Chaplains Corner - April 2011

On the recent Christian Holy Day of Easter, Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus from the Dead and then appeared to his disciples. Christians understand that with the resurrection of Jesus, God accepted the Christ's sacrificial death as a substitute payment to enable God to forgive our sins that separated us from God.. .Now God can forgive our confessed sins, restore us to a right relationship with Him, and give us the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide and protect us until God calls us home or Christ returns. God's plan for our salvation is given and received solely by faith alone and is clearly revealed in the inspired Word of God in the Bible.

Sadly, many have pushed God to the side as irrelevant and are relying on their own strengths to cope with an evil people and world with a grade school understanding of God. Sadly, many have never come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Many have rejected their former faith in Jesus Christ and are living a miserable life without God to help them defeat the forces of evil that manifest themselves in many disguise.. Who can you trust to tell you the truth about God and life? My answer is that I trust my God to guide me with His absolute truths and the promise of eternal life with God in heaven.. God has proven to me that He is trustworthy and faithful by helping me in times of despair and danger. I joyfully proclaim that I trust God's revelation of Himself in the Bible. The God who was revealed by Jesus Christ in the Bible is worthy of your trust.

I urge you to renew your dormant Christian faith or come to faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. Then with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and the Church, you will be living a purposeful life that is guided by trusting God and accepting the promise of an eternal life in a perfect heaven. Try it and you won't be disappointed.

Chaplain (LTC) John Szilvasy

Chapter Meeting Notes - 16 April 2011

New Chapter Coin design was considered:



6th Annual John McLaughlin Memorial Golf Tournament: Al and Ike Chair/Co-chair. Deposit has been made for Butterfield Golf Course. Tournament will be Friday, 16 September. Flier and sponsor/team sign-up will be out soon. Golf Committee meetings begin in May at noon, just before the SFA 9 general meeting.

Segura-McDonald VFW Building is still up for sale and we had more discussion about making that our Team House. Committee: Pete, Jerry Campos, Tony, Gus, Dr. Alarcon, Tom, Rod, Kirk and Sam. Al will talk with Security Federal.

22nd Annual Bataan Death was conducted 27 March. Several members of SFA Chapter IX and SFA 80 assisted with support. Tony Beltran, Steve & Monica Franzoni marched in the event. Working the water point with SFA 80 included Rod Raulston, Burch Moore, Louie Lopez and 1SG Chris Lewis.

Monica and Steve Frazoni below:


Tony Beltran below:


Jerry Rainey Memorial Scholarship: As usual, presentations will be in August at our normal monthly meeting. Greg Brown said guidance on the nomination process will be forthcoming, but it should be the same as in the past. We will email applications.

Son Tay Raider MAJ George Petrie, R.I.P. 15 April 2011

Distinguished Member of the Special Forces Regiment Inducted 13 January 2010 Major George Petrie entered the U.S. Army as a Private on June 22, 1958. After attending Basic and Advanced Infantry Combat Training, he was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for Basic Airborne Training, becoming a proud member of the 3 19th Airborne Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division.

In 1962, Major Petrie graduated from the Special Forces Communications Course as Honor Graduate and was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as an A-Team Senior Radio Supervisor. When 8th Special Group (Airborne) was stood up at Fort Gulick , Panama Canal Zone , Major Petrie transferred to the new unit. While there, over the next three years, he attended Scuba and Underwater Demolitions School and Spanish Language School.

In 1967 Major Petrie returned to 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in the Republic of Vietnam as a Team Sergeant and Company Commander of a mobile guerrilla force. The next year, Major Petrie returned to Fort Bragg , assigned first to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), and later 6th Special Forces Group (Airborne). During this time, he graduated the Special Forces Operations and Intelligence Course as Distinguished Honor Graduate and also completed the Special Forces Intelligence Analyst Course.

In 1970, Major Petrie received a Direct Commission to First Lieutenant. After completing the Infantry Officers Basic Course at Fort Benning , Georgia , he was chosen as part of Operation Ivory Coast, the mission to rescue Americans held prisoners in the Son Tay prison camp. Major Petrie, part of the Assault Team "Blue Boy," was the first raider to hit the ground during the assault on the camp.

Major Petrie returned to the Republic of Vietnam in 1971, ultimately becoming Company Commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) known as the "George Dickel Gang." He returned stateside for the Infantry Officers Advanced Course where he was the Honor Graduate. His next assignment was with the Joint Casualty Resolution Center in Thailand . He then served in Saigon, first as an Operations Officer, Field Investigator, Corps Desk Officer; and finally as an Action Officer in the U.S. Embassy Defense Attaché Office, serving as a member of the Special Planning Group for the Evacuation of Saigon.

Between 1975 and 1976, Major Petrie was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii . Between 1976 and 1980, remaining in Hawaii , he was again assigned to the Joint Casualty Resolution Center with additional duty as the Special Operations Division Escape and Evasion Officer, U.S. Pacific Command, a post he would also hold in Korea before retiring from Active Duty on May 31, 1980.

Among his numerous decorations he was awarded the Silver Star w/olc, bronze star w/'V' device, ARCOM w/'V' Device, Purple Heart w/olc, Legion of Merit and Meritorious Service Medal.

He had the Master Parachutist wings w/Bronze Combat Star, CIB, Scuba, Pathfinder, Jungle Warfighter badges and Special Forces tab.

George was also awarded the Gold Order of Saint Philip Neri.

George served as President of the Special Forces Association Chapter XXXI for 19+ years.

Westboro Baptist Church Goes To Mississippi – And Loses

On Saturday USMC Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, who was killed in action in Afghanistan April 7, was buried in Brandon, Mississippi. That, by itself, is a sadly unremarkable – though certainly noteworthy and solemn – occasion for us to mark.

And in fact when Sgt. Rogers’ body returned to Brandon it was greeted by hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of well-wishers who gathered at the roadside to honor the fallen American hero. The dashboard camera from Mississippi state trooper Elmo Townsend’s cruiser gives an indication of the scene last Thursday.

What is most notable about Sgt. Rogers’ funeral in Brandon, however, is what didn’t happen. You see, the troglodytes from Westboro Baptist Church had threatened to spew their poison at Sgt. Rogers’ funeral. But the Westboro mob wasn’t on the scene, and Sgt. Rogers was laid to rest without incident – thank God.

Why weren’t there protestors?

Planning ahead by the locals, as it turns out.

From an Ole Miss sports message board, a tidbit of information…
A couple of days before, one of them (Westboro protestors) ran his mouth at a Brandon gas station and got his arse waxed. Police were called and the beaten man could not give much of a description of who beat him. When they canvassed the station and spoke to the large crowd that had gathered around, no one seemed to remember anything about what had happened.

Rankin County handled this thing perfectly. There were many things that were put into place that most will never know about and at great expense to the county.

Most of the morons never made it out of their hotel parking lot. It seems that certain Rankin county pickup trucks were parked directly behind any car that had Kansas plates in the hotel parking lot and the drivers mysteriously disappeared until after the funeral was over. Police were called but their wrecker service was running behind and it was going to be a few hours before they could tow the trucks so the Kansas plated cars could get out.

A few made it to the funeral but were ushered away to be questioned about a crime they might have possibly been involved in. Turns out, after a few hours of questioning, that they were not involved and they were allowed to go on about their business.

Fred Phelps, the disbarred lawyer and Democrat activist who leads the Westboro congregation, will undoubtedly pursue some form of legal action for the way his people were thwarted in Brandon. Let him try. There isn’t a jury in Mississippi which will see things his way.

This is a template for how to handle the Westboro people. If lawsuits don’t work, other means will. Whatever it takes to keep them from harassing bereaved military families on the day their fallen loved ones are laid to rest.

Det A Berlin Working on SF Museum Display

WHAT: Det-A Berlin Gathering Friday 13 May 2011

MISSION STATEMENT: Detachment (A) JFK Museum Representation

With the aid of Roxanne Merritt JFK Museum Curator, we have secured limited space to add Detachment(A) Berlin artifacts to the SF Historical displays. At present there is no mention of us and we are fading away fast. With the help of all DET(A) members, we can make this come about.

MISSION SPONSOR & PROJECT MANAGER: Bob Charest
Gathering being held Friday, 13 May 2011 & Saturday 14 May 2011, checkout Sunday 15 May 2011. Last call to get the special room rate of $60.00. This rate expires this Friday.

It is not too late to send or pledge artifacts for the DET(A) museum space. You can bring them with you or send directly to the museum:

2175 Reilly Road
Stop-A
JFK Museum
ATTN: Roxanne Merritt
Fort Bragg , NC 28310

We will use the mission statement found on Tom Twomey’s DET(A) web site prepared by Hilmar Kullek as our focal point. Speaking of Tom, you should go to Tom’s DET(A) web site and add/update your email addresses. Web site is located at www.faychap82d.org. Scroll down to the SF Graphic and click.

Also, I am calling on my good friend Garry Betterton to provide the DET(A) colors, as he knows where they can be obtained. No response as of this date.

We also need artifacts from the DET(A) trophy case to be donated. Det(A) Artifacts pledged to date:

· MG Sid Shachnow (Ret): Telephone from Check Point Charlie .

· Kevin Monahan: Three plaques from the DET(A) trophy case.

· Bob Charest: DET(A) Gold Coin.

· Wayne Searcy: RS4 radio.

· Jack Fulp: Trophy from the 1st Para Red Devils Airborne, and a Det A Beer Mug.

· Harvey Cox: Donated his art business to produce an 18x18 professional replica of the condensed Mission Statement by Hilmar Kullek seen on the DET(A) web site.

· Frank Gallardo: 13” Cloak & Dagger wood statue.

· Bruno von Haas: East German Flag that flew over the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin given to Bruno by friend and Berlin Chief of Police in 1989 when the wall went down.

· Mike Linnane: Special Forces DET(A) patch.

· Larry Coleman: DVD with pictures of DET(A).

· Hilmar H. Kullek: Wooden Maneuver Display – Flintlock 1972, Beer Mug – Kampfschwimmerkompanie Eckernfoerde, Beer Mug – 1956 – 1984 CKB, Coffee Cup – from PSSE (Fuer die Sicherheit) – follow-up unit of Det (A).

Thanks to all you folks for the artifact donations to date.

Planned Attendees to Date: Howard “Zipper” Allen, Betty Amaker, Clifford Andersen, Peter Armstrong, Archie Baker, Michael Baltier, Frankie Basil, Carl Beene, John Blevins, Mark Boyatt, Steve Bright, Ron Bruce, Bob Charest, Larry Coleman, John Conrad, Terry Dahling, Duke Dewey, Mike DiRocco, Mac Dorsey, Bill Durand, Scott Fagan, Julius Farago, Bill Fishburne, Lee Fondas, Daughter Susan & family of James Forgy (In Memory Of), Jack Fulp, Tommie Gilbreath, Danny Goldman, Rick Grover, MG James Guest (Ret), Gene Hare, Jim Hargraves, Frank Heidel, Robert Helton, David Hensley, Daughter Vynessie Wilburn & Family of Gene Hill (In Memory Of), Roy Hill, Darrell Katz, Ralph Keith, Mike Kelly, Adam Klys, George Kuchen, Michael Ladue, Todd Lowder, Rick Lavoie, Marc Lewis, Jim Linck, Mike Linnane, Bill Long, Hank Luthy, Bear Martin, Harry Matthews, John McAllister, Roxanne Merritt, Bob Mitchell, Larry Niedringhaus, Ralph Ormes, Bob Picknell, Paul Piusz, Charlie Ponds, Jeff Raker, Carl Riester, Joel Schenkelberger, Wayne Searcy, MG Sidney Shachnow (Ret), Ron Sheckler, Paul Shedlock, SOCOM CSM Thomas H. Smith, Doug Snow, Jimmy Spencer, Jimmy Spoo, Larry Thornburg, Jack Tobin, Ed Townsend, Ed Trout, Arthur Tucker, Gil Turcotte, Don Valentine, Donnie Vickers, Bruno von Haas, Frank Wallace, Rick Westbrook, Jim Wilde, Sid Williams

Special Guests: Madison County, home of Pisgah National Forest Special Forces Training area, Sherriff Buddy Harwood & Chief Deputy Michael Garrison.

Host/POC: Bob Charest, (864)404-8027, snake@dnet.net

2nd Annual CSM Michael Jefferson Scholarship Event

The Second Annual CSM Michael W. Jefferson Scholarship presentation was held 14 April 201 at New Mexico State University. A very deserving Cadet, Joan Fergeson, was the award winner. Mr. Andrew Way who played high school football with Mike Jefferson was this year's award presenter. I know that Mike Jefferson is smiling up in heaven because he is still helping soldiers after he has departed this earth. The photo above, Left to Right: LTC Taylor NMSU ROTC Commander; Catherine and George Jefferson, parents of CSM (ret) Mike Jefferson; Cadet Kyle Murphy, last years scholarship winner; Stevie Jefferson-Pendergrass, daughter of CSM Jefferson; Cadet Joan Fergeson, this years scholarship winner; Shirley Moncada-Jefferson, widow of CSM Jefferson; Mr. Andrew Way, this years presenter and high school football temamate of CSM Jefferson; MSG Castro, NMSU ROTC SGM.

Chaplain's Corner - March 2011

Remember, while on a mission, you thought you were going to be killed. Later when you made it back to your base camp you wondered how you made it through that near death experience. Well, I'm going to give you a Christian answer in the words of the "Footprints."

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord (Jesus Christ). Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the other to the Lord.. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest (hot firefights) and the saddest (retrieve the bodies of friends) times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you the most you would leave me." The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child; I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

If you are reading this, then you know that the Lord walked with you or carried to this point in your life. Between April 17th (Palm Sunday), April 22nd (Good Friday) and April 24th (Easter - Resurrection of Jesus), we will be remembering what God did for us through the sacrificial death of His Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. This is a time to establish a new life saving relationship with God, or renew an expired relationship with God and rededicate your life to God and receive the promise of eternal life with God in heaven. Then find a church that suits your worship style, and grow in your faith in Jesus Christ until God calls you home. Persevere and trust God to get you through these tumultuous and evil times . . .

Chaplain (LTC) John Szilvasy,

France could lose its Foreign Legion

Article from Pravda stated by the commander of its 13th demi-brigade, Colonel Cyril Yushchenko, while he was giving instructions for the withdrawal of his unit from Djibouti (Africa). Today it is the only French unit (not counting the peacekeepers in Yugoslavia and Afghanistan ) stationed outside of France.

In an emotional address to his personnel, he expressed fears that his unit will be disbanded. Paris continues to reduce its armed forces, and even the famed Foreign Legion could not escape this fate, although it is believed that the Legionnaires are the most combat-ready French soldiers.

The 13th demi-brigade of the Foreign Legion is one of the most famous of its divisions. It was established in January of 1940 to assist Finland that was fighting against the Soviet Union . However, by the time the legionnaires reached their destination, the Finns have ceased resistance.

However, the newly created unit did not have to sit idly: Germany began an operation to seize Norway , and the 13th demi-brigade took an active part in the Battle of Narvik and the campaign on the French territory in 1940.

It became the first French part that joined General de Gaulle and evacuated to Britain . Remarkably, the rest of the Legion remained in the service of Vichy who became allies of Hitler.

In 1940, the 13th demi-brigade took part in the ridding of France 's African colonies from Vichy . It is worth mentioning that soon lieutenant colonel Dmitry Zedginidze-Amilahvari, a Georgian prince born in the Russian Empire, was appointed the leader of the unit. Thanks to his personal ingenuity and courage, legionnaires played a key role in defeating the Italian troops in Eritrea in the spring of 1941.

Immediately thereafter, the 13th demi-brigade participated in the defeat of the Vichy forces in Syria and Lebanon , where its main rivals were fellow legionnaires. However, thanks to Amilahvari, the great strife was avoided. The commander of the 13th demi-brigade ordered the orchestra to play the march of the Legions, and Legionnaires in the service of Vichy took the side of those who fought for Charles de Gaulle.

This unit has also played a major role in defeating the Axis forces in North Africa in 1942 - 1943, and particularly excelled in the Battle of El Alamein , when the commander Dmitry Amilahvari was killed. The grateful French named one of the Italian forts in Djibouti in his honor.

Next was the liberation of Italy , France and the defeat of the Nazis in Germany . These heroic deeds took the lives of thousands of the legionnaires. It is no coincidence that the 13th demi-brigade is one of the most celebrated French army units. In particular, it became the only part of the Foreign Legion that gained the highest award of France for World War- the Order of Liberation.

As soon as World War II came to its end, the war in Indochina has started, in which the legionnaires of the 13th demi-brigade had to learn not only the joy of victories, but also bitter failure.

Among the key events of the First Indochina War where the unit participated was the battle of Na-San in 1952, one of the few battles won by the French during the entire campaign. It is noteworthy that it was the 13th demi-brigade that played a key role in defeating the assault of this base by the best Vietnamese forces.

Yet, as we know, the military fortune has a tendency to change. During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the 13th demi-brigade was utterly defeated and its remnants were captured, and its banners were taken by the Vietnamese as trophies.

However, its Legionnaires managed to save the banner. This story seems unbelievable: according to a legend, a captured, wounded legionary managed to enter the command post of the Vietnamese and steal it. After that, he wrapped the cloth around his body and kept it up until Ho Chi Minh released the wounded French. This way the banner was returned to the Legion.

The recreated unit participated in the Algerian war in 1954 - 1962, after which the 13th demi-brigade was permanently stationed in Djibouti , which became the base for the French operations throughout tropical Africa - from Chad to Congo and the Ivory Coast to Somalia .

This allowed Paris that seemed to have left the lion's share of its colonies, including the African ones, to maintain control over a significant part of the Black continent. And it was not so much a question of prestige for France as one of the "great powers" as a matter of survival. For example, it received nearly all of its uranium from Africa ( Niger , Chad , and CAR).

The smooth and stable supply was provided by pro-French elite, which, if necessary, supported the rapid reaction forces from Djibouti , including legionnaires.

In the case of the withdrawal of the French and further reduction and possibly elimination of the Foreign Legion (now it has fewer than eight thousand men), France will lose its former influence.

Such a risk is clearly demonstrated by the events of 2008, when rebels considerably raised their heads in its former dominions. In Chad , which is one of the most important countries of the continent for the French, nearly overturned the pro-French regime.

Will the French Legion manage to maintain control over the territories scattered around the globe from the Caribbean to Polynesia after the reduction? The question remains open. Of course, today's army is expensive, and the maintenance of the French Foreign Legion costs even more. Gone are the days when prisoners were forced to join the Legion and the gendarmes were catching victims of the Legion on the streets - vagabonds and clochards. Now the Legion has become a professional military organization that requires a decent financial reward. Once Sarkozy complained that the salary of the Legionnaires alone costs the treasury nearly a billion euros per year.

Yet, this is nothing compared to the benefits the Legion gives France , despite its former colonial sinister "glory." The unit consists of nearly 80 percent of foreigners and can be employed anywhere in the world without any fear of the indignation of the French public for possible casualties. Sarkozy, who is planning to reduce the army, obviously should not have touched the Legion that is rightly considered the best mix of the French army.

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