Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 1
Ranger Register Spring 2011
RANGER REGISTER
RANGERS LEAD THE WAY
Presidentrsquos Message Ranger Butch Nery Irsquod like to take this opportunity to update you on activities taking place in the US Army Ranger Association (USARA) The USARA Board of Direc-tors (BOD) has been busy behind the scenes looking at past activities and improvements we may make for you as an organization I personally want to thank the BOD members and appointees for the work completed to date with much more work for them in the future It has been some time since an update on the or-ganization has been distributed to our members many not being shy in letting me know
Upcoming events (Details also posted at
wwwrangerorg)
09 Apr 2011 USARA Airborne Man of the Year Award will be presented to 1SG (r) Sean Kelly in Atlanta GA 1SG Kelly has an outstanding airborne record to include two Combat Jumps with the 75
th Ranger Regiment (Panama
and Grenada) Congratulations 1SG Kelly
15-17 April 2011 The 28th Annual Best Ranger Competi-tion (BRC) will be held at Ft Benning GA This event draws a large attendance of spectators each year Many
of those attend-ing are retired US Army Rang-ers I will be at-tending this yearrsquos BRC with other USARA members I hope you are able to attend
06 May 2011 US Mountain Ranger Associa-tion annual Fish Fry will be held in the evening at the Overhang Camp Frank D Merrill Dahlo-nega GA
07 May 2011
5th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp Frank D Merrill) 60th
Anniversary Open House Dahlonega GA
07 May 2011 6th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp James
E Rudder) 60th Anniversary Open House Eglin AFB FL
07 May 2011 US Mountain Ranger Association annual Critter Cookout Camp Frank D Merrill Dahlonega GA
25-30 Jul 2011 USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning GA July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Ren-
dezvous (RR11) RR includes the Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) induction ceremony and a host of other activities It kicks off with a mass parachute drop onto Fryer Field You donrsquot want to miss this It culminates with the 75th Ranger Regiment Change of Command (CoC) Be sure to check out the USARA Homecoming 2011 page on our website for details You can register for the event and make your hotel reservations on our website as well (SEE MORE DETAILS THAT FOLLOW)
07-11 Sept 2011 USARA Army Ranger Muster (ARM) in Savannah GA It is a beautiful old town rich in our Great Nationrsquos history Southern Region led by Wade Lnenicka with his team has done a great job It will be attended and supported by 175th Ranger Battalion out of Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) 3160th SOAR will also have some activi-ties available during a tour of HAAF This will give insight on how our Special Operations Forces are doing in de-fense of our Great Nation Please come out and meet our Modern Day Warriors Some of you will have fond memo-ries of Saber Hall and the history that was made many years ago with the activation of 175 Ranger Battalion The highlight of this event will be our keynote speaker Gen-eral (r) Stanley A McChrystal Please visit our web site for a detailed schedule of events (SEE MORE DETAILS THAT FOLLOW)
Recent activities as an organization
USARA has donated to the National Ranger Memorial Foundationrsquos Friends of Rangers program as we do each year With a $500 donation the name of the donor is en-graved on granite slabs that lie beside the stones of the Monument For every $500 donation two free stones are awarded to remember Rangers If you have a candidate for a Ranger stone please submit your nominations to the Activities Committee or myself (contact found on contact page) We are always looking for deserving Rangers to dedicate with these two free stones This yearrsquos stones have been submitted for Rangers Linc German and SGT Jonathan K Peney (Peney was killed in action on June 1
IN THIS ISSUE Page
Presidentrsquos Message
Presidentrsquos Biography
USARA Region Realignment
USARA Legacy Scholarship Program
USARA Election 2011
USARA Member Survey
Annual Ranger Muster 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA Airborne Man of the Year
Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker
USARA Marketing Report
USARA Balance Sheet
Officers Directors and Appointees
ARM 2011 Planning Guide amp
Ranger Store Order Form (see insert)
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
RANGER ASSOCIATION INC DEDICATED TO THE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY RANGER
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Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 2
2010 while serving as a Combat Medic with 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart and the Meri-torious Service Medal)
Both the 275 and 375 Ranger Battalions are remodeling
their Memorials These projects will involve moving both Monuments to more central locations Funds have been raised to start these projects Both the Ranger and civilian communities have been very generous in supporting these activities POC for the 75
th Ranger Regiment is MAJ Jason
S Hetzel RS5 phone number (706) 545-8407 and email address is jasonhetzelahqbsocmil For the 375
th
Ranger Battalion contact CPT Donald Carducci BN S5 at (706) 545-0496 His email address is Don-aldCarducciahqbsocmil
I received a message from the Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) that the father of a Fallen Ranger had found his sonrsquos USARA application in his personal effects The appli-cation while completed was never submitted He was Killed in Action before he was able to submit His fatherrsquos wish was to submit the application and fulfill his sonrsquos de-sire to become a Life Member of the US Army Ranger As-sociation Needless to say his sonrsquos wishes will be fulfilled and USARA will grant him a posthumous Life Membership According to the RTB student records his son Smoked the Course and received high marks in all graded areas No Ranger left behindhellip
Midyear Board of Directors Meeting
The following is an overview of actions and outcomes from our recent midyear Board of Directors Meeting We will pro-vide complete details regarding new programs and commit-tees on our website and by E-News messages as each is implemented
1 We have realigned our USARA Ranger Regions to
better accommodate future regional events and schedule changes of the ARMs to better adjust for the poor econ-omy This will place greater focus on planning and schedul-ing activities at the local and regional levels to adjust to our growing membership provide more cost-effective options and to increase member participation It will give us better Command and Control providing increased communication with those we serve but who are unable to attend USARA events as currently aligned The realignment will be effec-tive April 1 2011 A new USARA Region Map and a List of States included in each Region is provided in this issue
2 We will conduct a Membership Survey for feedback
on how we can better serve our members Please partici-pate so we can accommodate each of you in future activi-ties and events this is your chance to have ideas counted
3 We will initiate the USARA Legacy Scholarship Pro-
gram There are currently many scholarship programs that we participate in on behalf and support of other Ranger organizations We have consolidated these activities and
formed a unique program exclusively for dependants our membership
4 We will establish a unique USARA Member Assis-
tance Program which will provide emergency support simi-lar to the Army Relief Program for USARA members Our assistance committee will review all requests and award per our SOP
5 We are establishing a Membership Committee to ad-
dress our growth and consolidate coordinate our efforts and standardize our process This will improve our proce-dures to better serve our membership in a timelier manner
6 This is another election year Our Nominating Com-
mittee is preparing the slate of elections for Executive Vice President Vice President Personnel Southeast Re-gion Director (previously Southern Region) and Southwest Region Director (previously Western Region) Be sure to vote placing the most qualified candidates in positions I welcome and encourage more members to get involved and participate in our process Our rapid growth dictates that we get more members involved and live the true Ranger spirit
7 The next Ranger Register will be published and
mailed about April 15th It will include more detailed infor-mation about our new programs and committees the status of USARA and other important information
8 I have appointed Ranger Frank Casey to head up the
new Activities Committee This committee will be respon-sible to coordinate and support all USARA activities within our regions to include the Ranger Bases and activities as-sociated within the Ft Benning Ranger community
9 I have appointed Ranger Ernie Estrada to command
the Bo Baker Ranger Base We have reached out to Mrs Betty Baker and secured her permission to continue this base near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State
In closing the leadership of USARA has been working hard to make this a better organization The state of the organi-zation is good We are financially stable and are doing eve-rything possible to better serve the overall membership which is our focus Communication is key and I will do eve-rything humanly possible to make sure the lines of commu-nication are always open Our primary mode of communi-cation is our web site
While still evolving our website is an outstanding represen-tation of USARA and is our primary membership manage-ment event management and communication tool Via our website I will issue periodic E-News communiqueacutes fol-lowed by quarterly Ranger Registers Printing and mailing the hardcopy Ranger Register via post is costly so soon you will be given the option of receiving the Ranger Regis-ter in hardcopy by mail through E-New and our website or both
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 3
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Please feel free to contact me with feedback on how wersquore doing and how we can better serve you My contact infor-mation along with the BOD members appointees and Re-gional Directors are posted on the contact page
Thank you for your patience I look forward to a very excit-ing 2011 See you on the high ground
Rangers Lead the Way
Butch
USARA President
Gerard B (Butch) Nery Jr
Butch was born in Manila RPI as an Army dependent He was commissioned in the Infantry US Army after graduat-ing from McNeese State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration His first as-signment was with B75th Rangers Ft Carson CO He served in Viet Nam as an Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer
with the 173rd Airborne Bri-gade and N75th Rangers He attended the Armor Advance Course He later attended Aviation School at Ft Wolters and Ft Rucker and graduated from the Army Aviation Center as an Army Aviator He earned his Master of Arts degree from Pepperdine University in 1978
After 10 12 years on active duty he joined Texas Instru-ments in 1979 as a Manufac-turing Engineer He worked
several programs (Paveway GPS Classified Programs and Locust) for 12 years Butch was later assigned to TI Procurement as a Sub Contract Manager He worked sev-
eral classified programs JSOW Unitary and Javelin After five years he joined Business Development and was assigned to the Advance Program Division He was as-signed to the Ft MonmouthCECOM field office in Eaton-town New Jersey where he retired from RaytheonTexas Instruments and joined ATK Alliant Technical Systems in Janesville WI He later moved to Tucson AZ as the ATK field representative for the Maneu-
ver Center of Excellence Ft Benning US Army Aviation Center of Excellence Ft Rucker and all Special Operation Organizations within USSOCOM During his employment with Texas Instruments Butch joined the Texas Army Na-tional Guard and held positions in Aviation from primary staff positions to Battalion Commander He graduated from CGSC (resident) in 1988 He retired as the Brigade Com-
mander for the Aviation Brigade 49th Armor Division TXARNG
Butch is married to the former Sharon Mitchell of DeRidder Louisiana They have three children Cheryl Ann Nicole and Jonathan Cheryl lives in Texas Nicole lives in Chantilly VA and Jonathan lives in Savannah GA
Aside from USARA Butch is active in the following profes-sional organizations
Military Order of World Wars-Chapter Officer
75th Ranger Regiment Asso-ciation
Ranger Assis-tance Founda-tion 375th Ranger
Battalion-Officer
Army Sniper Association
Association of the United States Army
Army Aviation Association of America
Viet Nam Heli-copter Associa-tion
National De-fense Industry Association
Association of Unmanned Vehi-cles Systems
International
173d Airborne Brigade Asso-ciation
National Infantry Association
Combat Infantry Association
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 4
USARA Region Realignment
The USARA Board of Directors unanimously approved a Bylaws Resolution on March 23 2011 to implement a re-
alignment of Ranger Regions to better accommodate future
regional events and schedule changes of the Annual Ranger Musters (ARM) to better adjust for the poor econ-
omy We will place greater focus on planning and schedul-ing activities at the local and regional levels to adapt to our
growing membership provide more cost-effective options
and to increase member participation This change will give us better Command and Control providing increased com-
munication with those we serve but who have been unable to attend USARA events as our regions were previously
aligned The realignment was effective April 1 2011
The President is currently nominating and the Board of
Directors will approve the appointment of three (3) Interim
Regional Directors (Mid-Atlantic Northwest Region and Midwest Region) for one year period The current Regional
Directors will not be affected (other than the actual geo-graphical realignment of member States and their new regions designation)
The Board of Directors will complete a six-month review of
the interim Region Realignment at the scheduled ARM 2011
Board Meeting (September 08 2011) A final will be con-
ducted at the next scheduled Mid-Term Board Meeting (March 2012 time-frame) At that meeting if the interim
realignment period is declared successful changes to Arti-cle V Section 1 of the USARA Constitution will be required
and USARA bylaws changes would be made and the three
additional Regional Directors will be added to the Elected Officials List in accordance with the USARA Constitution
and Bylaws any and all final changes affected by the Ranger Regional realignment will follow the provisions Arti-
cle IX including a vote by general membership
The following shows a map of the new Ranger Regions
and a list of States included in each
Northeast Region (Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Ohio Pennsyl-
vania New York New Jersey)
Mid-Atlantic Region (District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia West Virginia)
Southeast Region (Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida)
Midwest Region (North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan)
South-Central Region (Colorado Kansas Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas)
Northwest Region (Alaska Washington Oregon Mon-tana Idaho Wyoming)
Southwest Region (California Nevada Utah Arizona Hawaii)
International Region (no compositional change)
USARA Legacy Scholarship Program
The US Army Ranger Association announces the establish-
ment of the USARA Legacy Scholarship Program to provide
financial grants to qualified dependants of USARA members
who are or plan to attend an accredited college university or higher technical trade school The scholarship awards
funds are to assist with academic expenses at the attend-ing UniversitySchool and will be disbursed directly to the
UniversitySchool to assist with tuition books fees sup-plies and room and board
We will offer these scholarships as tribute to selfless ser-
vice and contributions made to our country by our mem-bers The awards are given in their honor
Applicants must be a qualified dependant of a USARA member Qualified Dependent is defined as an unmarried
child grandchild or great-grand child of a USARA member (included those legally adopted) who is under the age of 23
for the entire academic year USARA Member for this pro-
gram is defined as an individual who at the time of scholar-ship application has been a Regular Member (Annual or
Life) of USARA for a minimum of one year or a deceased Regular Member of USARA
A complete list of requirements details of the application
process and a downloadable application will be added to the Legacy Scholarship Program web page at
wwwrangerorg by April 15 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 5
Ranger Register Spring 2011
The scholarship program is supported by voluntary dona-
tions from USARA members and public donations The
number of scholarships to be awarded annually will vary however award amounts will be no less than $1000
If you would like to contribute financially to the USARA
Legacy Scholarship Program you may do so securely at our
website online or send a donation to
USARA Legacy Scholarship Fund
U S Army Ranger Association Inc
PO Box 52126
Fort Benning GA 31995-2126
USARA Election 2011
USARA election of Association Officers is an Annual Event
with frac12 of the Officer holders being elected each year The election is held in the month prior to the Annual Ranger
Muster (ARM) with the results of the election being an-
nounced at the ARM and the newly elected officers being installed at that time This yearrsquos ARM will be held in Sa-
vannah Georgia in September making the election month August Ballot Materials will be mailed out to each voting
member of the Association so as to arrive NLT then the
first day of the election month
It is the responsibility of each Association member to insure
that his contact information is up to date and that his As-sociation dues are current (members cannot vote if dues
are not current)
The following positions are up for election this year
Executive Vice President
Vice President Personnel
National Secretary
Southeast Region Director
Southwest Region Director
If you are interested in making a positive impact on the
Association have the time and are ready to get involved in running for one of the positions or would like to get in-
volved as a member of the Nominating Committee or just have questions about the election process please contact
Leonard A Boulas 2041 Sorrento Place
Las Cruces New Mexico 8005
(505) 541-1449 (H) (303) 522-7374 copy
E-mail Lboulas1aolcom
USARA Member Survey
Coming soonhellip
Over the years we have speculated as to what members think or want but really have had no way of knowing To resolved that we have purchased use of a professional sur-vey application and are currently preparing a member sur-vey
Very soon all members will be sent an invitation to partici-pate in our survey which will ask specific and direct ques-tions about USARA our direction and our future For the first time you will have the opportunity to tell us how you feel what we need to do differently
There will be multiple questions with answer selections we will collect some demographic pieces of information we have not been able in the past there will be ldquorankingrdquo type questions and a couple of fill-in where you can contribute your ideas
The goal is to have 100 participation After the survey is complete we will compile reports and graphs for all to see And The President and Board of Directors will use the re-sults to make changes with our association where needed and to shape our future
You will be notified by email when the survey is ready and be provided with a link to the survey The application allows a member to complete the survey only once All answers are confidential no one knows who answered ldquowhatrdquo or ldquohowrdquo We only know if you completed a survey or opted-out (did not want to take the survey)
We hope you all take advantage of the opportunity to be counted
Providence
In a recent conversation with a Darby Original he men-tioned the word ldquoProvidencerdquo As so many generations of Rangers wonder feel the pain and guilt of survival where Brothers were lost why theyyou survived he found and does to this day comfort solace in this word
1 The foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth
2 God especially when conceived as omnisciently direct-ing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise be-nevolence
3 A manifestation of divine care or direction
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 6
Annual Ranger Muster 2011
Make plans now to attend ARM 2011 in Savannah Geor-gia Hotel check-in begins on Wednesday 7 Sep 2011 and the ARM runs through Saturday nights banquet on 10 Sep 2011
A complete ARM 2011 Planning Guide with a detailed Schedule of Events and a Registration Form is en-
closed with this issue of the Ranger Register
You can register for ARM 2011 and pay by credit card by logging in to our website at wwwrangerorg and clicking on Register for ARM 2011 or completing the Registration From and mailing it to us with your payment
The Banquet will be the concluding event at the ARM and is our signature event The Banquet will feature a selec-tion of entrees served at the table Every effort will be made to accommodate special dietary needs Members will not want to miss this event General (r) Stanley A McChrystal will be our ARM 2011 keynote speaker
If you have any questions about the ARM please contact
Wade Lnenicka at (770) 432-8406 or email wlnenickayahoocom or
Bob Deale at (770) 431-1925 or email bdealeearthlinknet
Hilton Savannah Desoto Reservations
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms set aside at the preferred price of $97 per night are avail-able
Reserve your room online at wwwrangerorg today or
call the hotel directly
Hilton Savannah Desoto
15 East Liberty Street
Savannah GA 31401
Reservations (912) 232-9000
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code ARA
Northeast Director - CSM (r) Joseph L Mattison
Inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Brigade
(Ranger Training Brigade RTB)
CSM (r) Joesph L Mattison was inducted as a Distin-
guished Member of the Brigade on 13 Apr 2011 as part of
the Best Ranger Competition festivities Mattison is a career
Ranger serving as an Original in the 1st Modern Day Ranger Battalion since WWII Mattison served in B co from
Feb 74-Sep 77 graduating from Ranger School and
ldquoTabbedrdquo in class 2-76
He then went on to the serve in Ranger Training at the
Mountain Ranger Camp from Sep 79-Apr 84 Mattison
served with the Original 3rd Ranger Battalion in A Co from Apr 84-Apr 86 and again from Sept 88-Feb 91
When Ranger Training was officially designated as the
Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) Mattison was yet again ldquoLeading the Wayrdquo as an Original of the RTB initiated in
1987 Mattison serving from Apr 86 - Sept 88 and again
from May 96-Aug 98
Mattison is a career Ranger jumping into Panama with the
3rd Ranger Battalion during ldquoOperation Just Causerdquo He makes us all proud Congratulations CSM (r) Joe Mattison
and thank you for your years of dedicated Ranger service
RLTW
Pictured
Left to right CSM (r) Joseph
Mattison CSM (r) Sam
Spears (seated)
CSM (r) Mike Kelso
(initiator of the Distinguished
Member of the Brigade award)
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 7
Ranger Register Spring 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th
Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Rendezvous
We have added this event to our USARA Scheduled Events so that members can register The USARA Homecoming is FREE Registrations will be used to help us determine for planning purposes those that will attend and those activities that members are most interested in attending
The following is a list of activities
A block of rooms for USARA Homecoming 2011 has been reserved for July 25 through July 29 2011 The special room rate will be available until June 25th or until the group block is sold-out whichever comes first
Date Time Activity Location
25 Jul 11 1500-UTC Ranger Regiment in ActionABN Assault Fryar Drop Zone
25 Jul 11 1900-UTC USARA Meet amp Greet DoubleTree Hotel
26 Jul 11 0630-0730 Regimental PT HonorStewart Watson Field
26 Jul 11 1300-1430 State of the Regiment Brief National Infantry Museum
26 Jul 11 1430-1500 Distinguished and Honorary Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment Ceremony (DHMOR)
National Infantry Museum
27 Jul 11 0430-0900 Endurathon Peden Field
27 Jul 11 0700-1600 BoxingCombatives Prelims RLOC Parking Lot and Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 0800-1600 Team SportsStress Shoot Stewart Watson Field Engineer Field Smith Gym
27 Jul 11 1330-1500 Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) Ceremony Bill Heard Theatre
27 Jul 11 1700-1900 BoxingCombatives Finals Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1700-2200 No Host BBQ Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1900-1930 Sports Day Awards Ceremony Freedom Hall
28 Jul 11 0830-0900 Regimental Awards Ceremony National Infantry Museum Parade Field
28 Jul 11 0900-1000 Regimental Change of Command Col Michael E Kurilla will relinquish command to Col Mark Odom
National Infantry Museum
28 Jul 11 1000-1100 Change of Command Reception National Infantry Museum
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms (either king or two full size beds) set aside at the preferred price of $85 per night are availableReserve your room online today at wwwrangerorg or call the
hotel directly
You may also make your reservations by calling the hotel directly
DoubleTree Hotel
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd
Columbus Georgia 31904
Reservations (706) 327-6868
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code USA
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 2
2010 while serving as a Combat Medic with 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart and the Meri-torious Service Medal)
Both the 275 and 375 Ranger Battalions are remodeling
their Memorials These projects will involve moving both Monuments to more central locations Funds have been raised to start these projects Both the Ranger and civilian communities have been very generous in supporting these activities POC for the 75
th Ranger Regiment is MAJ Jason
S Hetzel RS5 phone number (706) 545-8407 and email address is jasonhetzelahqbsocmil For the 375
th
Ranger Battalion contact CPT Donald Carducci BN S5 at (706) 545-0496 His email address is Don-aldCarducciahqbsocmil
I received a message from the Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) that the father of a Fallen Ranger had found his sonrsquos USARA application in his personal effects The appli-cation while completed was never submitted He was Killed in Action before he was able to submit His fatherrsquos wish was to submit the application and fulfill his sonrsquos de-sire to become a Life Member of the US Army Ranger As-sociation Needless to say his sonrsquos wishes will be fulfilled and USARA will grant him a posthumous Life Membership According to the RTB student records his son Smoked the Course and received high marks in all graded areas No Ranger left behindhellip
Midyear Board of Directors Meeting
The following is an overview of actions and outcomes from our recent midyear Board of Directors Meeting We will pro-vide complete details regarding new programs and commit-tees on our website and by E-News messages as each is implemented
1 We have realigned our USARA Ranger Regions to
better accommodate future regional events and schedule changes of the ARMs to better adjust for the poor econ-omy This will place greater focus on planning and schedul-ing activities at the local and regional levels to adjust to our growing membership provide more cost-effective options and to increase member participation It will give us better Command and Control providing increased communication with those we serve but who are unable to attend USARA events as currently aligned The realignment will be effec-tive April 1 2011 A new USARA Region Map and a List of States included in each Region is provided in this issue
2 We will conduct a Membership Survey for feedback
on how we can better serve our members Please partici-pate so we can accommodate each of you in future activi-ties and events this is your chance to have ideas counted
3 We will initiate the USARA Legacy Scholarship Pro-
gram There are currently many scholarship programs that we participate in on behalf and support of other Ranger organizations We have consolidated these activities and
formed a unique program exclusively for dependants our membership
4 We will establish a unique USARA Member Assis-
tance Program which will provide emergency support simi-lar to the Army Relief Program for USARA members Our assistance committee will review all requests and award per our SOP
5 We are establishing a Membership Committee to ad-
dress our growth and consolidate coordinate our efforts and standardize our process This will improve our proce-dures to better serve our membership in a timelier manner
6 This is another election year Our Nominating Com-
mittee is preparing the slate of elections for Executive Vice President Vice President Personnel Southeast Re-gion Director (previously Southern Region) and Southwest Region Director (previously Western Region) Be sure to vote placing the most qualified candidates in positions I welcome and encourage more members to get involved and participate in our process Our rapid growth dictates that we get more members involved and live the true Ranger spirit
7 The next Ranger Register will be published and
mailed about April 15th It will include more detailed infor-mation about our new programs and committees the status of USARA and other important information
8 I have appointed Ranger Frank Casey to head up the
new Activities Committee This committee will be respon-sible to coordinate and support all USARA activities within our regions to include the Ranger Bases and activities as-sociated within the Ft Benning Ranger community
9 I have appointed Ranger Ernie Estrada to command
the Bo Baker Ranger Base We have reached out to Mrs Betty Baker and secured her permission to continue this base near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State
In closing the leadership of USARA has been working hard to make this a better organization The state of the organi-zation is good We are financially stable and are doing eve-rything possible to better serve the overall membership which is our focus Communication is key and I will do eve-rything humanly possible to make sure the lines of commu-nication are always open Our primary mode of communi-cation is our web site
While still evolving our website is an outstanding represen-tation of USARA and is our primary membership manage-ment event management and communication tool Via our website I will issue periodic E-News communiqueacutes fol-lowed by quarterly Ranger Registers Printing and mailing the hardcopy Ranger Register via post is costly so soon you will be given the option of receiving the Ranger Regis-ter in hardcopy by mail through E-New and our website or both
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 3
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Please feel free to contact me with feedback on how wersquore doing and how we can better serve you My contact infor-mation along with the BOD members appointees and Re-gional Directors are posted on the contact page
Thank you for your patience I look forward to a very excit-ing 2011 See you on the high ground
Rangers Lead the Way
Butch
USARA President
Gerard B (Butch) Nery Jr
Butch was born in Manila RPI as an Army dependent He was commissioned in the Infantry US Army after graduat-ing from McNeese State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration His first as-signment was with B75th Rangers Ft Carson CO He served in Viet Nam as an Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer
with the 173rd Airborne Bri-gade and N75th Rangers He attended the Armor Advance Course He later attended Aviation School at Ft Wolters and Ft Rucker and graduated from the Army Aviation Center as an Army Aviator He earned his Master of Arts degree from Pepperdine University in 1978
After 10 12 years on active duty he joined Texas Instru-ments in 1979 as a Manufac-turing Engineer He worked
several programs (Paveway GPS Classified Programs and Locust) for 12 years Butch was later assigned to TI Procurement as a Sub Contract Manager He worked sev-
eral classified programs JSOW Unitary and Javelin After five years he joined Business Development and was assigned to the Advance Program Division He was as-signed to the Ft MonmouthCECOM field office in Eaton-town New Jersey where he retired from RaytheonTexas Instruments and joined ATK Alliant Technical Systems in Janesville WI He later moved to Tucson AZ as the ATK field representative for the Maneu-
ver Center of Excellence Ft Benning US Army Aviation Center of Excellence Ft Rucker and all Special Operation Organizations within USSOCOM During his employment with Texas Instruments Butch joined the Texas Army Na-tional Guard and held positions in Aviation from primary staff positions to Battalion Commander He graduated from CGSC (resident) in 1988 He retired as the Brigade Com-
mander for the Aviation Brigade 49th Armor Division TXARNG
Butch is married to the former Sharon Mitchell of DeRidder Louisiana They have three children Cheryl Ann Nicole and Jonathan Cheryl lives in Texas Nicole lives in Chantilly VA and Jonathan lives in Savannah GA
Aside from USARA Butch is active in the following profes-sional organizations
Military Order of World Wars-Chapter Officer
75th Ranger Regiment Asso-ciation
Ranger Assis-tance Founda-tion 375th Ranger
Battalion-Officer
Army Sniper Association
Association of the United States Army
Army Aviation Association of America
Viet Nam Heli-copter Associa-tion
National De-fense Industry Association
Association of Unmanned Vehi-cles Systems
International
173d Airborne Brigade Asso-ciation
National Infantry Association
Combat Infantry Association
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 4
USARA Region Realignment
The USARA Board of Directors unanimously approved a Bylaws Resolution on March 23 2011 to implement a re-
alignment of Ranger Regions to better accommodate future
regional events and schedule changes of the Annual Ranger Musters (ARM) to better adjust for the poor econ-
omy We will place greater focus on planning and schedul-ing activities at the local and regional levels to adapt to our
growing membership provide more cost-effective options
and to increase member participation This change will give us better Command and Control providing increased com-
munication with those we serve but who have been unable to attend USARA events as our regions were previously
aligned The realignment was effective April 1 2011
The President is currently nominating and the Board of
Directors will approve the appointment of three (3) Interim
Regional Directors (Mid-Atlantic Northwest Region and Midwest Region) for one year period The current Regional
Directors will not be affected (other than the actual geo-graphical realignment of member States and their new regions designation)
The Board of Directors will complete a six-month review of
the interim Region Realignment at the scheduled ARM 2011
Board Meeting (September 08 2011) A final will be con-
ducted at the next scheduled Mid-Term Board Meeting (March 2012 time-frame) At that meeting if the interim
realignment period is declared successful changes to Arti-cle V Section 1 of the USARA Constitution will be required
and USARA bylaws changes would be made and the three
additional Regional Directors will be added to the Elected Officials List in accordance with the USARA Constitution
and Bylaws any and all final changes affected by the Ranger Regional realignment will follow the provisions Arti-
cle IX including a vote by general membership
The following shows a map of the new Ranger Regions
and a list of States included in each
Northeast Region (Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Ohio Pennsyl-
vania New York New Jersey)
Mid-Atlantic Region (District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia West Virginia)
Southeast Region (Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida)
Midwest Region (North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan)
South-Central Region (Colorado Kansas Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas)
Northwest Region (Alaska Washington Oregon Mon-tana Idaho Wyoming)
Southwest Region (California Nevada Utah Arizona Hawaii)
International Region (no compositional change)
USARA Legacy Scholarship Program
The US Army Ranger Association announces the establish-
ment of the USARA Legacy Scholarship Program to provide
financial grants to qualified dependants of USARA members
who are or plan to attend an accredited college university or higher technical trade school The scholarship awards
funds are to assist with academic expenses at the attend-ing UniversitySchool and will be disbursed directly to the
UniversitySchool to assist with tuition books fees sup-plies and room and board
We will offer these scholarships as tribute to selfless ser-
vice and contributions made to our country by our mem-bers The awards are given in their honor
Applicants must be a qualified dependant of a USARA member Qualified Dependent is defined as an unmarried
child grandchild or great-grand child of a USARA member (included those legally adopted) who is under the age of 23
for the entire academic year USARA Member for this pro-
gram is defined as an individual who at the time of scholar-ship application has been a Regular Member (Annual or
Life) of USARA for a minimum of one year or a deceased Regular Member of USARA
A complete list of requirements details of the application
process and a downloadable application will be added to the Legacy Scholarship Program web page at
wwwrangerorg by April 15 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 5
Ranger Register Spring 2011
The scholarship program is supported by voluntary dona-
tions from USARA members and public donations The
number of scholarships to be awarded annually will vary however award amounts will be no less than $1000
If you would like to contribute financially to the USARA
Legacy Scholarship Program you may do so securely at our
website online or send a donation to
USARA Legacy Scholarship Fund
U S Army Ranger Association Inc
PO Box 52126
Fort Benning GA 31995-2126
USARA Election 2011
USARA election of Association Officers is an Annual Event
with frac12 of the Officer holders being elected each year The election is held in the month prior to the Annual Ranger
Muster (ARM) with the results of the election being an-
nounced at the ARM and the newly elected officers being installed at that time This yearrsquos ARM will be held in Sa-
vannah Georgia in September making the election month August Ballot Materials will be mailed out to each voting
member of the Association so as to arrive NLT then the
first day of the election month
It is the responsibility of each Association member to insure
that his contact information is up to date and that his As-sociation dues are current (members cannot vote if dues
are not current)
The following positions are up for election this year
Executive Vice President
Vice President Personnel
National Secretary
Southeast Region Director
Southwest Region Director
If you are interested in making a positive impact on the
Association have the time and are ready to get involved in running for one of the positions or would like to get in-
volved as a member of the Nominating Committee or just have questions about the election process please contact
Leonard A Boulas 2041 Sorrento Place
Las Cruces New Mexico 8005
(505) 541-1449 (H) (303) 522-7374 copy
E-mail Lboulas1aolcom
USARA Member Survey
Coming soonhellip
Over the years we have speculated as to what members think or want but really have had no way of knowing To resolved that we have purchased use of a professional sur-vey application and are currently preparing a member sur-vey
Very soon all members will be sent an invitation to partici-pate in our survey which will ask specific and direct ques-tions about USARA our direction and our future For the first time you will have the opportunity to tell us how you feel what we need to do differently
There will be multiple questions with answer selections we will collect some demographic pieces of information we have not been able in the past there will be ldquorankingrdquo type questions and a couple of fill-in where you can contribute your ideas
The goal is to have 100 participation After the survey is complete we will compile reports and graphs for all to see And The President and Board of Directors will use the re-sults to make changes with our association where needed and to shape our future
You will be notified by email when the survey is ready and be provided with a link to the survey The application allows a member to complete the survey only once All answers are confidential no one knows who answered ldquowhatrdquo or ldquohowrdquo We only know if you completed a survey or opted-out (did not want to take the survey)
We hope you all take advantage of the opportunity to be counted
Providence
In a recent conversation with a Darby Original he men-tioned the word ldquoProvidencerdquo As so many generations of Rangers wonder feel the pain and guilt of survival where Brothers were lost why theyyou survived he found and does to this day comfort solace in this word
1 The foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth
2 God especially when conceived as omnisciently direct-ing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise be-nevolence
3 A manifestation of divine care or direction
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 6
Annual Ranger Muster 2011
Make plans now to attend ARM 2011 in Savannah Geor-gia Hotel check-in begins on Wednesday 7 Sep 2011 and the ARM runs through Saturday nights banquet on 10 Sep 2011
A complete ARM 2011 Planning Guide with a detailed Schedule of Events and a Registration Form is en-
closed with this issue of the Ranger Register
You can register for ARM 2011 and pay by credit card by logging in to our website at wwwrangerorg and clicking on Register for ARM 2011 or completing the Registration From and mailing it to us with your payment
The Banquet will be the concluding event at the ARM and is our signature event The Banquet will feature a selec-tion of entrees served at the table Every effort will be made to accommodate special dietary needs Members will not want to miss this event General (r) Stanley A McChrystal will be our ARM 2011 keynote speaker
If you have any questions about the ARM please contact
Wade Lnenicka at (770) 432-8406 or email wlnenickayahoocom or
Bob Deale at (770) 431-1925 or email bdealeearthlinknet
Hilton Savannah Desoto Reservations
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms set aside at the preferred price of $97 per night are avail-able
Reserve your room online at wwwrangerorg today or
call the hotel directly
Hilton Savannah Desoto
15 East Liberty Street
Savannah GA 31401
Reservations (912) 232-9000
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code ARA
Northeast Director - CSM (r) Joseph L Mattison
Inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Brigade
(Ranger Training Brigade RTB)
CSM (r) Joesph L Mattison was inducted as a Distin-
guished Member of the Brigade on 13 Apr 2011 as part of
the Best Ranger Competition festivities Mattison is a career
Ranger serving as an Original in the 1st Modern Day Ranger Battalion since WWII Mattison served in B co from
Feb 74-Sep 77 graduating from Ranger School and
ldquoTabbedrdquo in class 2-76
He then went on to the serve in Ranger Training at the
Mountain Ranger Camp from Sep 79-Apr 84 Mattison
served with the Original 3rd Ranger Battalion in A Co from Apr 84-Apr 86 and again from Sept 88-Feb 91
When Ranger Training was officially designated as the
Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) Mattison was yet again ldquoLeading the Wayrdquo as an Original of the RTB initiated in
1987 Mattison serving from Apr 86 - Sept 88 and again
from May 96-Aug 98
Mattison is a career Ranger jumping into Panama with the
3rd Ranger Battalion during ldquoOperation Just Causerdquo He makes us all proud Congratulations CSM (r) Joe Mattison
and thank you for your years of dedicated Ranger service
RLTW
Pictured
Left to right CSM (r) Joseph
Mattison CSM (r) Sam
Spears (seated)
CSM (r) Mike Kelso
(initiator of the Distinguished
Member of the Brigade award)
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 7
Ranger Register Spring 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th
Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Rendezvous
We have added this event to our USARA Scheduled Events so that members can register The USARA Homecoming is FREE Registrations will be used to help us determine for planning purposes those that will attend and those activities that members are most interested in attending
The following is a list of activities
A block of rooms for USARA Homecoming 2011 has been reserved for July 25 through July 29 2011 The special room rate will be available until June 25th or until the group block is sold-out whichever comes first
Date Time Activity Location
25 Jul 11 1500-UTC Ranger Regiment in ActionABN Assault Fryar Drop Zone
25 Jul 11 1900-UTC USARA Meet amp Greet DoubleTree Hotel
26 Jul 11 0630-0730 Regimental PT HonorStewart Watson Field
26 Jul 11 1300-1430 State of the Regiment Brief National Infantry Museum
26 Jul 11 1430-1500 Distinguished and Honorary Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment Ceremony (DHMOR)
National Infantry Museum
27 Jul 11 0430-0900 Endurathon Peden Field
27 Jul 11 0700-1600 BoxingCombatives Prelims RLOC Parking Lot and Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 0800-1600 Team SportsStress Shoot Stewart Watson Field Engineer Field Smith Gym
27 Jul 11 1330-1500 Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) Ceremony Bill Heard Theatre
27 Jul 11 1700-1900 BoxingCombatives Finals Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1700-2200 No Host BBQ Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1900-1930 Sports Day Awards Ceremony Freedom Hall
28 Jul 11 0830-0900 Regimental Awards Ceremony National Infantry Museum Parade Field
28 Jul 11 0900-1000 Regimental Change of Command Col Michael E Kurilla will relinquish command to Col Mark Odom
National Infantry Museum
28 Jul 11 1000-1100 Change of Command Reception National Infantry Museum
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms (either king or two full size beds) set aside at the preferred price of $85 per night are availableReserve your room online today at wwwrangerorg or call the
hotel directly
You may also make your reservations by calling the hotel directly
DoubleTree Hotel
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd
Columbus Georgia 31904
Reservations (706) 327-6868
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code USA
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 3
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Please feel free to contact me with feedback on how wersquore doing and how we can better serve you My contact infor-mation along with the BOD members appointees and Re-gional Directors are posted on the contact page
Thank you for your patience I look forward to a very excit-ing 2011 See you on the high ground
Rangers Lead the Way
Butch
USARA President
Gerard B (Butch) Nery Jr
Butch was born in Manila RPI as an Army dependent He was commissioned in the Infantry US Army after graduat-ing from McNeese State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration His first as-signment was with B75th Rangers Ft Carson CO He served in Viet Nam as an Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer
with the 173rd Airborne Bri-gade and N75th Rangers He attended the Armor Advance Course He later attended Aviation School at Ft Wolters and Ft Rucker and graduated from the Army Aviation Center as an Army Aviator He earned his Master of Arts degree from Pepperdine University in 1978
After 10 12 years on active duty he joined Texas Instru-ments in 1979 as a Manufac-turing Engineer He worked
several programs (Paveway GPS Classified Programs and Locust) for 12 years Butch was later assigned to TI Procurement as a Sub Contract Manager He worked sev-
eral classified programs JSOW Unitary and Javelin After five years he joined Business Development and was assigned to the Advance Program Division He was as-signed to the Ft MonmouthCECOM field office in Eaton-town New Jersey where he retired from RaytheonTexas Instruments and joined ATK Alliant Technical Systems in Janesville WI He later moved to Tucson AZ as the ATK field representative for the Maneu-
ver Center of Excellence Ft Benning US Army Aviation Center of Excellence Ft Rucker and all Special Operation Organizations within USSOCOM During his employment with Texas Instruments Butch joined the Texas Army Na-tional Guard and held positions in Aviation from primary staff positions to Battalion Commander He graduated from CGSC (resident) in 1988 He retired as the Brigade Com-
mander for the Aviation Brigade 49th Armor Division TXARNG
Butch is married to the former Sharon Mitchell of DeRidder Louisiana They have three children Cheryl Ann Nicole and Jonathan Cheryl lives in Texas Nicole lives in Chantilly VA and Jonathan lives in Savannah GA
Aside from USARA Butch is active in the following profes-sional organizations
Military Order of World Wars-Chapter Officer
75th Ranger Regiment Asso-ciation
Ranger Assis-tance Founda-tion 375th Ranger
Battalion-Officer
Army Sniper Association
Association of the United States Army
Army Aviation Association of America
Viet Nam Heli-copter Associa-tion
National De-fense Industry Association
Association of Unmanned Vehi-cles Systems
International
173d Airborne Brigade Asso-ciation
National Infantry Association
Combat Infantry Association
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 4
USARA Region Realignment
The USARA Board of Directors unanimously approved a Bylaws Resolution on March 23 2011 to implement a re-
alignment of Ranger Regions to better accommodate future
regional events and schedule changes of the Annual Ranger Musters (ARM) to better adjust for the poor econ-
omy We will place greater focus on planning and schedul-ing activities at the local and regional levels to adapt to our
growing membership provide more cost-effective options
and to increase member participation This change will give us better Command and Control providing increased com-
munication with those we serve but who have been unable to attend USARA events as our regions were previously
aligned The realignment was effective April 1 2011
The President is currently nominating and the Board of
Directors will approve the appointment of three (3) Interim
Regional Directors (Mid-Atlantic Northwest Region and Midwest Region) for one year period The current Regional
Directors will not be affected (other than the actual geo-graphical realignment of member States and their new regions designation)
The Board of Directors will complete a six-month review of
the interim Region Realignment at the scheduled ARM 2011
Board Meeting (September 08 2011) A final will be con-
ducted at the next scheduled Mid-Term Board Meeting (March 2012 time-frame) At that meeting if the interim
realignment period is declared successful changes to Arti-cle V Section 1 of the USARA Constitution will be required
and USARA bylaws changes would be made and the three
additional Regional Directors will be added to the Elected Officials List in accordance with the USARA Constitution
and Bylaws any and all final changes affected by the Ranger Regional realignment will follow the provisions Arti-
cle IX including a vote by general membership
The following shows a map of the new Ranger Regions
and a list of States included in each
Northeast Region (Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Ohio Pennsyl-
vania New York New Jersey)
Mid-Atlantic Region (District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia West Virginia)
Southeast Region (Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida)
Midwest Region (North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan)
South-Central Region (Colorado Kansas Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas)
Northwest Region (Alaska Washington Oregon Mon-tana Idaho Wyoming)
Southwest Region (California Nevada Utah Arizona Hawaii)
International Region (no compositional change)
USARA Legacy Scholarship Program
The US Army Ranger Association announces the establish-
ment of the USARA Legacy Scholarship Program to provide
financial grants to qualified dependants of USARA members
who are or plan to attend an accredited college university or higher technical trade school The scholarship awards
funds are to assist with academic expenses at the attend-ing UniversitySchool and will be disbursed directly to the
UniversitySchool to assist with tuition books fees sup-plies and room and board
We will offer these scholarships as tribute to selfless ser-
vice and contributions made to our country by our mem-bers The awards are given in their honor
Applicants must be a qualified dependant of a USARA member Qualified Dependent is defined as an unmarried
child grandchild or great-grand child of a USARA member (included those legally adopted) who is under the age of 23
for the entire academic year USARA Member for this pro-
gram is defined as an individual who at the time of scholar-ship application has been a Regular Member (Annual or
Life) of USARA for a minimum of one year or a deceased Regular Member of USARA
A complete list of requirements details of the application
process and a downloadable application will be added to the Legacy Scholarship Program web page at
wwwrangerorg by April 15 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 5
Ranger Register Spring 2011
The scholarship program is supported by voluntary dona-
tions from USARA members and public donations The
number of scholarships to be awarded annually will vary however award amounts will be no less than $1000
If you would like to contribute financially to the USARA
Legacy Scholarship Program you may do so securely at our
website online or send a donation to
USARA Legacy Scholarship Fund
U S Army Ranger Association Inc
PO Box 52126
Fort Benning GA 31995-2126
USARA Election 2011
USARA election of Association Officers is an Annual Event
with frac12 of the Officer holders being elected each year The election is held in the month prior to the Annual Ranger
Muster (ARM) with the results of the election being an-
nounced at the ARM and the newly elected officers being installed at that time This yearrsquos ARM will be held in Sa-
vannah Georgia in September making the election month August Ballot Materials will be mailed out to each voting
member of the Association so as to arrive NLT then the
first day of the election month
It is the responsibility of each Association member to insure
that his contact information is up to date and that his As-sociation dues are current (members cannot vote if dues
are not current)
The following positions are up for election this year
Executive Vice President
Vice President Personnel
National Secretary
Southeast Region Director
Southwest Region Director
If you are interested in making a positive impact on the
Association have the time and are ready to get involved in running for one of the positions or would like to get in-
volved as a member of the Nominating Committee or just have questions about the election process please contact
Leonard A Boulas 2041 Sorrento Place
Las Cruces New Mexico 8005
(505) 541-1449 (H) (303) 522-7374 copy
E-mail Lboulas1aolcom
USARA Member Survey
Coming soonhellip
Over the years we have speculated as to what members think or want but really have had no way of knowing To resolved that we have purchased use of a professional sur-vey application and are currently preparing a member sur-vey
Very soon all members will be sent an invitation to partici-pate in our survey which will ask specific and direct ques-tions about USARA our direction and our future For the first time you will have the opportunity to tell us how you feel what we need to do differently
There will be multiple questions with answer selections we will collect some demographic pieces of information we have not been able in the past there will be ldquorankingrdquo type questions and a couple of fill-in where you can contribute your ideas
The goal is to have 100 participation After the survey is complete we will compile reports and graphs for all to see And The President and Board of Directors will use the re-sults to make changes with our association where needed and to shape our future
You will be notified by email when the survey is ready and be provided with a link to the survey The application allows a member to complete the survey only once All answers are confidential no one knows who answered ldquowhatrdquo or ldquohowrdquo We only know if you completed a survey or opted-out (did not want to take the survey)
We hope you all take advantage of the opportunity to be counted
Providence
In a recent conversation with a Darby Original he men-tioned the word ldquoProvidencerdquo As so many generations of Rangers wonder feel the pain and guilt of survival where Brothers were lost why theyyou survived he found and does to this day comfort solace in this word
1 The foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth
2 God especially when conceived as omnisciently direct-ing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise be-nevolence
3 A manifestation of divine care or direction
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 6
Annual Ranger Muster 2011
Make plans now to attend ARM 2011 in Savannah Geor-gia Hotel check-in begins on Wednesday 7 Sep 2011 and the ARM runs through Saturday nights banquet on 10 Sep 2011
A complete ARM 2011 Planning Guide with a detailed Schedule of Events and a Registration Form is en-
closed with this issue of the Ranger Register
You can register for ARM 2011 and pay by credit card by logging in to our website at wwwrangerorg and clicking on Register for ARM 2011 or completing the Registration From and mailing it to us with your payment
The Banquet will be the concluding event at the ARM and is our signature event The Banquet will feature a selec-tion of entrees served at the table Every effort will be made to accommodate special dietary needs Members will not want to miss this event General (r) Stanley A McChrystal will be our ARM 2011 keynote speaker
If you have any questions about the ARM please contact
Wade Lnenicka at (770) 432-8406 or email wlnenickayahoocom or
Bob Deale at (770) 431-1925 or email bdealeearthlinknet
Hilton Savannah Desoto Reservations
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms set aside at the preferred price of $97 per night are avail-able
Reserve your room online at wwwrangerorg today or
call the hotel directly
Hilton Savannah Desoto
15 East Liberty Street
Savannah GA 31401
Reservations (912) 232-9000
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code ARA
Northeast Director - CSM (r) Joseph L Mattison
Inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Brigade
(Ranger Training Brigade RTB)
CSM (r) Joesph L Mattison was inducted as a Distin-
guished Member of the Brigade on 13 Apr 2011 as part of
the Best Ranger Competition festivities Mattison is a career
Ranger serving as an Original in the 1st Modern Day Ranger Battalion since WWII Mattison served in B co from
Feb 74-Sep 77 graduating from Ranger School and
ldquoTabbedrdquo in class 2-76
He then went on to the serve in Ranger Training at the
Mountain Ranger Camp from Sep 79-Apr 84 Mattison
served with the Original 3rd Ranger Battalion in A Co from Apr 84-Apr 86 and again from Sept 88-Feb 91
When Ranger Training was officially designated as the
Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) Mattison was yet again ldquoLeading the Wayrdquo as an Original of the RTB initiated in
1987 Mattison serving from Apr 86 - Sept 88 and again
from May 96-Aug 98
Mattison is a career Ranger jumping into Panama with the
3rd Ranger Battalion during ldquoOperation Just Causerdquo He makes us all proud Congratulations CSM (r) Joe Mattison
and thank you for your years of dedicated Ranger service
RLTW
Pictured
Left to right CSM (r) Joseph
Mattison CSM (r) Sam
Spears (seated)
CSM (r) Mike Kelso
(initiator of the Distinguished
Member of the Brigade award)
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 7
Ranger Register Spring 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th
Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Rendezvous
We have added this event to our USARA Scheduled Events so that members can register The USARA Homecoming is FREE Registrations will be used to help us determine for planning purposes those that will attend and those activities that members are most interested in attending
The following is a list of activities
A block of rooms for USARA Homecoming 2011 has been reserved for July 25 through July 29 2011 The special room rate will be available until June 25th or until the group block is sold-out whichever comes first
Date Time Activity Location
25 Jul 11 1500-UTC Ranger Regiment in ActionABN Assault Fryar Drop Zone
25 Jul 11 1900-UTC USARA Meet amp Greet DoubleTree Hotel
26 Jul 11 0630-0730 Regimental PT HonorStewart Watson Field
26 Jul 11 1300-1430 State of the Regiment Brief National Infantry Museum
26 Jul 11 1430-1500 Distinguished and Honorary Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment Ceremony (DHMOR)
National Infantry Museum
27 Jul 11 0430-0900 Endurathon Peden Field
27 Jul 11 0700-1600 BoxingCombatives Prelims RLOC Parking Lot and Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 0800-1600 Team SportsStress Shoot Stewart Watson Field Engineer Field Smith Gym
27 Jul 11 1330-1500 Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) Ceremony Bill Heard Theatre
27 Jul 11 1700-1900 BoxingCombatives Finals Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1700-2200 No Host BBQ Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1900-1930 Sports Day Awards Ceremony Freedom Hall
28 Jul 11 0830-0900 Regimental Awards Ceremony National Infantry Museum Parade Field
28 Jul 11 0900-1000 Regimental Change of Command Col Michael E Kurilla will relinquish command to Col Mark Odom
National Infantry Museum
28 Jul 11 1000-1100 Change of Command Reception National Infantry Museum
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms (either king or two full size beds) set aside at the preferred price of $85 per night are availableReserve your room online today at wwwrangerorg or call the
hotel directly
You may also make your reservations by calling the hotel directly
DoubleTree Hotel
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd
Columbus Georgia 31904
Reservations (706) 327-6868
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code USA
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 4
USARA Region Realignment
The USARA Board of Directors unanimously approved a Bylaws Resolution on March 23 2011 to implement a re-
alignment of Ranger Regions to better accommodate future
regional events and schedule changes of the Annual Ranger Musters (ARM) to better adjust for the poor econ-
omy We will place greater focus on planning and schedul-ing activities at the local and regional levels to adapt to our
growing membership provide more cost-effective options
and to increase member participation This change will give us better Command and Control providing increased com-
munication with those we serve but who have been unable to attend USARA events as our regions were previously
aligned The realignment was effective April 1 2011
The President is currently nominating and the Board of
Directors will approve the appointment of three (3) Interim
Regional Directors (Mid-Atlantic Northwest Region and Midwest Region) for one year period The current Regional
Directors will not be affected (other than the actual geo-graphical realignment of member States and their new regions designation)
The Board of Directors will complete a six-month review of
the interim Region Realignment at the scheduled ARM 2011
Board Meeting (September 08 2011) A final will be con-
ducted at the next scheduled Mid-Term Board Meeting (March 2012 time-frame) At that meeting if the interim
realignment period is declared successful changes to Arti-cle V Section 1 of the USARA Constitution will be required
and USARA bylaws changes would be made and the three
additional Regional Directors will be added to the Elected Officials List in accordance with the USARA Constitution
and Bylaws any and all final changes affected by the Ranger Regional realignment will follow the provisions Arti-
cle IX including a vote by general membership
The following shows a map of the new Ranger Regions
and a list of States included in each
Northeast Region (Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Ohio Pennsyl-
vania New York New Jersey)
Mid-Atlantic Region (District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia West Virginia)
Southeast Region (Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida)
Midwest Region (North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan)
South-Central Region (Colorado Kansas Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas)
Northwest Region (Alaska Washington Oregon Mon-tana Idaho Wyoming)
Southwest Region (California Nevada Utah Arizona Hawaii)
International Region (no compositional change)
USARA Legacy Scholarship Program
The US Army Ranger Association announces the establish-
ment of the USARA Legacy Scholarship Program to provide
financial grants to qualified dependants of USARA members
who are or plan to attend an accredited college university or higher technical trade school The scholarship awards
funds are to assist with academic expenses at the attend-ing UniversitySchool and will be disbursed directly to the
UniversitySchool to assist with tuition books fees sup-plies and room and board
We will offer these scholarships as tribute to selfless ser-
vice and contributions made to our country by our mem-bers The awards are given in their honor
Applicants must be a qualified dependant of a USARA member Qualified Dependent is defined as an unmarried
child grandchild or great-grand child of a USARA member (included those legally adopted) who is under the age of 23
for the entire academic year USARA Member for this pro-
gram is defined as an individual who at the time of scholar-ship application has been a Regular Member (Annual or
Life) of USARA for a minimum of one year or a deceased Regular Member of USARA
A complete list of requirements details of the application
process and a downloadable application will be added to the Legacy Scholarship Program web page at
wwwrangerorg by April 15 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 5
Ranger Register Spring 2011
The scholarship program is supported by voluntary dona-
tions from USARA members and public donations The
number of scholarships to be awarded annually will vary however award amounts will be no less than $1000
If you would like to contribute financially to the USARA
Legacy Scholarship Program you may do so securely at our
website online or send a donation to
USARA Legacy Scholarship Fund
U S Army Ranger Association Inc
PO Box 52126
Fort Benning GA 31995-2126
USARA Election 2011
USARA election of Association Officers is an Annual Event
with frac12 of the Officer holders being elected each year The election is held in the month prior to the Annual Ranger
Muster (ARM) with the results of the election being an-
nounced at the ARM and the newly elected officers being installed at that time This yearrsquos ARM will be held in Sa-
vannah Georgia in September making the election month August Ballot Materials will be mailed out to each voting
member of the Association so as to arrive NLT then the
first day of the election month
It is the responsibility of each Association member to insure
that his contact information is up to date and that his As-sociation dues are current (members cannot vote if dues
are not current)
The following positions are up for election this year
Executive Vice President
Vice President Personnel
National Secretary
Southeast Region Director
Southwest Region Director
If you are interested in making a positive impact on the
Association have the time and are ready to get involved in running for one of the positions or would like to get in-
volved as a member of the Nominating Committee or just have questions about the election process please contact
Leonard A Boulas 2041 Sorrento Place
Las Cruces New Mexico 8005
(505) 541-1449 (H) (303) 522-7374 copy
E-mail Lboulas1aolcom
USARA Member Survey
Coming soonhellip
Over the years we have speculated as to what members think or want but really have had no way of knowing To resolved that we have purchased use of a professional sur-vey application and are currently preparing a member sur-vey
Very soon all members will be sent an invitation to partici-pate in our survey which will ask specific and direct ques-tions about USARA our direction and our future For the first time you will have the opportunity to tell us how you feel what we need to do differently
There will be multiple questions with answer selections we will collect some demographic pieces of information we have not been able in the past there will be ldquorankingrdquo type questions and a couple of fill-in where you can contribute your ideas
The goal is to have 100 participation After the survey is complete we will compile reports and graphs for all to see And The President and Board of Directors will use the re-sults to make changes with our association where needed and to shape our future
You will be notified by email when the survey is ready and be provided with a link to the survey The application allows a member to complete the survey only once All answers are confidential no one knows who answered ldquowhatrdquo or ldquohowrdquo We only know if you completed a survey or opted-out (did not want to take the survey)
We hope you all take advantage of the opportunity to be counted
Providence
In a recent conversation with a Darby Original he men-tioned the word ldquoProvidencerdquo As so many generations of Rangers wonder feel the pain and guilt of survival where Brothers were lost why theyyou survived he found and does to this day comfort solace in this word
1 The foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth
2 God especially when conceived as omnisciently direct-ing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise be-nevolence
3 A manifestation of divine care or direction
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 6
Annual Ranger Muster 2011
Make plans now to attend ARM 2011 in Savannah Geor-gia Hotel check-in begins on Wednesday 7 Sep 2011 and the ARM runs through Saturday nights banquet on 10 Sep 2011
A complete ARM 2011 Planning Guide with a detailed Schedule of Events and a Registration Form is en-
closed with this issue of the Ranger Register
You can register for ARM 2011 and pay by credit card by logging in to our website at wwwrangerorg and clicking on Register for ARM 2011 or completing the Registration From and mailing it to us with your payment
The Banquet will be the concluding event at the ARM and is our signature event The Banquet will feature a selec-tion of entrees served at the table Every effort will be made to accommodate special dietary needs Members will not want to miss this event General (r) Stanley A McChrystal will be our ARM 2011 keynote speaker
If you have any questions about the ARM please contact
Wade Lnenicka at (770) 432-8406 or email wlnenickayahoocom or
Bob Deale at (770) 431-1925 or email bdealeearthlinknet
Hilton Savannah Desoto Reservations
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms set aside at the preferred price of $97 per night are avail-able
Reserve your room online at wwwrangerorg today or
call the hotel directly
Hilton Savannah Desoto
15 East Liberty Street
Savannah GA 31401
Reservations (912) 232-9000
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code ARA
Northeast Director - CSM (r) Joseph L Mattison
Inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Brigade
(Ranger Training Brigade RTB)
CSM (r) Joesph L Mattison was inducted as a Distin-
guished Member of the Brigade on 13 Apr 2011 as part of
the Best Ranger Competition festivities Mattison is a career
Ranger serving as an Original in the 1st Modern Day Ranger Battalion since WWII Mattison served in B co from
Feb 74-Sep 77 graduating from Ranger School and
ldquoTabbedrdquo in class 2-76
He then went on to the serve in Ranger Training at the
Mountain Ranger Camp from Sep 79-Apr 84 Mattison
served with the Original 3rd Ranger Battalion in A Co from Apr 84-Apr 86 and again from Sept 88-Feb 91
When Ranger Training was officially designated as the
Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) Mattison was yet again ldquoLeading the Wayrdquo as an Original of the RTB initiated in
1987 Mattison serving from Apr 86 - Sept 88 and again
from May 96-Aug 98
Mattison is a career Ranger jumping into Panama with the
3rd Ranger Battalion during ldquoOperation Just Causerdquo He makes us all proud Congratulations CSM (r) Joe Mattison
and thank you for your years of dedicated Ranger service
RLTW
Pictured
Left to right CSM (r) Joseph
Mattison CSM (r) Sam
Spears (seated)
CSM (r) Mike Kelso
(initiator of the Distinguished
Member of the Brigade award)
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 7
Ranger Register Spring 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th
Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Rendezvous
We have added this event to our USARA Scheduled Events so that members can register The USARA Homecoming is FREE Registrations will be used to help us determine for planning purposes those that will attend and those activities that members are most interested in attending
The following is a list of activities
A block of rooms for USARA Homecoming 2011 has been reserved for July 25 through July 29 2011 The special room rate will be available until June 25th or until the group block is sold-out whichever comes first
Date Time Activity Location
25 Jul 11 1500-UTC Ranger Regiment in ActionABN Assault Fryar Drop Zone
25 Jul 11 1900-UTC USARA Meet amp Greet DoubleTree Hotel
26 Jul 11 0630-0730 Regimental PT HonorStewart Watson Field
26 Jul 11 1300-1430 State of the Regiment Brief National Infantry Museum
26 Jul 11 1430-1500 Distinguished and Honorary Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment Ceremony (DHMOR)
National Infantry Museum
27 Jul 11 0430-0900 Endurathon Peden Field
27 Jul 11 0700-1600 BoxingCombatives Prelims RLOC Parking Lot and Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 0800-1600 Team SportsStress Shoot Stewart Watson Field Engineer Field Smith Gym
27 Jul 11 1330-1500 Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) Ceremony Bill Heard Theatre
27 Jul 11 1700-1900 BoxingCombatives Finals Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1700-2200 No Host BBQ Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1900-1930 Sports Day Awards Ceremony Freedom Hall
28 Jul 11 0830-0900 Regimental Awards Ceremony National Infantry Museum Parade Field
28 Jul 11 0900-1000 Regimental Change of Command Col Michael E Kurilla will relinquish command to Col Mark Odom
National Infantry Museum
28 Jul 11 1000-1100 Change of Command Reception National Infantry Museum
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms (either king or two full size beds) set aside at the preferred price of $85 per night are availableReserve your room online today at wwwrangerorg or call the
hotel directly
You may also make your reservations by calling the hotel directly
DoubleTree Hotel
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd
Columbus Georgia 31904
Reservations (706) 327-6868
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code USA
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 5
Ranger Register Spring 2011
The scholarship program is supported by voluntary dona-
tions from USARA members and public donations The
number of scholarships to be awarded annually will vary however award amounts will be no less than $1000
If you would like to contribute financially to the USARA
Legacy Scholarship Program you may do so securely at our
website online or send a donation to
USARA Legacy Scholarship Fund
U S Army Ranger Association Inc
PO Box 52126
Fort Benning GA 31995-2126
USARA Election 2011
USARA election of Association Officers is an Annual Event
with frac12 of the Officer holders being elected each year The election is held in the month prior to the Annual Ranger
Muster (ARM) with the results of the election being an-
nounced at the ARM and the newly elected officers being installed at that time This yearrsquos ARM will be held in Sa-
vannah Georgia in September making the election month August Ballot Materials will be mailed out to each voting
member of the Association so as to arrive NLT then the
first day of the election month
It is the responsibility of each Association member to insure
that his contact information is up to date and that his As-sociation dues are current (members cannot vote if dues
are not current)
The following positions are up for election this year
Executive Vice President
Vice President Personnel
National Secretary
Southeast Region Director
Southwest Region Director
If you are interested in making a positive impact on the
Association have the time and are ready to get involved in running for one of the positions or would like to get in-
volved as a member of the Nominating Committee or just have questions about the election process please contact
Leonard A Boulas 2041 Sorrento Place
Las Cruces New Mexico 8005
(505) 541-1449 (H) (303) 522-7374 copy
E-mail Lboulas1aolcom
USARA Member Survey
Coming soonhellip
Over the years we have speculated as to what members think or want but really have had no way of knowing To resolved that we have purchased use of a professional sur-vey application and are currently preparing a member sur-vey
Very soon all members will be sent an invitation to partici-pate in our survey which will ask specific and direct ques-tions about USARA our direction and our future For the first time you will have the opportunity to tell us how you feel what we need to do differently
There will be multiple questions with answer selections we will collect some demographic pieces of information we have not been able in the past there will be ldquorankingrdquo type questions and a couple of fill-in where you can contribute your ideas
The goal is to have 100 participation After the survey is complete we will compile reports and graphs for all to see And The President and Board of Directors will use the re-sults to make changes with our association where needed and to shape our future
You will be notified by email when the survey is ready and be provided with a link to the survey The application allows a member to complete the survey only once All answers are confidential no one knows who answered ldquowhatrdquo or ldquohowrdquo We only know if you completed a survey or opted-out (did not want to take the survey)
We hope you all take advantage of the opportunity to be counted
Providence
In a recent conversation with a Darby Original he men-tioned the word ldquoProvidencerdquo As so many generations of Rangers wonder feel the pain and guilt of survival where Brothers were lost why theyyou survived he found and does to this day comfort solace in this word
1 The foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth
2 God especially when conceived as omnisciently direct-ing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise be-nevolence
3 A manifestation of divine care or direction
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 6
Annual Ranger Muster 2011
Make plans now to attend ARM 2011 in Savannah Geor-gia Hotel check-in begins on Wednesday 7 Sep 2011 and the ARM runs through Saturday nights banquet on 10 Sep 2011
A complete ARM 2011 Planning Guide with a detailed Schedule of Events and a Registration Form is en-
closed with this issue of the Ranger Register
You can register for ARM 2011 and pay by credit card by logging in to our website at wwwrangerorg and clicking on Register for ARM 2011 or completing the Registration From and mailing it to us with your payment
The Banquet will be the concluding event at the ARM and is our signature event The Banquet will feature a selec-tion of entrees served at the table Every effort will be made to accommodate special dietary needs Members will not want to miss this event General (r) Stanley A McChrystal will be our ARM 2011 keynote speaker
If you have any questions about the ARM please contact
Wade Lnenicka at (770) 432-8406 or email wlnenickayahoocom or
Bob Deale at (770) 431-1925 or email bdealeearthlinknet
Hilton Savannah Desoto Reservations
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms set aside at the preferred price of $97 per night are avail-able
Reserve your room online at wwwrangerorg today or
call the hotel directly
Hilton Savannah Desoto
15 East Liberty Street
Savannah GA 31401
Reservations (912) 232-9000
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code ARA
Northeast Director - CSM (r) Joseph L Mattison
Inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Brigade
(Ranger Training Brigade RTB)
CSM (r) Joesph L Mattison was inducted as a Distin-
guished Member of the Brigade on 13 Apr 2011 as part of
the Best Ranger Competition festivities Mattison is a career
Ranger serving as an Original in the 1st Modern Day Ranger Battalion since WWII Mattison served in B co from
Feb 74-Sep 77 graduating from Ranger School and
ldquoTabbedrdquo in class 2-76
He then went on to the serve in Ranger Training at the
Mountain Ranger Camp from Sep 79-Apr 84 Mattison
served with the Original 3rd Ranger Battalion in A Co from Apr 84-Apr 86 and again from Sept 88-Feb 91
When Ranger Training was officially designated as the
Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) Mattison was yet again ldquoLeading the Wayrdquo as an Original of the RTB initiated in
1987 Mattison serving from Apr 86 - Sept 88 and again
from May 96-Aug 98
Mattison is a career Ranger jumping into Panama with the
3rd Ranger Battalion during ldquoOperation Just Causerdquo He makes us all proud Congratulations CSM (r) Joe Mattison
and thank you for your years of dedicated Ranger service
RLTW
Pictured
Left to right CSM (r) Joseph
Mattison CSM (r) Sam
Spears (seated)
CSM (r) Mike Kelso
(initiator of the Distinguished
Member of the Brigade award)
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 7
Ranger Register Spring 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th
Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Rendezvous
We have added this event to our USARA Scheduled Events so that members can register The USARA Homecoming is FREE Registrations will be used to help us determine for planning purposes those that will attend and those activities that members are most interested in attending
The following is a list of activities
A block of rooms for USARA Homecoming 2011 has been reserved for July 25 through July 29 2011 The special room rate will be available until June 25th or until the group block is sold-out whichever comes first
Date Time Activity Location
25 Jul 11 1500-UTC Ranger Regiment in ActionABN Assault Fryar Drop Zone
25 Jul 11 1900-UTC USARA Meet amp Greet DoubleTree Hotel
26 Jul 11 0630-0730 Regimental PT HonorStewart Watson Field
26 Jul 11 1300-1430 State of the Regiment Brief National Infantry Museum
26 Jul 11 1430-1500 Distinguished and Honorary Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment Ceremony (DHMOR)
National Infantry Museum
27 Jul 11 0430-0900 Endurathon Peden Field
27 Jul 11 0700-1600 BoxingCombatives Prelims RLOC Parking Lot and Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 0800-1600 Team SportsStress Shoot Stewart Watson Field Engineer Field Smith Gym
27 Jul 11 1330-1500 Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) Ceremony Bill Heard Theatre
27 Jul 11 1700-1900 BoxingCombatives Finals Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1700-2200 No Host BBQ Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1900-1930 Sports Day Awards Ceremony Freedom Hall
28 Jul 11 0830-0900 Regimental Awards Ceremony National Infantry Museum Parade Field
28 Jul 11 0900-1000 Regimental Change of Command Col Michael E Kurilla will relinquish command to Col Mark Odom
National Infantry Museum
28 Jul 11 1000-1100 Change of Command Reception National Infantry Museum
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms (either king or two full size beds) set aside at the preferred price of $85 per night are availableReserve your room online today at wwwrangerorg or call the
hotel directly
You may also make your reservations by calling the hotel directly
DoubleTree Hotel
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd
Columbus Georgia 31904
Reservations (706) 327-6868
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code USA
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 6
Annual Ranger Muster 2011
Make plans now to attend ARM 2011 in Savannah Geor-gia Hotel check-in begins on Wednesday 7 Sep 2011 and the ARM runs through Saturday nights banquet on 10 Sep 2011
A complete ARM 2011 Planning Guide with a detailed Schedule of Events and a Registration Form is en-
closed with this issue of the Ranger Register
You can register for ARM 2011 and pay by credit card by logging in to our website at wwwrangerorg and clicking on Register for ARM 2011 or completing the Registration From and mailing it to us with your payment
The Banquet will be the concluding event at the ARM and is our signature event The Banquet will feature a selec-tion of entrees served at the table Every effort will be made to accommodate special dietary needs Members will not want to miss this event General (r) Stanley A McChrystal will be our ARM 2011 keynote speaker
If you have any questions about the ARM please contact
Wade Lnenicka at (770) 432-8406 or email wlnenickayahoocom or
Bob Deale at (770) 431-1925 or email bdealeearthlinknet
Hilton Savannah Desoto Reservations
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms set aside at the preferred price of $97 per night are avail-able
Reserve your room online at wwwrangerorg today or
call the hotel directly
Hilton Savannah Desoto
15 East Liberty Street
Savannah GA 31401
Reservations (912) 232-9000
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code ARA
Northeast Director - CSM (r) Joseph L Mattison
Inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Brigade
(Ranger Training Brigade RTB)
CSM (r) Joesph L Mattison was inducted as a Distin-
guished Member of the Brigade on 13 Apr 2011 as part of
the Best Ranger Competition festivities Mattison is a career
Ranger serving as an Original in the 1st Modern Day Ranger Battalion since WWII Mattison served in B co from
Feb 74-Sep 77 graduating from Ranger School and
ldquoTabbedrdquo in class 2-76
He then went on to the serve in Ranger Training at the
Mountain Ranger Camp from Sep 79-Apr 84 Mattison
served with the Original 3rd Ranger Battalion in A Co from Apr 84-Apr 86 and again from Sept 88-Feb 91
When Ranger Training was officially designated as the
Ranger Training Brigade (RTB) Mattison was yet again ldquoLeading the Wayrdquo as an Original of the RTB initiated in
1987 Mattison serving from Apr 86 - Sept 88 and again
from May 96-Aug 98
Mattison is a career Ranger jumping into Panama with the
3rd Ranger Battalion during ldquoOperation Just Causerdquo He makes us all proud Congratulations CSM (r) Joe Mattison
and thank you for your years of dedicated Ranger service
RLTW
Pictured
Left to right CSM (r) Joseph
Mattison CSM (r) Sam
Spears (seated)
CSM (r) Mike Kelso
(initiator of the Distinguished
Member of the Brigade award)
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 7
Ranger Register Spring 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th
Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Rendezvous
We have added this event to our USARA Scheduled Events so that members can register The USARA Homecoming is FREE Registrations will be used to help us determine for planning purposes those that will attend and those activities that members are most interested in attending
The following is a list of activities
A block of rooms for USARA Homecoming 2011 has been reserved for July 25 through July 29 2011 The special room rate will be available until June 25th or until the group block is sold-out whichever comes first
Date Time Activity Location
25 Jul 11 1500-UTC Ranger Regiment in ActionABN Assault Fryar Drop Zone
25 Jul 11 1900-UTC USARA Meet amp Greet DoubleTree Hotel
26 Jul 11 0630-0730 Regimental PT HonorStewart Watson Field
26 Jul 11 1300-1430 State of the Regiment Brief National Infantry Museum
26 Jul 11 1430-1500 Distinguished and Honorary Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment Ceremony (DHMOR)
National Infantry Museum
27 Jul 11 0430-0900 Endurathon Peden Field
27 Jul 11 0700-1600 BoxingCombatives Prelims RLOC Parking Lot and Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 0800-1600 Team SportsStress Shoot Stewart Watson Field Engineer Field Smith Gym
27 Jul 11 1330-1500 Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) Ceremony Bill Heard Theatre
27 Jul 11 1700-1900 BoxingCombatives Finals Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1700-2200 No Host BBQ Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1900-1930 Sports Day Awards Ceremony Freedom Hall
28 Jul 11 0830-0900 Regimental Awards Ceremony National Infantry Museum Parade Field
28 Jul 11 0900-1000 Regimental Change of Command Col Michael E Kurilla will relinquish command to Col Mark Odom
National Infantry Museum
28 Jul 11 1000-1100 Change of Command Reception National Infantry Museum
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms (either king or two full size beds) set aside at the preferred price of $85 per night are availableReserve your room online today at wwwrangerorg or call the
hotel directly
You may also make your reservations by calling the hotel directly
DoubleTree Hotel
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd
Columbus Georgia 31904
Reservations (706) 327-6868
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code USA
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 7
Ranger Register Spring 2011
USARA Homecoming 2011
USARA will hold the first Semiannual Homecoming at Fort Benning July 25 ndash 29 2011 to coincide with the 75
th
Ranger Regiment 2011 Ranger Rendezvous
We have added this event to our USARA Scheduled Events so that members can register The USARA Homecoming is FREE Registrations will be used to help us determine for planning purposes those that will attend and those activities that members are most interested in attending
The following is a list of activities
A block of rooms for USARA Homecoming 2011 has been reserved for July 25 through July 29 2011 The special room rate will be available until June 25th or until the group block is sold-out whichever comes first
Date Time Activity Location
25 Jul 11 1500-UTC Ranger Regiment in ActionABN Assault Fryar Drop Zone
25 Jul 11 1900-UTC USARA Meet amp Greet DoubleTree Hotel
26 Jul 11 0630-0730 Regimental PT HonorStewart Watson Field
26 Jul 11 1300-1430 State of the Regiment Brief National Infantry Museum
26 Jul 11 1430-1500 Distinguished and Honorary Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment Ceremony (DHMOR)
National Infantry Museum
27 Jul 11 0430-0900 Endurathon Peden Field
27 Jul 11 0700-1600 BoxingCombatives Prelims RLOC Parking Lot and Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 0800-1600 Team SportsStress Shoot Stewart Watson Field Engineer Field Smith Gym
27 Jul 11 1330-1500 Ranger Hall of Fame (RHOF) Ceremony Bill Heard Theatre
27 Jul 11 1700-1900 BoxingCombatives Finals Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1700-2200 No Host BBQ Freedom Hall
27 Jul 11 1900-1930 Sports Day Awards Ceremony Freedom Hall
28 Jul 11 0830-0900 Regimental Awards Ceremony National Infantry Museum Parade Field
28 Jul 11 0900-1000 Regimental Change of Command Col Michael E Kurilla will relinquish command to Col Mark Odom
National Infantry Museum
28 Jul 11 1000-1100 Change of Command Reception National Infantry Museum
Make your hotel reservations ASAP to insure limited rooms (either king or two full size beds) set aside at the preferred price of $85 per night are availableReserve your room online today at wwwrangerorg or call the
hotel directly
You may also make your reservations by calling the hotel directly
DoubleTree Hotel
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd
Columbus Georgia 31904
Reservations (706) 327-6868
Group Name US Army Ranger Association
Group Code USA
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 8
enemy fire upon exit from their C-130 Jump Aircraft and again upon l a n d i n g they rapidly seized and s e c u r e d while under enemy fire their as-signed ini-tial objec-tives Pla-toon Ser-geant Kelly and his Pla-toon had nu-merous fol-low on missions during Operation Just Cause which re-sulted in a successful transition of the Republic of Panama to a Democratically elected Government which continues to share a peaceful co-existence with their Central Ameri-can neighbor countries and the United States
First Sergeant Kelly has also served with the Ranger Training Brigade as a Ranger Instructor and Company First Sergeant for several years at the 4th Ranger Training Battalion Ft Benning Georgia He also served a tour of duty in Germany and another in Korea
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelley amongst his many other awards and decorations possesses the United States Army Master Parachutist Badge with Two Gold Combat Jump Stars
Since his retirement from the United States Army in 1999 he has returned to his home town of Phoenixville Penn-sylvania with his wife Lisa Kelly (former Lisa Long) and their four children being Patrick Darby Kelly Michael Rudder Kelly Ashley Merrill Kelly and Rachel Morgan Kelly (Thatrsquos right the middle name of each child is named after a famous American Ranger)
First Sergeant Sean Kelly epitomizes the Ranger Creed and the Warrior Spirit He truly is a deserving recipient to receive the coveted Airborne Man of the Year Award and is the designated Representative from the United States Army Ranger Association
USARA Airborne Man of Year 2011
1SG (r) Sean Kelly
First Sergeant (Retired) Sean Kelly served in the US Army for twenty years beginning in 1979 until his retirement in 1999 While on active duty service First Sergeant Kelly served almost exclusively in Airborne Ranger Units
He has several hundred parachute jumps of which the vast majority of them are Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical
First Sergeant Kelly has two Combat Parachute Jumps as a result of service with the 75th Ranger Regiment during his career
On or about Dawn 25 October 1983 Sergeant Sean Kelly as a Squad Leader assigned to C Company 1st Ranger Battalion led his Airborne Rangers from C-130 Aircraft over the enemy secured runway at Point Salines island nation of Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury The Cuban enemy forces engaged USAF jump aircraft with anti-aircraft fire from ZPU-4 AA machine guns sev-eral medium caliber machine guns and an untold number of light caliber machine guns The actual ground level of the parachute jump was a mere 500 ft which would not have enabled the activation of a reserve parachute if re-quired The short descent under canopy was while being engaged by enemy forces and upon landing onto their assigned sector of the Drop Zone Sergeant Kelly rapidly led his Airborne Ranger Squad against Opposing Defend-ers of the airfield and immediately seized and secured his initial objective Follow on operations after the airfield sei-zures were numerous and the end result was the return of the island nation of Grenada to its newly elected Democ-ratic Government The island nation of Grenada has con-tinued a peaceful co-existence within the southern Carib-bean chain of islands and has not allowed itself to be a forward operating base for enemy nations who are or were opposed to the United States or its national inter-ests
At 0100 hrs Platoon Sergeant Kelly while assigned as a Platoon Sergeant to A Company 3rd Ranger Battalion once again led his Airborne Rangers against an enemy held military base and runway This time the objective was the Rio Hato Military Base near the Village of Rio Hato Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause This was a Night Combat Equipment Mass Tactical Combat Parachute Jump which was again directly into enemy fire from ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns as well as medium machine guns of 50 caliber size and numerous light caliber machine guns held by enemy soldiers of the Noriega led Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) Once again the Actual Ground Altitude for this parachute jump was 500 feet Platoon Sergeant Kelly and his subordinate
Airborne Rangers were immediately engaged by
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 9
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Ranger Base ldquoBOrdquo Baker By Ernie Estrada Commander
Ranger Base AJ ldquoBordquo Baker is up and run-ning After some unfortunate events that took place with the ldquoBordquo Baker Base in Oregon I was asked by the then USARA President Linc German if I could salvage the memory of this legendary Ranger With great guid-ance from Ranger German I stepped up to the task and took the initiative in good olrsquo Ranger fashion to take charge of the Ranger Base By approval by the USARA Board of Directors I became Commander of the Baker Base with orders to revitalize relocate re-group and recruit
I immediately picked an experienced and hard working Ranger to be my XO Ricky Bonnell I am honored to say that the ldquoBordquo Baker Base out of Olympia Washington had its first meeting on 11 Dec 2010 We dis-cussed what we wanted to do as a base which included helping Rangers as well as socializing on a regular basis A quick sum-mary of the meeting follows
We are planning a ldquoBordquo Baker Beast Feast on 24 Jul 2011 and plan to get Rangers from nearby 275
th to attend free of charge We
will also be marching in the traditional Vet-eranrsquos Day Parade in Auburn Washington as well as participating in a Massing of Colors
All members present volunteered to help Rangers when situations arose where we could We topped off the meeting with a tradi-tional passing of the guidon from USARA VP (Log) Craig Vanek to the new Commander of the ldquoBordquo Baker Ranger Basehellipme
We are in the process of setting up a meeting with the leadership of 2
nd Battalion to establish a relationship
where the ldquoBordquo Baker Base can assist where needed and attend functions as schedules permit
As of this writing we have been able to recruit 23 mem-bers which is more than half of the USARA members in Washington We held our second Ranger Base meeting on 19 Mar 2011 where we again confirmed our vision for the future
I have been in close contact with our new USARA President Butch Nery He is carrying on the tradition of past Presidents by giving me superb support As you can see Ranger Base ldquoBordquo Baker is stepping up and moving out I would like to extend an invitation to other Rangers in the Washington area to join USARA and the Baker Ranger Base I heartily challenge other USARA regions and areas within those regions to start Ranger Bases
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 10
USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
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USARA Officers Directors and Appointees
In accordance with the approved USARA Bylaws Reso-lution that realigned Ranger Regions effective April 1 2011 the President nominated and the Board of Direc-tors approved the following appointments Travis West Midwest Region Director Rick Yost Mid-Atlantic Region DirectorBoth new Regional Directors bring unique background experience and talent to the USARA Board of Directors team and to the members who they will represent Under the realignment the Midwest Re-gion includes North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michi-gan the Mid-Atlantic Region includes the District of Columbia Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Vir-ginia
USARA leadership is currently screening and interview-
ing potential members for selection of a Director for the
new Northwest Region
Midwest Region
Ranger Summer Cookout
This Midwest Region event provides an opportunity for Rangers who might not get an opportunity to travel to an ARM or Rendezvous an opportunity to get together with old friends and make some new ones As with last year the event is open to all Rangers regardless of their affiliation with the USARA 75RRA WAR or any other national organization Those who were able to attend last year reported that it was well worthwhile and we hope for the same this year
The cookout is scheduled to start at 1100 on Saturday June 18 2011 It will be held again this year at Silver Lake Park outside of Kenosha Wisconsin (about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee) which is easily accessible from I-94 Spouses and children are wel-come so feel free to bring the whole family Beer brats and burgers will be provided
Additionally Tactical Santa has generously agreed to provide prizes for the event including a $100 gift certifi-cate
As stated above this event is open to all Rangers so please feel free to share this information with anyone else you know who might be interested
To see the invitation and maps go to wwwrangerorg
For more information please feel free to call
Please RSVP to
Travis West Director Midwest Region (608) 561-1779 twestsbglawcom
USARA Marketing Report By Craig Vanek - Marketing director
Income from royalties and commissions for the 1st
2nd
and 3rd
quarters of CY 2010 total $535306
Please visit the Ranger Store by going to the USARA website at wwwrangerorg and selecting RANGER STORE or type the following link into your browser httparmyrangerusptgearcom
US Army Ranger Association Inc
Balance Sheet
31 December 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Columbus Bank amp Trust Co $12738
Pentagon Fed Credit Union $140126
Total Current Assets $152864
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equip $3087
Other Assets
Total Other Assets $7747
Total Assets $163698
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities $0
Total Current Liabilities $0
Long-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Retained Earnings $142077
Net Income $10787
Other assets $10834
Total Capital $163698
Total Liabilities amp Capital $163698
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 11
Ranger Register Spring 2011 US ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION - OFFICERS DIRECTORS and APPOINTEES
NATIONAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Butch Nery
(706) 580-8489
butchneryatkcom
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
VICE PRESIDENT PERSONNEL
Art Silsby
(478) 628-2406
rangersilsbygmailcom
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
SECRETARY
Mark Pelphrey
(614) 499-4089
pelphreywowwaycom
TREASURER
Bob Kvederas
(860) 537-1998
rkvederassnetcom
CHAPLAIN
David Brock
(303) 997-9704
brockdraolcom
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Joe Casteel
(412) 262-2986 Joe-Casteelcomcastnet
LEGAL ADVISOR
Earle Lasseter
(706) 323-2831
earlelasseterpmkmcom
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Steve Jaeger
(601) 255-7109
rgrjaegerqcom
HISTORIAN
Vacant
SERVICE OFFICER
New (Vacant)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST REGION
Joe Mattison
(585) 593-4107
rangerjoeusarayahoocom
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Rick Yost
(703) 261-9678
rangerryostus
SOUTHEAST REGION
Wade Lnenicka
(770) 432-8406
wlnenickayahoocom
MIDWEST REGION
Travis West
(608) 469-8915
twestsbglawcom
SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
Karl Monger
(316) 633-4599
kmongergmailcom
NORTHWEST REGION
Vacant
(XXX) XXX-XXX
No email address
SOUTHWEST REGION
Rafe Delli-Bovi
(310) 397-1720
rafedbyahoocom
INTERNATIONAL REGION
Bob Copeland
(780) 962-0114
rgr22livecouk
COMMITTEESSPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bill Biser
(603) 472-3399
mbiser1483aolcom
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New (Vacant)
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Frank Casey
(706) 565-8199
fcaseycaolcom
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR
Mike Ranger
(660) 563-5591
ranger-usaracharternet
ALT SYSTEMS ADMIN
Hal Marshall
(479) 571-4041 hmar-shallhmarshall net
MARKETING MANAGER
Craig Vanek
(253) 964-8436
cavbohicacomcastnet
RANGER REGISTER EDITOR
Sherry Klein
(612) 578-8673
sherrymckleingmailcom
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition
Ranger Register Spring 2011
Volume XVIII Number 1 Page 12
BRC 1st Place WINNERS
MSG Eric Turk amp
SGM Walter Zajkowski Photo courtesy US Army Best Ranger Competition