> On May 15, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Michael Taylor wrote: > > Dear Tran, > > Thank you for your email about many Kingbees eager to participate. We will be so happy if many Kingbees can attend. > > Who we are: Tdhe Special Operations Association (SOA) is open to veterans or members of a branch of the US and allied Armed Forces Special Operations Community who have conducted Special Operations as a member of a combat element or provided direct support to the operational combat element within an assigned area of operations. Our members include combat veterans from all wars including WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, the Balkans, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, as well as those from our most recent conflicts in the global war on terrorism. For the most part, the SOA is composed of U.S. Army Special Forces personnel but, also includes USAF Air Commandos/FAC’s, Navy Seals, Marine Raider, and Force Recon personnel and veterans of other elite military organizations who were an integral part of Special Operations. We are proud to count the Kingbees among our numbers. > > Our annual reunion: The Special Operations Association Reunion (SOAR), the SOA’s reunion, is held in Las Vegas every October, fostering an environment for camaraderie and fellowship to strengthen those friendships forged in battle and the opportunity to make new ones. Seminars, meetings and interactive workshops are offered keeping the membership up to date on programs, services, current events and other topics important to the membership. The 4-day event culminates with the annual banquet celebrating our members and honoring our fallen. This year, one of the highlight events is a tribute to the Kingbees, who saved many of our lives. This event will occur on Thursday morning, October 21, 2021. Our banquet is that same evening. We hope Kingbees can attend both the tribute that morning and the banquet that evening. > > Hotel reservations: The reunion will be held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Cost of the rooms under our special group rate is: Sun. – Thur. — $47 per day plus tax and resort fee $15.99. Fri. – Sat. — $97 per day, plus tax and resort fee $15.99. To reserve a room, call the Orleans reservation line, 800 675-3267. Use this group code when making your reservations: SOA Group Code: ASP1C10 > > When we are ready to announce registration procedures and cost of events, I will let you know. > > You can communicate about the Kingbee tribute with any of the following email addresses: > An Nguyen - phongahuynh12042@gmail.com > Tilt Meyer - idahoonezero@sbcglobal.net > Mike Taylor - captmike.mt@gmail.com > > Thank you so much for helping us spread the word. Does the 219th VNAF Helicopter Squadron have a website or a Facebook page where I can advertise this information? > > Very respectfully, Mike Taylor
> On May 15, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Michael Taylor wrote:
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> Dear Tran,
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> Thank you for your email about many Kingbees eager to participate. We will be so happy if many Kingbees can attend.
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> Who we are: Tdhe Special Operations Association (SOA) is open to veterans or members of a branch of the US and allied Armed Forces Special Operations Community who have conducted Special Operations as a member of a combat element or provided direct support to the operational combat element within an assigned area of operations. Our members include combat veterans from all wars including WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, the Balkans, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, as well as those from our most recent conflicts in the global war on terrorism. For the most part, the SOA is composed of U.S. Army Special Forces personnel but, also includes USAF Air Commandos/FAC’s, Navy Seals, Marine Raider, and Force Recon personnel and veterans of other elite military organizations who were an integral part of Special Operations. We are proud to count the Kingbees among our numbers.
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> Our annual reunion: The Special Operations Association Reunion (SOAR), the SOA’s reunion, is held in Las Vegas every October, fostering an environment for camaraderie and fellowship to strengthen those friendships forged in battle and the opportunity to make new ones. Seminars, meetings and interactive workshops are offered keeping the membership up to date on programs, services, current events and other topics important to the membership. The 4-day event culminates with the annual banquet celebrating our members and honoring our fallen. This year, one of the highlight events is a tribute to the Kingbees, who saved many of our lives. This event will occur on Thursday morning, October 21, 2021. Our banquet is that same evening. We hope Kingbees can attend both the tribute that morning and the banquet that evening.
>
> Hotel reservations: The reunion will be held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Cost of the rooms under our special group rate is: Sun. – Thur. — $47 per day plus tax and resort fee $15.99. Fri. – Sat. — $97 per day, plus tax and resort fee $15.99. To reserve a room, call the Orleans reservation line, 800 675-3267. Use this group code when making your reservations: SOA Group Code: ASP1C10
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> When we are ready to announce registration procedures and cost of events, I will let you know.
>
> You can communicate about the Kingbee tribute with any of the following email addresses:
> An Nguyen - phongahuynh12042@gmail.com
> Tilt Meyer - idahoonezero@sbcglobal.net
> Mike Taylor - captmike.mt@gmail.com
>
> Thank you so much for helping us spread the word. Does the 219th VNAF Helicopter Squadron have a website or a Facebook page where I can advertise this information?
>
> Very respectfully, Mike Taylor