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Regimental Honors
Special Forces Regimental Honors
Special Forces Regimental Honors
Colonel
Aaron Bank
Inducted 2005
Command Sergeant Major
Joseph Lupyak
Inducted 2007
Major General
Sidney Shachnow
Inducted 2007
Sergeant Major
Tyrone J. Adderly
Inducted 2008
Colonel
Roger H. C Donlon
Inducted 2008
M
edal of Honor
Command Sergeant Major
Jack Gale Joplin
Inducted 2008
Sergeant Major
Walter L. Shumate
Inducted 2008
Command Sergeant Major
Earnest “Michael” Bishop
Inducted 2009
Major General
James A. Guest
Inducted 2009
Command Sergeant Major
Ronnie A McCan
Inducted 2009
Lieutenant General
William P. Yarborough
Inducted 2009
Command Sergeant Major
Bennie G. Adkins
Inducted 2010
Medal of Honor
Major
John Edward Cleckner Sr.
Inducted 2010
Major
George Petrie
Inducted 2010
Major
Larry Thorne
Inducted 2010
Major General
Kenneth R. Bowra
Inducted 2011
Lieutenant General
George D. Heib
Inducted 2011
Colonel
Charles W. Norton
Inducted 2011
Master Sergeant
Lowell W. Stevens
Inducted 2011
Major General
Eldon A. Bargewell
Inducted 2012
Sergeant Major
Armando A. Canales
Inducted 2012
Colonel
James "Jim" H. Morris
Inducted 2012
Lieutenant Colonel
Maurice H. Price
Inducted 2013
Colonel
William J. Davis
Inducted 2013
Colonel
Charles Fry
Inducted 2013
Master Sergeant
Roy P. Benavidez
Inducted 2013
Medal of Honor
Command Sergeant Major
Norman Doney
Inducted 2014
Major
Hermann Adler
Inducted 2014
Sergeant First Class
Melvin Morris
Inducted 2014
Medal of Honor
Sergeant Major
Lothar Williams
Inducted 2015
Major
Thomas E. Powell
Inducted 2015
Master Sergeant
Fred W. Zabitosky
Inducted 2015
Medal of Honor
Brigadier General
Russell W. Volckmann
Inducted 2016
Specialist Fifth Class
John J. Kedenburg
Inducted 2016
Medal of Honor
Command Sergeant Major
John E. Kessling
Inducted 2017
Major
Clyde J. Sincere Jr.
Inducted 2018
BIO
Command Sergeant Major
Thomas B. Corbett
Inducted 2018
Lieutenant Colonel
Albert S. Madding
Inducted 2019
Chaplain (Colonel)
Vahan Sipantzi
Inducted 2020
BIO
Chief Warrant Officer 3
Charles “Keith” David
Inducted 2020
Sergeant Major
Matthew O. Williams
Inducted 2021
Medal of Honor
Command Sergeant Major
Terry L. Peters
Inducted 2021
Major General
Salvatore F. Cambria
Inducted 2022
Colonel
Jerry M. Sage
Inducted 2022
Colonel
Mark E. Mitchell
Inducted 2023
BIO
Master Sergeant
William T. Thompson
Inducted 2005
Command Sergeant Major
Peter Morakon
Inducted 2007
Major General
John K. Singlaub
Inducted 2007
Master Sergeant
Joe Alderman
Inducted 2008
Sergeant Major of the Army
George W. Dunaway
Inducted 2008
Command Sergeant Major
Henry D. Luthy
Inducted 2008
Colonel
Donald Jon Soland
Inducted 2008
Captain
Isaac “Ike” Camacho
Inducted 2009
Command Sergeant Major
Ralph G. King
Inducted 2009
Colonel
Ola Lee Mize
Inducted 2009
Medal of Honor
The First Special Force
Inducted 2009
Lieutenant Colonel
Lewis H. Burruss Jr
Inducted 2010
Lieutenant Colonel
George W. Gaspard Jr
Inducted 2010
Command Sergeant Major
Daniel L. Pitzer
Inducted 2010
Honorable
Michael G. Vickers
Inducted 2010
Sergeant Major
Jon R. Cavaiani
Inducted 2011
Medal of Honor
Sergeant Major
Walter M. Hetzler
Inducted 2011
Command Sergeant Major
Jeffrey H. Raker
Inducted 2011
Captain
Humberto Roque Versace
Inducted 2011
Medal of Honor
Lieutenant Colonel
Geoffrey T. Barker
Inducted 2012
Master Sergeant
Robert “Bob” Charest
Inducted 2012
Sergeant First Class
Clifford M. Newman
Inducted 2012
Command Sergeant Major
Melvin Wick
Inducted 2013
Major
Michael D. Linnane
Inducted 2013
Colonel
George C. Morton
Inducted 2013
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Paul J. Tompkins Jr
Inducted 2013
Staff Sergeant
Robert James Miller
Inducted 2014
Medal of Honor
Lieutenant General
Samuel Vaughan Wilson
Inducted 2014
Master Sergeant
Gary I. Gordon
Inducted 2015
Medal of Honor
First Lieutenant
Loren D. Hagen
Inducted 2015
Medal of Honor
Master Sergeant
Jose Rodela
Inducted 2015
Medal of Honor
Dr. (Colonel)
Warner D. "Rocky" Farr
Inducted 2016
Major General
Geoffrey C. Lambert
Inducted 2016
Command Sergeant Major
Francis "Frank" R. McFadden
Inducted 2017
Major
Steven E. Cook
Inducted 2018
BIO
Command Sergeant Major
Jeffrey W. Wright
Inducted 2018
Command Sergeant Major
Gary E. Koenitzer
Inducted 2019
Lieutenant Colonel
Michael E. Taylor
Inducted 2020
BIO
Command Sergeant Major
Joe Lopez
Inducted 2020
BIO
Lieutenant General
Bennet S. Sacolick
Inducted 2021
Master Sergeant
Larry Townsend
Inducted 2021
Major General
Gary L. Harrell
Inducted 2022
BIO
Major
John J. Duffy
Inducted 2023
Medal of Honor
BIO
Major General
David A. Morris
Inducted 2023
BIO
Colonel
Paris D. Davis
Inducted 2023
Medal of Honor
Master Sergeant
Jimmy Dean
Inducted 2007
Sergeant Major
Richmond Nail
Inducted 2007
Sergeant Major
Ernest K. Tabata
Inducted 2007
Sergeant Major
David L. Clark
Inducted 2008
Chief Warrant Officer 5
Thomas Edinger
Inducted 2008
Major
John L. Plaster
Inducted 2008
Command Sergeant Major
Calvin J. Thomas
Inducted 2008
Major General
Harley C. Davis
Inducted 2009
Command Sergeant Major
Galen C. Kittleson
Inducted 2009
Command Sergeant Major
Henry Ramirez
Inducted 2009
The Alamo Scouts
Inducted 2009
Colonel
Joseph G. Cincotti
Inducted 2010
Colonel
Robert "Bob" Howard
Inducted 2010
Medal of Honor
Sergeant First Class
Eulis A. Presley
Inducted 2010
Command Sergeant Major
Morris G. Worley
Inducted 2010
Master Sergeant
Carl L. Compton
Inducted 2011
Colonel
Jim Kraus
Inducted 2011
Colonel
Ronald Eric Ray
Inducted 2011
Medal of Honor
Colonel
Edwin "Andy" Anderson
Inducted 2012
Colonel
Charles A. Beckwith
Inducted 2012
First Sergeant
Charles L. Gray
Inducted 2012
Colonel
John N. “Jack” Tobin
Inducted 2012
Colonel
Darrell W. Katz
Inducted 2013
Major
Willie Merkerson, Jr.
Inducted 2013
Lieutenant Colonel
Harris R Munck
Inducted 2013
Major
Richard J. Meadows
Inducted 2014
Colonel
John H. “Scotty” Crerar
Inducted 2014
Colonel
Richard M. Ripley
Inducted 2015
Sergeant First Class
Randall D. Shughart
Inducted 2015
Medal of Honor
Command Sergeant Major
Hester “Hoopy” J. Qualls
Inducted 2015
Sergeant First Class
William M. Bryant
Inducted 2016
Medal of Honor
Colonel
Arthur D. "Bull" Simons
Inducted 2016
Major
Chester Garrett
Inducted 2016
Command Sergeant Major
Ray L. Love
Inducted 2017
Sergeant Major
Gilbert R. Turcotte
Inducted 2018
BIO
Staff Sergeant
Ronald J. Shurer II
Inducted 2019
Medal of Honor
Command Sergeant Major
Christopher R. Zets
Inducted 2019
Major
John E. Padgett
Inducted 2020
BIO
Command Sergeant Major
Parry L. Baer
Inducted 2020
BIO
Lieutenant Colonel
Eugene C. McCarley
Inducted 2021
Master Sergeant
Joe J. Walker
Inducted 2021
Chief Warrant Officer 5
Douglas D. Frank
Inducted 2022
Colonel
Ronald D. Johnson
Inducted 2023
BIO
Lieutenant Colonel
Roger D. Carstens
Inducted 2023
BIO
Command Sergeant Major
Stephen P. Holmstock
Inducted 2007
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Harry Rider
Inducted 2007
Sergeant Major
William Waugh
Inducted 2007
Command Sergeant Major
Joseph L. Dennison
Inducted 2008
Command Sergeant Major
James E. Hargraves
Inducted 2008
Colonel
James "Nick" Rowe
Inducted 2008
Lieutenant Colonel
Charles “Charlie” Aycock
Inducted 2009
Colonel
Sully H. de Fontaine
Inducted 2009
Major General
Joseph C. Lutz
Inducted 2009
Command Sergeant Major
Gordon Smith
Inducted 2009
Office of Strategic Services
Inducted 2009
Major
Caesar J. Civitella
Inducted 2010
Chief Warrant Officer 5
William McPherson
Inducted 2010
Brigadier General
Joseph S. Stringham
Inducted 2010
Sergeant
Gary Beikirch
Inducted 2011
Medal of Honor
Major
Drew Dix
Inducted 2011
Medal of Honor
Sergeant Major
Willie McLeod Jr
Inducted 2011
Major General
Robert L. Shirkey
Inducted 2011
Sergeant First Class
Eugene Ashley, Jr
Inducted 2012
Medal of Honor
Sergeant
Brian L. Buker
Inducted 2012
Medal of Honor
Colonel
Jerry M. King
Inducted 2012
Brigadier General
Frank Toney
Inducted 2012
Chief Warrant Officer 4
James F. “Jimmy” Spoo
Inducted 2013
Lieutenant General
William P. Tangney
Inducted 2013
Command Sergeant Major
Glenn E. Lane
Inducted 2013
Captain
Wade Y. Ishimoto
Inducted 2014
Captain
Claude O. “Bud” McBroom
Inducted 2014
Lieutenant Colonel
Darrell G. Elmore
Inducted 2015
Colonel
Elliott “Bud” P. Sydnor, Jr
Inducted 2015
Command Sergeant Major
Thomas “Tom” H. Smith
Inducted 2015
Sergeant
Gordon D. Yntema
Inducted 2016
Medal of Honor
Master Sergeant
Charles E. Hosking Jr
Inducted 2016
Medal of Honor
Command Sergeant
Major Franklin D. Miller
Inducted 2017
Medal of Honor
Captain
Gary M. “Mike” Rose
Inducted 2018
Medal of Honor
BIO
Lieutenant General
John F. Mulholland
Inducted 2018
Colonel
David E. McCracken
Inducted 2019
Colonel
Roger M. Pezelle
Inducted 2020
BIO
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Robert E. Pennington
Inducted 2020
BIO
Sergeant Major
Harold Jacobson
Inducted 2020
BIO
First Lieutenant
Phillip R. Gonzales
Inducted 2021
Master Sergeant
Earl D. Plumlee
Inducted 2022
Medal of Honor
Command Sergeant Major
Richard C. Lamb
Inducted 2022
Colonel
Christopher C. Miller
Inducted 2023
BIO
Sergeant First Class
Riley E. Lott Jr.
Inducted 2023
BIO
Honorary Members of the Regiment
Master Sergeant Roy H. Matsumoto
Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin
Gerald Paul Busse
Colonel Richard L. Coppedge
Joyce Luster
H. Ross Perot
Joe Hickey
Billye Drake Alexander
Brigadier General Antoine Beukering
Doris Baker
Pamela J. Wilson
Sergeant First Class Eric C. Moriarty
Conrad Ben Baker
Scott Gibson
Mike Reynolds
Mr Jim R. Moriarty
Ms Teresa R. Nugent
Captain Chuck Deleot
Azadeh Aryana
