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                                             March 2025 Issue 

Troopers, 

I am forwarding the Canopy newsletter I received from editor/publisher Ron Dahlgren he is a member of the North 

Central Florida All Airborn Chapter, forward & news letter everyone on your airborne list to read & subscribe

The Canopy publication is for Airborn Troopers (https://www.the-canopy.org) for information or to subscribe, please

contact Ron at < ronald.dahlgren@gmail.com > or (407) 577-1746. 

Ron has included the March issue newsletter for you to enjoy & forward to everyone on your airborne list, a one

year subscription to the Canopy newsletter would be a perfect Birthday or Christmas present.

Thanks,

Bill Eades

(786) 426-1174                                

Note from the publisher: 

Good evening Bill,

I finally put out an issue of The Canopy worth sharing with your group. This issue includes an interview with Andrew Bragg. Andrew was an E-5 team leader with 2nd. Platoon, Charlie Company 2-508th during their 2009-2010 deployment to the Arghandab River Valley in Afghanistan. His platoon took several KIA and even more wounded. He wrote a book about the experience titled The Devil's Playground. Please pass this along to the larger group.

Airborne!

Ron Dahlgren

--

Daniel J. Poirier, MSgt, USAFR (Ret.)

A veteran – whether Active Duty, Retired, National Guard, or Reserve… is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount of “up to and including my life”.

 

That is an Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it. !! 

       

One attachment

  2025-03-NCFAAC.pdf

2025-03-NCFAAC.pdf

 

Monthly Meeting SFA Ch76 March 2025

 

Company B reunion 2025

      

  SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION

      Chapter 76 - South Florida 

          “The Green Berets”

 

March 23, 2025

Hello Members and Friends of the Association,

We are forwarding this on behalf of MSG (R) Chris Bell of B Company:   

 

Brothers: PLEASE let me know if you’re planning on coming so we can plan accurately for the food.

 

FYI – we already have (94) confirmed attendees.  This promises to be one of best ever attended Reunions.  Quick NOTE:  SGM(R) Bill Whaley has said he is coming, Lt Ken Gingras is coming from Massachusetts and we will have (2) of very own Generals – Fred Raymond and Ralph Groover - there.  QUESTION: “BG(R) Steve Solomon, where are you and why haven’t you sent in your check????”

 

REMINDER: Here’s the information you need:

 

 

WHEN:  Saturday, March 29^th, 2025 – 1200 -1700 hours

 

WHERE:  American Legion Post 26 (Plant City) 

    2207 W. Baker Street, Plant City, FL 33563.  NOTE: It’s just a little south of I-4 off the Thonotosassa Exit

 

PRICE:   $25 per person. Please make checks out to Chris Bell – for B/3/20 Reunion and mail to address shown below.

 

We are looking forward to seeing each of you and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or ideas…

 

De Oppresso Liber

 

MSG(R) Chris R. Bell, Special Projects Officer

1111 Jungle Avenue North

St. Petersburg, FL 33710-4327

727.244.1016

 

 

"It is easy and most common to run from our fears.  To turn and face the fear is rare, but to step towards it, is truly a measure of courage. The Green Berets" – LTC Kevin Holbrook, 1^st SFGA

 

 

Joe Pruett on behalf of

Ed Pijuan

President

 

Drop Zone

Soldiers conduct an airborne operation with an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, March 19, 2025.

Please join us Saturday March 22nd at 1130 for our chapter meeting at Bass Pro Shops, 200 Gulfstream Way, Dania Beach, FL.

      

  SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION

      Chapter 76 - South Florida 

          “The Green Berets”

 

February 24, 2025

Hello Members and Friends of the Association,

Please join us Saturday March 22nd at 1130 for our chapter meeting at Bass Pro Shops, 200 Gulfstream Way, Dania Beach, FL.

 

 

 

Joe Pruett on behalf of

Ed Pijuan

President

 

Chapter 76 Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/SFA-South-Florida-Chapter-76-111343950710574/

 

Chapter Blog is located at http://SFACH76.Blogspot.com/

 

Special Forces Association Online Teamhouse https://teamhousespecialforcesassociation.org

 

Please update your email address to prevent interruptions

 

ED PIJUAN

PRESIDENT

 

ROGER KIDDER

VICE PRESIDENT

 

AL HERNANDEZ

SECRETARY

 

JASON PSALTIDES

SECRETARY

 

JIM TRICE

TREASURER

 

TOM HOUSE

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

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DAN POIRIER

CHAPTER 76 BLOGGER

 

ED BELLO

CHAPTER 76 WEBMASTER

 

JOE PRUETT

COMMUNICATIONS

 

 

 

 

Passing of Bill Davis, February 2025

Open the below attachment with the latest updates including William S. "Bill" Davis

Thanks,

Bill Eades

"We Have Lost One Of Our Own"                   

        Special Forces Trooper William "Bill" Davis 79

                                    

Hello All,

Memorial Listings

Help Finding & Verifying Information 

Hello Brothers,

Our brother, Lloyd "Big John" Harris has been compiling an honor list of deceased 3/20 SF Troopers 

(see the attached) and needs our help completing the task!

Lloyd needs additional information on the Troopers listed below; please feel free to add any names that 

might have been missed.

Contact: Lloyd / William "Big John" Harris at: < montymoe@aol.com > or call him at

(H) (863) 533-3896 (C) (863) 944-5554

Regards

William H."Bill" Eades Jr.

                                                 Need Information

Company	Rank	First Name	Middle or Nick Name	Last	DOB	DOD
Co C	SGT	Aaron		Brock
Co C	SGT	Kenneth		Devine
Co C	SFC	Robert	"Bobby"	Givens
Co B	CPT	Kenneth		Hall
Co C	SGT	Ronald	"Ron"	Hoffman
Co C	SSG	Michael		Hoover
Co C	SP 4	James	"Jim"	Hunter
Co C	SGT	Carl		Lampkins
Co B		Steve		Lang
Co C	SFC	Lou I.		Lebatard
Co C	MSG	Robert	"Bob"	Moore
Co C	SFC	George		Shipley
Co C	SGT	Richard	"Rick"	Smith
Co C		Robert		Spencer

From: montymoe@aol.com <montymoe@aol.com>

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