The Special Forces Association and the SF4 Life committee, is happy to host our third virtual webinar onTuesday, August 15that 8:00 pm Eastern. This webinar will focus onService-Connected Disability, a topic important to many of our current and future members that is sure to attract a lot of attention. We are very fortunate to have two incredible speakers for this event: Cory Ahonen, a VA-accredited claims agent and certifying official who also serves as the Deputy Director of Health and Community Service for the town of Easton MA. Cory is an Air Force veteran who holds a Master's in Public Administration from Bridgewater State University. Francis Jackson, a founding partner in Jackson & MacNichol law firm which specializes in VA claims and benefits. Francis holds a Juris Doctorate from the Maine School of Law and has accumulated over 40 years of experience in the field. This event is open to all SFA members. The presentation will last approximately 60-90 minutes, with time available for discussion and questions. Date: Tuesday, August 15that 8:00 pm Eastern Zoom link:https://uky.zoom.us/j/87528105041 In case you missed it, be sure to check our two previous webinars: Financial Literacy, or what guest speaker and SOF veteran Phillip Hulme called “Financial TTPs” can be accessed through the SFA Teamhouse website or at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dssn8fzuoSg Second stageVeteran Transitionwith guest speaker and SFA member Blake Miles, can also be accessed through the SFA Teamhouse website or at: https://youtu.be/XdbLZCKixeg Voice your opinion Over the past three years, the SF4 Life committee has worked to address specific areas within the SFA. The committee has succeeded in capitalizing on the “SFA Teamhouse” website to empower individual members beyond the limits of their chapters as well as members at large in a network of SF soldiers and veterans across the nation and world. The committee worked to identify and clarify SFA recruitment goals, transition support, and this webinar series was designed to address broad areas of interest to our members. As we invite you to our third webinar we want to solicit your opinion and feedback on future webinar topics you'd be interested in attending. Please take a moment to share your thoughts through this survey link: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a2I4Ub4C0h1t5lk Lastly, we wanted to make sure you know about the very unique gathering of 2,100+ Green Berets, Gold Star Families, Medal of Honor recipients, Family and friends (we are calling it the Global Gathering of Green Berets). SFA Legacy Initiatives (SFALI) signed a contract to charter the Carnival Paradise cruise ship for Special Forces Alumni, Family, and friends. We are departing on a 5-day cruise out of the Port of Tampa19-24 October 2024. You can Register at:https://sfali.org/cruise-pre-registration-page/ SFA Legacy Initiatives, Dream Vacations, and SFACON 2024 will be hosting several Q&A Zoom calls. The first one is scheduled for Monday July 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern. The link for thismeeting ishttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85013052241?pwd=clVIMCtsSnVxRy9mWE8wWC9IV00xUT09 Meeting ID: 850 1305 2241 Passcode: 692565 The Cruise/SFACON 2024 updates will be made available at: www.SFALI.org https://www.specialforcesassociation.org/sfacon-2024/ www.facebook.com/groups/sfacon or emailLegacy4SFA@gmail.com/specialforces2024cruise@gmail.com Respectfully, Kevin L. Harry President 423-895-3769 president@specialforcesassociation.org | 