IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!
Special Forces Reunion NEW REUNION ANNOUNCEMENT
Brothers: I hope that all of you will stay safe & dry this weekend from the storm that is projected to sweep through Florida on Saturday. While we truly regretted having to make
the decision to postpone the Reunion, we believe it was the right call.
I want to express my appreciation to so many of you that responded to the request for an alternative date, & we are pleased to announce that we have a new date.
WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 2023 – beginning at 1200 hours
WHERE: Smokin’ Aces in Plant City
FYI - We had nearly 100 people signed up for this Saturday’s event & we are hoping that everyone will be able to make the new date hope & that it will be just as large if not larger
on Saturday, April 22nd.
Amid all that has transpired over the past (48) hours, I would be remiss if I failed to acknowledge the dedication & hard work put forth by Darryl Schumacher for his tireless efforts to make contact with everyone, without any doubt, the success of our Reunions is
due in a LARGE part to all his hard work!!!
My good friend and long-time fellow Brother, Rusty Gaeta shared the following with me, and I wanted to draw you back to those days when we were willing to go “anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice” and never look back:
"Men, Special Forces is a mistress. Your wives will envy her because she will have your hearts. Your wives will be jealous of her because of the power to pull you away. This mistress will show you things never before seen and experience things never before felt. She will love you, but only a little, seducing you to want more, give more, die for her. She will take you away from the ones you love, and you will hate her for it, but leave her you never will, but if you must, you will miss her, for she has a part of you that will never be returned intact. And in the end, she will leave you for a younger man."
James R. Ward, OSS
Alright, if you have any ideas, or suggestions, or want to vent, you know how to reach me…
De Oppresso Liber
MSG (R) Chris R. Bell, Special Projects Officer
1111 Jungle Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710-4327
Cell: 727.244.1016
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any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival
and success of liberty." -
John F. Kennedy