Tentative date for RCPT Parachute Accuracy Competition. More info here: Round Canopy Parachute Events
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Tentative date for the D-Day Reenactment parachute jump sponsored by W&R Vets. There may be a C47 dropping paratroopers at the Northeast Regional Airport by Ashtabula..
More info here: D-Day Conneaut (ddayohio.us)
Chapter 45's Annual 3Gun competition. More info at www.sfa45.org. There is also need for help setting up as well as experienced 3Gun shooters to mentor guests who are trying their hand at 3Gun for the first time. Contact Ch 45 at the SFA45 link above.
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Classy Green Beret Uniform: Green Blazer, Beret, Jump Boots.
Placeholder to Celebrate the Birthday of the US Army as well as Flag Day.
Joint Veterans’ Council of Cuyahoga County has moved the event date to Friday the 13th, 2025.
CSM (Ret) Gary Wiley passed away 13 May at the age of 83. He served in both 19th SFG(A) OHARNG and 11st SFG(A) USAR.
Gary is survived by his wife Grace, daughter Janine, and son Victor.
Arrangements:
Friday 6 June, Snyder Funeral Home, Devore Chapel, 637 OH-61, Sunbury, OH
1300 - 1400 Gathering and all are welcome
1400 Memorial Service
A military honor guard has already been coordinated.
It will be great to see as many SF guys as possible attend the gathering and memorial service. There is no dress code, but berets are always welcome by the family of a long-serving SF soldier.
Please reference the link below to CSM Wiley's obituary:
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
• Ohio Military Hall of Fame Ceremony 2025
• Capt. Rees will be inducted
• Location: Statehouse Atrium, Capitol Square, Columbus, OH 43215
Date/Time: Friday, May 2, 2025 Ceremony begins at 11:30. Please arrive no later than 10:45 if possible. There will be a parking place for all honorees on the green level of the parking garage below the Statehouse. There is no specific dress code. Most will wear uniforms or business attire. Following the ceremony, we have an informal reception with food and beverages planned at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, from about 1:00 to 3:00.
The Joint Veterans’ Council of Cuyahoga County (JVCOCC) will hold its annual luncheon. For details, please see the JVCOCC Web site. Or register here.
The Chapter has a table, but more people are welcome! As of 3/18, here is who is planning to be there:
JP, Leone, Howard, Carl C, Schwak, Paul C, John B, Dave P +1.
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Classy Green Beret Uniform: Green Blazer, Beret, Jump Boots.
Project DREW partners a veteran with a songwriter to capture and memorialize the veterans’ service. It is a two-day event. Saturday’s session is the veteran and the songwriter. Sunday the veteran returns with family and friends to hear the song performed.
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Chapter 45's Annual 3Gun competition. More info at www.sfa45.org. There is also need for help setting up as well as experienced 3Gun shooters to mentor guests who are trying their hand at 3Gun for the first time. Contact Ch 45 at the SFA45 link above.
C47 “Placid Lassie” will be dropping paratroopers in a DZ South of Conneaut Saturday August 17th. Morning jump is TOT 08:00, the afternoon jump is TOT 17:00.
Roadside Parking by the DZ is here. The DZ is due South from Conneaut on Center Rd (Rt 7). Roadside parking is on Hatches Corner Road.
More info here: D-Day Conneaut (ddayohio.us)
C47 “Placid Lassie” will be dropping paratroopers on the airfield Friday August 16th. Morning jump is TOT 08:00, the afternoon jump is TOT 16:00.
More info here: D-Day Conneaut (ddayohio.us)
Our brother, Pat Strange, made final manifest call earlier this year. There will be a Celebration of Life for our friend the evening of Thursday August 15th beginning about 5pm.
Please bring your beret for photos.
SFA35 is planning to host our fourth Tactical Shooting Event! This one-day event allows you to train like a Green Beret. We have divisions for novice competitors all the way to experienced competitors.
If you would like to compete, please sign-up here. Volunteer to Help or Sponsor the event, please contact the Match Director.
Celebrate the Birthday of the US Army as well as Flag Day.
Captain Richard M Rees, SF - Memorial - KIA RVN December 1973
Memorial Day 27 May 1200 hours
Warren Amphitheater public event
All Chapter XXXV Members are encouraged to attend in Berets & Blazers
Private Ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery
Dedication of Grave Marker (new)
Sole surviving sibling, Mary Fraser, to attend
On 15 DEC 1973, in South Vietnam, during a pause in hostilities between American and communist forces, Captain Rees was killed by gunfire. The captain and two Special Forces sergeants came under intense fire while conducting an unarmed Joint Casualty Resolution Center (JCRC) mission near Saigon. According to the sergeants, who were rescued, Captain Rees ordered them stay down while he himself stood up and went forward to meet the hostile commander. The captain's body was recovered later that day by the JCRC force to which he was attached.
His combat decorations included the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars and the Bronze Star. We are working with the Trumbull County Veterans Service Commission to add the DSC, the second SS and the BS to a new grave marker which will reflect his valor and sacrifice.
Captain Rees was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, Class of 1959.
RSVP here.
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Please join us to Welcome Home our own Vietnam Veterans.
The Joint Veterans’ Council of Cuyahoga County (JVCOCC) will hold its annual luncheon. For details, please see the JVCOCC Web site.
Make sure you RSVP by March 27th. Call Carol Ann at 440-219-6971 or Sharon at 216-225-4082.
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Standard Uniform: UDTs and a light coat of oil
Keith R, a friend to Chapter 35, is putting together this unique Tactical Competition. Check it out…
A couple of folks have asked how the Sawmill FTX is different from other tactical competitions. The differences are mission orientation, fitness component, fieldcraft, shooting skills, and decision making while stressed. The Sawmill FTX is built around a rescue mission scenario. Every activity in the FTX is in support of successful execution of the mission. Tactical shooting competitions mostly don’t have a mission scenario. Tactical shooting competitions add fitness components with the goal of stressing the shooter. The fitness/work component is inherent in the tasks of the Sawmill FTX. You’ll understand when you live with your rucksack for the entire competition. Fieldcraft is an integral part of the Sawmill FTX. Tactical shooting competitions mostly don’t include fieldcraft at all. Rifle and pistol skills are comprehensively tested in the Sawmill FTX, both in a “range” environment and in an environment that mimics real life as closely as practical. Decision making is a significant requirement in the Sawmill FTX. Practicing decision making while stressed leads to better decisions. Finally, the Sawmill FTX has both a training division and an OG division. I am not aware of any other competition with both those divisions.
Register for the Sawmill FTX at https://practiscore.com/sawmill-ftx-january-7-2024/register
