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In this issue: Book Review for New Release: Hot Mics and TV Lights Killing the Pacifist Myth of Father James Francis Carney From SOG Chronicles: Volume I Operation Tailwind (Pt. 4): As NVA Hordes Close In SOG Pulls and Intel Coup Army Special Operations Forces Timeline   From the Archive: "OPERATION POWER PACK"— A Young Lieutenant's Experiences in the Dominican Republic. The January 2016 Sentinel included this informative article from long-time SFA Chapter 78 Secretary Gary Macnamara about his first combat tour — in the Dominican Republic in 1966, serving as a ‘new’ second lieutenant with the 82nd Airborne Division. SFA Members: Happy Holidays from Chapter 78! Here's an overview of what you'll find in this month's issue of the Sentinel: Book Review—Hot Mics and TV Lights Marc Yablonka and Rick Frederickson have teamed up to write a book that tells the story of the AFVN radio network, from its early days to its present day. Father James Carney: Christian Marxist Greg Walker brings clarity to the complexities of the fight to defeat the communist attempt to take over Central America in the 1980s. He profiles Father James Carney, a Jesuit priest who took up arms in Nicaragua and Honduras. Operation Tailwind—A Chapter from SOG Chronicles: Volume 1 John Stryker Meyer shares a chapter from his book about Operation Tailwind, a highly successful raid deep into Laos. The chapter highlights an important intelligence coup during the difficult operation. ARSOF Timeline of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces ARSOF has put together a succinct and authoritative history of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces. The timeline covers from psyops to the 160th SOAR, SF, Rangers, and more. We hope you enjoy this issue. Please let us know if you have any interesting SF stories to share.     Honor U.S. MACV-SOG with the Congressional Gold Medal — Sign the Petition! A little over 2000 have signed but we will need more to convince Congress there is strong public support. We need your help! If you've already signed, please share this petition on social media, email, or even by word of mouth! Any American citizen is qualified to sign. Click here to sign. Read the December Sentinel   HELP DESIGN HISTORY Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation Join @GWOTMF's first-of-its-kind public input campaign, #HelpDesignHistory. They invite YOU to share design input for the Global War on Terrorism Memorial, honoring all uniformed & non-uniformed people who have served in the GWOT.   Give input at gwotmf.org/helpdesignhistory     NOTE: It is not necessary to subscribe to the Sentinel on our website if you are a SFA member.   Follow us on Twitter @SFA_ch78 Follow us on YouTube @sfachapter78 The Chapter 78 Sentinel is emailed by Chapter 78 monthly to the SFA national database. Your chapter affiliation has not changed.   If you have a story that you'd like to share in the Sentinel, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact the Sentinel Editor How Miller at howmiller78@outlook.com.   If you'd rather not receive this email, please click here to email Chapter 78. Please provide your first and last name in the subject line so that we can locate and remove your name from our distribution list. Using the opt-out at the bottom of the email may prevent you from receiving important messages from SFA National. Read past issues of the Sentinel or learn more about Chapter 78 and its members at www.specialforces78.com.

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