SOAR 2024:

Old Friends Meet Up

Lonny Holmes, a former Sentinel editor and president of Chapter 78, shared these photos from the recent SOAR convention. Along with Lonny, John Joyce and Brad Welker are all currently members of SFA Chapter 51, but were formerly members of Chapter 78. He and the others had opportunities to catch up with their old Chapter 78 comrades, and Lonny was especially happy for the chance to visit with his old friend Mike Rose.

Left to right, John Joyce, Brad Welker, Lonny Holmes, SGM (ret.) Scott La Morte and Fred Horne.

Ramon Rodriguez, MG Ken Bowra, and SGM Scott La Morte

COL (ret.) John Gargus and wife Anita. John’s third book will be out in January.

John Stryker Meyer, AKA Tilt, Mike Rose MOH, and Lonny Holmes at the Las Vegas airport.

Mike Rose’s MOH challenge coin

Cliff Newman, former SFA president and the first soldier in Army history to complete a HALO combat jump, and SGM (ret.) Scott La Morte.

Ed Barrett and Mike Rose MOH