We lost them in a moment - Help them be remembered forever

The SOA is raising funds in support of the 5th SFG(A) Vietnam Veterans Memorial building fund.  

Reminder: Our Annual Raffle Tickets are only available for purchase here on the website.  You’ll no longer receive them in the mail.

Looking Back at 47 years of reunions

This year we held the 47th SOAR. In an effort to capture that history, a collection of photos from SOAR’s past is available. If you have ANY photos to share, please contact Bonnie Cooper. If the photos are not already scanned/digital, she will digitize them for you. That offer also applies to any photos from your time in Vietnam.  Email Bonnie at bonnie@specialoperations.org

2024 Special Operations calendar of events

APRIL:

  • 5 April: Gold Star Wives Day
  • 9 April: National Former POW Recognition Day
  • 10 April, Fort Leavenworth, KS: Roger Donlon Celebration of Life will be held on April 10, 2024, beginning at 1300 hours at the Frontier Conference Center, 350 Biddle Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS. Burial service to follow at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.
  • 12-14 Apr: Best Ranger Competition. Learn More.
  • 11-14 April: Air Commando Association Reunion Banquet  Fort Walton Beach, FL. Learn More
  • 15 April: Deadline for submission to the SOA Scholarship program 
  • 20 April: B/3/20th SFG(A) Annual Reunion
  • 22-26 April: USAJFKSWCS Heritage Week, Fort Liberty, NC
  • 26 April: 10:00 AM, DMOR inductee ceremony, JFK Auditorium, Fort Liberty, NC.

MAY:

  • 3 May: USASOC Red, Black Ball (Singlaub award presented), will be held Friday, 3 May 2024 at the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens, 536 N Eastern Blvd, Fayetteville, NC
  • 3 May : Special Forces Regimental Anniversary Ball, Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA $150.00 -per plate
  • TBA: SFUWO-I Reunion, Key West, FL.
  • 6-10 May: SOF Week, Tampa, FL. Register Here
  • 8 May: Combat Divers SOF Week Reception and Fundraiser. Harpoon Harry’s Crab House – Tampa.  Join us for our first evening event on the wings of SOF Week! Details TBD but count on some drinks and hors d’oeuvres on us and some AMAZING prizes up for auction. Learn More
  • 14-17 May 2024, Reno NV. The VHPA
    (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Assn) 41st Annual Reunion Learn more
  • 18 May: 5th Group Gold Star Day
  • 18 May: Armed Forces Day
  • 27 May: Memorial Day
  • 27-31 May: Nightstalker (160th SOAR) WONSA week, Fort Campbell, KY

JUNE:

  • 5-8 June: SOA Riders annual trip hosted by Tom Cunningham in Concord, NH.
  • 10-13 June: 7th SFG(A) Red Empire Week
  • TBA: Annual Ranger Muster (ARM). https://ranger.org/
  • 21 June: 5th Group Annual Formal/Ball
  • 21-23 June: East Coast UDT/SEAL Reunion 2024, Virginia Beach, VA

August: 

  • 15-17 August: West Coast UDT/SEALReunion 2024, San Diego, CA
  • 14-17 Aug 2024: 20th Pony Express Reunion (20th SOS, Green Hornets invited). POC Arthur “Marty” Martinelli martinelli.arthur@yahoo.com. You can now book your room. Please call Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn (937-426-7800), booking code HOU, 2800 Presidential Blvd, Fairborn, OH.  Do not call an offsite location.  Let me know once you’ve made your reservation.  Our rate is $159/night with a free breakfast buffet.  I realize it’s early, but you can easily cancel.    We already have reservations for our AF museum/Black Mariah walkthrough, our motor coach transportation, and Wednesday & Thursday’s dinner (all with an estimated count). 

SEPTEMBER:

  • 14-21 Sep: 5th Group Legion Week & Reunion, Fort Campbell, KY
  • 12-15 Sep: Det “A” Berlin Get Together. Learn More.

OCTOBER:

  • 14-17 Oct: SOAR XLVIII, Las Vegas, NV .
  • 16-20 Oct: Return to Devens, Fort Devens, MA.  10th Group Reunion. Learn More
  • 18 October:  Deep Dive 2024-Combat Diver Reunion, Tampa, FL https://combatdiver.org/events
  • 19-24 OCT: Global Green Beret Cruise. SFACON & 1st SFG(A) Reunion will be held on the cruise. Learn More

NOVEMBER:

28 Nov: Thanksgiving Day

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