The Demise of U.S. Army Special Forces
Fact:In fact, there is a movement underway within USSOCOM and the Pentagon to dissolve U.S. Special Forces, called the Capstone Concept. Learn about U.S. Special Forces, what it is, and why it's important. In an article titled The Long Farewell by Maj. Gen (R) James A. Guest in the SFA Drop (Fall 2007), states that on July 25, 2008, the United States Representatives will form a commission
to examine the roles and missions of the U.S. Armed Services. You can read the the article online at Military.com Demise of the Green Berets by Maj Gen (R) James A. Guest.
We urge retirees and Active Duty Military Personnel from U.S. Army Special Forces, and/or those that have served with U.S. Army Special Forces, as well as any and all concerned U.S. citizens to contact your local elected U.S.
Representatives by fax, letter, phone, or in person. To find your local U.S. Representative .
The article in the SFA Drop recommends following actions for U.S. citizens
- Express concern that the United States is in danger of loosing a military capability that the U.S. Army Special Forces has been developing for more than fifty years.
- Explain that the proved capability of U.S. Army Special Forces will not be replaced be the new concepts of USSOCOM, and that other Army units or other Services, such as the Marines, do not have the necesarry training and experience to conduct sustained FID, Counterinsurgency, and Unconventional Warfare missions in the world-wide war on terrorism.
- If you are Retired or Active Duty U.S. Armed Services and have personal experiences with U.S. Army Special Forces, tell your elected Representatives of personal experiences in working with host nation forces, and of personal experiences with hostile interference (past and present) on the part of conventional commanders who resent U.S. Army Special Forces.
- Ask if U.S. Congress will particularly examine USSOCOM in order to determine which units are receiving funding, and how much, compared to which units are doing the work
- Ask if U.S. Congress will determine whether or not the senior leadership of the U.S. Army and of USSOCOM are actually qualified to conduct Unconventional Warfare, FID, and Counterinsurgency Operations, or are they actually only qualified and experienced in conducting Direct Action Operations?
- Ask each member of Congress that you contact if he/she will personally serve as Champion for the U.S. Army Special Forces, and fight to preserve this one of a kind national capability.
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Veteran Health Challenges
An article in VFW Magazine (April 2003) talks about two medical facilities that are focused on studying the health related issues of service members that have seen combat and "helping individual veterans find well ness".
One is located in New Jersey and the other in Washington D.C.
They offer two types of studies, Veterans with Difficult to Diagnose Health Problems and Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF,OIF) Veterans with Difficult to Diagnose Health Problems.
For more information, you can go to
War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center.
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Security Mail to the Troops
If you are sending letters to loved ones overseas, please be sure to tell the service members to shred and/or burn the address labels (both the addressee and addresser labels) before the empty boxes or envelopes go into the trash.
It has been reported to us, that service members overseas have caught intruders rummaging through the trash, collecting address labels of family members etc.
We do not know what the purpose of collecting this information, but we can't imagine it's a good one.
We've heard from others, who have known friends who have gotten vandalized during Desert Storm, and as far back as Vietnam.
So, this is a not a "new" issue, nor an issue that has been solved.
Please be careful and be sure to advise service members accordingly overseas.