"We Have Lost One Of Our Own"
Special Forces Col(R) John Robert Calpini 81
DOB October 28, 1943 ~ DOD July 30, 2025
Hello All,
Sadly I am writing to you about the passing of Col (R) John Robert Calpini, of Lake Placid FL & Sylva N.C. John was commissioned an Infantry Officer
upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 5-64, 14 May 1964. His first duty assignment was as Executive Officer, Company A, 6th Battalion,
2nd Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Training Officer, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 2nd Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Unit Commander, U.S. Army Reserve Control Group, IV Corps, Birmingham, Alabama; Detachment Commander, Company C, 20th Special Forces Group, Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida; Executive Officer, Company C, 20th Special Forces Group, Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida; Detachment Commander, Company C, 20th Special Forces Group, Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida; Assistant Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 164th Field Artillery Group (AD), Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida; Assistant Intelligence Officer, Motor Officer, Assistant Intelligence Officer, Battery Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 227th Field Artillery Group, Florida Army National Guard, Miami Florida; Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Operations Officer, Logistics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 227th Field Artillery Brigade, Miami, Florida; Human Resources/Equal Opportunity Officer, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard (-), Saint Augustine, Florida; Budget Analyst, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard (-), Saint Augustine, Florida; Commander, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Miami, Florida; Director, Personnel and Administration, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (-), 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida. | Colonel Calpini was working as Deputy Bureau Chief for the Department of Insurance Division of State Fire Marshall, Tallahassee, Florida, at the time of his induction.
RIP John,
William H. "Bill Eades