Friday, March 29, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Possible Free Lunch Here......
March 26, 2024
Hello Members and Friends of the Association,
A few of us will meet for lunch this Thursday at Lil Red’s at 1130AM if you would like to join.
1705 W SR 84, Ft. Lauderdale 33315.
Joe Pruett on behalf of
Ed Pijuan
President
Chapter 76 Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/SFA-
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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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CHAPTER 76 BLOGGER
ED BELLO
CHAPTER 76 WEBMASTER
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COMMUNICATIONS
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Looking for Sponsors/Donors for SF Cruise
LOOKING FOR SPONSORS / DONORS
As you well know we are planning an epic 2024 Global Gathering of Green Berets SF Chartered Cruise. We currently have 823 Cabins (over 1650 passengers) of the available 1,055 cabins registered so we still have a few hundred cabins left. Please continue to encourage former Teammates, Family members, and your Friends to register. Reminder, this cruise is NOT just for Green Berets, it is open to anyone in the Special Forces Association (Associate and Honorary members) and those supporting teammates that directly support SF.
We are tying to make this event as cost effective as possible and are looking to have amazing raffles, auctions, and swag for all the travelers.
Each of you have different relationships from your service or in your community that you can send the below sponsorship letter to. We hope you will consider sending the letter to as many potential sponsors/donors as possible, even if you are not attending the cruise.Here is the link to the: Donation Letter
For more information about the cruise, continue to follow us at:
https://www.specialforcesassociation.org/ sfacon-2024/or
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sfacon
Thanks again for all your support. Look forward to a great cruise and convention! De Oppresso Liber
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Respectfully,
Pete TingstromPresident SFA Chapter VIII (8) HawaiiSpecial Forces 2024 Cruise Lead Planner / SFACON 2024 Chairspecialforces2024cruise@gmail.com
CONTACT PETE TINGSTROM De Oppresso Liber,
PresidentSFA Chapter VIII (8) Hawaii
Special Forces 2024 Cruise Lead Planner / SFACON 2024 Chair
DON’T MISS THE BOAT!
Thursday, March 14, 2024
SF Brothers Bob Buffington's wife Helga passed away
Passing Of Airborne Brother's Wife
Helga Buffington, wife of SFAAC Treasurer, Robert (Bob) Buffington,
I received notice from the South Florida Airborne Chapter, that our former SF Brothers Bob Buffington's wife Helga passed
away, she will be missed by everyone whose life she touched, please forward this information to your Airborne list.
RIP Helga
Bill Eades
To All Members:It is with great sadness we have been informed that Helga Buffington, wife of SFAAC Treasurer, Robert (Bob) Buffington, passed on March 7, 2024. Helga worked closely and tirelessly with Bob to make every event sponsored by the South Florida All Airborne Chapter a success. She assisted in events such as, but not limited to, South Florida All Airborne Days, SFAAC Annual Banquet, annual picnics, and our monthly in-person meetings. She attended most of our meetings. She will be missed dearly.SFAAC extends its condolences to Bob and the Buffington family. The following is an in-person Memorial Service arrangement that will be held on March 16, 2024, to honor the life of Helga Buffington:Date of Memorial Service - March 16, 2024Time of Service - 2:00 p.m.Place of Service - Forest Lawn Funeral and Memorial Service - Forest Lawn SouthAddress - 2401 S.W. 64th Avenue, Davie, Florida 33317 (off I-595, can see a Pyramid monument)A Wreath is being sent on behalf of the SFAAC. Kindly make every effort to attend and show support for Bob. He has always been an unselfish supporter of SFAAC for years. Also, be sure to wear your Berets.As a result of above event, we shall not have our normally scheduled virtual monthly meeting on March 16, 2024.Respectfully Submitted,Peter J. Kendrick, SFAAC Secretary
Monday, March 4, 2024
Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial of Florida
From: Bonnie cooper <coop553@bellsouth.net>
Date: February 27, 2024 at 09:22:26 EST
To: Bonnie Cooper <bonnie@specialoperations.org>
Subject: Fw: Request that you forward attached documents to your members Monument Dedication, 20 April 2024
Reply-To: Bonnie cooper <coop553@bellsouth.net>The Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial of Florida will be dedicated at noon, on Saturday, 20 April 2024. The dedication will take place at the Veterans Memorial Park of the City of Port Saint Lucie. This large and impressive black granite monument will honor Floridians who served in our nation's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The monument will include the names of 349 Service Members who had Florida as their home of record at time of their death, 32 of which were members of Special Operations. We request units listed below have members of their command present at the dedication ceremony so as to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Retired and former unit members are also asked to attend.
Names were provided by the Defense Casualty Analysis System, (DCAS), and include service members that had Florida listed as their home of record at time of death. Names and units follow:
Name
Branch Unit Operation
Mardis, P.C. Army
3rd BN, 5th SFG OIF
Walden, B.E. Army
1st BN, 5th SFG OIF
Miller, M.L. Army
3rd BN, 20th SFG OIF
Davis, A.D. Army
1st BN, 75th RGT OIF
Souffront, L.A. Navy
NSW, DEVGRU OIF
Crose, B.S. Army
1st BN, 75th RGT OEF
Anderson, M.A. Army
1st BN, 75th RGT OEF
Wood, R.A. Army
3rd BN, 20th SFG OEF
Eggers, D.W. Army
1st BN, 3rd SFG OEF
Scherkenbach, C.J. Army
3rd BN, 160th SOAR OEF
Jacoby, K.A. Army
3rd BN, 160th SOAR OEF
Dyer, S.W. Army
3rd BN, 3rd SFG OEF
Gordon, B.D. Army
2nd BN, 160th SOAR OEF
Thomas, M.D. Army
1st BN, 7th SFG OEF
Page 2,
Special Operations Service Members to be listed on the Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial of Florida:
Name
Branch Unit Operation
Padgett, T.P. Army
1st BN, 7th SFG OEF
Miller, R.J. Army
3rd BN, 3rd SFG (Medal of Honor) OEF
Tinsley, J. Army
2nd BN, 7th SFG OEF
Dahlke, J.S. Army
1st BN, 75th RGT OEF
Sanchez, R.D. Army
1st BN, 75th RGT OEF
Schiro, J.L. Army
1st BN, 3rd SFG OEF
Duskin, M.S. Army
1st BN, 3rd SFG OEF
Pedersen-Keel, A.M. Army
1st BN, 3rd SFG OEF
Skelt, R.C. Army
2nd BN, 3rd SFG OEF
Ruiz, P.A. Army
2nd BN, 3rd SFG OEF
Bourgeois, M.J. Navy
NSW, DEVGRU OEF
Suh, J.E. Navy
NSW, SVDT One OEF
Vaughn, A.C. Navy
NSW, DEVGRU OEF
Hayes, J.E. USMC
2nd RECON BN OEF
Maltz, M.H. USAF
38th Rescue Squadron OEF
Lackey, J.B. USAF
8th Special Operations Squadron OEF
Brown, J.W. USAF
24th Special Tactics Squadron OEF
Sibley, F.B. USAF
21st Special Tactics Squadron OEF
Army: 23 Navy: 4 USAF: 4 USMC: 1 Total: 32
Bonnie L Cooper(561) 543-9562Honorary Life Member, SOA & SFACare for the wounded, honor the fallen, continue the mission----- Forwarded Message -----From: Stephen T Udovich <beachmanok2002@gmail.com>Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 at 09:57:26 AM ESTSubject: Request that you forward attached documents to your members Monument Dedication, 20 April 2024Request that you forward the attached documents to your members in Florida.Please find attached invitation and list of special forces service members that will be listed on the monument.Our website for more info on our team and mission: WWW.IAWMF.ORGPlease contact me if you have questions.Thanks,Steve UdovichFounderThe Iraq and AfghanistanWar Memorial Foundation<IAWMF Dedication Ceremony Flyer and Invitation.pdf>
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