vogel, (USA Ret.), COL Wally Johnson, (USA Ret.), COL John Whidden and Mrs. Jan Whidden, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[(USA Ret.), COL Gene Russell, (USA Ret.), COL Charlie Norton, (USA Ret.) and Mrs. Virginia Norton, LTC Art Mott, (USA Ret.), and SFC Gene ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[May, (USA Ret.). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[MSG (R) John Schram the recipient of the 2013 Charlie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Norton Award ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Will Thomas, Operation Hawkeye (OHe) inducted as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Honorary Member of SFA Chapter XI and SFA Green ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Beret LTG (R ) Claude “Mick” Kicklighter, Director Viet Nam 50th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Commemoration Program inducting SFA Chapter XI as the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[1st SFA Chapter into the program. Certificate is signed by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Chuck Hagel SECDEF and General Martin Dempsey, CJCS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Finally, we would like to also acknowledge the dedicated and tireless behind-the-scene support and assistance to make this all happen: MG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Vic Hugo (USA Ret.) and Mrs. Thuy Hugo for the use of the Army Navy Country Club, Flowers, Printing of Invitation, Dance Music, etc. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[could have not had a successful event without your attendance, support, and donations. We look forward to hosting this event again next year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[We had a very successfully Annual Pool Party, hosted by Charlie and Virginia Norton. There were over 30 participants. The weather was hot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[and the food and war stories were plenty. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[If you are visiting the National Capital Area, please stop in at one of our monthly Chapter meetings held at the harvest Moon Restaurant, 7260 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042. Start time : 1830 with informal social beginning at 1800 or earlier if you wish : September 17, 2013, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[October 15, 2013, January 21, 2014, February 18, 2014, March 18, 2014, April 15, 2014, September 16, 2014, and October 21, 2014. Finally, our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Annual Christmas/Holiday Party is set for December 14, 2014, if you will be in the area, you are welcome to attend. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[COL (R) Gene Russell, SFA Chapter XI Chaplain and President Lynn Mariano being ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[presented with the 50th Anniversary Viet Nam Commemoration Colors and Proclama- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[tion signed by Barrack Obama POTUS and Commander–In-Chief ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[SFA Chapter XI Viet Nam Veteran’s with Mr. Ross Perot and LTG (R) Kicklighter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[63 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="64">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[26 CHAPTER XXVI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[The Gun Powder Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Maryland PRES : Chuck Christianson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[VICE : Larry Wroten ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[SEC : Ernest “Tripp” Wright ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[TRES : Leo Kosoriek ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Special Forces Association Chapter 26 continues to prepare for the “50 Years of Special Forces in Maryland” anniversary event. SFA 26 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[has teamed up with B/2/20 SFG(A) and is planning a evening event at the Towson Sheraton on Saturday 21 September. We are looking for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[all former Maryland SF members and any other SF brothers that wish to participate to send in their reservation. Additionally, SFA 26 will be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[hosting our 6th annual charity golf tournament on Friday 20 September at Oakmont Greens, in Manchester, Maryland. Feel free to request ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[info on both events by emailing z18cac@comcast.net. Hope to see you there. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[68 CHAPTER LXVIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[The Vernon L. Ramey Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Kenova, WV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter68.org PRES : Tom Workman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[VICE : Kevin Harry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[SEC : William “Bull” Durham ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[TRES : Robert Bragg ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Chapter 68 was invited to the floor of the West Virginia Legislature for the vote and passage of a resolution recognizing 16 August as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[“Airborne Day” in WV. Afterward, MG Hoyer presented Honorary Member John Smith with an original medallion commemorating the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Battle of the Bulge made from the spent artillery shells found in Ardennes. John was wounded and did not receive his when they were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[originally given to the division following the battle. Thanks go to Tom Edmonds for his efforts in finding the medallion and helping to make ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[the presentation possible. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[MG Hoyer and John Smith (center) with Chapter 68 and Soldiers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[West Virginia Legislature passes resolution declaring 16 August Airborne Day ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Chapter 68 recently saw promotions for two of its long time members – Kevin Harry and Russ Crane. In April, CSM Harry became the Senior ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Enlisted Leader of the WV National Guard. CSM Harry has served in a number of positions including Battalion CSM with 2/19th SFG (A). Later ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[in July, CSM Harry’s former ODA commander, Russ Crane, was promoted to Brigadier General. BG Crane will serve as the Land Component ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Commander, WV Army National Guard. BG Crane took time to especially thank those who served with him during his time on an ODA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Congratulations go to our 2013 Chapter 68 scholarship recipient, Randall Smith. Randall is the son of member Leslie Smith and currently ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[attends West Virginia University. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[In our next update look for information on the raffling of a Son Tay Blue Boy print signed by the element. Bob Hammel donated the cherry framed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[print with Blue Boy member Pat St. Clair on hand. The chapter plans to use the proceeds to start a Soldier relief fund. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Randall Smith receives the Chapter 68 scholarship with his dad, Leslie Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[64 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Lifetime member Russ Crane is promoted to Brigadier General ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="65">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[PRES : SGM Jake Biller ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[VICE : Kurt Frulla Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[SEC : Greg Discavage ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[TRES : Bud Masterson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The MSG Richard Ferguson Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[90 Fredericksburg, VA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[www.sfach90.org Chapter 90 has been runnin’ full throttle! In April we sponsored a hole and team in a local charity golf tourney to support a memorial fund ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[established for the son of a SOF brother from Quantico. The chapter also continued to harass sponsors for our 7th Annual Charity Golf ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Tourney to be held on May 10, 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[We held chapter elections at our May meeting. Congrats to our 2013-14 Chapter Officers: President, ‘Jake’ Biller; Vice President, Kurt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Frulla; Secretary, Greg Discavage; and Treasurer, “Bud” Masterson. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Our golf tournament on 10 May was a big success. We had a great time hangin’ with some of our sponsors in the Teamhouse at the VFW ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[on Golf Tournament Sponsor Night. This has become a tradition with our sponsors the night prior to the tournament, and culminates with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[the sponsors helping us stuff the “Swag Bags” for the players. We also hold a sponsor raffle. The big winner this year was Matt Evans of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[TRUSTCOMM. He won a bottle of Chapter 90 Special Edition Jack Daniels Single Barrel Whiskey. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[The following morning we fielded 40 golf teams. Everyone had a blast. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Photos are located here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sfa_ch90 . We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[raised over $26K for our charities. Thanks to the following sponsors for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[their cash donations and great raffle prizes: The Reger Group, TATE, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Inc, Silver Bear Technologies, Sciolex, TSSI, GLOCK, TRUSTCOMM, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[CRYE Precision, SOG Tools & Knives, Chris Reeve Knives, CRKT, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[KA-BAR, Springfield Armory, FNH USA, Gregg Lungstrom, Bonefish ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Grill, Frogg Toggs, Paladins MC, Bud & Kat Masterson, Jake & Julie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Biller, Jim Morgan & Casey Ateah, Firebirds Restaurant, Dominant ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Approach, A-T Solutions, Vickers-Nolan, Spyderco, Thane Smith, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Whitney Grespin, Tony Musa, Jeff Cormier, Select Leaf Tobacco ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Shop, and The Gauntlet Golf Course. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[On 31 May, Chapter 90 member Matt Shedd, currently assigned to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Chapter 90 member Matt Shedd and the MSG at US EMB Kigali after his “Beat the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[US Embassy Kigali, organized a local fundraiser event there. He ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Old Man” fundraiser event. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[challenged others at the embassy to try and beat him in some physical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[fitness challenges. He raised $1,650 dollars for The Fisher House. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Chapter 90 is proud of our several “in extremis” members that remain loyal to us here in Fredericksburg. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[President Jake Biller attended the Courtland High School JROTC Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 09 June, presenting three SFA JROTC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Achievement Awards to some very deserving cadets. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[At our June meeting, Mr. Kevin Miller, President and CEO of Sciolex Corporation presented the chapter with a very generous donation to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[assist our efforts to fund the National SFA Scholarship Fund. Kevin, a retired Army WO, has pledged to continue to support our fundraising ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[efforts. Our very prosperous spring fundraising efforts allowed ‘Jake’ to travel to Texas for the National Convention. At the Annual ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Chapter Presidents’ Meeting, ‘Jake’ presented SFA President Jack Tobin with a check for $10,000 from Chapter 90 to be donated to the SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Scholarship Fund. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[At our July meeting, Chapter member Mr. Ken Fincher, president of DPSG, informed us his company had recently landed a nice contract for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[purchase of his innovative tow bar system. He wished to share his success by presenting the chapter with a check for $1,000. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Chapter 90 meets the first Friday of the month at 2000hrs at VFW Post #3103 in Fredericksburg, VA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Jake presents a bottle of Chapter 90 Single Barrel Jack ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Daniels to raffle winner Matt Evans of TRUSTCOMM. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Mr. Kevin Miller, President of Sciolex, presents Chap- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[ter President ‘Jake’ Biller with a check to support the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[SFA Scholarship Fund. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[Ken Fincher presents Jake with a $1,000 check. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[65 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="66">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region IV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Carolinas Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 7th, 3rd, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[SWC, SFC MD ) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: I-XVIII (1-18), VI (6), XXXIV (34), LVII (57), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[LXII (62), C (100) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[57 CHAPTER LVII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[PRES : David “Bulldog” Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[VICE : Sam Todaro ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[SEC : Norman “Doc” Bradley ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[TRES : Tom Hinton ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The Montagnard Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Asheboro, NC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[www.chapter57sfa.org STMP Medical Operations will establish and conduct re-occurring MEDCAP type operations at the Montagnard Farm. This will allow ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Montagnard Health Professionals, former SFA and Army Medics to work with their communities with the aid of licensed medical professionals. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[These screenings will occur monthly or every other month (as the calendar allows). Then every three (3) months continually though out the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[year. Additionally, We will have seminars to focus on prevention, health care access, medication usage, medical emergencies and use of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[emergency rooms and hospitals. If you have previous medical knowledge and would like to volunteer to help, any assistance would be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[appreciated. Gary Fields(left), David Bulldog Smith (right), attending ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Robin Sage Ceremony. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[62 During our visit to the Annual SFA Convention, Ch.57 held a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[drawing for an original hand made Montagnard Spear to raise ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[money. George Clark (Lft), Marsha “Marti” Scott winner of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Montagnard Spear Drawing (Ctr) and K Ben (Rt). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[The MSG Lowell Stevens Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Southern Pines, NC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[www.sfa62.org Col. David “Bulldog” Smith awarded to MSG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Collins with hand made Montagnard Parang Knife. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Award was given for providing a scenario in which ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[students of Robin Sage were able to grasp the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[importance of and demonstrate an ODAs ability to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[affect the battlefield throughout all phases of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[operation. PRES : Rusty Gaeta ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[VICE : John Bauer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[SEC : Don McKay ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[TRES : Mark Carey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Greetings from the Sandhills! Picking up from our last report, Chapter 62 had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[a productive summer as we lent a hand supporting Charlie Mike’s and Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Forces Charitable Trust “Brothers for Brothers” Poker Run. This event brought ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[together Chapters 1-18, 100, 62 and the SFCT to raise money for our fallen and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[injured warriors. The turn-out was fantastic and each Chapter received $2200. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Thanks to Michele at Charlie Mike’s for sponsoring the event and we also want ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[to thank the Beaver and the SFCT for getting some great raffle and silent auction ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[items. Count us in for next year, Michele! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[We conducted our annual Scholarship Award Selection board in July, and this year ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[we had some extremely deserving applicants. Each deserving applicant received ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[$500.00 from the Chapter. Our Awardees included: Aaron and Seth Breasseale. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Aaron, who will graduate from Appalachian State this year, is finishing up his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[internship in Costa Rica. Aaron has made the Dean’s List for 5 straight semesters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[and works about 30 hours or more a week at a Pet store to help pay for his share ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[of expenses. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[66 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Left: Joe Shull with his daughter; Right: Joe with former Ch 62 Member ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[and unscrupulous brigand - Kip Chojnacki ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="67">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXII (62) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Seth is a sophomore this year at Barton college and plays Division II baseball for the Barton Bulldogs. He is a relief pitcher and first baseman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[and he too worked full time this summer for a landscaping company trying to earn as much cash as possible for his expenses at school. Seth ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[maintained a 3.7 this past year and also made the Dean’s list. So as you can see, these two young men are truly deserving and will make Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[62 and the SFA very proud. Ashley Raper and Kendall Field also received scholarships. We would like to thank all the applicants, and wish ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[them all the best in their future endeavors. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Following our August Chapter meeting, we held a surprise 50th birthday party at O’Donnell’s Pub for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Joe Shull, former Chapter President and truly shady character. It was amazing that a bunch of SF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[guys could keep a secret long enough to pull off this operation! Joe was definitely surprised and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[we had a great time. Happy B-Day Joe! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[And finally, our 6th Annual 911 Memorial Poker Run will occur o/a the release of this edition. Vic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Allen has done a great job planning this year’s event and we are sure it will be the largest one to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[date. This year, Vic has implemented a shooting event, hence the new name “Scoot and Shoot”. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[We have also partnered with the SFCT for this and they again came through with some great raffle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[and silent auction items. 			 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[As always, if you happen to be in the Fort Bragg/Camp MacKall Southern Pines AO on the first ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Saturday of the month, we hold our chapter meetings at 1800hrs, at the VFW Post 7318 Building, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[located vicinity of 615 South Page St, in Southern Pines, so feel free to stop by for some camaraderie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[and cold beer. In closing, the members of Chapter 62 extend our prayers and esteemed gratitude to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[our Special Forces Soldiers who deploy around the world in support of our nations’ security. These ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[men routinely place themselves in harm’s way for God, Country and the Regiment. Let’s keep them ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[and their wonderful families in our thoughts and prayers each and every day. God Bless and DOL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[PRES : Chris Rogers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[VICE : Tom Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[SEC : Scott Weinhold ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[TRES : Gary Borrowdale ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[CHAPTER C ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[The SSG Robert J. Miller Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[100 Fort Bragg, NC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Greetings from the Fort Bragg Chapter! We continue to work with 3rd Group Command and Staff to help maintain the 3rd Group Memorial Walk. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Next time you are in the area, we encourage you to come by the Memorial Walk – let us know you’re here and we’ll join you! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[We are proud to announce the recipients of the 8th Stanley L. Harriman College Scholarships: Stoshia Sprague, Keagan Mullane, and Erik ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Latham. We also paired with the Special Forces Scholarship Fund to award an additional three $2,000 scholarships. The winners were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[announced during our Scholarship Cocktail Party at Gates Four on June 14th, along with the following recipients of the Special Forces Award of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Excellence for the top High School JROTC cadets: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Logan Finley, Cadet Major Charles Sweeney III, Cadet Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Sergeant Major Cesar Dieppa-Castillo, Cadet Staff Sergeant William Gothard, and Cadet Senior Airman Shakirah Spell. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Our 12th Stanley Harriman (“Stan the Man”) Charity Golf Classic hosted on June 15th at the Gates Four Country Club was a huge success – ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[thanks to our faithful sponsors and golfers. We anticipate at least doubling the amount of scholarships that we will be able to award next year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[We are gearing up for the Veterans’ Day parade in Fayetteville, and our 3rd Green Beret Jingle Jog. Check our FaceBook page for more information! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[We welcome the newest members to our Chapter. Your decision to join us is encouraging and lets us know we’re heading in the right direction. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Thank you to our faithful and hard-working members --We simply would not be able to support our brothers in arms without your help! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Golfers enjoy a round of golf with UFC fighter Phil Davis. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[CW2 Stanley Harriman’s children, Stanley & Darbi hang out with NC State wrestling coach and UFC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Fighters during our Stanley Harriman Golf Classic. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region V ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Florida Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(10 CHAPTERS; FL) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: VII (7), XXI (21), XL (40), XLIV (44), LX (60), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[LXXIV (74), LXXVI (76), LXXXV (85), LXXXVIII (88) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[7 CHAPTER VII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The South of the Border Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Eglin AFB, FL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[www.sfa7.com PRES : Steve Tuttle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[VICE : John Cathell ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[SEC : Lanny Lucero ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[TRES : Sam Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[We moved into a new team room. Thanks to the 7th SFG Command and the efforts of several Chapter members we have a great room to hold ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[our meetings in. No more sweating by the bar in the Florida heat. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[To kick off the beginning of the summer season Chapter VII participated in the first annual 7th SFG Red Empire week. During the week we had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[our annual FAMBUS Golf Classic. The Chapter also supported the unit with refreshments and provided the DJ support. 7th Group alumni and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[members of the Son Tay Raid attended the festivities and were able to mingle with the Active duty Soldiers and Families. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Charlie Moore and Steve Tuttle (Chapter VII President) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[trading war stories in the new Chapter VII Team House. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Chapter VII motto on the wall in the new Chapter VII Team ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[House. Just a few of the photos and plaques in the new ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Chapter VII Team House.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[We are spearheading several initiatives. Working in conjunction with the 7th Group Command Team, our Treasurer Sam Smith is lead as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[the Chapter designs and builds a memorial wall to commemorate all 7th Groups Fallen Heroes past and present. Local community leaders ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Charles Clary of DAG Architects and Engineer Roger Craft from RAC Engineering along with local Contractor and Home Builder Randy Wise ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[have donated their time and talents to this project. We are in the design phase and expect to complete the project by the Spring Drop. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Again, working with the Group Command team the Chapter is moving to save a historically significant building on Eglin AFB. The building is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[one of two still standing that housed elements of the Son Tay Raid. With over 25 of the original Raiders coming out of 7th SFG (A) and with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[elements of Eglin intimately involved in the planning and execution it only seemed right to Save the Son Tay Raid Buildings. The plan is to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[have the buildings moved from their current position to the 7th Group compound. Once this is complete the concept is to utilize the building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[as a Heritage Center. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[The SOUTHCOM CSM and Chapter member CSM Zaiser reached out to Chapter VII and asked if we would put together a campaign to help ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[poor Women and Children living in Colombian Government camps. Lanny Lucero the Chapters Secretary is spearheading this project. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[are currently in the planning phase on how best to accomplish this mission. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[The 35th Annual Jingle Bell Jog will be held on Saturday, December 14th. This is always a major fund raiser for the Chapter. Last year we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[had over 1200 runners and we are aiming for 2000 runners this year. The event is posted on Active.com and we are accepting runners at this ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[time. To sign up go to SFA7.com under Jingle Bell Jog. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Chapter VII would like to thank Chapter LX for helping us support a 7th SFG (A) Gold Star Family move into the Tampa area. This is a testament ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[to the principles and ideals of the Regiment. Chapter VII would also like to thank the over 130 Association members who provided and continue ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[to provide historical information on the 77th, 8th, and 7th SFG (A) for our History Project we undertook. We are all the Keepers of the Flame and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[it will never burn out. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Keep an eye on the progress of all our projects at SFA7.com and donate to any of the projects you feel are worthy. As always, if any SFA members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[or 7th SFG (A) alumni finds their way down to the Pan Handle of Florida give us a call. The Flame is always lit and the Team Room is always open. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[68 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[PRES : Jay Lovelace ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[VICE : Dick Ulrich ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[SEC : Jack Nolan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[TRES : Jack Nolan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The CSM Paul M. Darcy Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[40 Clearwater, FL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Greetings to Chapter XL members. I want to apologize to all for the paucity of communications between the Officer Board and the Chapter. As ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[many of you are already aware, Jay’s section in SOCOM has been decimated by the budget cuts. Jay is putting in more overtime and doing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[more traveling than he did on active duty. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[I’ve been going through some tough times myself. I spent from 6;30 AM to noon today in two different medical visits. I have another appointment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Wednesday morning.  Nothing critical seems to be wrong, I’m just overwhelmed with minor gigs. Must be the life I led. I found out one of my ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[nephew’s has stage 4 lung cancer and the doctor is projecting a one to six month life span. I brought him and his wife to Clearwater for a long ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[weekend. Unfortunately, that same weekend my son in law crashed his car into a tree on his way home from a meeting. He wasn’t wearing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[a seat belt and was killed in the crash. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[I’m also the President and reunion coordinator for my leg battalion from Vietnam. Believe me, I love these guys. Bonds made in combat, etc. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[But at the end of the day they are legs. They do their best, but you wouldn’t believe how much extra work this creates. I’m not making excuses ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[for my performance I just wanted you to know the story behind it. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Attention Home Orphanage, The Kids. It seems our connection with the Kids will end shortly. Sandy and his wife Diane run this program. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[These boys have a mental age of about ten years. The were so horribly abused by the own families, sexually, physically and emotionally, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[that they suffer from retardation as a result. Sandy has unfortunately suffered a very debilitating disease and is no longer capable of running ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[the facility. Consequently they will sell the property in Clearwater and move to the country. At the moment only the four boys who were the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[original residents remain in the home. Sandy and Diane have done a wonderful job with these kids. Sandy often told me it was the support of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[the Chapter that gave him the moral strength to go on in the job. I’m sure the Chapter will organize some appropriate ceremony to recognize ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[their life long contribution to our society. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Coming Events:  We will celebrate OKTOBER FEST this year on Saturday, Oct 5th at noon. We’ll have lunch in a German restaurant at a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[location to be determined. It maybe the owner would prefer to have us on a Sunday. In any event we’ll keep you posted. Our Christmas party ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[will be Sunday, Dec 8th. Dick Ulrich’s wife Amy has agreed to organize the party for us this year. We appreciate that fact. We also appreciate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Chris Ballmer’s volunteering to make a telephone alert tree for us. Amy is considering brunch at the Sheraton Sand Key on the beach, but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[hasn’t finalized the venue yet. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Just for info, the 82nd has two Christmas parties since their AO is so large; We will be in the Clearwater area on Dec 7th and be in Venice on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Dec 14th. The 101st Christmas party is Sunday, Dec 15th. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[PRES : William Clark ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[VICE : Herman Spencer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[SEC : Norman Svarrer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[TRES : John Owens ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XLIV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[The Jerry Sage-Bacsi Donaldson Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter44.com 44 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Pensacola, FL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Chapter 44 held its quarterly meeting on 27 July at the home of president elect Bill Clark. Jake Jacobson swore in Bill Clark and Bill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[introduced the new officers. (picture of Jake swearing in Bill). Herman Spencer assumed the duties of Vice President and John Owens ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[assumed the duties of treasurer. Norman Svarrer continued as secretary. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Charles Moore presented Mrs. Cathy Donaldson, widow of chapter member Wilber Donaldson, with a certificate of appreciation for her ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[support to Special Forces and as a remembrance of her husband’s service. (picture of Charles and Cathy). Chapter guest, Mr. Stan Shank, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Charles & Cathy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Swearing In ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XLIV (44) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[presented an update on the projects going on at HQ SFA and Memorial for grounds, buildings and expenses. The briefing was well received ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[by the chapter members and it cleared up some questions on the projects. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Membership recruitment was a topic of discussion. Bill Clark reported that he was looking into TV time with the local Pensacola TV station ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[to present information on Special Forces, SFA and Chapter 44. The effort so far has been in the discussion phase with several contacts at the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[station, but Bill commented that it looked promising. 		 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[The next chapter meeting is scheduled for 9 November at Bill Clark’s home. The membership will be notified of the time and the address for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[the meeting by correspondence. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[60 CHAPTER LX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[The Richard J. Meadows Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Tampa, FL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[www.specialforces.org/sfalx PRES : Rob Cavin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[VP of Operation : Brian Wilson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[VP of Support : Jon Mueller ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[SEC : Don Cox ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[TRES : Jim McGarrah ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[This quarter Chapter LX welcomes new members Paul Cale, Amy Sitze, Lee Smith and John Tasco, as well as lost souls Humberto Torres and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Harry Woodmansee. Membership stands at 283 members. Here are a few of the things we’ve been up to. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[On Thursday 23 May we conducted our annual Memorial Day ceremony at the SOF Memorial on MacDill AFB, co-hosted with USSOCOM and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[the SOF Memorial Foundation. The guest speaker was LTG John Mulholland, the SOCOM Deputy Commander, and the ceremony as usual, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[was a moving one. Thanks to LTG Mulholland, Geoff Barker, and Master of Ceremonies Ray Calafell, among others, for their work behind the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[scenes to make this happen. Then on Monday 27 May Chapter 40 President Jay Lovelace coordinated the annual Memorial Day Ceremony ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[at Shelter C, Bushnell National Cemetery. Jay did a great job, as usual, with LTG Mulholland also serving as the guest speaker for this event. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[These were both successful events to remember and honor our fallen heroes. May they rest in peace. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[On June 15th about 12 Chapter LX members and their spouses attended the 238th Army Anniversary Ball at the Hilton Clearwater Beach ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Resort. In spite of sequestration and budget cuts this year, those in attendance were treated to dinner and dancing as well as remarks by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[General Lloyd Austin, commander of US Central Command. It’s always a great party and we’re looking forward to next year’s party when the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Army turns 239! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Later in the month, a few Chapter members made the trip to San Antonio for the SFA National convention, 26-30 June. At the convention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[banquet we were informed that our own Darrell Katz had received the Gold St. Philip Neri award, and our Chapter had won the SFA Best ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Monthly Newsletter award for 2013. Congrats to Darrell and our past and present newsletter editors, Wayne Rich and Gary Weber. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[convention in San Antonio was very well done and we are looking forward to next year’s convention in South Carolina. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[(L-R) CW5 Phyllis Wilson, Rob Cavin, MG (Ret) Jim Parker, Don Cox, Rich Corson and Brian Wilson at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[the 238th Army Ball in Clearwater. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Chapter President Rob Cavin (right), presents a donation of $5,000 to Mr. Mark ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Goujon and Mr. Branden Hess from the Iraq Veterans Memorial. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[At our monthly meeting on July 12th, the Chapter made it official and donated $5,000 to the Tampa Iraq Veterans Memorial, being built to honor ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[the 196 Florida fallen warriors and veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. In recognition of this contribution, Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[LX will have an engraved granite bench installed at the memorial in our honor. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Fortunately we had no Chapter members pass away this quarter, although both Bill Bennett and Ray Calafell were briefly hospitalized, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[we offer condolences to Jim McGarrah, whose mother Mildred passed away on 21 June at age 95. If you want to contact these men, or any ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[other Chapter LX members, just send an email to sfalx@spacialforces.org and we will put you in touch. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[70 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LX (60) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[(L-R) Master of Ceremonies Ray Calafell introduces LTG John Mulholland at the Memorial Day ceremony at the SOF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Memorial. Geoff Barker and Rob Cavin are seated to the General’s left. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[We will continue to celebrate our brotherhood in Tampa and work for causes that benefit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Special Forces and the SOF community. By the time this goes to press we will have honored ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[our four R.J. Meadows Scholarship recipients for 2013 at our scholarship banquet on 3 August. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[So if you find yourself in the area during any of our activities, please feel free to come by and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[renew old friendships or make new ones. You can find more information in our newsletters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[on our website at http://www.specialforces.org/sfalx/ and follow us on Facebook at www. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[facebook.com/SFACHAP60 PRES : Don Breckenridge ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[VICE : Don Heald ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[SEC : Dick Garvey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[TRES : Dave Humble ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[(L-R) Chapter member John Kiser, LTG John Mulholland, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[and President Rob Cavin pause at the gravesite of Medal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[of Honor Recipient Franklin Doug Miller after the Memo- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[rial Day ceremony at Bushnell National Cemetery. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXXIV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[The CPT Bob May Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[www.ch74sfa.com 74 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Central Florida ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[At our last primary meeting in November, the members voted to meet at least quarterly, and to become more active in local Veteran Support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[activities. We located a local organization, VORRH (Veterans Organization or Resource and Recovery for the Homeless VORRH.org). A small ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[grass roots group in Eustis, FL, dedicated to assisting vets living in the Ocala Forest, usually in group camps. They assist in providing Food, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Clothing, etc. and help for those who wish to re-integrate back into society. This includes assisting with VA information, and providing a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[facility housing eight persons. They also have a Thrift Shop to help fund their cause, along with some community help. Several Vets have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[been re-connected with their families, entered school to learn a trade, and successfully reenter society. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Our chapter held two Raffles and raised money we donated to VORRH, which came, in their words, “at a critical time”. We will continue to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[support this and other local Veteran Organizations. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[We also held a joint meeting/party with Chapter 85 in March, at River Ranch Resort. It was good to see old friends we met during the planning ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[for the 20111 National Convention. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Our next meeting is August 24th at the Oyster Bar in Clermont, FL. We made several contact with new prospective members at the Gun Shows ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[during the raffle sales. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[76 CHAPTER LXXVI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[PRES : Fred Hannum ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[VICE : Joseph Pruett ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[SEC : Ron Carlson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[TRES : VACANT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Pan-American Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Miami, FL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[On June 22, 2013, Special Forces Association Chapter 76, “The Green Berets,” held a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[social dinner at the 94th Aero Squadron on the south side of Miami International Airport.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Over 40 attendees enjoyed the fine dining at what has been described as a romantic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[WWI era French farmhouse, complete with aircraft, cannon and wartime-era vehicles to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[complete the setting.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[There is also an operating railroad between the restaurant and the airport.  Along with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[the dinner, there were presentations to SFC Steve Malvita by former members of C ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Company, 20th SFGA for his retirement from the military with well over 30 years service.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Our best to Sergeant Malvita.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[SFC Malvita is presented a retirement plaque from Tom House ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[NORMAN JULIAN GRAY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Norman was the first Commander of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Abn). He ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[was born 18 April 1929 in Bayshore, Long Island, New York. He graduated from Ft. Pierce High School ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[and enlisted in the U.S. Army and was selected for the 82nd Airborne Pathfinders. During his 33 years of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[service he earned Airborne and Pathfinder Wings in 1947, and his Ranger Tab in 1955. He became Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Forces Qualified in 1964 and Jumpmaster. In 1966. His career included more than 1,312 parachute jumps. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Subsequent to his Command of Company C, he was also instrumental in several Commands within the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Florida National Guard. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Norman and his wife Maureen will always be in the memories of those that knew him. His demeanor, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[laugh and mere presence were always enough to inspire his troops as he was the ultimate leader. He ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[was always up front. Norman and his family retired and moved to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina were he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[passed away 15 February 2003. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[In keeping with Chapter 76’s effort to remember all those that gave, we say AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[85 CHAPTER LXXXV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[The Treasure Coast Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Jensen Beach, FL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[www.sfahq.com/chap/85/ Former First Commander Norman Gray ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[PRES : Steve Costa ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[VICE : Jeff Garten ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[SEC : Lynden Steele ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[TRES : John Witherspoon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[We did it again! We elected a new herd of officers. They are: President - Steve Costa; Vice President - Jeff Garten; Secretary - Lynden R ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Steele; Assistant Secretary - Robert Murphy; Treasurer - John Witherspoon; Assistant Treasurer - Jim McCarthy; Director - Lynden R Steele; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Director - Mike Schado; Director - Ed Britt; Director - Art Walker; Chaplain - David Rosendahl; Sergeant at Arms - Ed Manak. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[  Two years ago we congratulated chapter member Jeff “Cowboy” Garten on his retirement from the Florida Army National Guard. Since then, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Jeff surprised us all by being activated on a Retiree Recall. LTC Garten is at Special Operations Command South in Homestead. Jeff is now ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[well into his 31st year in the Army, 24 in SOF units. A tip of the Beret to one of our own. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[What’s new at Eglin AFB? “The Schado” knows. On a recent foray outside the chapter area, member Mike Schado was secretly digitalized ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[while briefing General John Kelly, USMC, Commander, Southern Command, on chapter matters and the state of the world at the 7th SFG (A) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Red Empire Week Formal Ball and Gala this past May. See photo. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[  Meanwhile, back in Fort Pierce, Chapter Officers and Directors were having a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[planning meeting at Archie’s Seabreeze, a popular biker bar. One of the topics was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[collection of dues. About that time, Chapter member Garry Schwartz rode in with a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[group of motorcycle buddies. Garry let curiosity get the better of him and made the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[mistake of checking us out. Batman aka “The Enforcer”, John Witherspoon, chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[treasurer, is pictured “collecting” from Garry Schwartz. See photo. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[Newly elected chapter President Steve Costa officiating (L-R) Trea- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[surer John Witherspoon listening, President Steve Costa, Secretary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[Lynn Steele, and recent past President Gary Welkner ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[72 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[In other news, Chapter 85 member retired CSM Ed Britt has made several trips to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[the Crestview, Fl. area to visit his alma mater, the 7th SFG at Eglin AFB. On one trip ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[Ed took an exploratory turn down an old road and found another part of his past. Ed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[re-discovered Duke Field. He was last there as part of the support element for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[Son Tay Raid conducted on Nov. 21, 1970. Duke Field is now an active AFB training ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[site. While touring the area Ed found one of the barracks the raiders used. It was the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[last of their old buildings still standing. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXXV (85) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Ed is rallying forces to move the barracks from Duke Field to the 7th SFG compound where it will be used as a museum, the “Heritage Center.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Ed is joined by SFA Chapter 7, the AFB Historical Staff at Duke Field, the 7th SFG, the 7th Special Forces Association, and the Son Tay Raider ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Association. The project will cost $116,000.00. For more information, go on-line to the Hurlburt Warrior newspaper June 28, 2013, article at http:// ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[www.hurlburtwarrior.com/pdf/2013/06-28-2013.pdf. Send donations to: 7th Special Forces Association, Attn: Nichole Vild, Son Tay Raiders, P.O. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Box 2395, Crestview, FL 32536. A tip of the beret to Ed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Our next chapter 85 meeting is August 31, 2013, at Gander Mountain Tall Tales Restaurant, 100 Gander Way, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33403. If ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[you are in the area and would like say hello, please call Art Walker at (772) 834-3321 or e-mail wsmtt@bellsouth.net. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[(L-R) General John Kelly, Mike Schado, Dave Wier (in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[background) and Arden Steele at the May 2013 7th SFG (A) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Red Empire Week Formal Ball. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[PRES : Dewey Walker ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[VICE : John Hall ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[SEC : Wendell Reeves ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[TRES : Chris Munoz ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Ch 85 member Ed Britt, CSM (R), meeting Chapter 7 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[members at the at the 7th SFG Senior Leadership ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Course graduation ceremony in February. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[“Encouraging” Garry to pay his dues (L-R) Chapter 85 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Treasurer John Witherspoon and Garry Schwartz ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXXXVIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[The Green Beret Northeast Florida Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter88.org 88 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Jacksonville, FL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[We meet on the First Saturday of the Month at The Ramada (Formerly the Holiday Inn Baymeadows), 9500 Baymeadows Way, (at I95) Jacksonville ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Florida 32256. We meet at 1000 hrs. However most members show up early and partake of breakfast and the Bull session around 0900hrs. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[welcome all visitors and prospective members to join us both in the dining room and at the meeting. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[  July 20th we held our annual picnic along with the Jacksonville All Airborne Chapter of the 82nd. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[had a good turnout of members, their families and guests.  Once again we owe thanks to Bennett’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Catering of Daytona, owner Tracy McRae and her brother Joe who did all of the grill work. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[  The chapter has set up a web site and as we develop it we will have information of the chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[projects and the upcoming 2016 Convention which we will host. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[  As the new school year starts, Chapter 88 will support the Army JROTC at Wolfson High School. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[  Chapter Member Richard “Dick” Cunningham had his status changed from Associate Member to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Member.  Congratulations Dick! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[  Member Dick Cunningham receives beret from  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[We will participate in the Veterans Day activities around Jacksonville. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[President Dewey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Chapter members pose at the Picnic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Families and Friends ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region VI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Southeast Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(GEORGIA, ALABAMA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[ARIZONA, 20TH SFG) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: XXX (30), XXXIII (33), XLIX (49), LIX (59), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[LXXIX (79), LXXXI (81), XCII (92) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[30 CHAPTER XXX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[The A.J. “Bo” Baker Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Kenner, LA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[www.sfa30.org PRES : Russ Copping ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[VICE : Tom Tubesing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[SEC : Jim Anthony ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[TRES : Bob Moreau ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[The Chapter conducted a MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY on May 25th differently this year. It was near the town of Chipola, LA. (located 46 miles ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[NE of Baton Rouge, LA) at the Clinton Cemetery about two miles away. It’s not a large or well known area but one just as deserving of honor and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[respect on this day. The ceremony here was initiated by member EARNEST BRYANT to honor two local men KIA in Viet Nam. He wanted to have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[an “old fashioned home town parade” to honor not only these two relatives but all KIAs, MIAs and Veterans in general. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[The ceremony began at 1100 hrs and included a Joint Services Color Guard arranged by one of the Chapter’s staunch supporters USA CSM DEL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[HOSKINS from the 377th TSC. After the ceremony was done the soldiers, Chapter members and the large civilian crowd went to an “All You Can ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Eat BBQ” in nearby Clinton, LA. It was a huge success and everyone “Passed a Good Time” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Our quarterly meeting was on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Saturday July 27th once again at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[FRENIERE LANDING in LaPlace, LA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[President RUSS COPPING called ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[the meeting to order at 1100 hrs ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[followed by the Pledge of Allegiance ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[and Invocation by RON MONCE. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[The minutes of our previous meeting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[were accepted, and a treasurer’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[report given. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[TED ELLISON reported on the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[major items discussed at the SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Convention in San Antonio, TX on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[6-30 June and also commented ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[on attending the 82nd Airborne ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Association Convention in Lafayette, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[LA on 6-9 June. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[(Right) TED ELLISON who years ago recruited ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[DONALD GRAYSON (Left) who is 90 years young. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[(Front R to L) CPT HEATHER ENGLEHART & SPC JOSH BARNETT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[(Rear) JIM & MITZI ANTHONY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[EARNEST BRYANT was recognized for the Memorial Day Ceremony and spoke on it, thanking CSM HOSKINS for having the Color Guard present. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[The President recognized CSM HOSKINS and his replacement CSM DOCK WHITAKER who pledged to continue working closely with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Chapter XXX. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[RUSS then introduced our newest SFA LIFE Member DONALD GRAYSON who in May 2013 celebrated being 90 years young. Everyone applauded ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[and cheered in recognition. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[The President then introduced two soldiers of the LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD’S JACKSON BARRACKS MILITARY MUSEUM, CPT HEATHER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[ENGLEHART (Museum Director) and SPC JOSH BARNETT (PAO). CPT ENGLEHART explained the museum is developing a section on the former ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[CO D 20th SFG(A) LANG (July 1959 to May 1972) and displayed a few pictures and articles on the unit from that time. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[The museum will record oral and video histories the former members and will welcome the donation of any equipment / artifacts. The dates and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[contact information for the interviews will sent to the former members in Chapter XXX as well as any others. All former members are invited to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[participate. NOTE; Chapter XXX has 27 members who served in CO D 20th. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[Members present: Jim & Mitzi, Earnest, Russ, Ed, Donald, Mike, Mykel-Ruth-Gabe, Morty, Bruce, Ron, Bob & Judi, Lester, Tony & Sandy, Lloyd, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Robert, Owen, CSM Hoskins, CSM Whitaker, CPT Englehart, SPC Barnett and Sherman. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[OUR MEETINGS ARE ON THE 4th SATURDAY in the months of JAN, APR, JUL & OCT. If you’re in the area Please Feel Free to Visit With Us. Check ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[our website for the location of each meeting. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[74 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XXX (30) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[MEMORIAL DAY 25 MAY 2013: Saluting the fallen warriors. (L to R) Earnest, Mike, Jim, Lloyd, Willie, Tyrone, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Raymond, Russ. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[PRES : Sid Morgan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[HON. PRES : SGM Bryan Shank ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[VICE : Chuck James ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[SEC : Judy Hines ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[TRES : Harry Matthews ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[MEMORIAL DAY 25 MAY 2013: Ceremony at the cemetery. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XXXIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The Larry A. Thorne Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[www.chapterXXXIII.sfsarge.com 33 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Cleveland, TN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[After having the July meeting a on again off again thing, Art finally got it rolling and put on an outstanding weekend.   Knoxville was lovely ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[and so much fun was had by all.  Those in attendance were: Harry Mathews, Chuck James, Bull Durham, Ken Stickney, Ivan Worrell, Denny ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[LeSage, Michael Skeen, Bill Little, Bill Long, Danny Kelley, Bob Bever, Mitch Greene, Jack Heist,  Bill Phipps, Art McRae, Rose Daves, Smokey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Taylor, Tom Broyles, Bob Phipps, Hugh Johnson, James Godwin, Dale Betterton, Curtis Marcum, John Meadows, Paul Low, Robert Dodge, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Charlie Ponds, Ron Bruce, Judy Hines, Jimmy Adams, Jim Rawlinson, E. D. Fletcher(guest), Sid Morgan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Ballots for our next term of Chapter officers were passed out, filled in, put in sealed envelopes and returned to the Secretary.  Those not in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[attendance at the July meeting will receive ballots in the mail or by e-mail, all ballots will be sent to the Secretary to be checked off on the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[roster then given to the nominating chair for counting prior to the October meeting.  Installation will be conducted during the meeting.  We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[awarded 5 $1,000.00 scholarships this year. Recipients were Diana Hammett, Bruce Shank, Ryan Baier, Savannah Elmore,Victoria ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Vandersommen, all are either grandchildren or a child of a Chapter member.  As I’ve said in other articles we hold an auction at a lot of our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[meetings and the proceeds go towards our Scholarship Fund.  It was good to see Lou Adams again she doesn’t get to come to many of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[meetings so always a pleasure when she does.  Had some members there for the first time and really hope to see them more often.  John ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Meadows is asking for help in locating the where-a-bouts of Ben Wheat, they served together in Laos in ‘59.  Anyone having any information ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[about Ben Wheat please contact the Chapter POC.  We invite and welcome any and all to join us at a one of our meetings.  The next one is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[October in Cleveland, TN.  Just call and we’ll let you know where and when.  Hope to see you soon. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[PRES : Ernie Jensen ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[VICE : Helmut Hein ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[SEC : Vivian Dryden ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[TRES : C. West Stewart ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LIX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[The Joe C. Alderman Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[www.reocities.com/sfach59/ 59 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Georgia, USA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[We had an awesome turnout for our July meeting with 21 members & 18 guests in attendance. We also welcomed two new members to our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[fold, Shean Phelps and Mike Perkins. Mike also had his lovely wife Roxanne and daughter Allison in attendance with him. A hearty welcome ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[and we hope that your first impression of the Chapter was a good one and we look forward to seeing you guys on a regular basis. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Ernie Jensen gave a run-down of convention events and updates from National. Our chapter was represented by 12 of our members. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Chapter Member Ken Griffin works with wounded warriors and he informed us that although the fly fishing program ended this year, they ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[are working with Shepherds Spinal Center to continue a program with “Healing Waters”. Four hundred wounded warriors have participated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[in the fly fishing program since 2007. However, Ken is still traveling the country with other outfitters who are volunteering their services ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[and time. There have been over 400 Wounded Warriors who have partaken with Project Healing Waters. Awesome job Ken and I know the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Warriors who fish with you are most appreciative (www.flyfishingforvets.com). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[The Chapter’s Educational Fund is sorely lacking enough funds to provide assistance to aspiring college graduates. Last year, we as a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[chapter provided $4,000.000 to young folks of Chapter members in helping with the costs of college. Because of this lack of funds, it was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[tabled and approved to have another “Drawing” to help build up the fund. As always, we are seeking help from outside. In the meantime, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[Jim Wiehe, our “Peterson” of Chapter Drawings, will be scouting around for some sponsorship in the weapons department. A letter from our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[chapter can easily be provided. More to follow. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LIX (59) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[(L-R) Jean Lucero, Louis Lucero & Biff Hadden (on the wall) At the table is: Shean Phellps, Bob ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Keller, Sam Seetin, Michael Risher, Nina Risher, Seth Risher, Danny Gay & Mike Perkins. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Louis Lucero is presenting Hurl Taylor with an embroidered military tapestry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[that he made for Hurl. Tip-O-Beret Louis. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The December Chapter 59 Christmas Dinner, that’s right Christmas and not a Holiday Dinner, is being scheduled for December 7th. Our absent ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[party Planner Dan Turner will furnish more details. Right now all we know is that it will be in Columbus, GA. and it is open to all SF and friends. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[There is a restoration project of the Son Tay Raid planning building located at Duke Field, Eglin AFB, FL. Although this project is being worked ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[on intimately by 7th SFG(A), Chapter 59 donated $100.00 to the project “In Honor of Dan Turner”. For those in the chapter that may be unaware ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[of it, Dan was a Raider on Redwine. More info at: http://soldiersystems.net/category/fundraising/. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Convention group photo (Standing): Harmon Snipes, Bob Keller, Jack Deleshaw, Ernie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Jensen, Louis Lucero, Sammy Hernandez. (Sitting): Sue Snipes, Vivian Dryden, Joni ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Jensen, Jean Lucero, Gloria Hernandez. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[79 Chapter members & guests swapping yarns and enjoying lunch. Visible are: Lisa Tink, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Dick Goddard & Hurl Taylor shaking hands, Julie Wiehe, Kay & Sherry Moon, Ken Griffin, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Jo Ponzillo. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXXIX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[The Bryan F. McKnight Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Jackson, MS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[PRES : Robert “Bob” Maddox ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[VICE : Jim “Slim” Gholson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[SEC : Buddy Morrison ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[CHAP : Doug Addison ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[These scholarships are a memorial to COL Stacy Coleman and SFC Christopher Robinson, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[true patriots who lived and died believing in the motto of the US Army Special Forces: “De ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Opresso Libre”. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[CSM William “Doc” Savage presented a scholarship to Mackenzie Hales (1st Place ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[winner) of Brandon High School. It was presented on 3 May. She is to attend University ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[of Southern Mississippi. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Sonny D. Jones presented a scholarship to Hayden Chapman, Hattiesburg High School ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[during their JROTC awards banquet on 1 May 2013. Hayden will enter the University of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Southern Mississippi this fall. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Jim Gholson presented a scholarship to Jacob Stockton on 14 May 2013.  Jacob plans ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[to attend Mississippi State University and is striving for an ROTC Scholarship.  He has an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[interest in Special Forces and may pursue it after he is commissioned. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[76 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Sonny D. Jones presenting a scholarship to Hayden Chapman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXIX (79) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Bill Henderson presented a scholarship to John Wesley Mayo. Hal Hill presented a scholarship to Carlotta Posten in West Point, MS. Laurence ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Mellen presented a scholarship to Laurel Bowen from Bayou Academy in Cleveland, MS. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[An upcoming event: SFA Chapter 79 will be attending celebration of the 50th Anniversary/Reunion of The 20th Special Forces Group serving ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[in Mississippi. Several of our members are Charter Members of Co “E” 20th SFG (ABN), Jackson, Ms. These members are: James H Garner, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Sonny D. Jones, Charles M. Walker, Adelchi A. Pilutti and Ronnie B. Crowson. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[  The festivities will be held at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Ms. on the 7 Sept 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Jim Gholson presenting a scholarship to Jacob Stockton ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Hal Hill presenting a scholarship to Carlotta Posten ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[PRES : John Arceneaux ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[VICE : Mike Stephanski ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[SEC : Robert Romero ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[TRES : Earl Lacombe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Bill Henderson presents a scholarship to John Wesley Mayo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXXXI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[The “Cajun Warriors”; The Acadiana Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[81 Breaux Bridge, LA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[We uncover our berets in recognition of the passing of a member of Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[81, Jack Whitsitt, who died 31 Jul 2013. Jack always had a smile and a joke. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[We’ll miss him. He was 65. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Down the bayou is how to find us. But, it is also the home of Co D, 20th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[SFG(A). Over two years ago, Chapter 81 began the long and winding road to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[build a monument honoring ALL special operations soldiers. The monument ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[will be completed and dedicated in the fourth quarter of this year. Dedication ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[date, while not yet firm, will likely be early November. The monument consists ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[of a granite base, supporting a bronze, life sized, Special Forces soldier, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[depicted and armed of the Vietnam era. Inscriptions on the base honor ALL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[SOGs. Additionally, there will be special lighting, and walks-of-honor with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[purchasable brick pavers bearing memorials of United States SF and SOG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[troopers, worldwide. (Similar to pavers at the World War II Museum, but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[limited to SF & SOG members.) For more info on pavers of honor, contact ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Chapter 81. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[The first weekend of June, many members participated in the Southwest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Memorial Airborne Days. The convention was held in Lafayette, LA with over ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[140 attendees. Members from eleven 82nd Airborne Association Chapters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[and seven Special Forces Association Chapters spent the weekend re-living ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[old assignments & close calls and sharing awesome Airborne camaraderie. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[PRES : Bill Courtney ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[VICE : Carl Riester ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[SEC : Robert Barker ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[TRES : Clifford Gissell ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XCII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[The Ola Lee Mize M.O.H. Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[92 Madison, AL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[New Members* and Visitors: Brian Speakman*, John P. Anderson*, Cliff Mansell and Don Mansell, Charles Marsh. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[77 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XCII (92) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Team 92 extends sincere condolences to Team 92 Vice President Carl Riester and his wife Kathleen for their recent loss: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CPT Andrew Pederson-Keel, nephew of chapter member Carl Riester and wife Kathleen (nee Keel), died of small arms fire on 11 March 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[while serving as team leader, ODA 3126, B/1/3 SFG(A). He was buried with full honors in Arlington National Cemetery on 27 March 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[On Thursday, 18 July at one o’clock in the afternoon the U.S. Army 2nd Recruiting Brigade, Redstone Arsenal, held a Change of Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Ceremony at which one of Team 92’s members, Colonel Michael A. Faruqui relinquished command to Colonel David F. Stewart. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[The Change of Command ceremony was immediately followed by a Retirement Ceremony in honor of Colonel Faruqui’s 27 years of dedicated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[service to the U.S. Army and our Nation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Team 92 was first in line to present our annual check of $500.00 to the Army Emergency Relief Fund. We trust that soldiers in need will benefit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[from our donation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Team 92 guys getting together to enjoy reuniting with members of other Groups assigned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[to in history. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Team 92 members you probably wouldn’t want to meet up with in a dark alley in Bangkok. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[On the Team 92 medical scene: Our treasurer has once again defied medical science and escaped the jaws of death. Only days ago, he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[diagnosed himself with appendicitis. Having been a long time SF Combat Medic, he took things into his own hands. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Unfortunately, he only had a half a bottle of gin for anesthesia and a small rubber band to tie it off. He realized his dilemma and drove to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[nearest medical facility where the doctors were amazed at his skill, put him under and finished up the job with modern techniques and surgical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[material. He was on his feet the next day, proving that SF troopers of his caliber cannot be kept down. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[The Chapter XCII quarterly meeting for summer/fall quarter will be held at 1100hrs. 14 September 2013 at in the Huntsville area. The exact ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[location will be posted on our website. All members, and potential members, are urged to attend. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Team C-92 sends summer greetings to all other SFA teams and National Headquarters personnel. De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Team 92 group picture taken at last meeting held at Bill Dansby’s Team House ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[78 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region VII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Tex-Mex Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: IX (9), XV (15), XXXI (31), XXXII-L (32-50), XXXIX (39), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[XLI (41), LVI (56), LXXVII (77), LXXX (80), XCIII (93), XCV (95) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CHAPTER IX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[PRES : Pete Peral ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[VICE : Steve Franzoni ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SEC : Bill Snider ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[TRES : Jose Ibarra ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[The Isaac Camacho Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[www.sfachapterix.blogspot.com 9 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[El Paso, TX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[8th Annual CSM(R) John McLaughlin Memorial Golf Tournament: Tournament scheduled for 7 September at the FT Bliss Underwood course. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[We have maxed with 25 teams but are still looking for $100 hole sponsorships. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Jerry Rainey Scholarship: We will present 2 x $1000 and 1 x $500 scholarships at the August meeting. It is a Blazers and Berets event. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Korean War Association: Honorary Member Roy Aldridge attended the 60th Anniversary of the cease fire in Washington DC – he is the national ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[1st Vice Chairman. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[USASMA Class 63: Each of the attendees spoke at our June Meeting about their future assignments and thanked the Chapter for our support. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Class 64 has already begun to arrive. Larry Oxendine will be the main POC. Honorary Member Chris Lewis will be attending Class 64. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Honorary Member Roy Aldridge attended the 60th Anniversary of the cease fire in Wash- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[ington DC – he is the national 1st Vice Chairman. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Chapter 9 members enjoying a gathering hosted by VFW Post 76 during the National ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Convention in San Antonio. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Kabul, Afghanistan: Member Steven Meadows sent a group of pictures from a bombing at the camp on 2 July. Steven wrote, “Largest bombing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[since the Afghan War started. Shook the whole Camp. Crater is 30’ wide and 20’ deep.” Steven has hooked up with SFA Chapter 101 “The Long ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Tab Chapter”. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Bill Snider, Chapter Secretary, allowing a nice lady to take a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[picture of his “pickle buckle”. Don’t ask. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Chapter 9 members who attended the National Convention. Too many ugly guys to name. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[79 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter IX (9) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Member Sam Morgan made it to the run-off election for El Paso City - Northeast REP, but lost by only 22 votes. He went against the incumbent ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[and with only 22 votes short, he gave him a run for his money. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Benavidez-Patterson 82nd Airborne Chapter - SFA 9 donated $230 to the 82nd for the bike presentations for local school childern. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[R&R Center FT Bliss: PTSD Soldiers still meet with Honorary Member Jesus Zamora every Monday’s from 1100 hrs to 1600 hrs in Bldg. 48 at FT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Bliss. Chapter donates $200 each month for arts & crafts. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Billy Waugh’s book “Isaac Camacho, an American Hero” is still available. Website http://www.isaaccamachoamericanhero.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SF Room at VFW Post 812: Negotiations continue – no decision yet. We want to build a room onto the existing structure that will be available ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[for use by the VFW. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Soldier Mentors Program: Mentor program is in progress with the El Paso Courts system for Soldiers who have no violent offenses for 8-12 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[months. Chairman Tom Brady. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Veterans Summit: 62 organizations are now involved. The idea is to get the active duty members more involved in veterans organization and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[more veterans involved with our active duty members. It is still a work in progress but from 12 participating entities to 62, it’s working. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[SF Selection: Member Charles Davenport’s son is in the 19th SF and is headed to Selection very soon. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Sick Call: Jerry Campos had eye surgery. Susan Guile (Brad) is having health issues but doing well. Ted Lamb broke his foot and had surgery. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Tom Connell is recovering from a hip procedure. Jim Conley is in intensive rehab for his back. Raul Ramos is recovering from his heart attack. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Eddie Limas is recovering from heart surgery. Hugo Clemente’s foot is healing well from his surgery. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[New Members: Mike Moccaldi (USASMA & 10th), Homer Pence (46th CO). Joe Kerwin Jr. (transfer from SFA 80). We hope to host a welcome ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[to El Paso for all SOF soldiers attending the USASMA in the near future. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[15 CHAPTER XV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[The Alamo Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[San Antonio, TX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[www.sfa-xv.org PRES : Chuck Rose ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[VICE : Bill Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[SEC : Bob Hand ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[TRES : Mario Guerra ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Over the next several months, Chapter XV will be extremely busy planning and coordinating events for the 4th quarter of 2013. There will be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[a chapter party in September to celebrate the hard work by the membership and success of the 2013 SFA Convention. In October we will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[participate in an Oktoberfest Festival in conjunction with VFW Post 8541. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[On November 11th, we will be conducting our annual fund raising event at Dick’s Last Resort, along the Riverwalk, as well as participating ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[in the Veterans Day Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston early that day. On December 5th will be having our annual Christmas Banquet and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[installation of officers for 2014. During the past quarter, the chapter has gained eight new members, Arturo De La Garza, Daniel Edwards, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Steven K. Faucette, Rolando C. Garza, Richard D. Gilliam, Donald G. Iverson, Lyle R. Jackson, and Marius V. Pusar. There are several more in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[the process of becoming members, who will be mentioned in the next Drop. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Chapter’s Newsletter and Drop Editor, Mike Maloy, for receiving the 2013 Golden Quill Award from National. Also, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[congratulations to Marti Scott for her special recognition by the Montagnards. Marti is the second woman ever to be recognized by the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Montagnards. Col Maggie (Martha Raye) was the only other woman. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Pres. Chuck Rose and other Alamo Chapter XV members along with Congressman Gonzalez. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[80 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Alamo Chapter XV member David Benavides participating at the Alamo wreath ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[laying ceremony as a re-enactor. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="81">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XV (15) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Group picture from the 2013 Alamo City Convention. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Chapter XV members serving as Pall Bearers for long time member Col. Dale E. Prieser who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[died at age 85 on July 1. 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XXXII-L ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[PRES : Marcus Whitt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[VICE : George Hunt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SEC : Glenn Thurmond ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[TRES : Glenn Thurmond ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[The Indian Nations Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[www.sfa32.org 32-50 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Lawton, OK ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Our Chapter had a good turn out for the Special Forces Association Convention at San Antonio. Everyone had a swell time. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[The Dinner Banquet was the most organized setup that I can remember. Having all the seats assigned before the doors opened stopped the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[made rush to save a table. Not having some one tell you every time you arrived at a table that these seats are saved was a welcome relief. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Chapter Member Mike Sloniker has been inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame and Jim Selders has been Inducted into the Officer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Candidate School hall of Fame. Congratulations guys. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Frank Rickard, Lee Tolbert and Buddy Rhodes at the Alamo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[SFA Convention. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Mike Sloniker deep in thought. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Reta Hall, Marie-Paul Kleckner and Shirley Williams sitting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[at the Round Table. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Our August meeting was held in VFW 1192 in Duncan OK. The host ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[was Butch Graham and he had Billy Sims Restaurant along with our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[chapter Ladies Auxiliary cater the meeting with all the Barbeque, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Ribs and Desert we could possible want. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Everett Bagley won our 50/50 Raffle and donated the money back ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[to our chapter funds. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[More members showed up wearing our chapter shirts and hats. I’d ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[have to believe we’re the best dressed chapter in the SFA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Our Ladies Auxiliary are hard at it. They now have a link on our web ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[site http://www.sfa32.org/Ladies_Aux.htm ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Chapter Ladies Auxiliary Board (L to R),Marie-Paul Kleckner Chaplain, Reta Hall Secretary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Treasure, Garnett Thurman Vice-President, Shirley Williams President, Loretta Casarez ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Registrar, Betty Tate Historian. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[81 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="82">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[39 CHAPTER XXXIX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[The Robert D. Stepanov Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Houston, TX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[www.sfa39.org PRES : Bruce Perry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[VICE : Dennis Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[SEC : Gary Leonard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[TRES : Jan Roush ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Chapter XXXIX’s reporter was MIA for the Summer Drop deadline. The February 16 meeting at a Brazilian steakhouse was well-attended, but not ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[by any Chapter member with a camera or attendance-reporting ability. March meeting was at President Perry’s compound, with similar results. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[President Bruce Perry presented the SFA plaque to Joan Kubasik, widow of long-time member and past Chapter president Ken Kubasik. Robert ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[“Army” Smith, Richard “Rick” Grenfell, and Blaine Revis have joined the Chapter, and long-time member Ray Hause has been re-instated; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[welcome. The April meeting was gracefully hosted by Ray and Anita Bonney. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[	 Chapter XXXIX members took advantage of Chapter XV’s great annual hospality at Canyon Lake; in attendance were President Bruce Perry, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[his lady, Vee Horning, Denny & Moi Smith, Dovan Do (a potential Associate member), Nguyet and Steve Sherman, and Dan Losee and Sherry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Wunsch Losee. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[L-R, Diana Augustin, Ray Bonney, Dan Losee, Sherry Wunsch Losee, Nguyet Sherman, Steve Sherman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Joan Kubasik, Chapter President Bruce Perry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[President Perry again arose at zero dark thirty to gain a first spot to present arms at the Houston National Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[As they do everything, Chapter XV put on a great National Convention; Chapter XXXIX members in attendance were Chuck and Deborah ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Kennedy, Dean McBride, Robert Hollingsworth, Jan and Claudette Roush, Steve and Nguyet Sherman and Mark Kinsler (selling, as usual), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Sonny Sonsel, Robert and Gerti Simmons, Ray Bonney, Dennis and Moi Smith, and possibly others. We also got to see one-time Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[member Don Augustin and Diana. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[July meeting, with great attendance, but no list or pictures, was at Hibachi Grill; August meeting is scheduled at Dean McBride’s house on the 17th. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Dean McBride, Chuck and Deborah Kennedy, Robert Hollingsworth enjoying Ch XV’s hospitality ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[41 CHAPTER XLI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[The Lone Star Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Austin, TX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[www.sfa41.com Jan Roush, Ray Hause, Col. (Ret.) Roger Donlan (MOH) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[PRES : Herbert Baugh ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[VICE : Charles Nuanes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[SEC : Jack Cook ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[TRES : Bill Suhanin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Greetings from the Lone Star Chapter. We have missed our input date for several months and we apologize for same. However, hopefully we will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[get back on the straight and narrow. Numerous illnesses have precluded our input arriving on a timely basis. With that being said, we will give ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[you the input over an seven month time frame. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[82 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XLI (41) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[The Chapter lost Tom Manson to cancer in February. Tom was a staunch supporter of the Lone Star Chapter and he will be missed. Very seldom ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[did Tom miss a meeting and whenever possible, he was there to support his fellow Green Berets. May the good Lord provide a soft landing in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Heaven for Tom when he hit s the Drop Zone in the sky. GOD bless Tom’s family. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[The Chapter nominated Charles Nuanes as the new VP position due to Herb Baugh moving up as the President due to Zak Kozak’s work ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[schedule. We appreciated all that Zak did for the Chapter after the death of our past President Ark Kownslar. Charles assumed his position in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[April and we appreciate his stepping up to help out the Chapter. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[On April 19th, we held another Green Beret / Ranger Shootout at the Baugh Ranch. The festivities began on a Friday afternoon with plenty of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[rounds going down range to keep the edge required of such soldiers and the evening meal was Baugh Stew, chock full of elk meat provided by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[our Sgt at Arms Jerry Herrera. We missed some of our faithful members; but hey, none of us are getting much younger. We held our monthly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[meeting on Saturday. The Chapter reviewed the Col. C.A. C. Let me be perfectly clear, it wasn’t Buddy! It was Marsha Scott who has slaved ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[over the stove so many times making SOS available for the hungry crowd on Sunday Mornings at most of the Canyon Lake Picnic’s. Thanks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[goes to these two, Marsha and Ben Scott. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Numerous Chapter members attended the National Convention in San Antonio, hosted by the Alamo Chapter. This was the very best Convention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[I have ever participated in and it was the general consensus of all I talked too. Our National President Jack Tobin hammered the dissenters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[and rabble rousers and held one of the best General Membership meetings I have ever sat thru. We were actually able to make a major change ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[to the SFA Constitution quorum requirement to enable the Association to have votes on issues with the new rule changes with a majority of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[members present. GOD bless Jack and his cool handling of things. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[That about wraps up the happenings here in the Lone Star Chapter, till next time. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[PRES : Don Fender ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[VICE : John Ridout ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[SEC : John Mitten ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[TRES : James Alexander ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXXVII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[www.sfa77.com/special.html 77 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Central Texas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Central Texas Chapter 77 members who attended the National Convention wish to offer a hardy congratulations to  the Alamo Chapter for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[great organization and program  they had for us in San Antonio. Being fellow Texans, we would not have expected otherwise. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Our first chapter meeting after the convention was complicated because our regular meeting site, V FW Post 9192 in Killeen TX, was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[temporarily closed. We solved that dilemma by having Suzie and Don Fender host the gathering on their covered backyard patio.  After the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[gab session/meeting, Suzie served hotdogs, backed beans, chips and other fixings to the delight of those in attendance. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[The August meeting was well attended by members and prospective members as well.  According to Chapter Secretary Mitten, this was the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[best turn out for the year, even though several members of our chapter “A Team” were on the road for the summer. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Our main fundraising activity organized by Bill Best, and sponsored by Friend of the Association, American Patriot, and owner of the best gun ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[store “Guns Galore” Chad Cheadle, is  well underway.  Chad graciously came through for us once again, allowing us to save badly needed  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[funds for our local charities.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[If you are in the Central Texas on the first Saturday of each month, drop by and have some coffee or adult libation with us. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Memorial Day; L-R: John Mitten, Suzie Fender, Sharon Morganfield, Reuben ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Tamez, Wes Morganfield ad Grandson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Memorial Day; L-R: Carl Vertrees, Dan Menchaca, Tony Drake, John Mitten, John Ridout, Don Fender, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Wes Morganfield and Grandson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[83 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXVII (77) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[L-R, Russ Allen, John Mitten, Scooter Barclay, Don Stebbins, Tony Drake, Ed Harrington, John ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Ridout, Brent Truitt, Wes Morganfield, Don Fender, and Joel Bowman.Fender, Wes Morganfield ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[and Grandson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[80 CHAPTER LXXX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Chili Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Las Cruces, NM ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Chapter Anniversary; Wes, Fran and John Ridout, Don Stebbins listen politely to “State ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[of the Chapter”. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[PRES : Rodolfo Reyes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[VICE : Louis Lopez Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[SEC : Len Boulas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[TRES : Kyle Trout ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[For those that are familiar with New Mexico we who live here think of it as the Chile capitol of the World. Right now is the time we look forward ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[to the Chile Harvest and the roasting of Chili peppers. Folks here buy them by the hundreds of pounds and freeze them for use throughout the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[year. One of our Chapter members, who is currently in California, has family here who grow chilies. After the harvest it is time for a good old ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[country pot luck meal and the roasting of chilies. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Louis Lopez Jr., Mary McCullough, Rudy Reyes and Len Boulas at NMSU ROTC Awards Event. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Mike Burleson and Rudy Reyes lead the services for deceased member Henry Koehn ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[The last quarter saw us wrapping up the High School and College ROTC Awards Program for the year. We picked up the program from our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[deceased Chapter member. This year we issued eight Awards and look forward to doing better next year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Corporal Lloyd Hackenberg a WW11 member of Merrill’s Marauders’ and an SF Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[member participates in the raising of the Garrison Flag on Memorial Day. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[84 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Two great chefs Larry Spaulding and Ed Brady discuss the merits of Roast Beef at the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Chapter’s Fund Raiser ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="85">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXX (80) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Memorial Day saw the Chapter involved in several local community ceremonies. The normal start of the day service at the river was cancelled ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[this year due to the drought and no water in the river. Of special note was a Memorial Service stage at the SF Memorial in Community’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Veterans Park for deceased Chapter member and long time Chapter Treasurer Henry Koehn. This service was attended by Chapter members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[and members of VFW Post 3242 of Las Cruces and other friends of Henry. It is a special day and this year it was even more so. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The last quarter also saw the annual Ride for the Wall billers by the hundreds come thru Las Cruces and spend the night. Events include a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[BBQ dinner upon arrival, early breakfast at the American Legion and a Memorial Service in Veterans Park before departure. Several Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[members were involved in supporting these activities. The last quarter also saw a Chapter Roast Beef Dinner Fund Raiser. It was a very ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[successful event with a lot of SF Team Work. The dollars raised will go to support the Chapter’s Community Service Programs. The treasury was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[pretty bleak until this Fund Raiser. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The 2nd Engineer Battalion Memorial Project is an ongoing activity that the Chapter has put a lot of effort into and continues to do so. There ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[have been many issues involved in this Project causing delays that we now hope is nearing a point of closure. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Several of our Chapter members attended the National Convention in San Antonio. with their ladies They all report having a great time . Many ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[thanks to Host Chapter for a job well done. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[As for the next quarter many holiday activities are being planned for especially community related activities’ for those less fortunate. To One ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[and All be Safe and Keep Your Powder Dry. May our paths cross one day ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[PRES : Norman Jordan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[VICE : Joe Frey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[SEC : David Heard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[TRES : Forrest Walters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[SGT at ARMS : George Parr ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XCV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[The Llano Estacado Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[95 Amarillo, TX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[www.sfach95.org Greetings from Amarillo, TX Chapter 95. In May we had the Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Picnic (Fire Fight) at the Heard Ranch. As usual a good time was had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[by all and allot of ammo went down range. The ladies did some nice ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[shooting out there, look out guys. We didn’t have a meeting in June due ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[to the Convention. It was a first for many in our Chapter. Joe Hannon gave ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[a Convention briefing to the Chapter at the July meeting and it seems all ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[had a great time. We wish to thank all who purchased tickets on the .45 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[for our Chapter fund raiser. More tickets are available for anyone who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[missed out. The drawing will go to the end of the year. Great Convention ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[San Antonio Chapter. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Our July meeting was at the Lone Star Bar & Grill (our old original safe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[house) because our new safe house, The Hoffbrau Haus, was getting a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[face lift. The Lone Star has now permanently close its doors so, we’ll ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[have to find a new place to hold the Christmas party. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[We bid farewell to one of our Chapter members Major Santos Tenorio ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[who passed away on June 8th, 2013 and was buried with full honors at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Llano Cemetery Amarillo, TX on Thursday June 13th. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Chow time at the Picnic. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Picnic, Ladies on the range. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[.45 raffle sale, Convention. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Ch-95 at Convention Banquet. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[85 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region VIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Southwest Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, ARIZONA) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: X (10), XII (12), XIV (14), XXII (22), XXIII (23), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[LI (51), LXXV (75), LXXVIII (78), LXXXIX (89) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[12 PRES : Ralph Purcell, Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[VICE : Greg Luevano ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[SEC : Ralph Purcell, Jr. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[TRES : Wayne Ridders ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[SGT at ARMS : Steve Douesnard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The Catherine Bank Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Southern California ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter12.org After many false starts, Chapter 12 met at the American Legion Post # 519 in Palm Springs in June 2013, a month we usually take off due to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[the June SFA Convention. We’d originally planned to meet there in April, but that fell through and May did too, but for June even the weather ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[cooperated and it was cool for Palm Springs. The prime rib was excellent and the fellowship gratifying. Many thanks to Tom & Linda Henry for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[surmounting the difficulties and pushing it through. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[	 In July, we moved to Signal Hill, CA, just above Long Beach. Our watering hole there is Curley’s Café, with oil being pumped in the parking lot. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[The west side members always give us a good turn out there and this time was no exception. The order from the menu format is easy and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[food is delicious and the drinks reasonable. We’ll be back next year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[June in Palm Springs.  From the left, Steve Dousenard, Chuck Koscinski, Lynn Hunt, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Carl Ferren out on the wings at VFW post 519 enjoying great prime rib, drinks & sides. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Curley’s Cafe in July around the table Roger & Linda Johnson, Gib Coates & Jan, Raul & ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Mary Denisac, Grayson Taylor, Sandy Purcell listen raptly to President Ralph.  Listening ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[along the wall are Dave & JoAnn Fisher, Bob McClain, and Ron Flynn. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[In August, it was another regular stop, Sandra‘s in Chino Hills. Excellent Mexican fare and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[margaritas sponsored by VP Wayne Ridders. The same day, 3 Aug, Chapter 75 unveiled their ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[memorial stone at the Miramar Military Cemetery in San Diego. Frank & Elena Zamarripa ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[represented Chapter 12 at the ceremony and they reported the stone was beautiful and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[ceremony impressive. They attended with Gil Apodaca’s widow, Tencha, and were greeted by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[many old friends including Col (Ret) and Mrs. Roger Donlon, MOH. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Coming up in September will be our annual campout/picnic at Camp Pendleton/San Onofre ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Beach. Yes, we continue to fiddle as Western civilization burns, collapses/commits suicide. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Still at Curley’s, Pat Lawson, wife of Jack, welcomes and orients new members Cindy & Rob Lewis. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[86 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Miramar Military Cemetery in San Diego.  Frank Zamarripa ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[(rt) greets old bud Roger Donlon, MOH, at the dedication ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[of the Special Forces stone sponsored by Chapter 75 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="87">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[PRES : Steve King ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[VICE : Steve Ponsi ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[SEC : Jim Macaroy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[TRES : Jim Macaroy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XIV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Monterey Peninsula Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[14 Central California ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Aug 4, Prunedale CA. Ch XIV Summer BBQ at Dr Steven and Lynn Kings House. Five SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Members and one Navy Seal with wife’s and families participated. We BBQ tritipe and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[played air soft shooting. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[(L-R) Sean Ponsi (son of Steve Ponsi taking pictures, Dr Steve King (host) Bill Obermeyer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[and Butch Fernandez. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Steve King (BBQ), Bill Obermeyer takings with Butch Fernandez, and Jim McElroy check- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[ing out the BBQ. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Just visiting after Lunch. Starting with the Left side of table. King Family member, Jim ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[McElroy, Dr Steve King, Marshall’s Wife (SEAL). Lei Fernandez. Right side of table. Bill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Obermeyer, Butch Fernandez, Marshall (Navy SEAL), Sean and Josie Ponsi. Steven Ponsi ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Taking pictures. Next meeting at Laguna Seca rifle range in November day (TBD). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[PRES : Michael Babb ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[VICE : Dave Miller ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[SEC : David Lucier ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[TRES : Al Forster ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XXII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[The Sgt. Walter B. Foote Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[www.sfa22arizona.org 22 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Greater Arizona ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Unfortunately we missed last issue’s input so we have to double up in this one. On 13 April we started off with the Spring Fling. This was quite ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[a change from the past few years at Past President Marc Malin’s ranch. The event was moved to Lake Pleasant which made it a little more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[“intimate”. We started it off with a shooting event at the Cowtown Tactical Training range. This facility was nearby to Lake Pleasant and was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[well attended. Paul Mueller from Cowtown Management Group donated a few hours of free range time for the Chapter. He provided a 25 meter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[range bay and the 1200 meter sniper range. This went extremely well and was quite a hit with some of the members. From there we moved to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[the lake for the barbeque and camaraderie. And to make it even better Mike Babb, Chapter President, brought his pontoon boat and offered ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[“margarita cruises” for those who wanted to go for a ride. The event was enjoyed by all the members. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[The “Fling” was followed by another luncheon at the Phoenix VA Community Living Center on 16 May. As usual it was greatly appreciated by the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Vets. The Chapter provided pizza and soda for the Vets at the facility. This event has become a regular for the Chapter and as usual brings a lot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[of enjoyment to both the members as well as the residents. The plans for one at the Prescott VA in June were cancelled at the last minute due ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[to the facility being placed on quarantine for an outbreak. This didn’t dampen the Chapter’s spirit, and the follow on BBQ at Past President Dan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[DuRocher’s place went well. Over 16 members and spouses attended and had a great time. The Chapter also picked up Clay Reed an “at large” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[member to become a new member. He will fit in nicely. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[In April-May, Chapter members traveled to 15 Army JROTC programs throughout the valley to recognize outstanding cadets, presenting them ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[with the Special Forces Association JROTC award (medal and certificate). In addition, each cadet was presented a Chapter XXII Challenge Coin. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[87 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="88">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XXII (22) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[On 25 May, nine Chapter members made the trip to Safford to honor our Chapter namesake at the annual SGT Foote Memorial Service. It went ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[well, and the local American Legion Post #32 provided the Color Guard, Firing Party and bugler for the service. This was followed by a great ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[luncheon provided by the Post #32 Women’s Auxiliary. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Keith Hendricks and past President Bill Wessel out for a little target practice at Cowtown ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[training center. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Chapter President Mike Babb and Women’s Auxiliary President Becky DuRocher load the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[boat for the “Margarita Cruise”. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Then we finished up with our annual “Summer Getaway” at the Tal-Wi-Wi Lodge in Alpine Arizona. We began the weekend with another ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Range day in the woods. Once again the Shoot and Share activity was enjoyed by everyone. The Chapter was entertained by a tentative new ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[member who brought his civil war era cannon! Fred Alsten entertained the chapter with firing the “big gun” for everyone. This was followed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[by the quarterly meeting where Chapter President Mike Babb updated members on the convention and where the Special Forces Association ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[is headed. After the meeting, everyone continued with socializing and enjoying the cooler weather of the north country. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Keith Hendricks and past President Bill Wessel out for a little target practice at Cowtown ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[training center. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[23 CHAPTER XXIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[The Golden Gate Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[www.sfachapter23.org Chapter attendance at the SGT Foote Memorial Service. Front row, (L-R): James Bock- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[man, “Doc” Case, Al Forster, Bill Wessel, John Bash, President Mike Babb. Back row ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[(L-R): Keith Hendricks, Mike Van Hook. Not pictured – Jim Shorten. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[PRES : James Gaston ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[VICE : Dan McQueeney ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[SEC : Jim Shields ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[TRES : Russ Mann ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[The Chapter and Chapter members have been very busy during the last three months. What with our Trap shoot, National Convention and our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[all Special Forces Breakfast, several ad hoc meetings and some members attending the 1st Group reunion. A Lot going on and that is a good ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[thing! The Trap shoot was a hoot and no one shot anyone-note the Guerilla Band. We had 17 members with two father son teams, new shooters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[and some real experts. Dave Rodriques was high shooter and he did it with a 20 gauge. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Attending were Bill Luker, Russ Mann, Jim Gaston, Jim Shields, Dave Rodriques, Dave Mello, Bill Darnell, R.A Jones, Charlie Chapin and his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[son Charlie III, Dan O’leary, Bill Mazzetti, Terry Wallace, Mark Stiener, Tim Carey, Jim Liljefelt and his son Joel. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Fifteen members attended the National Convention and from all parties it was an outstanding success. Hats off to Chapter XV and others for a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[great job. Attending were, Dick and Linda James, Bill and Delena Darnell, Charlie Brown, Pete and Sherry Laurence, Lynelle Ritchie, RA and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Helga Jones, Sario and Renate Caravalho and Jay Levy. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[88 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="89">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XXIII (23) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[SFA CHAPTER 23 Shooters at the first Annual Trap Shoot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[The June 2013 All Special Forces Breakfast overlooking San Francisco Bay ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[The all Special Forces Breakfast put on every 6 months continues to grow with 65 in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[attendance. Started by 3/12 members it now includes all SF in the area and is a good ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[way to spread the word on the Chapter and to take in new members. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[OF SPECIAL NOTE: Our Chapter Life Member and your Special Forces brother, MOH ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[recipient Jon Cavaiani is quite ill. Most of you have received some type of traffic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[on him. Let’s all get behind him and his wife Barb. National has information and you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[can contact our secretary, Jim Shields jimshields315@msn.com for up to date ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[information, so please step up and help. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Fall is coming with a picnic in September, and a formal Dine Out in November, not to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[mention The SOAR Reunion in October. I had the pleasure of attending a change of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[command for one of the companies of the 19th Group, and watched their static line ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[and HALO parachute jumps. More on this in future newsletters and THE DROP. For ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[now keep up and drive on. Chief ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[PRES : Al Hendley ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[VICE : Aurelio Flores ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[2nd VICE : Frank Flores ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[SEC : Mike Stern ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[TRES : Bob Clark ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[SGM (Ret) JON CAVAIANI with SGM (Ret) Bill DARNELL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[The George Morton-Harry Munck Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[51 Las Vegas, NV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[This May, the Sunday before Memorial Day, as we usually do, Chapter 51 had our annual Memorial Day service at the Veterans Memorial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Cemetery in Boulder City.  All active members of the chapter were present. Also in attendance were the members of the Vietnam Veterans ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Motorcycle Club, who usually participate with us at our Memorial service. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[(L-R) Mike Stern, Ed Davis, James Salaga, John Gargus, Kent Helland, Aurelio Flores, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[seated John Lied ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Our Ladies, L-R Sandy Stern, Anita Gargus, Judy Hendley, standing Angelique de ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Fontaine, Victoria Alexander ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[89 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="90">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LI (51) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[The service began with the playing of the National Anthem followed by the playing of the Ballad of the Green Beret. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Chapter 51 President Al Hendley then gave a commemorating speech, followed by the President of the Viet Nam Veterans Motorcycle Club ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[following suit. Chapter members then lined up with our spouses and sounded off with the numbers of  Special Forces soldiers lost in all conflicts. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Then followed the placing of American Flags and Roses by each chapter member at the base of our memorial statue.   ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[This was followed by the playing of Taps and a firing of 3 volleys by the Air Force Honor Guard. Thus concluded our ceremony. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[In June several members of Chapter 51 attended the National Convention in San Antonio. Located across from the Alamo, and the River Walk, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[the location was convenient to all access. Everyone noted what a great time they had. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Judy Hendley, President of the Special Forces Ladies Auxiliary Chapter51 notes that we have had another successful mailing to our troops ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[stationed in the Philippines of playing cards and dice donated by Palace Station Casinos. Our standing invitation to any chapter who wishes to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[start a Ladies Auxiliary is to please contact (sfa51ladies@aol.com) for assistance. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[As a reminder we are also accepting input for the Ladies Auxiliary newsletter highlighting interesting areas your chapter ladies are involved in. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[An idea in one state can transform to another state. You may use the above e-mail for submissions as well. Please extend a heartfelt thank you ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[to all the ladies. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Chapter Wreath, honorary ROTC cadets, our Special Forces Monument with Flags ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[and Roses ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[75 CHAPTER LXXV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[The COL Roger H.C. Donlon MOH Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[San Diego, CA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[www.sfa75sandiego.org (L-R) Sully deFontaine, Angelique deFontaine, Jerry Hocking, Ed Davis, Frank Flores, Dee ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Flores, Annette Salaga, James Salaga ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[PRES : Gregorio Flores ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[VICE : Toby Todd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[SEC : Charlie Inot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[TRES : Joe Hitt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Airborne greetings from the southwest corner of CONUS. The chapter has been staying busy with various activities and community events. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[This past June, a few chapter members attended the SFA National Convention 2013 in San Antonio, TX. A tip of the beret to Chapter XV, for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[hosting a wonderful and well run convention. It was nice to see many old friends in attendance. We look forward to next year’s gathering in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Columbus, SC. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[On July 13th, the chapter had it’s annual Summer Potluck Picnic with 42 members, family, and guests in attendance. We had a great time ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[socializing with old friends, and consuming good food and drink. We countered the warm weather with custom made ice cream sundaes. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[We also hosted a number of Army Reservists from the 301st Psyops Company based in San Diego. The unit will soon be deploying down range. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[We wish them mission success and a safe return. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[On August 3rd, 40 chapter members, family, and guests participated in the dedication of the “Memorial Walkway” at the Miramar National ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Cemetery, here in San Diego. The site accepts approved statues and memorials from various service organizations. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[90 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="91">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXV (75) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[The chapter donated a memorial monument to honor the United States Army Special Forces Regiment. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[In a symbolic gesture, a small sample of sand was obtained from Fort Bragg and mixed in the cement foundation along with a chapter challenge ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[coin. The unveiling was performed by our chapter namesake Colonel Roger Donlon, MoH and Chapter President Goyo Flores. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Law and Order Pistoleros: L to R: Al Johnson, Robert Tellez, Chuck Foster, Pat Rus- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[sell, Tony Torres ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Coronado 4th of July Parade: L to R: Rick Odiorne, Ed Dougherty, Dale Bulick, Dick Owens, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Charlie Inot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[The men and women of this chapter are extremely proud of this memorial and the past, present, and future members of the regiment it honors. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Please take care of one another and keep the men and women of our armed forces and POWs in your thoughts and prayers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[“De Oppresso Liber.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Special Forces Memorial Unveiled: L to R: Adrian Silva, Joe Hitt, Goyo Flores, Roger Donlon, Toby ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Todd, Charlie Inot ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[PRES : Lonny Holmes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[VICE : Steve Cowan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[SEC : Tom Redfern ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[TRES : Richard Simonian ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[SGT at ARMS : Mark Miller ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[SFA Conventioneers: L to R: Charlie Inot, Toby Todd, Merle Eckles ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXXVIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[The LTC Frank J. Dallas Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[www.specialforces78.com 78 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Southern California ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Steve Cowan Director of the Green Beret Shooter’s Cup, led Chapter 78 members who operated a sales booth at the Annual Raahauges Shooting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Sports Fair in Corona, CA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Our goal was to raise funds to support the operation of the Third Annual “Cup” to be held on Saturday, October 12, 2013. With a lot of hard work ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[and advance planning by John Joyce who also hired four beautiful models to distribute event flyers, we achieved our goal. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[91 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="92">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXVIII (78) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Jim Duffy and Lee Martin attended the Special Forces Annual Reunion at San Antonio, Texas. Jim represented our chapter at “official” meetings ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[and worked closely with SFA President Jack Tobin to garner official support for the GBSC. Both Jim and Lee met with old team members and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[made many new friends. Lee also reconnected with his interpreter from his Mike Force Company in Vietnam. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Major General Patrick H. Brady, MOH, and Jim Duffy of C-78 at SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Convention. John Joyce and “The Girls” who helped our sales. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Charley Gage and Fritz Saalmann recently joined Chapter 78. Fritz has supported our chapter since last year by providing an Honor Guard and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[singer for the Second Annual GBSC. Don Maloof who was a ‘Huey’ and gunship pilot in Vietnam was voted in as an honorary member. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Terry Cagnolatti who is Chair of the Nominating Committee has put together a slate of candidates for election of officers for the 2014 to 2015 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[years. Terry is also Team Coordinator for the GBSC and is presently selecting and registering thirty teams for this years event. Richard Simonian, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[John Stryker “Tilt” Meyer and Jim Duffy are coordinating with an active duty team for the “Cup.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Bruce Long who may be the next chapter president, is working with members of the 19th SFG(A) for possible logistical support for teams who ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[may arrive for the competition from outside of CA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Brad Welker who was cadre in “Recondo School” in Vietnam and retired as a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. provided our chapter with a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[lecture series on the current aspects of Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and WMD. Brad is considered an expert on the subject and has lectured ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[both thru-out state of California and nationally. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[The Soldier of Fortune Magazine’s August issue printed Lonny Holmes book review on Max Boot’s Invisible Armies, An Epic History of Guerrilla ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Warfare From Ancient Times To The Present. This is a must read book for SF Soldiers and scholars. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[John Joyce, Jim Duffy, Bruce Long & Ed Barrett at C-78 Booth, Raahauges Shooting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Sports Fair. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[92 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Thad Gembacz, Lee Martin, Brad Welker, Sal Sanders and Bruce Long in back row. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region IX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Northwest Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(WASHINGTON, OREGON, HAWAII, AUSTRALIA, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[AFGHANISTAN, THAILAND, 1ST SFG) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: II (2), III (3), VIII (8), XIII (13), XVI (16), XXV (25) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[XLIII (43), XLVI (46), XLVII (47), LXXXVI (86), CI (101) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[PRES : Dave Shell ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[VICE : Ron “Capt. Ron” Rismon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SEC : John Patterson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[TRES : Kevin Patton ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XVI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[The William R. Card Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[www.sfachap16.org 16 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Ft Lewis, WA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Bill Gates sends: Hello from the Great Northwest. Chapter 16 held its annual summer picnic at the Patton’s ranch again this year on 10 August ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[2013. John Patterson wrote an excellent after action report on the events, here is a summary: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Activities commenced Saturday morning under threatening skies for the annual golf tournament. Teammates Trevor Rismon & Nick Marvais took ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[first place (84) with Trevor also winning closest to the pin. Nick gets an honorable mention for riding Trevor’s coat tails. Teammates Wayne and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Yoko Karvonen took second place (90) with Yoko getting the longest drive. Later the weather cleared upon the playing of the “ballad” officially ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[starting the annual picnic at 12:20. Our President Dave Shell takes credit for the best and shortest prayer. Well done. Our hosts Kevin and Tammy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Patton (the honeymoon continues) did an outstanding job coordinating this whole event for a crowd estimated at circa 200. We are honored ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[by your generosity. The potluck buffet was a carnivore’s delight with a whole roasted pig, multiple varieties of chicken and a special treat, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Dungeness crab flown from Alaska courtesy Capt. Ron Rismon chapter Vice President. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Nipon Shell, Tammy Patton, & Joy Cassidy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Mike Cassidy & Nancy Davis ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Of special note was the unveiling of two microbrews produced by Harmon Brewery for the First Special Forces Group Menton fund raiser. A ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[keg of “Menton” blond and amber ales was provided for the picnic. Entertainment provided by First Special Forces Group Multi-Purpose K-9 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Detachment demonstration team that put on a wonderful show exhibiting the extraordinary skill of the dogs and trainers. Children had access ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[to the bouncy house and kiddie horse rides after lunch. This year’s raffle winner was Steve Epperson. The picnic was a tremendous success. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Not only was it immensely enjoyable spending time with our Special Forces brothers and families but it was a financial success bringing in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[approximately $11,000 through the raffle, auction and quartermaster sales. The entire Executive Committee and general membership agrees that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[we’ve seen exceptional growth with respect to membership and financial solvency over the last year. This is all the more reason to appreciate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[and celebrate our success in this way; the annual picnic. Some of the photos follow: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Steph Gates, Regina Hall, Friend, & Terry Rismon ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Kevin Patton & the Old Guys Rule ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[93 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="94">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[43 CHAPTER XLIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[PRES : Mike Sherlock ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[VICE : Perry Davis ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[SEC : Jean Thong-Riester ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[TRES : Jerry Hampton ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[The Jason T. Woodworth Big Island Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Hilo, Hawaii ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Greetings from Chapter 43 and best wishes to all, especially to our Special Forces Warriors who are deployed in harm’s way - may the Force ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[be with you.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[C-43 held a meeting at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport - Southcenter at 1300, Sunday, 16 June 2013. We were led in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag by Major Gerard Reister, USAF Special Operations followed by a moment of remembrance. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[L-R: James Yu-B, Gerad Riester, Jean Thong, Anne Yu-B ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[and Amy Yu-B ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[A salute in memory of chapter members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[46 CHAPTER XLVI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[PRES : John Deschamps ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[VICE : Tony Aquiningoc ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[SEC : Jeff Raker ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[TRES : J. Q. Salas ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[The Nick Rowe Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Guam/Philippines www.guam-online.com/sfa46 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Greetings from the Tropics! Unlike our brothers in CONUS, we can’t complain about the hot weather, or the cold weather for that matter, since it ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[is always summer here. We do, however, sympathize with all who have been whining about the heat in the Eastern and Southern United States. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Guam members are pleased to have Larry Kramer among their stalwarts since he transferred to our island from Okinawa. Welcome also to new ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Life Member Tony Herrell who recently joined the Chapter. Tony Aquiningoc and spouse had an eventful space-a trip to the National Convention. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[J.O. Dickey III felt lonesome in San Antonio since Chapter 46 did not make a big showing at the Convention. We’ll do better in Columbia next year! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Jeff Raker and John Deschamps deployed to Angeles for the annual Independence Day celebration and picnic at Josephaville II. John led all in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[the Pledge of Allegiance and turned the proceedings over to Jeff for his annual history lesson with the obligatory burst of the glory gun. His tie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[in with the history of the Philippines was enjoyed by all, but especially by the many local nationals. The children had a good time at the pool, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[all enjoyed the great variety of food contributed by the wives and significant others of the members. A big thanks to Bo’s wife Tess for organizing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[the entire thing in her usual efficient manner. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[4th of July Feast at Josephaville, PI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[94 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[John, Larry Kramer Jeff and Joe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="95">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XLVI (46) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Jeff and Minako Raker attended the 1st SFG Reunion in Seattle and enjoyed spending time with old friends from Okinawa and Fort Lewis. Hats off ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[to 1st Group for hosting the attendees at their station for range firing, airborne operation, lunch in the dining facility, and a tour of the installation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Members look forward to the Pac Rim Conference in Bangkok and Lop Buri over the Columbus Day weekend in October. Chapter 3 has again ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[volunteered to host the meeting this year. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[J.Q. (Joe) Salas is spending 10 days in the P. I. for necessary dental work, escorted by Jeff. Until we meet again, adios and mabuhay from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Chapter 46. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Jeff, Larry and John at Memorial in Piti, Guam ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[PRES : Jerry Powell ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[VICE : Ben Long ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[SEC : Janis Zuments ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[TRES : Honorato Yacapin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Bo, Roo, Joey & Jeff ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[CHAPTER XLVII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[The Lewis & Clark Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[www.sfa47.org 47 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Portland, OR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Greetings, once again SF Brethren, from your Compatriots in Chapter 47, Oregon and Southwest Washington. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[  Wellll, we finally are having our hot and dry summer, and boy, are we not used to it.  They don’t call us web-footed for nothing, we need some ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[rain for us to survive.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Here is the great spread for our Chapter 47 picnic at Danny and Janice Deitz’s house ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Here are the masterminds who put the picnic on this year. (L to R) Hono Yacopin,triple ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[tabbed Master chef of the universe; President Jerry Powell;SGM John Boyce; Danny ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[and Janice Dietz, our host and hostess this year, Michael Foss, last year’s picnic host ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[I had the sad duty last issue to report that three of our brothers had passed at that time.  While telling of their services and honorings, I had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[neglected to add that our member, Floyd Holcom had been the planner and read the eulogy at Norm Doney’s remembrance.  He did a great job, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Thanks, Floyd. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[  Bad news this issue is I have to report on two more brothers passing that we have just heard about.  Bobby Haynes of Idaho in August this year ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[and Gerry Hannelly of Wyoming in December last year.  We salute and Honor all of these Brothers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[  Other Local Chapter News: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[SFA CONVENTION: Four of us wound up being able to attend; Greg Meiling, Ivan Davis, Bob Kline and our President, Jerry Powell. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[95 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="96">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter XLVII (47) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Sounds like a lot of things came out of the convention including that we are now falling back on our “Green Beret” title to distinguish us from all ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[the other “Special ...” units there are in all the branches these days.  This seems to be the only way for people to differentiate us since the media ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[is calling everybody Special Forces these days.  They can’t tell the difference between Special Operations - all the other special units including ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[us and Special Forces - which is only the Army Green Berets. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[  Also, it appears there is a chance we may be hosting the SFA Convention in a couple of years, that is being discussed to see if we have the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[“pucker factor” to pull it off. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Here’s our Chapter 47 in all it’s glory, a little older, a little ?wiser?.  It’s so good to see our comrades  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[together again. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Awards presented by President Jerry Powell on left to (Left to Right) Jamie Allen ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[for Tony Tycer for hosting our First Annual Picnic, Danny Dietz for hosting this ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[year’s Annual Picnic, Floyd Holcom for each year consistently donating stays at his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[hotel in Astoria and all around support for the Chapter and Michael Foss for host- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[ing last year’s Annual Picnic. Thanks for Everything Guys, it’s much appreciated. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[RAFFLE: This article is going into the FALL DROP which you will receive in October.  Our Raffle will take place at our November 16th meeting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[this year so if you want to get a ticket you’re going to have to be muy pronto.  To get tickets, send a $5 check for one ticket or $20 check for four ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[ticket donation to Dave Hancock, 405 E Alexander St, Yacolt, WA  98675-5541.  Be sure to allow for turn around time.  Sooo, you shouldn’t request ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[any after November 5th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[  And remember all firearms laws apply, you have to be 18 years or older, and you have to pick up the prizes by 02/15/14. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[  Having said that, here are the prizes: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[1.  Assault Rifle, SGP-QCB (Gas Piston - Quick Change Barrel) .223 Cal, Accessories Not Included, by TNW Firearms.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[2.  Tandem Skydive for Two at Beaver Oaks Airport in Oregon. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[3.  Two Nights at Astoria (Oregon)Pier 39 (Mon - Thurs Only). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[4.  Downrange Tomahawk in Desert Tan by Gerber.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[5.  Sequoia 20X30 Spotting Scope by Leupold. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[  PICNIC: Had another great picnic this year.  Many Thanks to our host and hostess Danny and Janice Dietz and our superb planning team of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Hono Yacopin, our president, Jerry Powell and SGM John Boyce. There are four pictures in this issue to show the festivities.  My only regret is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[that we couldn’t get a picture of the river right alongside the property.  It is a fantastic setting. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[  Welll, Troops, that’s the news from Chapter 47, and remember, we continue to meet the 3rd Saturday of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep and Nov at Tom’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Restaurant, 3871 SE Division St, Portland, OR.  Our meetings start at 1 PM, so if you’re in the area, drop by and visit. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[86 CHAPTER LXXXVI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[The Australian Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Victoria, Australia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[PRES : Brigadier Ray Burnard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[VICE : Barry Rust ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[SEC : Bruce Davies ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[TRES : Bruce Davies ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[How the years have passed by so quickly. On 28 July 2013, former members of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) gathered to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[commemorate the first deployment of the ‘Team’ into South Vietnam on 31 July 1962 (51 years ago). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[96 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="97">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXXXVI (86) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[The first cross-assignments between the Australian 30-man contingent and American Special Forces teams started in November 1962 when Ray ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Simpson was attached to Team A1/131 at Khe Sanh. Simpson became Australia’s highest decorated soldier of the war being awarded a Victoria ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Cross and a Distinguished Conduct Medal. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Assembling at the Shrine in Melbourne also highlights the close comradeship evident between our nations through the plaques of appreciation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[laid in the grounds surrounding the Shrine. Included with this article are two photographs that demonstrate that bond, which continues to this ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[day. For any visitor coming this way, I recommend a visit not only to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra but also come to Melbourne where ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[several Chapter 86 members will gladly buy a beer, or two! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Unfortunately with our Chapter spread across this vast country, we do not have the opportunity to gather together as one group. Although we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[keep in contact via the modern ways of communicating such as email and other links, most of our members are the sole representative of Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Forces in their region. Wearing my Mike Force shirt recently ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[that is embroidered with the 5th Special Forces Airborne patch ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[attracted attention in my local community where I needed half ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[an hour to explain what it all meant. I now distribute several ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[copies of the Drop at local coffee houses. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Travelling to Melbourne generally allows for several of us to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[catch up and I had the pleasure of lunching with Barry Rust and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[his lovely wife Peta recently. Sadly Peta supports a very poorly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[performing football team, much to my delight! We took the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[opportunity to have a photograph in front of a display for Mark ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Donaldson at the Box Hill Returned and Services League Club. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Donaldson was awarded the first Victoria Cross for Australia for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[his acts of gallantry during Operation Slipper (2 September 2008) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[while patrolling with Afghan and American forces in the battle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[of Khaz Oruzgan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Barry Rust and Bruce Davies, right. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Australian ‘Wannabee’; I am pleased to announce that a John Anthony Hines living on Queensland’s Gold coast has been found guilty of falsely ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[representing himself as a war veteran. Hines claimed he was part of a deep cover clandestine unit in Vietnam [which he called Mask], secretly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[serving for 15 years. Hines was fined $500, placed on a two-year good behavior bond with a $1,000 surety and told to seek psychiatric treatment. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Health and well-being wise, most of our members appear to be holding up as well as can be expected. Persevere! -Bruce Davies, Chapter 86. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[The Shrine American plaque. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[The Shrine Airborne Forces plaque. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[PRES : Tommy Smith ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[VICE : Chris North ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[SEC : Doug Sims ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[TRES : Jim McDougal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[SGT at ARMS : Dean Taylor ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[CHAPTER CI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[The Long TAB Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[101 Kabul, Afghanistan ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[In July, we lost SSG Michael New--please remember him in your prayers. Lest We Forget.. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[This Chapter, due to its location in a war zone, has a high turnover rate of members. We bid fond farewells to chapter members COL Kevin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Dennehy, LTC Dave May, MAJ Clint Taylor, and SSG Troy Mitchell. They are 20th SFG hands, assigned to the Special Ops Detachment-Joint, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[supporting our TSOCs. COL Dennehy returns to practice law in Denver, and LTC May returns to the FBI in Philadelphia. Congrats to SSG Troy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Mitchell, who joined the SFA as an Associate Member on his departure. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[97 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="98">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter CI (101) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Chap 101, with NSOCC-A, 14 Jul: (L-R) Kneeling: SFC John Kiernan, Alan Hartfield (new life mem- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[ber!), CW3 Mark Simon, CSM Mike Lewis, Ms. Angela Watkins, MAJ Mike Manning. Standing: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[SFC Robert Nichols, CAPT Owen Lewis, MAJ Michael Cohen, MAJ William Arnot, CDR Mark Field, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[John Bishop, Tommy Smith, MSG Adam Petronio, MAJ Anthony Jordan, COL Chris Burns, COL Bill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Chappell, Chris North, Cal Wimbish, LTC John Bento, CPT Andre Randolph. Photo: COL Eric Gilbert. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Chap 101 meets on Army Birthday: (L-R) Kneeling: Chris North, Tommy Smith, Cal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Wimbish. Standing: LTG Ken Tovo, Jim McDougal, LTC Dave May, COL Kevin Den- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[nehy, Alan Hartfield, Larry Cox, MAJ Clint Taylor. Photographer: Ken York. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[SFA-101 met on the Army’s birthday at the NTM-A (NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan) DCOM-SOF bunker. Welcomed for their first 101 meeting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[were LTG Ken Tovo, the NTM-A and CSTC-A Commander, and Alan Hartfield. LTG Tovo took command in March, and is overseeing numerous ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[priority transition initiatives and mandates. Alan is a C-IED contractor, and signed up as a life member with 101! BG Sean Swindell departed a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[week early--believe he is headed as DCG for 1st INF Div. John Kravec is a military advisor in Saudi Arabia. Carlos Saldana continues to work ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[with Ansell Warren and Tim Vandersommen, training ANASOC downrange. Larry Cox was appointed Chapter Quartermaster, and Cal Wimbish ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[volunteered for one of the toughest jobs in the Chapter--updating and maintaining our membership roster and contact list. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[July news: COL Bill Aquino is at Ft Bragg, recovering from knee surgery and working on his pending retirement. BG Don Bolduc just had his left ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[hip replaced, which was damaged from a blast injury caused in a previous rotation. He is headed to AFRICOM to be the DJ3. LTG Ken Tovo’s next ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[assignment was announced: Deputy Commander, USSOUTHCOM. LTC Marc LaRoche is back in town: Commander, CSOTF-10. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[On 2 Aug CSM Mike Lewis was appointed the Chapter Honorary Vice President--congrats, Mike! The Chapter unanimously supported Gary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Sinese’s nomination as an honorary member of the SFA. Mike Cox, a contractor who served long ago with 1/1 SFG in Okinawa, was welcomed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[to the Chapter. Members present made a donation through SFA National in support of Jon Cavaiani. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Chapter 101 currently meets at the NSOCC-A area, Camp Eggers, on 1st Friday evenings. All SF are welcome--please join us if you are in town-- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[bring body armor and your SF coin! We also have a new website--please check us out at: https://sfa101-afghan.org DOL! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Chap 101, with NSOCC-A, 2 Aug: (L-R) Kneeling: COL Bill Chappell, MAJ Michael Cohen, CSM Mike ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Lewis, Chris North. Standing: MAJ Mike Manning, Cal Wimbish, CDR Mark Field, CPT Daniel Rixen, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[CPT Rodolfo Medina, WO James Way, SFC Robert Nichols, CPT Todd Parker, CPT Raymond Fortner, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[CAPT Owen Lewis, COL Dave Roberts, SSgt Danilo Sinclair, SSG Adom Vita, CPT James Wood- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[worth, SFC Adam Petronio, COL Chris Burns, SFC John Kiernan, COL Paul Donahue, Mike Cox. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[98 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Chap 101, CFSOCC-A Memorial Wall: A memorial wall to those who paid the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[ultimate sacrifice, through April 2012. Four more detailed photos may be found on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[the Chapter website. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="99">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[region X ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Mountain Region ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[(MONTANA, IDAHO, WYOMING, UTAH, COLORADO, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[GERMANY, IRAQ, 10TH & 19TH SFG) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[CHAPTERS: IV-XXIV (4-24), V (5), XXVIII (28), LXV (65), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[LXIX (69), LXX (70), LXXI (71), XCI (91) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[* Chapters in red did not submit input for this quarter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[PRES : Brad Adair ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[VICE : Miguel Zamudio ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SEC : Frank Swanson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[TRES : Jerry Fritsche ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[CHAPTER IV-XXIV ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Charles Hosking/Al Fontes Rocky Mountain Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[www.sfa4-24.org 4-24 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Colorado Springs, CO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Greetings from the Rocky Mountain Chapter! Wow! Where did the summer go! Our Chapter has had a very busy summer. After a great turn ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[out for our annual Pikes Peak Memorial Day tribute at the Veteran’s Memorial in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, many members were able ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[to attend the SFA National Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Several members of the Chapter attended the 10th Special Forces Group Change of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Command Ceremony on Fort Carson where COL John Deedrick relinquished command of the group to COL George Theibes. Welcome back George! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[During our very successful Annual Chapter picnic at the M Lazy C Ranch, we were able to present THREE St. Philip Neri awards to three ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[outstanding members of our chapter. Congratulations to Don Bennett (Gold), Robert “Jaeger Bob” Wynn (Silver), and Andy Tyler (Silver)! As ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[usual, we had a great turnout and wonderful time of horseback riding, grilling, shooting and telling “war stories” over a cold one while enjoying ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[fellowship with friends and family under the (almost) clear Rocky Mountain skies. And while COL Theibes was unable to join us due to his new ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[commander duties, it was great that his family was able to be with us and enjoy the festivities. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[A special thank you goes to our Entertainment Officer, Rainer Steinbauer, for organizing this event and a special thank you for member Sean ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Warner’s scout troop for volunteering to help set up and clean up afterwards. And special recognition goes to our Quartermaster extraordinaire, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Kris Steinbauer, for the awesome traveling merchandise store. If you need SF merchandise, she either has it or can get it! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[SFA Chp 4-24 members attend the Memorial Day Tribute at Memorial Park, Colorado ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Springs SFA Chp 4-24 members at the Annual Chapter Picnic along with members of the Teller County ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Sheriff’s Dept. and our new sponsor, Remington Arms ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Other activities the chapter has been involved with this summer include providing assistance to our members in need after the devastating ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Black Forrest fire and the Manitou Springs floods which have devastated Colorado Springs and participating in the Cheyenne Frontier Days ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Parade, where members of the 10th SFG and SFA Rocky Mountain Region Chapter’s 4-24 (Colorado), 71 (Wyoming) and 28 (Montana) jointly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[honored Toby Keith by presenting him with an Honorary SFA Membership for his long time support of Special Operations through over 200 USO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[sponsored visits and concerts for the troops overseas. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[And the Chapter’s fun continues with the announcement soon of the recipients of this year’s CSM Frank A. Socha Memorial Scholarship ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Educational Grants (we have 14 worthy applicants this year and we hope to help provide assistance for their continued pursuit of higher ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[education), our upcoming Veteran’s Day Parade and Tribute at Memorial Park, and the Annual Christmas Party and election of Chapter Officers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[for 2014-2016. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[		 The Chapter is also experiencing some trying times as some of our members are battling life threatening illnesses. We ask for your thoughts and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[prayers for our Brothers as our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families during these trying times. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[That’s all from the Rocky Mountain Chapter for now. Have a safe and happy Autumn as we prepare for what will hopefully be a great Winter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[here in the Colorado Rockies! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[99 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="100">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter IV-XXIV (4-24) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[SFA Chp 4-24 President with our newest St Philip Neri members, (L to R) Brad Adair, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Andy Tyler (Silver), Jaeger Bob Wynn (Silver), and Don Bennett (Gold) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[28 CHAPTER XXVIII ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[The Devil’s Brigade Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Montana www.sfa28.org ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Members of 10th SFG and SFA Chp’s 4-24, 71 and 28 present an Honorary Membership to Toby ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Keith at Cheyenne Frontier Days ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[PRES : Lee Hyslop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[VICE : Al Charters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[SEC : Sean Modula ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[TRES : Bob Brugh ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Chapter 28 is busy preparing for its annual meeting. This year it will be in Whitefish, Montana and in September. More to follow in next Drop. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Montana State University and its Army ROTC program were very fortunate to have LTC Joe Lock, Commander 4th Battalion, 5th SFGA as its guest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[speaker at the spring commissioning ceremony on 4 May. While I wish that I could include the total of Joe’s comments (they were great and on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[the money) this is how his presentation began. It started great and ended the same way. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[“First of all I will say that your generation – this soon to be cohort Year Group 2013 – started the process of trying become an officer in the United ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[States Army while this country was at war in two countries. In fact, most of you started this process four years ago when neither of our wars ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[was going very well. You signed your cadet contracts expecting to lead soldiers in combat and were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[still driven towards service. I have the greatest respect for you and your peers and am humbled by the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[challenges you knowingly waded in to.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[  Thank you for your time and efforts Joe and also thanks to the 5th Group Commander Scott Bower for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[allowing Joe to travel to Montana. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[  Exercise Lost Trail II was recently concluding which involved most of the Chapter as auxiliaries. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[  CORRECTION: U of Washington recipient of the General Frederick Award was incorrectly identified as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Antony Vader. His correct name is Anthony Rambo. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[  New members:  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Kent, Jeffrey A. D-8811 Life, 316 Cliff Creek Rd, Whitefish, MT 59937, 703-915-6540, ffkent05@gmail.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[McCaw, Adam D. M-13634; PO Box 8484; Missoula, MT 59807; 903-217-2079; adammccaw1855@hotmail.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Hamilton, Robert F. M-13635; PO Box 7001; Bozeman, MT 59771-7001; bhcorn@yahoo.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Browne, Thomas L. D-8817 Life; Box 16868; Missoula, MT 59808; 360-480-4685; roosterbrowne@yahoo.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[LTC Joe Lock at the commissioning ceremony ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[MSU, 4 May 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[69 CHAPTER LXIX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[The Bernie Fisher Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Boise, ID ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[PRES : Jack Frost ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[VICE : Mike Edwards ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[SEC : Bill Matherly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[TRES : Ken Ekmer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Greetings from IDAHO, Sorry we did not have any up dates since the winter drop, Our planned shoot out did not happen due to scheduling ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[activities from some of the chapters or chapters not interested, but our chapter and some locals had a great time so all was not lost. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Our chapter president, Jack Frost, just returned from the convention and passed on all the good news at our annual BBQ. Jack has also talked ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[to many members from other chapters at the convention about the new 60th Anniversary patch that was designed by the our chapter and are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[now for sale. Jack is taking orders, please send your request to Jack Frost 1518 South Kimball, Caldwell, Idaho 83605 and checks made out to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Chapter LXIX (69) cost per patch is $7.00. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[100 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="101">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Chapter LXIX (69) Continued... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Our deepest condolence to Ron Baron and family on the passing of Ron’s wife Barbra, she was very loved by friends and family and will be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[missed dearly. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[PRES : Duane Arlo Johnson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[VICE : Gerald Tatton ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[SEC : Gerald Olsen ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[TRES : Richard “Ace” Thompson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[CHAPTER LXX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[The CSM Don DeVere Memorial Chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[www.sfalxx.org 70 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[We’ve had a very busy quarter within the chapter. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[The dedication of the first phase of our Special Forces Monument was held on Memorial Day May 27, 2013, at the VA Cemetery located just north ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[of Camp W.G. Williams, Utah. We had a wonderful turnout for the ceremony. Most of our chapter members were standing tall as the dedication ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[went forward. From the posting of the colors to the playing of TAPS and the bagpipes finishing with “Amazing Grace”, the honors afforded to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[the Regiment and all Special Forces Members, past present and future, emotions were close to the surface as all present came to attention and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[presented arms. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[We are now hard at work on the second phase with a bronze bust of a Special Forces Soldier to be placed next to the granite monument which ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[was dedicated. If all goes as planned, and we all understand how plans always ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[work so well, we should have the bust in place later this fall. We are hoping ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[that this monument will provide a very special place to remember all our friends ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[who have passed away, and provide a fitting place for current Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[members to hold ceremonies in the future. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[It saddened us a chapter to learn that one of our own LTC (ret) Brent Martin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Gudmundson D-4128 Life, passed away the following day May 28, 2013. He was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[interred the following Saturday at the VA cemetery, just a few rows away from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[the monument. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[June was the SFA national convention time, with five of our members making ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[the trip to San Antonio, Texas. No scheduled meetings were held for our chapter. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Hitting the LZ at the Pierre and Laska Schroemges safe cabin, the chapter held ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[a summer BBQ in the beauty of the Midway, Utah valley, east of Salt Lake City. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[The chow was a summer hit with hamburgers, hot dogs and member-provided ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[pot luck. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Our August meeting will be held on the second Thursday, the 8th, at the VA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Home in Ogden, Utah. As a chapter, we plan to hold a friendship meeting for all ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[the honored veterans living there. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[–DE OPPRESSO LIBER- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[Early members of the 19th Group at the summer BBQ, (L to R) Don “Hook” Strieber, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Paul Bennett, Art Hurtado, J. Scott Maddox, Gustavo Leon, Pierre Schroemges ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[The Utah Chapter LXX Special Forces Memorial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Chapter members render honors as TAPS is played. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[101 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="102">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Detachment “A” Berlin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Green Berets – 1956-1984 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2Q2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Our 5-7 April 2013 function was well attended with over a hundred folks. Jeff Raker gave an outstanding presentation brief on DET-A. He ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[received a rousing and extended standing ovation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Mike Mulieri has committed to writing a book on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[DET-A. He will need all our support. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Gene Piasecki AHOS, Historian at the US Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Special Operations Command and was also the last ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Commander of DET(A) will be a vital contributor to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[this effort. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[James Spoo has proposed to BG Hass, Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Forces Command, to purchase and install a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[memorial stone recognizing and honoring the DET-A ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Berlin Brigade at the USASOC Memorial Plaza. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Gene Piasecki, Sid Shachnow, Bob Charest are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[assisting. Mike Linnane was inducted into the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[DMOR on 9 May 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Proposed 2015 DET-A function is planned for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Asheville, NC – TBA. Host & POC Bob Charest. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3Q2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Sometime this fall there will be a dedication ceremony of the Detachment(A) Memorial Stone at the Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Memorial Plaza Fort Bragg, followed by a Chicken Friday, pay as you go lunch TBA. Following is a proof of the stone. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[As of this printing the following donors were team players in this historic project: Herman Adler, Thomas Beiver, John Blevins, David Bonewell, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Bob Charest, Lawrence Coleman, John Conrad, Bill Coombs, Steve Craig, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Mercer Dorsey, William Durand, Grayal Farr, Rocky Farr, Jerry “Paco” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Fontana, Danny Fowler, Don Gentry, Peter Gould, George Heib, Roy Hill, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Wesley Howard, Wolfgang Kaiser, Darrell Katz, Ralph Keith, Adam Klys, Rolf ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Kreuscher, Hilmar Kullek, Richard Laritz, Robert Lees, Mike Linanne, Kevin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Monahan, Charles Monson, Michael Mulieri, Larry Niedringhaus, Ralph ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Ormes, Gene Piasecki, Jeff Raker, Juan Renta, Sidney Shachnow, Roger ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Sherman, Donald Shryock, Douglas Snow, Jimmie Spencer, James, Spoo, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[James “Styk” Stejskal, Karl Stephan, Thomas Twomey, Ed Trout, Oscar Ward, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[Bruno Von Haas, D.L. Warriner, Sidney Williams, Robert Wise. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[This project was proposed by Jimmy Spoo and organized by Jimmy Spoo, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Mike Linanne, Sid Shachnow and Bob Charest. The designer of this stone ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[was Tom Twoomey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[102 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="103">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="104">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[SFA DONATIONS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Scholarship Fund (Restricted Funds)		 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[IMO		 Amount ($) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[SFA Chapter 90										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Hank Luthy										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Larry McMillin – SF Regimental Colors							 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Larry Sills							 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Charlie Beckwith, Charles Cooper, Tommy Kyle	 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[							Art Kownslar, Chuck Storey ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[Patriot Fund (Restricted Funds)			 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[IMO		 John Jebens (Alaska Bear Hunt)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Emergency Relief Fund (Restricted Fund)		 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[IMO			 SFA Chapter 91 										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[JSI Telecom (for Chapter 91)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Saul Arredondo (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Kenneth Perry (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Peter Trafas (Jan Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Mark Berent (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[SOI Management Corp (Jon Cavaiani)							 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Justin McCarthy (Jon McCarthy)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Bill Darnell (Region 8 Rep) (Jon Cavaiani)							 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Norman Bivin (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Michael Beebe (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[David Webb (Jon Cavaini)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Roger Johnson (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Robert Weston (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Leslie Smith (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Fred Camacho (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Geoff Barker (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[William Pomeroy (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[John Fryer (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[William Dill (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Bob Leites (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Clay Scott (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[SFA Chapter 101 (Jon Cavaiani)								 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[General Fund (Unrestricted Fund)			 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[IMO			 Fredrick Jones										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Chris Zets						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[SGM James Sudderth			 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[William E Butler						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Nick Rowe, George Dunnoway, Alfred Hill, 	 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[							Ray Flaherty, Jimmy McBynum, Robin Moore ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Robert McDowell									 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Robert Kaufman									 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Richard Stefanko									 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Gilbert Rubio										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Dan Troyer										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[Auto Weapons										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Robert Hollingsworth									 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Charles Hooker										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[Kevin Hoyer										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[Memorial Building Fund (Restricted Funds)	 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[IMO		 Gerald Hamm										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[104 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[10,000.00 50.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[1,632.43 2,500.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[Amount ($) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[200.00 Amount ($) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[3,000.00 1,500.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[100.00 25.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[30.00 100.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[100.00 1,000.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[500.00 1,000.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[200.00 100.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[40.00 100.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[10.00 250.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[100.00 50.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[250.00 200.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[100.00 100.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[315.00 Amount ($) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[25.00 50.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[500.00 20.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[25.00 100.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[50.00 30.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[5,000.00 50.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[100.00 100.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[Amount ($) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[50.00 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="105">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Green Beret Grounds & Facilities (MBF) Donations				 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Amount ($) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[John Fryer						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Al Gensiesjewski, Donald Barbeau, John Pioletti ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[							 Harold Teves, William (Wild Bill) De Soto, Jack Bonner ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[							 Johnny Dolin, Leon Hope, Don (AATTV) Palmer, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[							 Miguel (Mike) De Lapena, Charles (Chuck) Waters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[							 Thomas Zagner, James W. Lewis		 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[$1300.00 Tom Tomlinson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[								 $50.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Richard Agnew ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[	 $500.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Anonymous 	 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[$110.00 Anonymous ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[	 $20.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Brick Memorial Paver Purchases				 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Amount ($) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Lisa Nichols ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[						 IHO SGM Gary Nichols			 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Thomas Mason 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[IHO SGT Tom Mason ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[	 Aubrey Gaddis 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[IMO Bill Tibbet ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[	 Kevin McCarthy 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[IHO Chuck Lindner ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[	 Scully Kaelty ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[						 IMO SFC Milton Guinn ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[	 Glen Thurmond 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[IHO Ralph G. Adcock ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[	 Glen Thurmond 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[IHO Larry J. Walden ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[	 Glen Thurmond 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[IHO Gary Ross ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[	 John Amoral ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[						 IHO Amoral Family ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[	 Aubrey Gaddis 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[IMO John Gomes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[	 Aubrey Gaddis 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[IMO Lenn Taylor ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[	 Dennis Harris 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[IMO MSG Alfred C. Friend ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[	 Nick Panarello 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[IMO Jim Jerson ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[	 Chris Rogers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[						 SSG Robert Miller MOH ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[	 Chapter 32 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[						 IMO Wesley Mills SR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[	 Aubrey Gaddis 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[IMO Jimmy Akers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[	 Aubrey Gaddis 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[IMO CSM Hap Hazard ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[	 Roy Hill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[						 IHO Roy Hill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[	 John C. Owens 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[IMO Donald M. Shue ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[	 John Owens ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[						 IHO MSG John C. Owens ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[	 Craig L. Brown 						 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[IHO SSG Craig L. Brown ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[	 Ch. XLVI (12 Pavers) 										 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[Donald Martin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[						 IHO Donald P. Martin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[	 Odell Hacker ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[						 IMO MSG Mua’Au Pa’u ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[	 Charles Gray ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[					 IMO Patrick Tillman “Ranger” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[	 Charley Gray ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[						 IMO A P Hollman ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[	 Aubrey Gaddis ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[						 IHO Stan Shank ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[	 Aubrey Gaddis ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[						 IHO Charley Gray ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[	 Paul Campbell ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[						 IMO Tony Debello ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[	 Ch. 33 (14 Pavers) 											 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[Pepa P. Fuata ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[						 IHO Pepa-P Fuata ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[	 Lisa Tink ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[						 IMO SSG Robert E. Tink ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[	 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[$40.00 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[$40.00 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[$40.00 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[$40.00 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[$40.00 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[$40.00 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[$40.00 $40.00 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[SMITH LINN II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[GUTIERREZ COOK ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[ROBINS ZALENSKI ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[KENNEDY BROWN II ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[FLEENOR RADAWICK ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[TINNERELLO MOCCALDI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[NORTON CARTER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[HOOKER JAMES S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[ERNEST L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[RONNIE K. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[JOHN F. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[CHARLES M. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[JOHN L. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[LAWRENCE W. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[WILLIAM B. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="162"><![CDATA[MORRIS DUER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="163"><![CDATA[ACOSTA HOWARD ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="164"><![CDATA[GUNTER CARLTON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="165"><![CDATA[HOWE SCHMIDT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="166"><![CDATA[McMANUS HEBERT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="167"><![CDATA[MAGIN PACHE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="168"><![CDATA[ADAMS RISLEY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="169"><![CDATA[GUSTINCIC MARSH ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="170"><![CDATA[SHOEMAKER ROMERO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="171"><![CDATA[LALLY RODERICK ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="172"><![CDATA[HUSTON CLEAVES JR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="173"><![CDATA[DEVON ANDERSON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="174"><![CDATA[HARTFIELD EVANS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="175"><![CDATA[MURRAY CUNNINGHAM ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="177"><![CDATA[HUDSON LARDIZABAL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="178"><![CDATA[LUECK HINDERT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="179"><![CDATA[CORBETT FIELDS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="180"><![CDATA[LYLE ARNETT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="181"><![CDATA[STRYSKO BIDDLE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="182"><![CDATA[HAMNER SCHWAB ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="183"><![CDATA[GOENNER LOCKETT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="184"><![CDATA[MCCAW HAMILTON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="185"><![CDATA[OLSOWY MAGANA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="186"><![CDATA[RUMSEY BARZYK ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="187"><![CDATA[BARRITEAU BAKAL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="188"><![CDATA[GEORGE STOHNER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="189"><![CDATA[STAUFFER KELLEY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="190"><![CDATA[ORMOND SHAMBLIN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="191"><![CDATA[DONHAM IRTZ ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="193"><![CDATA[RICHARD L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="194"><![CDATA[JAMES M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="195"><![CDATA[IVAN G. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="196"><![CDATA[CARLTON H. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="197"><![CDATA[RODNEY R. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="198"><![CDATA[DANIEL MIGUEL D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="199"><![CDATA[ADAM E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="200"><![CDATA[TIMOTHY C. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="201"><![CDATA[GEORGE S. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="203"><![CDATA[ANDREW A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="204"><![CDATA[JAMES R. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="205"><![CDATA[BENJAMIN F. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="206"><![CDATA[DAVID J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="207"><![CDATA[NED BEECHINOR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="208"><![CDATA[JOSHUA N. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="209"><![CDATA[CHIRSTOPHER WARREN R. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="210"><![CDATA[PAUL H. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="211"><![CDATA[BRIAN M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="212"><![CDATA[CHARLIE H. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="214"><![CDATA[NATHAN J. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="216"><![CDATA[DON WILLIAM J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="217"><![CDATA[RICHARD E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="218"><![CDATA[CHARLES D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="219"><![CDATA[PAUL H. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="220"><![CDATA[CHRISTOPHER T. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="221"><![CDATA[JAY P. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="222"><![CDATA[FRANK S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="223"><![CDATA[JOHANN W. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="224"><![CDATA[SEAN M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="225"><![CDATA[DANIEL T. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="226"><![CDATA[CHARLES D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="227"><![CDATA[CHRISTOPHER D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="228"><![CDATA[DAVID J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="229"><![CDATA[NATHANIEL R. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="230"><![CDATA[CHAD E. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="238"><![CDATA[CHARLES M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="239"><![CDATA[DANIEL J. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[A-1189 M-13649 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[M-13655 WARGO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[HALE EVANS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[HARTFIELD DO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[BELL II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[LAMB REIM ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[LARDIZABAL HUDSON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[HESS COOK ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[SCHLEUPNER BIVIN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[STOHNER SQUIRESS II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[MICKLESON MAGANA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[BARZYK BARRITEAU ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[PESTCOE GEORGE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[OLSOWY STAUFFER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[DAVIS ORMOND ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[WEATHERS BACCIOCCO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[STACK FULLER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[FIELDS BAKAL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[BROWN RIGA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[ZALENSKI JAMES ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[PAUCH RUMSEY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[FIELDS BROWN II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[LYLE STRYSKO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[GOENNER SEXTON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[GONZALEZ TAYLOR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[KENNEDY FLINTON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[BROWNE KENT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[CASH MOCCALDI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[MARTIN MANGAS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[LYLES III ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[SHAMBLIN TROST ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[COX DILLS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[IRTZ PINTO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[STEPHEN JAMES A ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[DON ALAN D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[VE T. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[“ROBERT “”JOHN”” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[STEVEN A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[FREDERICK O. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[JAY P. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[CHRISTOPHER T. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[BRIAN G. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[KENNETH E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[MATTHEW A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[NOLAN D ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[MICHAEL H. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[THOMAS J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[CHAD A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[JORGE J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[DANIEL J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[KRISTOFFER JASON M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[DEVIN K. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[GREGG T. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[MATTHEW L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[ROBERT A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[BRENDAN D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="107"><![CDATA[PAUL M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="108"><![CDATA[WARREN W. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="109"><![CDATA[JOHN P ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="110"><![CDATA[JEFFREY D ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="111"><![CDATA[DANIEL T. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="112"><![CDATA[JUSTIN K. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="113"><![CDATA[GORDON E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="114"><![CDATA[CHRISTOPHER N. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="115"><![CDATA[ALFRED L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="116"><![CDATA[ERIC A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="117"><![CDATA[JEFFREY A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="118"><![CDATA[CHARLES M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="119"><![CDATA[MICHAEL D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="120"><![CDATA[JERIMIAH L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="121"><![CDATA[CHARLES D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="122"><![CDATA[DAVID J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="123"><![CDATA[GARRET G. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="124"><![CDATA[KARL J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="125"><![CDATA[JAVIER JAMES E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="126"><![CDATA[JOSHUA C. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="127"><![CDATA[DAVID BENJAMIN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="128"><![CDATA[THOMAS L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="129"><![CDATA[JEFFREY A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="130"><![CDATA[HAROLD MICHAEL L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="131"><![CDATA[GARY R. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="132"><![CDATA[DANIEL D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="133"><![CDATA[WILLIAM E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="134"><![CDATA[CHARLES HENRY MICHAEL ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="135"><![CDATA[ROBERT H. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="136"><![CDATA[BRYON G. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="137"><![CDATA[FREDREICK G. II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="138"><![CDATA[DARRYL V. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="139"><![CDATA[70 Associate Members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="140"><![CDATA[MEMBER # ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="141"><![CDATA[LAST NAME ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="142"><![CDATA[FIRST NAME ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="154"><![CDATA[DAVIS ROBLES VELEZ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="155"><![CDATA[MEJIAS MARTINEZ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="156"><![CDATA[CUTHRELL JUPIN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="157"><![CDATA[MITCHELL LEVESQUE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="158"><![CDATA[MERRITT STAKER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="159"><![CDATA[TASSEFF HESS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="160"><![CDATA[SCHLEUPNER JAMES ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="161"><![CDATA[TAYLOR GONZALEZ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="162"><![CDATA[OLIVAREZ DAY JR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="163"><![CDATA[PAPA PENCE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="164"><![CDATA[RICHARD D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="165"><![CDATA[ALBERT W. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="166"><![CDATA[GREGORIO J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="167"><![CDATA[JOSE O. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="168"><![CDATA[JASPER LARRY R ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="169"><![CDATA[JAMES E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="170"><![CDATA[DENNIS H. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="171"><![CDATA[CYRUS M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="172"><![CDATA[KIM R. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="173"><![CDATA[HELEN BRIAN G. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="174"><![CDATA[MATTHEW A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="175"><![CDATA[ERIC A. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="176"><![CDATA[JAMES E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="177"><![CDATA[JAVIER CONNIE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="178"><![CDATA[DANNY UGO L. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="179"><![CDATA[HOMER E ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="191"><![CDATA[FIRST NAME ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="192"><![CDATA[CHAPTER D-8469 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="193"><![CDATA[D-2627 M-13287 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="203"><![CDATA[D-8793 D-8794 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="204"><![CDATA[M-13619 WATSON III ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="205"><![CDATA[HICKERSON HELMSTETTER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="206"><![CDATA[McDANIEL CARLTON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="207"><![CDATA[McMANUS SCHMIDT ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="208"><![CDATA[WIMBISH SMITH JR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="209"><![CDATA[BREWER MARSH ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="210"><![CDATA[JUPIN GUSTINCIC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="211"><![CDATA[MITCHELL JOHNSON ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="212"><![CDATA[MIGONE SCACE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="213"><![CDATA[PUSAR CASILLAS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="214"><![CDATA[HENRY BERKEY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="215"><![CDATA[GARZA GREATA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="216"><![CDATA[KING HENRY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="217"><![CDATA[LAWRENCE E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="218"><![CDATA[JEROME B. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="219"><![CDATA[JOHN F. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="220"><![CDATA[DANIEL TIMOTHY C. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="221"><![CDATA[RICHARD C ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="222"><![CDATA[CALVIN B. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="223"><![CDATA[ROBERT G. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="224"><![CDATA[KENT D. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="225"><![CDATA[NED BEECHINOR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="226"><![CDATA[LARRY R ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="227"><![CDATA[DAVID J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="228"><![CDATA[JAMES E. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="229"><![CDATA[HAL M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="230"><![CDATA[JOHN JEFFERY M. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="231"><![CDATA[MARIUS V. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="232"><![CDATA[JOSE S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="233"><![CDATA[LAWRENCE W. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="234"><![CDATA[WILLIAM B. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="235"><![CDATA[ROLANDO C. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="236"><![CDATA[BRIAN R. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="237"><![CDATA[PAUL H. ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="111">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Woods Outfitting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[PO BOX 3037 • PALMER, ALASKA 99645 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[www.woods-outfitting.com Wayne Woods • Alaska Master Guide #108 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Chugach Mountain & Gulf Coast Hunts ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[PHONE 907-376-3892 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Shane Woods Memorial Purple Heart Hunts ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[The OASIS Group provides Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Veterans with a professional analysis of their claims ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[in pursuit of Veterans Administration benefits. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SERVICES WE PROVIDE: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[1. Advice and assistance to current and former SOF members, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[ex-POW’s and their dependents with VA claims. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[2. Assistance with appellate actions. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[3. Advice with claims for Combat Related Special Compensation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[4. Informational briefings for Active duty Special Operations and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Fraternal and Veterans Organizations. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[The Groundbreaking Science of ASEA It’s not a juice, not a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[vitamin, not an antioxidant. ASEA is Reactive Signaling molecules ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[in a bottle. What’s so special about that? Without Reactive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Signaling molecules, your body doesn’t function... AT ALL! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Age a Little Slower Wish you felt better, keep the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[wisdom, lose the aches and pains? Wish your body ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[could do what it used to? Want to reduce or eliminate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[the discomforts during “our golden years”? Reactive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Signaling molecules are the key, and ASEA is the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[answer. Go Further, Longer Want to push past your current ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[threshold? Athletes everywhere are doing it with a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[safe, native-to-the-body supplement that can help ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[improve athletic performance, endurance, and recovery ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[ASEA is the world’s first ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[and only Reactive Signaling ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Supplement, and it’s having ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[an astonishing impact on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[people’s health and athletic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[performance! to an astonishing degree. And it’s certified free of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[banned substances. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[COL Thomas Chalifoux, USA(R) Life Member, A-1868 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[407-846-0200 • Thomas@Chalifoux.biz ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[See web page: SpecialForces.3MinutePeek.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="112">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[THE RAID ON SON TAY ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[ARTICLE BY: LTC PAUL A . KULIK USAR ( RET ) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[By 1970 over 500 American ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Servicemen were known to be held ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[as POWs in North Vietnamese prison ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[camps. Rumors mounted of barbaric ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[torture and POW deaths at the hands of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[prison guards. Negotiations to secure ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[a prisoner exchange with the North ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Vietnamese had failed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Americans wanted action to secure their release. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[In response, President Nixon directed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[form a Joint Task Force for a military ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[option to rescue our POWs. To this task, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Air Force Brigadier General Leroy J. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Manor would be the overall commander ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[and Army Special Forces Colonel Arthur ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[“Bull” D. Simons his Deputy Commander. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[The Air Force air element and Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Special Forces ground element were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[selected and deployed to a training ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[facility at Duke Field in Eglin Air Force ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Base, Florida where they would undergo ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[extensive planning and rehearsals from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[August to November of 1970. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[On November 14th the ground element ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[forward deployed from Duke Field to a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[CIA compound in Thailand for mission ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[staging. On the night of 20/21 November, five ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Air Force HH-53 helos and one HH-3 with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[56 Special Forces “Raiders” aboard were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[guided by a Combat Talon (MC-130) to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[liberate the American POWs held at the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[NVA Son Tay Prison Camp, 21 miles from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Hanoi. U.S. Navy F-4s were in support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[providing MIG suppression, F-105s SAM ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[protection, Air Force HC-130s for in-air ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[helicopter refueling and A-1s with MC- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[130s for ground fire support. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[At 2:19 AM the first of six assault ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[SON TAY RAID REDUX ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[helicopters landed at the prison camp ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[and for the next 29 minutes the Raiders ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[fought their way to the POW cells, killing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[off an estimated 150+ NVA guards. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[To the Raider’s disappointment there ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[were no U.S. prisoners in the cells. Later ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[intelligence concluded the POWs had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[been relocate months before due to fear ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[of rising flood waters. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[Despite this failure to free the prisoners, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[the Son Tay Raid indirectly resulted in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[improved living conditions for the POWs. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[Prisoners where subsequently allowed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[more social contact among other POWs. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[Mail delivery and food rations improving ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[substantially. Most important of all was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[to the morale of the prisoners…knowing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[their fellow Americans cared enough to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[risk their lives to free them! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[ARTICLE BY: EDGAR C. BRITT, CSM USA ( RET ) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[FORTY THREE YEARS AGO ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[It all started for me in late summer of 1970. Rumor had it at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[Bragg that volunteers were needed for a big upcoming mission. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[At the time I was attending the Command Language School ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[studying, of all things, the Urdu language. The day soon came ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[that any volunteers for this mission would be briefed and inter- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[viewed at the JFK Hall. I arrived at the Hall with my 201 file in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[hand to find the place packed with about 500 attendees. After ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[the morning briefing Colonel “Bull” Simons stepped forward ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[and remarked: “I only want those people who desire to be part ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[of this mission should return after lunch.” and “No per-diem ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[would be paid.“ If his intention was to separate the not so sure, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[it worked since only half the morning attendees returned. As ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[fate would have it I was selected for this mission and assigned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[under the command of LTC Bill L. Robinson as part of his O&I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[team to be deployed for three months at a staging facility at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[Duke Field (AKA “Water Hole #3”) in Eglin AF Base, Florida. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[Later we would be forward deployed to Thailand, then on into ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[history, and forever to be known as the “Son Tay Raiders“. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[112 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[Master Sergeant Edgar C. Britt standing in front of the billeting 	quar ters used ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[to house the Son Tay Raiders at Duke field in Eglin A FB, Flordia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[(Sept to Nov 1970) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[...continued on nex t page ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[TODAY For the next forty two years my life and military career ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[kept me away from revisiting where it all began at Duke ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Field. A recent invite to visit the new 7th SFGA compound ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[at Eglin and address the Senior NCO Leadership Graduation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Class gave me the opportunity I needed to revisit the Son ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Tay Raider’s Training Site at Duke Field. Decades had brought ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[many changes to Duke Field, but still standing was one of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[original Raider barracks: building number 3013. On a return ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[visit to Eglin several months later I mentioned to COL Howe, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[the 7th Group DCO, that the last remaining Son Tay barracks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[was still standing. Within the day, COL Howe informed me the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[7th Group would take on the mission to preserve this building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[as a Special Forces “Heritage Site”. Quick action was needed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[since this building was soon to be demolished. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[As of now, the demolition crew is on hold, but much more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[is needed if we are to save this building and make it a place ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[where past and future Green Beret history can be preserved ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[for all generations. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Those same barracks steps to the billeting quar ters today. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[OPERATION HERITAGE CENTER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[With the threat of demolition to a Son ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Tay Raider barracks at Duke Field, quick ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[action was needed if this historic structure ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[was to be saved. Aware of this urgency ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[four former Raiders answered the call: LTG ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[(Ret) Leroy J. Manor (Son Tay Task Group ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Commander), Cpt (Ret) Dan Turner, SGM ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[(Ret) Herman Spencer and CSM (Ret) Edgar ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[C. Britt. A funding drive was begun to raise ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[the $120,000 needed to move the barracks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[to the 7th SFGA compound five miles away. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Also on board this preservation effort is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[the Air Force Special Operations Groups at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[nearby Hurlburt Field. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[LTC John Cathell, XO of 7th SFGA, said ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[preserving the barracks and establishing a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[museum could help troops feel connected ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[to those who came before them. “We will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[not let a piece of history be destroyed, even ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[if we have to go over there at 2 a.m. and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[take it apart piece by piece and bring it here ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[ourselves.” The action officer for this project is Major ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Nichole Vild, XO of 7th SFGA Support Bn. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[“We need donations. We have already ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[given it a name, it will be known as the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[‘Heritage Center‘. It will be used not just as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[a Son Tay Raid museum but for the history ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[of American Special Forces in general. 7th ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[SFGA wants to preserve this significant ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[piece of history and safeguard it for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[future.” The Task Group Commander of the Son ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[Tay Raid, retired Air Force LTG Manor, said: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[“I’m really proud to hear you are rescuing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[some of the history of how we go to where ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[we are today.” “That’s something that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[could have easily been forgotten.” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[ARTICLE BY: LTC PAUL A . KULIK USAR ( RET ) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[HOW YOU CAN HELP ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[Due to site planning at Duke Field this ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[building must be moved ASAP. Funds need ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[to be raised or this building will be demol- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[ished. We need everyone’s help as a team ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[effort to succeed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[We need SFA Chapter and SOA sup- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[port in raising these funds. As individuals ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[all Special Forces brethren can spread the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[word of this great cause. Encourage your ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[local newspaper to publish an article on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[this Special Forces Heritage Center. Your ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[individual donations, however small, will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[move us forward to rescuing this impor- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[tant structure as part of our Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[heritage. Raider’s Association: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[www.sontayraider.com Fund support: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[www.gofundme.com/sontayraid Project inquiries: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[sontayraiders@gmail.com To republish article: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[bpkulik@att.net De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[113 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Sequence of Events: SFA CHAPTER LXXV (75) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[S pecial Forces Memorial Project ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Brief History ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Early in 2008, the National Cemetery ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Administration authorized a new new ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[national cemetery to be built in San Diego, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[CA, due to the lack of available burial space ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Following a series of name changes the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[cemetery was designated the Miramar ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[National Cemetery. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[In March 2008, BG Robert Cardenas, a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[member of the Veteran Administration’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Memorials & Cemetery Committee, attended ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[a SFA Chapter LXXV general meeting and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[requested that the chapter sponsor a Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Forces Memorial at the new cemetery.  The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[chapter voted and approved the suggestion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[and eventually Chapter Secretary Charlie ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[114 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Inot, headed up the project with Adrian ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Silva as his assistant.  Charlie Inot took ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[on the task of designing the monument ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[and locating a local company to purchase ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[the granite stone and produce the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[memorial.  The chapter members wanted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[a simple memorial design using a granite ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[material without attached brass plaques.  ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[The memorial would honor the United ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[States Army Special Forces Regiment. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Beginning in 2009, a budget and fund ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[raising for the project was discussed.  The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[original cost was projected at $30,000. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[In May 2009, Charlie Inot, presented his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[conceptual design for a memorial with a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[cost estimate of $15,000.  Chapter members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[approved the design.  Subsequently two ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[monuments companies in San Diego were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[contacted and their bids submitted for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[review. In October 2009, the official letter of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[proposal to donate a memorial was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[submitted to the Department of Veterans ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Affairs.  In January 2010, Charlie Inot, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[was informed that the proposal had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[been forwarded up to a higher level for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[consideration and approval. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[In March 2010, Charlie Inot was informed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[that the original proposal was rejected ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[because the dimensions and cost exceeded ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[the requirements of a Standardized Memorial.  A ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[new proposal would have to be submitted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="115">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[using the guidelines for a Commemorative ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Monument. The new proposal packet was hand ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[delivered to the proper officials and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[the chapter received a letter from the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Department of the Veterans Affairs.  It ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[said that the proposal had once again ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[been forwarded to another level for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[review.  During these time frames, several ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[cemetery directors were involved and we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[were informed by one in May 2011, that a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[number of design elements would need to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[be changed including the overall physical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[dimensions of the monument, as well as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[reducing the total cost of the project. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[In September 2011, we were informed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[that our proposal did not qualify for a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Commemorative Memorial and we would ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[have to downsize the design to meet the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[requirements of a Standardized Memorial. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[In November 2011, the Seaman-Poe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Monument Company in SanDiego, CA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[submitted their bid of $3,759 and it ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[was subsequently present to the chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[members and accepted. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[In December 2011, our proposal letter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[for Standardized Memorial monument was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[resubmitted. In Mid-February 2012, our proposal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[letter was returned for a correction.  It ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[appeared that our monument design ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[was 3” too tall and the design had to be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[modified.  An amended letter of proposal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[was prepared and the new design drawings ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[were resubmitted once again. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Late in March 2012, we were informed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[that our project had been approved at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[the higher level but that one change, per ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[regulations, would have to be made.  The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[gold colored text in our design would have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[to be grey-scale litho chrome.  We also ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[asked for clarification on the other design ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[features which had color, i.e. Green beret, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[crossed arrows, and the unit crest.  After ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[receiving the clarification the amended ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[design changes are made. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[On June 2, 2012, we signed a contract ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[with Seaman-Poe Monument Company ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[and a down payment was made with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[balance to be paid before monument is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[actually manufactured.  We were told that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[the granite stone would take 60-90 days to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[arrive form the overseas supply source. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[From October to December 2012, the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[computer design renderings for the monument ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[were reviewed at Seaman-Poe and a few ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[minor changes were made. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[On December 19, Charlie Inot and Adrian ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[Silva inspected the granite stone and noted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[that the front of the monument base needed ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[to be cut and polished.  We reviewed the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[graphic artwork and decided to make ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[a change to the arrowheads in the SF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[crest.  A series of delays in manufacturing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[the memorial were experienced. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[On April 24, Charlie Inot and Adrian ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[Silva went to the Miramar National Cemetery ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[and viewed the newly completed Memorial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[Walkway site where all donated monuments ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[will be placed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[On April 26, Charlie Inot and Adrian Silva ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[went to the Miramar National Cemetery ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[office and spoke to the Administrative ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[Officer concerning the completion of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[Memorial Walk and the procedures for a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[dedication ceremony in the summer 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[In May 2013, the chapter received notice ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[from the Miramar Support Foundation that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[the dedication of the Memorial Walkway ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[would take place on August 3, 2013. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[On June 25, Charlie Inot and Adrian Silva, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[attended a Miramar Support Foundation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[planning meeting.  They desired to have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[4 memorials installed and unveiled at the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[dedication ceremony for the Memorial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[Walk.  The director requested that Col. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[Roger Donlon be the guest speaker and he ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[accepted the invitation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[On July 25, Toby Todd, Adrian Silva and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[Charlie Inot were present at the Memorial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[Walkway to witness the cement foundation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[being poured for our monument.  In a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[symbolic gesture, sand from Fort Bragg ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[and a Chapter LXXV Challenge Coin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[were added to the foundation mix.  Our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[monument was subsequently installed. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[On August 3, 40 Chapter LXXV members, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[family, and guests rallied for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[dedication of the Memorial Walkway at ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[the Miramar National Cemetery.   Col. Roger ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[Donlon, MoH, was the guest speaker for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[the dedication.  He then participated in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[the unveiling of the chapter’s memorial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[which honors the past, present, and future ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[soldiers of the United States Army Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[Forces Regiment.  The project mission is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[accomplished. De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[115 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="116">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[This year a friend inquired what I was going to do on Memorial Day. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[My response being “nothing”. I started to feel guilty. There must be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[something I could do on this day of Honor. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Recently I had started getting involved in restoring VN era Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Forces photos for friends. In this endeavor I encountered family members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[of SF KIA that knew little of their loved one’s experiences in SF. In ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[particular they wished for any photos I could provide them. To my ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[frustration I could not find any to send to them. Then it hit me...why ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[not set up a web site to collect and offer photos to these families and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[friends of fallen soldiers? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[On that Memorial Day my “nothing” went to a “Memorial Day Initiative”. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[I immediately contacted Jack Tobin (SFA President) and John Meyer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[(SOA President) who gave their whole hearted support. A photo web ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[site was established at www.pbase/greenberet and the “initiative” quickly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[became a reality. The web site is starting out with only a few photos but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[hopefully it will grow with advertising and word of mouth. Help us ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[honor our own with your personal support. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[- Paul A. Kulik, LTC USAR (Ret) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Register of Copyrights, USA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[SFA Military Magnets Available ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[SFA Chapter 51 Ladies Auxiliary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Phone: (702) 433-3663 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[E-mail: jumpjky@aol.com WANTED: Lost Photos ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Somewhere in a scrap album or your box of photos ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[there are pictures of our Special Forces brethren lost ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[in the battle. Please help us honor the memory of our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Green Beret KIA and MIA by letting us post your photos ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[on our website at www.pbase.com/greenberet. Any family ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[members request not to post these photos will be honored. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Your photo submissions can be made to bpkulik@att.net ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[46th Special Forces Company (Abn.) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Association. Thailand . ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[P/O Box 105, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150, Thailand. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[2838 Croix Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23451-1365. USA. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[WWW.46THSFCA.ORG 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF SF IN THAILAND ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[We are currently planning a trip to Thailand to celebrate The 60 TH Anniversary of SF in Thailand. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[It will be a two week trip from 24 th May until the 8 th June 2014. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[The planned schedule is;- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[25-28 May in Pattaya: Golf, Scuba Diving & Deep Sea Fishing, Shopping & Tours. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[28 May-1 June in Chiang Mai: Tours to Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Mekong River and Remote ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Schools. 1-5 June in Bangkok: Tours to Kanchanaburi, Palace, Gold Buddha, Floating Market. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[5-8 June in Lop Buri: Tours, Shopping, Visit Schools. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[8-June: Return to the Bangkok airport for return home or stay and visit more sights in Thailand. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[If you want to visit some old SF Camps let us know and we can plan for that. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Our travel agent, Lynn Dye, Tel: 1-800-568-7477 email; lynn@marysvilletravel.com will be handling ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[reservations with Eva Air. In the Kingdom we will be using air conditioned coaches and Internal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[Airlines. Please support our projects by joining the trip or making a tax deductable donation. Prices for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[the trip have yet to be determined. Portions of the trip are tax deductable. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[For further details visit our web site or E-mail sfca46thassoc@yahoo.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[The 46th SFCA Association is an IRS Certified 501 (C) (3) Corporation. Federal EIN 98-0440496. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="117">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="118">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[1st Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Regiment Distinctive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Unit Insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[BY: Geoff Barker ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[o DE OPPRESSO LIBER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[n 20 June 1952 the 10th Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Forces Group (Airborne) was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[activated under the command of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Colonel Aaron Bank as an element of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[the Psychological Warfare Center, Fort ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Bragg, North Carolina. This became ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[the first of 24 U.S. Army Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Groups assigned to the 1st Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Regiment. Eighteen Special Forces Groups ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[would eventually be activated, while the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[remaining six groups, although constituted, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[would never be activated. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[It would be eight years before the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[distinctive unit insignia (DUI) of the 1st ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Special Forces Regiment was approved and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[authorized for manufacture and wear. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[On 26 January 1960 Lieutenant Colonel ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[James S. Cook Jr. U.S. Army Quartermaster ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Corps, assigned as the Chief, Heraldic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Branch, R&E Division, Quartermaster ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Branch, noted that the Coat of Arms and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[DUI for the 1st Special Forces Regiment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[was under preparation. He advised that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[the 1st Special Forces Regiment was a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[reconstitution of the 1st Special Service ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Force of World War II consolidated with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[certain Ranger Infantry Battalions, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[redesignation and reorganization with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[the Special Services Groups (Airborne) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[118 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[to form the 1st Special Forces under the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[It was understood that when reorganized, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[the Special Forces Groups, 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Forces will be comparable to the Battle ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[Groups of Infantry Regiments. Further, a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[Coat of Arms and DUI will be required for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[the 1st Special Forces, and determination ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[of branch would be necessary for supply ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[of organizational colors to the component ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[units. NOTE: The formation of the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Forces Regiment under CARS finally ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[brought the 1st, 7th (formerly the 77th), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[and 10th Special Forces Groups (Airborne) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[under the same command; and officially ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[passed the heritage of the 1st SSF and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[the Ranger battalions of World War II (1st, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Ranger Battalions, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[and the 2nd Infantry Battalion - formerly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[the 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion) as they ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[were adopted into the 1st Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[Regiment lineage. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[The 1st SSF of World War II, (inactivated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[on 5 December 1945 in Menton, France), ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[had an approved insignia. that consisted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[of a shield only (Figure 1); the distinctive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[insignia approved on 26 January 1943 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[(and later rescinded on 8 September ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[1960) was never manufactured because ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[War Department Circular #6, Section ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[IV, paragraph 1, dated 2 January 1943 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[suspended the manufacture of distinctive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[(regimental) insignia. The organizational ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[flag of the 1st SSF was scarlet. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[The 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[was redesignated on 14 June 1955 as the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[2nd Infantry Battalion, with an approved ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[insignia (Figure 2). A Coat of Arms was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[approved for the unit on 6 April 1956, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[which consisted of a shield and motto. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[The 1st SSF and the 2nd Infantry Battalion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[were the only two units being consolidated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[into the 1st Special Forces Regiment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[under CARS for which coats of arms and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[distinctive insignia had been approved. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[The branch insignia of the 1st SSF were ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[the crossed arrows, first worn by the early ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[Indian Scouts. The U.S. Army Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Forces Branch was later formed effective ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[9 April 1987 by GO 35 dated 19 June 1987. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[It should be noted that the Office of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[Strategic Services (OSS) is never mentioned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[or included in the lineage of the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[Forces Regiment, despite the organizational ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[terminology and missions being adopted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[from the OSS. Colonel Bank had served ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[with the OSS during World War II in both ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="119">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Figure 4 • 1st Special Forces Coat of Arms ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Figure 1 • 1st Special Service Force insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[(never manufactured) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[U.S. Scouts Insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Figure 5 • Proposed DUI 9 March 1960 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[(with 2nd Infantry motto PRIMUS BELLO) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[1st Special Service Force Branch Insignia WW II ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[(approved 1942, abolished 1946) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[1st Special Forces Regt approved 9 June 1987 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Figure 2 • 2nd Infantry Battalion insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[the European and Pacific theaters. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[original instructors assigned to the Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Forces Department of the Psychological ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Warfare Center, and to the 10th Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[been assigned to the OSS in World War II. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Many early members of the 10th SFG(A) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[also came from the OSS under the Lodge- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Philbin Act of 30 June 1950. The reasons ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[the OSS is excluded from inclusion in any ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[U.S. Army lineage is because it was an ad- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[hoc, volunteer, joint-Service organization ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[that did not have an approved Table of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Organization and Equipment (TO&E). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Lieutenant Colonel Cook continued ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[by declaring that the coat of arms of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[the 1st SSF was considered appropriate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[for redesignation for the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Forces, however it needed completion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[by the addition of a crest and motto. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[insignia for the 2nd Infantry Battalion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[was not considered suitable because of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[the symbolism of the two knives for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[numerical designation ‘2’, and of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Viking ship for activation in Iceland. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[motto “PRIMUS BELLO” of the 2nd ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Infantry Battalion was, however, initially ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[considered suitable for the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Forces Regiment, but only if the coat of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Figure 3 • Crossed arrows branch insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[arms for the 2nd Infantry Regiment was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[cancelled because of the consolidation. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[Lieutenant Colonel Cook further noted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[that Department of the Army policy did not ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[allow branch insignia to be incorporated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[into the design of coats of arms or distinctive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[insignia. The few exceptions were for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Service Schools for the Finance, Engineer, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[Ordnance, and Quartermaster Schools. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[The branch insignia (crossed arrows) of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[1st SSF was considered appropriate for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[reorganized 1st Special Forces, however ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[it should be changed from gold to silver ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[to provide harmony with the silver shield, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[and as the crossed arrows were no longer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[authorized or worn as branch insignia. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[This was not interpreted as an exception to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[policy for unit insignia. (The Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[branch was not adopted until 1987). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[The scarlet organizational flag of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[the 1st SSF was disapproved for the 1st ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[Special Forces as the color had been ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[approved during World War II - prior to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[establishment of colors for each branch of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[the Army. As organizational elements of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[Special Forces had been furnished flags for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[Branch Unassigned, the color of teal blue ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[was suggested. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[The recommendations made by ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[Figure 6 • Proposed DUI 16 March 1960 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[(with 2nd Infantry motto PRIMUS BELLO) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[Lieutenant Colonel Cook on 26 January ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[1960 included: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[a. Approve redesignation of coat of arms ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[of the 1st Special Service Force to 1st ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[Special Forces with addition of crest and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[motto. b. Approve motto “PRIMUS BELLO” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[(First in Battle), used by the 2nd Infantry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[Battalion, for the 1st Special Forces. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[c. Approve former branch insignia with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[color changed from gold to silver as crest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[of coat of arms. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[d. Approve former branch insignia with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[color changed from gold to silver (same as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[recommended for crest) as distinctive unit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[insignia for 1st Special Forces. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[e. Approve exception of policy regarding ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[size of distinctive insignia to permit the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[insignia to be used in the original design. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[On 22 March 1960 Lieutenant Colonel ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[Cook provided the proposed coat of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[arms (Figure 4, prepared 9 March 1960 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[comprising the 1st Special Service Force ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[insignia surmounted with a crest of the 1st ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[SSF crossed arrows branch insignia) for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[1st Special Forces for coordination with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[1st, 7th, and 10th Special Forces Groups ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[(Airborne) that were active at that time. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[He also submitted two drawings to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[119 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="120">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Figure 8 • Transition of 1st Special Forces Regiment DUI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Figure 7 • Special Forces Regiment DUI - ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Approved 8 July 1960 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations to be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[considered for the DUI for the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Forces; the first prepared on 9 March 1960 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[(Figure 5), and the second prepared on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[16 March 1960 (Figure 6). Both bore the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[motto of the former 2nd Infantry Battalion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[(PRIMUS BELLO), however it was noted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[in a Memorandum for Record that as of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[10 March 1960 the 2nd Infantry Battalion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[had not been inactivated, and despite the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[Commander, First Army advising that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[the battalion would be inactivated by 25 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[March 1960, he stated that the wording of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[the motto will require changing if this does ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[not happen. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[It was added that a white enamel shield ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[(Fig 5) with gold color base metal was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[indicated rather that a silver color metal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[shield. White being the correct heraldic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[rendering of silver, and it was believed that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[the black knife on a silver shield would have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[a very dull appearance. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[The response by Major General J. K. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Woolnough, Director of Plans, Office of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Deputy Chief for Operations, dated 19 May ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[1960, provided a non-concurrence after ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[reviewing the input from the commanders ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[of the 1st, 7th, and 10th Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Groups, and submitted the following ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[recommendations: a. Color of Flag: Teal Blue. Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[groups are composed of personnel from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[several branches of the Service. These ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[individuals are authorized and assigned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[according to the new TOE 33-105D, dated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[120 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[16 March 1960 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Design Disapproved ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[21 March1960. It is on this basis that the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[teal blue color for branch is considered ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[appropriate. b. Motto: “DE OPPRESSO LIBER” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[(Liberate from Oppression). Translated more ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[fully means, “from oppression we will ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[liberate them.” This motto is symbolic of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[the mission of Special Forces units. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[c. Distinctive Insignia: Design ‘A’ which ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[is the crest and motto of the coat of arms ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[combined with the fighting knife on a badge. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[d. Coat of Arms: Fighting knife on a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[silver shield with a crest consisting of two ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[arrows on a wreath of colors (white and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[black). He urged priority for the Quartermaster ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[in Philadelphia to manufacture the flags ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[prior to a proposed 1 July 1960 ceremony ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[at Fort Bragg, to transfer the colors and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[honors from the 1st Special Service Force ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[to the 1st Special Forces. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[On 8 July 1960 the coat of arms and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[distinctive insignia for the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[Forces were approved and authorized. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[The coat of arms as earlier described ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[was retained. The distinctive insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[(Fig 7.) was approved on 8 July to consist ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[of the crest (crossed arrows) combined ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[with the fighting knife; and the motto: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[‘DE OPPRESSO LIBER” (Liberate from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[Oppression, or more fully translated, ‘from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[oppression we will liberate them’). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[This was in accordance with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[decision contained in Disposition Form OP ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[PLSP, Comment No. 4, Subject: Coat of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[Incorrectly manufactured DUI Variations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[(Two variations with holes) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[Arms and Distinctive Insignia, 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[Forces, CARS, from Office, Deputy Chief ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[of Staff for Operations to Office of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[Quartermaster General, dated 19 May ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[1960. The following day on 9 July 1960, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[the coat of arms and distinctive insignia ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[was confirmed by Major General C. G. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[Calloway, Director of Operations, U.S. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Army, effective 1 July 1960, with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[shield approved for the 1st SSF of World ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[War II, 26 February 1943; the knife is of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[a distinctive shape and pattern and was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[issued only to the 1st SSF. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[The crest is the crossed arrow collar ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[(branch) insignia of the 1st SSF, World War ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[II, changed from gold to silver for harmony ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[with the shield and to make a difference ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[from collar insignia, with the motto ‘DE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[OPPRESSO LIBER’. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[The distinctive insignia for the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[Forces was also approved, consisting of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[the crest and motto of the coat of arms ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[combined with the fighting knife from the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[shield in the form of a badge (Figure 7.). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[Unfortunately in the haste to produce ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[the Special Forces Regiment DUI, errors ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="104"><![CDATA[were made in the transition from the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="105"><![CDATA[drawings as shown in Figure 6. It was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="106"><![CDATA[noted that variations (with and without ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="107"><![CDATA[holes) of the original configuration at the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="108"><![CDATA[top of the shield were retained, however ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="109"><![CDATA[as the scroll was redesigned to become ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="110"><![CDATA[continuous at the base of the shield, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="111"><![CDATA[instead of redesigning the size of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="112"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="121">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Figure 8 • Transition of 1st Special Forces Regiment DUI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Incorrectly manufactured DUI Variation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[(Without Holes) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[1st SF Regt DUI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[(Originally approved ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[8 July 1960) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[V-42 knife, the handle was reconfigured ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[to adjust to the extended scroll. Various ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[versions of this incorrect DUI (Figure 8) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[were manufactured, accepted, and worn. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[In 1962 the discrepancies were noted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[and what was labeled a ‘new design’ was in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[reality a corrected version to comply with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[the original design (Figure 7) as approved ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[on 8 July 1960. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[(Then) Brigadier General William P. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Locally made ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Vietnam-era ‘Beer-can’ DUI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Figure 9 • (Then) Brigadier General William P. Yarborough examining ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[the correctly manufactured SF DUI ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Yarborough, Commanding General, U.S. Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Special Warfare Center, is shown on 17 July ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[1962 (Figure 9) with Captain McCulloch B. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Wilson, manager of the Special warfare ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Center Bookstore, reviewing the corrected ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[distinctive unit insignia for U.S. Army ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Special Forces. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[On 7 March 1991 the Institute of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[Heraldry Acting Director, Gerald T. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Luchino, authorized the distinctive unit ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[insignia, as approved for the 1st Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Forces Regiment on 6 July 1960, to be worn ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[by the U.S. Army Special Forces Command ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[(Airborne), and subordinate elements, as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[approved by letter QMGRE-H 424.4 & ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[421.4, 1st Special Forces Regiment, Office ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[of the Quartermaster General, 8 July ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[1950. 2014 SFA CALENDAR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Contact your chapter ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[to place your order! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[2014 SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[FUNDRAISER Help raise money for the SFA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[& your chapter by purchasing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[a 2014 SFA Calendar. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[2014 Calendars also make great gifts for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[birthdays, holidays, graduations Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[De and more! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[121 ]]></paragraph>
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	<page pageNumber="122">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[SPECIAL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[­The SOA appreciates this opportunity to contribute to the Drop on an ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[on-going basis and looks forward to the SFA’s continuing input into the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[PRP and AAR publications as a regular contributor. This is just one sign ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[of our improved cooperation and joint effort to better serve the Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Operations Community. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[SOAR XXXVII - Special Operations Association Reunion will be held ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[during the week of October 21 - 25 in Las Vegas at The Orleans Hotel and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Casino. We invite everyone who is a member and those who are qualified ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[for membership to join us. This SOAR will be uniquely different from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[those in the past. We are including an entertainment venue including a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[fully day outing on Tuesday October 22nd for wives or the entire family ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[and on Wednesday evening we will have the first SOA Texas Hold-em ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[Tournament conducted by the Casino for the SOA with all proceeds di- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[vided between the winner and SOA Charities. We will also be offering ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[other opportunities for our wives to meet each other and for entertain- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[ment and fun activates. We are expecting the largest turnout ever for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[this SOAR and the Board is determined to make this a fun, entertaining ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[and truly enjoyable experience. Even if you’re not a member and are only ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[considering joining; we encourage you to come to this SOAR, meet our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[members and find out more about the SOA and how you can play a part ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[in its future. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Register online at: http://www.specialoperations.org/ in the Members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Only Section This is a totally secure site fully compliant with all Financial ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Security Requirements ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[This year marks the first time all four Special Ops Association Presidents ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[will be attending the SOA SOAR. Invitations were extended along with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[full courtesy packages and the SOA received positive responses from the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Special Forces, UDT-SEAL, Air Commando and Force Recon Associa- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[tions. We are very much looking forward to this increased inter-associa- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[tion cooperation and improved communication as we believe it will help ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[the entire Spec Ops Community. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[We are encouraging SFA Members who are not members of the SOA but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[who are interested in attending this year’s SOAR to do so as a guest of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[any SOA Member. In the event you do not know a SOA Member and we ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[will be happy to host you this year. Full information is being provided to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Cliff Newman. Please contact Cliff for information on how to Register. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Are you Eligible for Membership in the SOA? You might be surprised. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Regardless if you’re an old time warrior or one of our younger, smarter, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[faster breed your experience may make you eligible for membership in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[122 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[the SOA. Full details and the membership application form are available ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[on-line at: http://www.specialoperations.org/ Check it out and join us. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[look forward to having you joining the brotherhood. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[JPAC Needs your help The SOA and SFA joined to provide our thanks ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[for their efforts and success in recovering are missing brothers and to provide ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[encouragement from our members to the men and women of JPAC asking ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[that they continue to give their highest priority to our brothers who continue ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[to be listed as MIA and still not recovered from the Vietnam War. Rick ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Estes, Vice President of the SOA, met with the JPAC Command in Hawaii ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[while Cliff Newman met with the DPMO Command in Washington ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[DC to reinforce our joint message and both Commands were presented ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[plaques of appreciation on behalf of our organizations. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[The Commander of JPAC, Air Force Major General McKeagu, told ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Rick Estes during their meeting the most difficult problem they have ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[in recovering those recognized as MIA is identifying where to look for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[them. Gen McKeagu stated JPAC needs the help of anyone with infor- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[mation on the last known sighting of any American Missing In Action ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[anywhere in South East Asia. Rick was told that in many instances JPAC ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[does not have accurate information, especially decent map coordinates ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[of where American MIAs were last seen. Anyone with accurate, or even ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[reasonably accurate, information on last sightings of American MIAs are ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[asked to contact JPAC As Soon As Possible. JPAC’s contact form can be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[a accessed by going to the JPAC web site: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[Planned Monthly Giving Program - The Board of Directors is proud to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[announce the SOA will be launching the Planned Monthly Giving Program in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[support of SOA Charities during the 2nd half of this year. This program ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[is designed to allow our members, their families and all who support SOA ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[Charities to provide monthly contributions each month on a reoccurring ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[basis without having to make the conscious decision to give every time. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[Signing up just one time allows members and others supporters to begin ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[providing support every month to the specific Charity(ies) of choice, for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[the specific amount, on the specific withdrawal dates by signing up just ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[one time. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[The Planned Monthly Giving Program will allow donors to select the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[amount they are most comfortable giving each month to the charity or ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[charities they choose to support and in whose name(s) you want the donation ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[identified. You do not have to be a member of the SOA to make an In ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[Memory Of donation. Remember, gifts can be of any amount in $5.00 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[increments: $10.00, $20.00, $50.00 a month or more. But remember, no ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[gift is too small as they all add up and every gift is important. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="123">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Regimental Flags ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[As many of you are aware Larry McMillin sells ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Regimental Flags, other Flags, and Flag related items. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[All of the proceeds from the sale are given to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[the following activities: Special Forces Association ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[Tribute Fund, Special Forces Association Scholarship ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[Fund, Special Operations Association Scholarship ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Fund, Save the Montagnard People (STMP) and the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[SF Museum on Ft Bragg. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[If you’re interested in purchasing a Regimental Flag, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[please contact: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Larry McMillin at: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[sforiginallarrym@suddenlink.net or (252) 522-3418 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Or visit his website at: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[http://www.regimental.org Or send a letter to: ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[2067 Dogwood Lane ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Kinston, NC 28504-8171 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[WANTED TO PURCHASE ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[SERIOUSLY SEEKING ORIGINAL SPECIAL FORCES / ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[SPECIAL OPERATIONS ARTIFACTS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[Uniforms, Insignias and Patches, Plaques, Knives, Headgear, etc... ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[I AM INTERESTED IN ANY AND ALL MILITARY ITEMS, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[EVEN NOT LISTED. PLEASE CONTACT FOR AN OFFER. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Jason M. Hardy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[PO Box 634, Spencer, NC. 28159 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[Home: (704) 645-8217 Cell: (978) 337-1982 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Email: Jason@specialforceshistory.com ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="124">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[Special Operations Imperatives Utility ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[in United Nations Security Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[Robert B. Adolph + Lieutenant Colonel, USA, Special Forces (retired) ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[+ Introduction ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[Two years after I retired from active ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[military service in 1997, the UN offered ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[me a post as Chief Security Officer for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[their fledgling peacekeeping mission in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[Sierra Leone, West Africa. I was at that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[time serving as Policy Advisor to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[Bosnian Ministry of Defense in Sarajevo. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[Africa sounded interesting. I was about ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[to embark on a multi-country and multi- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[continent roller-coaster ride that would ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[last over a dozen years, while stretching ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[me - personally and professionally - in ways ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[I never before imagined. As you will see, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[in the conduct of UN security operations, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[understanding the Special Operations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[Imperatives played a surprisingly significant ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[role in guiding my decisions and actions. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[+ Provide Sufficient Intelligence and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[Balance Security and Synchronization ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[It was not altogether a surprise to the UN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[security community in Sierra Leone that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[the drug-crazed and brutal Revolutionary ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[124 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[United Front (RUF) would likely invade ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[Freetown in 2000. I had spent weeks in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[the bush assessing the dangers and was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[therefore aware of their intentions. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[only matter in question was the timing. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[My office subsequently provided sufficient ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[intelligence. The problem in this case rested ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[with senior UN mission management that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[declined to believe that assessment. They ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[apparently preferred to believe that the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[RUF’s signature on a peace accord signed in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[Lome, Togo earlier was more credible. So, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[when the invasion occurred in the month ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[of May 2000, the Mission was not well ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[prepared. Fortunately, with the assistance ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[of an able Team of multi-national security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[officers - mostly former soldiers and police ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[officers – we conducted a messy but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[ultimately successful fixed and rotary-wing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[emergency evacuation of over 200 UN civil ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[staff from Freetown with no loss of life. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Thankfully, the British unexpectedly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[mounted a military intervention consisting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[of both Paras and SAS that stopped the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[RUF in-their-tracks before they could do ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[more damage. In building the air bridge ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[in support of the evacuation we had to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[balance security with synchronization. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[We had to move the civilian staff members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[of the peacekeeping mission from our HQ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[at the Mammy Yoko Hotel helipad to Lungi ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[International Airport on the opposite side ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[of the Freetown Bay and ahead of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[RUF’s advancing troops. We used UN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[M-26s to accomplish this feat. We then ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[cross-loaded those staff members into UN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[IL-76 cargo aircraft out of Brindisi, Italy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[for the next leg to Banjul, The Gambia, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[and safety. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[My Team subsequently ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[assisted in the recovery of over 500 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[Zambian prisoner-detainees of the RUF ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[via Monrovia, Liberia during the reign of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[the convicted war criminal Charles Taylor. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[+ Ensure Legitimacy and Credibility ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[I was later transferred to Yemen to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[serve as the UN Field Security Officer ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[in support of eight UN agencies, funds ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="125">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[and programs. Other than the Regional ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Security Officer (RSO) at the US Embassy, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[I was the only international professional ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[security officer serving in Yemen at that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[time. Not long after arriving in Sana’a, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[the USS Cole bombing in Aden tragically ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[took the lives of seventeen American ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[sailors, which was followed the next day ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[by another bombing at the UK Embassy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[in that nation’s capital city. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[Through having assisted Scotland Yard in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[the aftermath of their embassy’s bombing; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[consulted successfully on several tribal ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[kidnappings that had taken internationals ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[captive; and established for the first time a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[formal multi-national security coordinating ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[body in Sana’a, I attempted to ensure the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[legitimacy and credibility of my office. It ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[seems to have worked. The UN often ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[received requests for my Team’s services ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[from various embassies as well as UN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[agencies. I additionally conducted missions ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Oman, investigated ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[subsequent bombings and often worked in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[support of the UN High Commissioner for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Refugees (UNHCR) to mitigate violence in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[a Somali refugee camp in Yemen’s remote ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[and desolate southern desert region. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[York, hundreds of UN staff members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[subsequently entered Iraq with little ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[understanding of the possible dangers. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Physical security improvements at our HQ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[would take many months to implement. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[were extraordinarily vulnerable. I lost 20 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[pounds in my first two months in Baghdad ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[- some due to food poisoning - and was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[suffering from chronic fatigue due to lack ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[of sleep. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[Despite multiple warnings, the UN was ill ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[prepared for the Al Qaeda vehicular suicide ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[attack that resulted in the tragic deaths of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[22 with over 150 wounded on 19 August. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[FBI estimates suggested that the bombers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[used as much as 1,000 kilos of explosive ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[material. I was very fortunate to have been ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[in my office on the backside of the building ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[– away from the worst of it – at the time of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[the attack. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[I immediately went to work with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[Security Team – designating the triage ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[area, establishing search parties to look ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[for wounded, standing-up an Alternate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Operations Center and coordinating ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[with Coalition Forces for life-support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[assistance as well as engineer support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[to search through the tons of rubble for ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[possible survivors. The US Army medical ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[community saved many lives that day. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[There is of course a great deal more to the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[Iraq story, but this is not the place for it. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[+ Consider Long Term Effects and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[Anticipate and Control Psychological ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[Effects I was subsequently posted as UN Security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[Advisor in Egypt, where my office spent ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[4 years investigating suicide bombings ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[and advising heads of UN agencies on a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[broad array of security related matters ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[in the development and humanitarian ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[arenas. Egypt under Mubarak required ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[both discretion and significant diplomatic ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[skills. Nothing we did in the UN security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[community in Cairo went unnoticed. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[always had to consider long term effects. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[A negative governmental response to ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[our security initiatives could have had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[adverse impact on multiple UN agencies. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[In some ways, our attempts to anticipate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[and control psychological effects had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[+ Understand the Operational Environment ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[In April of 2003 I accepted the post of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[UN Chief of Security for Iraq. US forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[had successfully invaded that country in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[March. We conducted our re-entry into ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Iraq in early May via road movement across ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[the Iraqi desert from Amman, Jordan. Our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[Baghdad headquarters was located in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[the Canal Hotel. I and others had warned ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[senior UN management against returning ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[to Baghdad at that time. Many of us knew ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[that we might become a target. The UN- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[Iraq Security Team recognized the security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[implications because we understood the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[operational environment. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[I was promoted in July. There was no ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[time for celebration. The pace of work was ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[unrelenting and merciless for the under- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[manned and under-funded UN security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[shop. Based on decisions made in New ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="101"><![CDATA[UN HQ in Baghdad after the Vehicular Suicide Bombing - 19 August 2003 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="102"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="103"><![CDATA[125 ]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="126">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[much more in common with what most ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[practitioners might understand to be public ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[affairs concerns. The UN has a very public ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[face. In a sense, we needed to not only ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[protect the lives of those in our charge, but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[to protect the image of the UN as well. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[+ Develop Multiple Options ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[In 2008 I applied for and was hired-on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[as Head of Safety and Security for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[UN Relief and Works Agency in support ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[of Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). My ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[home base was located in Amman, Jordan, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[but I was responsible for advising on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[organizational security matters in the sub- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[region of Israel/Palestine, Gaza, West Bank, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Syria, Lebanon as well as Jordan. I travelled ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[extensively in my area of responsibility. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[In the wake of the Israeli attack on the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Gaza Strip called “Operation Cast Lead” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[I deployed to Gaza City via Jerusalem ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[and advised on operational security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[matters while writing the UN Post-conflict ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[Security and Operations Plans. There is no ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[need to belabour the political and military ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[complexity inherent in any discussion of this ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[region of the Middle East. In conversations ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[with the humanitarians supported by my ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[office, I often stressed the need to develop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[multiple options, in particular, those security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[protocols relating to internal re-location, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[external evacuation and static defense. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone - April 2000 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[126 De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[+ Recognize Political Implications and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Facilitate Interagency Activities ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[In 2010 I was much surprised and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[pleased to be promoted and selected from ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[a pool of over 1,000 applicants for the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[senior management post of Chief of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[Middle East and North Africa within the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[UN Department of Safety and Security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[at UNHQ-New York. The fact that I had ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[been trained as Middle East Foreign Area ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Specialist while on active duty, which ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[included a master’s degree in international ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[affairs, no doubt had much to do with the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[selection. My pleasure was short-lived after arriving ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[in Manhattan, though, with the advent of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[the “Arab Awakening”. We immediately ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[saw the danger. Unfolding political unrest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[in Tunisia would likely spark more of the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[same in the remainder of the Arab World. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[Subsequently, my absolutely superb Team of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[experienced multi-national security officers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[and support personnel conducted – 24/7 – ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[more successful emergency operations in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[a shorter duration than at any other time ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[in UN history. Since the UN Department ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[of Safety and Security at that time did not ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[have a true Crisis Coordination Center, my ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[staff and I maintained contact with our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[Field elements from our New York City ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[apartments in the late evening and early ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[morning hours due to the time difference ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[between the Middle East and Manhattan. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[At my wife’s not-so-gentle insistence, I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[eventually moved “operations” from our ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[bed to the couch in our living room, so she ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[at least could get a full night’s sleep away ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[from the often nagging cell phone on my ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[night stand. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[Essentially, we facilitated the UN ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[evacuations of Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[Syria, Yemen and more utilizing a mix of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[commercial, contract and UN aircraft. The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[departure of the UN from any country ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[where this organization has had a long ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[term presence has recognized political ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[implications. These political implications ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[made for some very tough decisions in New ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[York. We were subsequently challenged ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[in our attempts to anticipate and then ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[subsequently support the activities of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[Affairs’ (OCHA) Humanitarian Coordinator ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[as well as the UN Secretary General’s ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[Special Envoy on multiple high-risk air and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[road missions into Tripoli and elsewhere in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[Libya at the height of the NATO bombing ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[campaign. We also helped to facilitate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[multiple ship-borne evacuations of many ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[thousands of endangered foreign workers ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[out of the Libyan port city of Misrata through ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[our direct support to the International ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[Organization for Migration (IOM). ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="98"><![CDATA[At one point, and during the conflict, I ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="99"><![CDATA[The UN Helipad in Freetown just prior to evacuation - April 2000 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="100"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
	</page>
	<page pageNumber="127">
		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[FALL 2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[The Drop ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[The Author with UN Aircraft in Kuwait - March 2011 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[flew from HQ in New York to Cairo, Egypt; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[then from Cairo to Benghazi, Libya; and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[finally from Benghazi to Zarsis, Tunisia in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[order to meet with the senior representatives ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[of the many involved agencies, funds and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[programs in an attempt to better coordinate ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[and facilitate interagency activities of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[both the political and humanitarian sides ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[of the UN on the security front – no easy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[task. As the fighting ended in Libya, and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[of necessity, we accelerated operational ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[support to Syria. There was to be no rest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[for the weary. From the time of my arrival ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[at UNHQ, my other missions included Iraq, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[Yemen, Algeria, Turkey, Israel/Palestine, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait and more. Other ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[than the assignment in Baghdad, this post ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[was the most demanding and challenging of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[my UN career. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[+ Ensure Long Term Sustainment and Apply ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[Capabilities Indirectly ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[After 2 years in New York burning-the- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[candle-at-both-ends, I gratefully accepted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[the job that I currently occupy as UN Chief ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[Security Advisor (CSA) for the fascinating ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[country of Indonesia. The UN assigns ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[CSAs to the largest and most complex ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[security missions. There are only 26 such ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[positions in the world today. Since my ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[arrival in Jakarta, I conducted missions ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[to Jayapura, Manokwari, Yahukimo and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[Wamena in West Papua, where there is a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[fledgling native insurgency in development; ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[Samarang in Central Java; Banda Aceh and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[Medan on the Island of Sumatra, as well as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[the beautiful Island of Bali. More missions ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[are scheduled for Kupang, Makassar on ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[the Island of Sulawesi and Ambon in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[the near future. Indonesia is a large and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[complex country. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[To ensure long term sustainment, most ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[of my staff members are nationals. They ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[speak the language and know the people ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[far better than my international staff and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[they are here for the long-haul. Because of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[religious sensitivities in the world’s largest ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[Muslim nation, we have also found that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[security initiatives often worked best when ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[implemented by national staff members ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[that apply capabilities indirectly. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[This last was in fact an imperative that ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[was reinforced several times while serving ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[on UN duty overseas – maintaining a low ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[profile and light foot print, while attempting ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[to create local stake-holders was often ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[preferable to any other alternative. We ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[carry no stick in the UN and sometimes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[even carrots are in short supply. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[+ Conclusion ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[Not being a war fighting organization, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[and therefore with the singular exception of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[engage the threat discriminately, the Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[Operations Imperatives played a critically ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[important part in whatever success I might ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[have enjoyed in the conduct of UN security ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[operations in Africa, the Middle East and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[Asia for more than a decade. They guided ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[me through tough times - hard decisions - ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[and out of some pretty tight spots. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[+ Brief Biographic Sketch ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[Bob Adolph - a life member of ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[our association - is a former SF Staff ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="77"><![CDATA[Sergeant (Light Weapons) that retired as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="78"><![CDATA[a Lieutenant Colonel of Special Forces ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="79"><![CDATA[in 1997. He holds master’s degrees in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="80"><![CDATA[National Security Studies and Strategy and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="81"><![CDATA[International Affairs and has published ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="82"><![CDATA[over 100 magazine and journal articles, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="83"><![CDATA[commentaries and book reviews. While ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="84"><![CDATA[in uniform over a 25 year career, he served ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="85"><![CDATA[in Special Operations, Counterintelligence, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="86"><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism, Military Intelligence, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="87"><![CDATA[Psychological Operations, Civil Affairs as ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="88"><![CDATA[well as three volunteer UN peacekeeping ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="89"><![CDATA[assignments in Egypt and Israel, Iraq and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="90"><![CDATA[Kuwait and Cambodia. Bob attended UN- ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="91"><![CDATA[sponsored and UK Scotland Yard conducted ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="92"><![CDATA[Hostage Negotiation Training in 1999. He is ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="93"><![CDATA[scheduled to retire from active UN service ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="94"><![CDATA[at the end of March 2014. Bob can be ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="95"><![CDATA[reached at robert_adolph@yahoo.com. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="96"><![CDATA[De Oppresso Liber ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="97"><![CDATA[127 ]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="2"><![CDATA[Drop 10 POWER / What year was it and how old ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="3"><![CDATA[were you when you enlisted in the Special ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="4"><![CDATA[Forces? SGM Norlan ‘Jake’ Biller ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="5"><![CDATA[1991, I was 27. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="6"><![CDATA[Why did you enlist in the Armed Forces? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="7"><![CDATA[To kill communists, of course! All us ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="8"><![CDATA[boys did was play “War” and “Army” with ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="9"><![CDATA[toy guns on the farm as kids. We even ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="10"><![CDATA[wore steel pots. I got a scholarship ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="11"><![CDATA[to college, went almost two years, but ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="12"><![CDATA[decided it wasn’t for me. I dropped out ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="13"><![CDATA[and enlisted to just get away for awhile. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="14"><![CDATA[All it took was my first tour in B Co, 2/75 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="15"><![CDATA[Ranger Bn. I was a lifer! ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="16"><![CDATA[How many years did you serve in the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="17"><![CDATA[Special Forces? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="18"><![CDATA[22 years, 1991-2013 ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="19"><![CDATA[What’s one word you’d use to describe ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="20"><![CDATA[the SFA? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="21"><![CDATA[Brotherhood WHAT’S THE BEST ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE SOMEONE? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="22"><![CDATA[NEVER COMPROMISE YOURSELF - YOUR ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="23"><![CDATA[HERITAGE, YOUR MORALS, YOUR ETHICS ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="24"><![CDATA[- JUST TO GET SOMETHING, AND NEVER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="25"><![CDATA[FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="26"><![CDATA[Who was your childhood hero? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="27"><![CDATA[My Granddaddy, “Jake” Terry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="28"><![CDATA[What did you want to grow up to be as a ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="29"><![CDATA[child? Either SGT Rock or The ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="30"><![CDATA[Rawhide Kid from the DC Comics ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="31"><![CDATA[WITH SGM NORLAN ‘JAKE’ BILLER ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="32"><![CDATA[Who is your favorite band/artist of all time? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="33"><![CDATA[Jimmy Buffett ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="34"><![CDATA[Who is/was the most inspirational person in your life, and why? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="35"><![CDATA[My Granddaddy “Jake”. He stood 5’6”, 130lbs, but he was the “biggest” ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="36"><![CDATA[man I’ve ever known. A good Christian man, he was independent, ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="37"><![CDATA[hardworking, hard-headed, soft-spoken, friendly, and took care of his ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="38"><![CDATA[family. He never raised his voice or lifted his hand, but you always felt ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="39"><![CDATA[bad for doing something wrong. No one ever had anything bad to say ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="40"><![CDATA[about him. We should all be so lucky. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="41"><![CDATA[What’s the first thing you’d buy if you won the lottery? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="42"><![CDATA[beach house with a dock and a boat. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="43"><![CDATA[What would you consider to be your hobby? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="44"><![CDATA[while ridin’ my Harley through the country. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="45"><![CDATA[A very private ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="46"><![CDATA[Listening to good tunes ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="47"><![CDATA[What was the most memorable moment in your life? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="48"><![CDATA[birth of my daughter comes to mind. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="49"><![CDATA[Witnessing the ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="50"><![CDATA[What’s the one possession you cherish the most in your life? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="51"><![CDATA[Old Winchester Model 90 pump rifle, caliber .22 WRF. My Granddaddy ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="52"><![CDATA[“Jake” gave it to me when I was 12. It was his first gun. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="53"><![CDATA[Who do you admire the most and why? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="54"><![CDATA[My Granddaddy “Jake” and ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="55"><![CDATA[my wife, Julie. She’s gotta be the strongest/toughest person I know. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="56"><![CDATA[She raised the kids and held the house together for the last 24 years ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="57"><![CDATA[while I was out “soldiering” - all while constantly battlin’ cancer, workin’ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="58"><![CDATA[full time, losin’ most of her family too soon, and puttin’ up ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="59"><![CDATA[with all of my shenanigans. She’s really something. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="60"><![CDATA[If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="61"><![CDATA[Dead: Supper with my grandparents - “Jake” & Alta Terry ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="62"><![CDATA[Alive: Jimmy Buffett ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="63"><![CDATA[What is your biggest pet peeve? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="64"><![CDATA[When I have to do someone else’s job ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="65"><![CDATA[- especially if it’s to keep me or my team ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="66"><![CDATA[from looking bad. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="67"><![CDATA[What’s the oddest thing you have in your garage/ ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="68"><![CDATA[attic? A big yellow stuffed Tweety Bird doll in ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="69"><![CDATA[a hanging bird cage. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="70"><![CDATA[Who is your favorite sports team, college ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="71"><![CDATA[or pro? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="72"><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="73"><![CDATA[What’s your biggest fear? ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="74"><![CDATA[Losing my family too ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="75"><![CDATA[soon, especially my wife - then dying old and alone. ]]></paragraph>
		<paragraph number="76"><![CDATA[]]></paragraph>
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		<paragraph number="1"><![CDATA[SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION ]]></paragraph>
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