November Newsletter

  This September 4th marks the 30th Anniversary of the re‐activation of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Ft. Lewis, WA. I had reported to the 1st Group six months earlier at Ft. Bragg, NC where the 1st Bn...

I have several agenda items I would like to bring to your attention in this, the July newsletter. The first is to announce the results of the Chapter XVI bi‐annual election of Chapter Officers. Though all the officers ran...

Why is it that so many journalists sensationalize reports at the expense of their professional integrity and whoever might collaterally get in their way? I, like many others in the nation, was grief-stricken when the news broke about the...

Lately, more than a few Chapter members have expressed great concern over statistics and reports claiming that the current Rules of Engagement (ROE) for Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (OEF‐A) have put US forces at greater risk of injury...

Many of us are justifiably upset over the passing of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 this past December 18th. I have heard several opinions from friends and associates on what this will mean for the military retiree community...