Former Detachment “A” member Harry E. Brown passed away on 13 June 2018. Final services were held on 22 June 2018. Harry served in Detachment”A” from 1956-1961.
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TAPS – Leland R. Blackwell Jr.
PSSE Member Lee Blackwell passed away Thursday, 19 April 2018.
Further details at: http://covenantfuneralservice.com/obituary?id=316513
TAPS – Major(Ret) Dieter Protsch
Dieter H.B. Protsch, Major, U.S. Army (Ret) Special Forces and 82 Airborne, Ft. Bragg, N.C. who resided in Hagerstown, MD passed away on March 30, 2018 surrounded by loved ones at home.
Born in Berlin, Germany April 29, 1932, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1956 where he joined the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam, Korea, and Germany.
He retired in 1976, after 20 years of service.
Dieter was a member of Detachment”A” and served as a Team Leader in 1963. He is the author of the book Be All You Can Be: From a Hitler Youth in WWII to a US Army Green Beret.
Detachment”A” Scuba Cross Training with the Royal Engineers in Kiel Germany
These photos were taken during a cross-training exercise with Detachment”A” and the Royal Engineers Diving Unit in Kiel Germany in the 80’s. Major(Ret) Les Rutherford who was a Warrant Officer during this exercise later Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers Diving Unit in Kiel Germany.
DMOR SGM Gilbert Turcotte(Ret)
Sergeant Major Gilbert Turcotte (Ret) was inducted into the Special Forces Hall of Fame on 4 May 2018 at Fort Bragg, NC, as a Distinguished Member of the Special Forces Regiment in recognition of his outstanding Special Forces career and his major contributions to the Special Forces regiment.
Peter Kelly 70s Era Photos
Peter Kelly, Former Team Six Commander and S-3 Detachment “A” 70s era photos.
WHO’S WHO IN DETACHMENT”A”/SOG
Who’s Who in Detachment “A” who also served in the top-secret Special Operations SOG units in Vietnam
This section recognizes and pays tribute to all those Detachment “A” members who also served in the prestigious unit SOG – another unit unrecognized for decades. This list shows the caliber of Special Forces troops that served in Detachment ”A” and SOG yet were unrecognized for decades. This is not an exhaustive list.
| Hermann Adler | Herman David Halterman | Bill Queen |
| Howard “Zipper” Allen | John Heintel | Jimmy Reeves |
| Ron Braughton Project 404 Laos | Rick Hendricks | Harvey Saal |
| Nick Brokhausen | Lou Herman | Joel Schelkelberger |
| Phillip M. Brown | Ralph Keith | John Silk |
| Bob Charest | Kim Kendle | Gil Turcotte |
| Stu Cranson | Tadeusz M. Kepczyk | Thomas Twomey |
| Ron Davidson | Manfred Kropp | Paul Whitmore |
| Gentry Deck | Bob Kuenstle | James Wilde |
| Emmett “Jessie” Dover | Bob Lees | Sid Williams |
| Bill Durant | Georg Moskaluk | Robert Willis |
| Warner “Rocky” Farr | Charlie Monson | Robert G. Willis |
| Julius Farago | James “Dusty” Moore | Don Wolken |
| Jerry “Paco” Fontana | John O’Keefe | Ivan Woronchuk |
| Paul Foster | Ralph Ormes | Ed Yarbrough |
| Claude L. Greeney | Roderick Patterson | John “Rowdy” Yeats |
| Richard Gross | Bob Picknell |
Ballad of Green Beret Auf Deutsch
Ballad of Green Beret Auf Deutsch
Aus den Wolken springt der Tod,
Zwoelf Green Berets im Morgenrot
Unterdrueckte zu befrein
Ziehn sie in den Kampf hinein.
Halten dort ein streng’s Gericht,
Fuerchten Tod und Teufel nicht.
Dschihadisten’s feige Brut
Zahlt den Preis mit ihrem Blut.
Wenn auch ein mancher faellt dabei,
Denn die Freiheit ist nicht frei,
In der Heimat warten schon
Die junge Witwe und ihr Sohn.
Eines Tag’s gewinnt auch er
Das Barrett, das Helden ehrt;
Denn wo das Sternenbanner fliegt
Steh’n Green Berets, stets unbesiegt.
Lyrics by Jeffrey H. Raker, CSM USA Special Forces (Ret)
TAPS – SGM(Ret) Gary M. Betterton
Former Detachment “A” member SGM(Ret) Garry Betterton passed away on 26 November 2017. Gary served in Detachment”A” from 1978-1981.
TAPS – Hermann Adler
Hermann Adler passed away Tuesday 14 November 2017. Hermann served in Detachment “A” as Team Leader from 1970 – 1974.