Special Forces Related Links
Two Armies
"I'd like to have two armies: one for display with lovely guns, tanks, little soldiers, staffs, distinguished and doddering Generals, and dear little Regimental Officers, who would be deeply concerned over the General's bowel movements, or their Colonel's piles: An army that would be shown for a modest fee on every fairground in the country.
The other would be the real one, composed entirely of young enthusiasts in camouflage uniforms, who would not be put on display, but from whom, impossible efforts would be demanded, and to whom, all sorts of tricks would be taught. That's the army in which I should fight.
Jean Larteguy
The other would be the real one, composed entirely of young enthusiasts in camouflage uniforms, who would not be put on display, but from whom, impossible efforts would be demanded, and to whom, all sorts of tricks would be taught. That's the army in which I should fight.
Jean Larteguy
Vietnam War; Special Operations
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MACV-SOG RT Dakota 1965-66
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SF ODA-131 at Khe Sanh, 1962-63
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The Drop Archive
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1st Special Forces Regiment: An Evolving Tapestry
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Government Bureaucrats Insult SOG Aviators
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SPECIAL FORCES UNIT CREST PATCH
Ken Kilmer, Chapter 21, has designed a Patch specifically to be worn on the back of a Bikers leather vest, or jacket.
It is 9, 7/8 X 7, 1/4 inches. It’s professionally embroidered of the highest quality thread and dye.
The cost is, $30.00 plus a $5.00 S&H.
All proceeds will go to Chapter XXI's Educational Scholarship Fund.
The Patch is available now, on our website, https://specialforceschapter21florida.weebly.com/links.html. For further information, you may contact Ken by E-mail at; [email protected]
Ken Kilmer, Chapter 21, has designed a Patch specifically to be worn on the back of a Bikers leather vest, or jacket.
It is 9, 7/8 X 7, 1/4 inches. It’s professionally embroidered of the highest quality thread and dye.
The cost is, $30.00 plus a $5.00 S&H.
All proceeds will go to Chapter XXI's Educational Scholarship Fund.
The Patch is available now, on our website, https://specialforceschapter21florida.weebly.com/links.html. For further information, you may contact Ken by E-mail at; [email protected]
Airborne Related Links
The Fallschirmjager Ten Commandments
Written by Maj. Gen. Kurt Student, (Father of the German Airborne)
"1. You are the chosen ones of the German Army. You will seek combat and train yourselves to endure any manner of test. To you, the battle shall be fulfillment.
2. Cultivate true comradeship, for by the aid of your comrades you will conquer or die.
3. Beware of talking. Be not corruptible. Men act while women chatter. Chatter may bring you to the grave.
4. Be calm and prudent, strong and resolute. Valour and enthusiasm of an offensive spirit will cause you to prevail in the attack.
5. The most precious thing in the presence of the foe is ammunition. He who shoots uselessly, merely to comfort himself, is a man of straw who merits not the title of Parachutist.
6. Never surrender; to you death or victory must be a point of honour.
7. You can triumph only if your weapons are good. See to it that you submit yourself to this law - first my weapon and then myself.
8. You must grasp the full purpose of every enterprise, so that if your leader is killed you can fulfill it.
9. Against an open foe, fight with chivalry, but to a guerilla, extend no quarter.
10. Keep your eyes wide open. Tune yourself to the top most pitch. Be nimble as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel and so you shall be the German warrior incarnate."
"1. You are the chosen ones of the German Army. You will seek combat and train yourselves to endure any manner of test. To you, the battle shall be fulfillment.
2. Cultivate true comradeship, for by the aid of your comrades you will conquer or die.
3. Beware of talking. Be not corruptible. Men act while women chatter. Chatter may bring you to the grave.
4. Be calm and prudent, strong and resolute. Valour and enthusiasm of an offensive spirit will cause you to prevail in the attack.
5. The most precious thing in the presence of the foe is ammunition. He who shoots uselessly, merely to comfort himself, is a man of straw who merits not the title of Parachutist.
6. Never surrender; to you death or victory must be a point of honour.
7. You can triumph only if your weapons are good. See to it that you submit yourself to this law - first my weapon and then myself.
8. You must grasp the full purpose of every enterprise, so that if your leader is killed you can fulfill it.
9. Against an open foe, fight with chivalry, but to a guerilla, extend no quarter.
10. Keep your eyes wide open. Tune yourself to the top most pitch. Be nimble as a greyhound, as tough as leather, as hard as Krupp steel and so you shall be the German warrior incarnate."
Paratroopers of the 50's
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A WWII Airborne Beer Story
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Paratroopers of Today
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Other Links of Interest
'Till Called Again
I’ve left my glass, and drank my share
Of the wine that's known as pride,
And walked among some gallant men
And matched them stride for stride.
I've crammed my mind with devious maps
To defeat the enemy's goal,
And kept inside for loyalty's sake,
The tales that can't be told.
The need is gone for my service now
I'll hang up my "Green Beret",
And sip no more, the wine of pride
'Till called again someday.
Of the wine that's known as pride,
And walked among some gallant men
And matched them stride for stride.
I've crammed my mind with devious maps
To defeat the enemy's goal,
And kept inside for loyalty's sake,
The tales that can't be told.
The need is gone for my service now
I'll hang up my "Green Beret",
And sip no more, the wine of pride
'Till called again someday.
Just A Common Soldier
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National League of Families of American Prisoners And Missing in Southeast Asia
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The Unkown Soldier
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Mansions Of The Lord
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V A Benefits
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The Path Of The Warior
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All About Leather
Additional Links The Chapter Members May Find Useful
Info from Sky Gods (Airborne)
USA Paratroopers http://www.usaparatroopers.com/home.html
Military Freefall Association: https://www.usmffa.org/
Info from Mother Earth (The Land)
JSOA - Joint Special Operations Association: https://www.thejsoa.org/
United States Army Ranger Association: https://ranger.org/
LTG(R) David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition https://www.bestrangercompetition.com/
Info from the Sea
Combat Divers Foundation https://combatdiver.org/
Historical Calendar for this month
Army Special Operations History
https://arsof-history.org/
Monthly Periodicals from Our Guide-Ons
Special Forces Association http://www.specialforcesassociation.org/
https://www.facebook.com/SpecialForcesAssociation
Special Operations Association https://www.specialoperations.org/soa/
The flagpoles
United States Special Operations Command
Magazine: https://www.socom.mil/tipofthespear
United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
Magazine: https://www.soc.mil/SWCS/SWmag/swmag.htm
https://www.soc.mil/SWCS/SWmag/archive.html
Scholarships and Charities
Chapter XXI Education scholarship
Send donations to our treasurer Tom Tomlin or Phil Devon
Green Beret Troop Support (GBTS) Grills Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar Cape Canaveral
https://www.grillsseafood.com/
Next Meeting: *Last Tuesday of each month POC Jim Summerhill
[email protected]
Service Organizations
U.S. Special Operations Command Warrior Care Program (Care Coalition)
https://www.socom.mil/care-coalition
My Army Benefits
https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/Federal-Benefits?type=category
Veterans Benefits Administration
www.vba.va.gov
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/
Florida Department of Veteran Affairs
https://www.floridavets.org/
Florida Veterans Foundation
https://helpflvets.org/
Florida Veterans Foundation
https://www.facebook.com/TheFloridaVeteransFoundation
USA Paratroopers http://www.usaparatroopers.com/home.html
Military Freefall Association: https://www.usmffa.org/
Info from Mother Earth (The Land)
JSOA - Joint Special Operations Association: https://www.thejsoa.org/
United States Army Ranger Association: https://ranger.org/
LTG(R) David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition https://www.bestrangercompetition.com/
Info from the Sea
Combat Divers Foundation https://combatdiver.org/
Historical Calendar for this month
Army Special Operations History
https://arsof-history.org/
Monthly Periodicals from Our Guide-Ons
Special Forces Association http://www.specialforcesassociation.org/
https://www.facebook.com/SpecialForcesAssociation
Special Operations Association https://www.specialoperations.org/soa/
The flagpoles
United States Special Operations Command
Magazine: https://www.socom.mil/tipofthespear
United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
Magazine: https://www.soc.mil/SWCS/SWmag/swmag.htm
https://www.soc.mil/SWCS/SWmag/archive.html
Scholarships and Charities
Chapter XXI Education scholarship
Send donations to our treasurer Tom Tomlin or Phil Devon
Green Beret Troop Support (GBTS) Grills Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar Cape Canaveral
https://www.grillsseafood.com/
Next Meeting: *Last Tuesday of each month POC Jim Summerhill
[email protected]
Service Organizations
U.S. Special Operations Command Warrior Care Program (Care Coalition)
https://www.socom.mil/care-coalition
My Army Benefits
https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/Federal-Benefits?type=category
Veterans Benefits Administration
www.vba.va.gov
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/
Florida Department of Veteran Affairs
https://www.floridavets.org/
Florida Veterans Foundation
https://helpflvets.org/
Florida Veterans Foundation
https://www.facebook.com/TheFloridaVeteransFoundation