Please pass the following to your Chapter Presidents to forward:

Fellow SFA Members,

At the Convention in June, I told you about the coming formation of a new non-profit organization which will be a sister organization to the SFA called the Green Beret Foundation (GBF). Aaron Anderson, a young 7th Group Soldier WIA in Afghanistan identified a gap in support for our SF wounded as he was going through his recovery process, and he began the process of putting this together for the community. The mission of the GBF is to provide unconventional resources to facilitate our wounded with special needs and provide unique support to the Special Forces community in order to strengthen readiness and uphold Green Beret traditions and values.

Ron McCan and the rest of the current Board of Officers identified a need for this type of fund when we took office, however, we are not staffed or ready to take on the additional responsibility of managing a potentially large benevolent fund at this time. The GBF will be great for our guys and will fill a gap between what we do as a fraternal organization and what other organizations such as the SOWF and Wounded Warrior Foundation do. The GBF and SFA will work in close concert with the active command and the Care Coalition to provide the best support we can to our wounded and the SF Community.

Aaron has made great strides in growing this concept from an idea to reality. Several former SF General Officers and Command Sergeants Major have been identified to serve as the initial Board of Directors, and he has reached a point in this effort when he is in need of some “seed money” to fund the 501(c)3 filing costs, web design, logo development, advertising, and other start-up expenses. Although he has other sources for these initial funds, he would like resource the start up from the SFA to demonstrate to the community the close relationship this organization will have with ours. This request for support is a one time shot as these funds will be needed in the next couple of weeks. Once he files the paperwork and this organization is stood up, donations for the GBF will go straight to them.

This is a worthy effort. Special Forces is the largest and oldest member of the Special Operations Community and takes more casualties than any other SOF element, yet we are the only one without a true benevolent organization to provide assistance for our own people. I feel so strongly about this cause that I am personally donating $500 to get this going. I certainly don't expect people to contribute that much, but if you would like to join me with a donation of any size, please make the check out to the Special Forces Association and mail it to:

Special Forces Association
ATTN: Assistant Secretary
PO Box 41436
Fayetteville NC 28309-1436.

Please write “GBF” on your check so we know what your intent is and it goes to the right place. If you would like an e-mail acknowledgement of your donation, send me an address and I will respond. When this organization is stood up, we will put out the information and post a link to their site. Thanks for your consideration and support. De Oppresso Liber