The Ohio Green Beret Support Group is awarding three annual $1000 grants of tuition assistance for chapter members and their immediate family. These scholarships are being managed by the Columbus Foundation.
POW/MIA Dedication Ceremony
On Memorial Day, chapter 45 members attended a dedication ceremony for a POW/MIA empty chair. The ceremony was held at Farrow Harley Davidson in lieu of the annual Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Ride which was cancelled due to COVID-19. A chaplain from Rolling Thunder Ohio hosted the ceremony and shortly after the dedication there was an unofficial bike ride to the National Veterans Museum and Memorial (NVMM) located in Columbus, Ohio. Chapter 45 remains an anchor supporter for Rolling Thunder Ohio.
OGBSG 2020 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the Ohio Green Beret Support Group Scholarship Recipients
We began year 2020 with three annual $1000 grants of tuition assistance for chapter members and their immediate family. The entire application process can be accessed via a link on the SFA 45 website. The Columbus Foundation reported on 4 June that its selection committee had chosen three recipients:
Chapter 45 Member - Chris Richman
Chapter 45 Member’s daughter - Hannah Gero
Chapter 45 Member’s daughter - Anne Krompecher
The Columbus Foundation has already notified them and the non-selects.
Best Foot Forward - Warrant Officer Nick Lavery's
We see the start Warrant Officer Nick Lavery's incredible journey through life, service, pain, and resiliency. In this episode, Nick talks about his decisions to serve and what the Army means to him, eventually leading to a remarkable series of events during his service as a U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret.
As a Green Beret and master of resilience, Nicholas speaks about what it means to live by the Army's Warrior Ethos. He expresses the importance of sacrifice, determination and selflessness service and describes what the Warrior Mindset is all about. Nicholas Lavery is the first Special Operations Forces operator above the knee amputee to return to combat. He has five combat deployments and has been awarded the Special Operations Command Excalibur Award, three Purple Hearts, the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, and one Bronze Star with Valor for heroism in combat. In 2019 he received his commission as a warrant officer in the United States Army. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Ohio Military Hall of Fame Rescheduled
The Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor Class of 2019 that was scheduled for Friday, May 3, 2019 has been rescheduled for Friday September 25 at 11:30am . The ceremony will take place in the Atrium at the Ohio Statehouse, commencing at 11:30 a.m.
American Legion Post 471 Charitable Donations
With the slowdown of local fundraising events, we are especially thankful for the generosity of the members of American Legion Post 471, located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and their selection of The Ohio Green Beret Support Group, LLC for a monthly charitable donation. This was made possible with the help of SFA 45 chapter member, Rick LaValley and his leadership at Post 471.
We highly encourage SFA members to join an American Legion Post near them and participate in their activities and fellowship of other brothers and sisters in arms.
To find a post in Ohio on the America Legion Website click “Find a Post” on the top of their main page.
Contact the local Post of your choice and join with them.
AMVETS Post 89 Donation
We are very grateful for the generosity of AMVETS Post 89 in Columbus, Ohio for their $2,000 donation during March of this year. Post 89's Commander, Larry Badzinski, and his leadership team voted to make this single act of charitable giving to The Ohio Green Beret Support Group, LLC. AMVETS Post 89 hosts SFA 45’s monthly meetings in Columbus.
We encourage SFA members to join AMVETS Post 89 as they are our gracious host for our monthly membership meetings.
For contact information see the links below.
http://www.ohamvets.org/post-89
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