Tentative date for RCPT Parachute Accuracy Competition. More info here: Round Canopy Parachute Events
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.
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:
• 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.
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.
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.
Celebrate the Birthday of the US Army as well as Flag Day.
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.
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
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.
The Joint Veterans’ Council of Cuyahoga County (JVCOCC) will hold its annual luncheon at The Holiday Inn, Independence, Ohio. For details, please see the JVCOCC Web site.
Come celebrate the induction of Ohio’s Valor Award recipients.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Aviator Event Center and Pub will hold a tasting of Horse Soldier Bourbon on Tuesday, May 2.
The tasting - 6 to 8 p.m. – is themed “whiskey and war stories.” It will feature Bob Pennington, an Army veteran and Green Beret who was part of a special operations unit nicknamed the “Horse Soldiers” that went into Afghanistan soon after the terrorism attack that struck on Sept. 11, 2001. Pennington is a principal in the company that produces the Bourbon.
Menu
• Mixed greens with Granny Smith apple, toasted almonds, crispy pork belly, shaved parmesan, crispy Brussels sprouts, apple-cider vinaigrette.
• Braised beef short rib with Peruvian mashers and roasted asparagus.
• Ohio Buckeye cannoli with chocolate drizzle.
Dinner only is $60. Dinner with the Bourbon from Florida-based American Freedom Distillery is $90. Go online to reserve a spot.
North Royalton, Ohio – “The official dates for the Vietnam War are Nov. 1, 1955, to April 30, 1975.” It totaled almost 20 years and was the longest war in the history of the United States.
Every year for the past 34 years, the Vietnam Veterans of America Greater Cleveland Chapter #15, the Vietnam Veterans of America West Shore Chapter # 249, South Vietnam Veterans, and the Vietnamese Community have recognized April 30 TH with a memorial ceremony marking the end of the war and to honor those who didn’t come home.
The names of the 424 veterans from Cuyahoga County who gave their lives in Vietnam will be read and roses will be placed in their memory, including one North Royalton veteran who gave the ultimate sacrifice. To insure no one is forgotten a rose will also be placed at each individual memorial placard to recognize the sacrifice made by all the era veterans who are listed on the Marshall Fredricks memorial fountain located on Mall -A in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
The keynote speaker will be Laddie Hula of North Royalton, Ohio a distinguished Vietnam Veteran who served with the U.S. 1 ST Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 am on Sunday, April 30 TH at the Memorial Park Lions Pavilion #2 at 14600 State Rd., North Royalton, Ohio. (At the new City Hall Building just south of Route 82.
For more information, please contact:
Laddie Hula, Vietnam Veterans of America, Greater Cleveland Chapter # 15, E-mail: hulaladdie@sbcglobal.net
Sean Ennis, Vietnam Veterans of America Greater Cleveland Chapter # 15, E-mail: sennis@sbcglobal.net
SFA Chapter 100 is planning to hold their shooting competition at Oak Groves Training near Mackall.
17-21 Oct, 2022
Special Operations Association Reunion (SOAR), Las Vegas, NV
https://www.specialoperations.org/soa
The Special Forces building at Rickenbacker National Guard Base in Columbus was named for SFC Dan B Crabtree. SFA Chapter 45 did an outstanding job fundraising and had a memorial placed outside the building to honor Dan. His daughter, Mallory who was only a few months old when Dan was killed, delivered a powerful speech. She’s on her way to college next year in hopes of becoming a nurse.
NOTE: this now conflicts with SFA35 Chapter Meeting
Chapter 45's 5th 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.
For those who are interested in attending the event. There was basic info posted on the 11th Gp Facebook page. As more information is provided, we will add that here. Please RSVP here.
The B-2 11th SFG(A) luncheon Saturday August 20th, 2022 was a HUGE success. Great job David N.
Please bring your beret for photos.
Joseph A. Ruland, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away July 2nd, 2022 at Parma Medical Center at the age of 71. Following graduation, Joe enlisted in the Army and was a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant in the 5th Special Forces Group. Joe was an active members and leader of many veterans’ organizations, including Chapter35 of the SFA.
Memorial Service will be held Saturday July 16. 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET) at Jardine Funeral Home, 15822 Pearl Road Strongsville, OH 44136
Uniform: Blazers, Berets, and Jump Boots.
The Tactical Games will hold their first full event in Ohio at the Southington Hunt Club, Garrettsville, Ohio.
Set-Up and Rehearsal Friday June 24th, 2022
Competition Saturday and Sunday June 25th and 26th, 2022
Location: Southington Hunt Club, Garrettsville, Ohio
If you want to see more info on the event, or to volunteer, click here.
