Ever wanted to play golf with a Medal of Honor Recipient? Here’s your chance to play with three.
I’ve been really lucky to have met all three of these Medal of Honor recipients, Sal Giuna, Ryan Pitts and Kyle White. I spent a week riding on horseback and camping with Ryan, have been drinking with Sal on more occasions than I can remember (in fact, most the nights ended with me remembering little) and hung out with Kyle at last years convention. Finer men you will never meet. Sal is one of the best dudes to go drinking with you’ll ever meet, and Ryan is just a great guy all around. Ryan was kind enough to invite me to his award ceremony, but I was at the other two as a journalist as well.
Anyway, the 173rd Association is having a golf tournament featuring all three. I’m hoping to lock down my travel for it today. As Parachute Cutie tells us:
The 173rd Airborne Brigade Association Foundation is sponsoring a fund raising golf on Monday August 3, 2015 at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford, NH. Medal of Honor Recipients SSG (r) Sal Giunta, SGT (r) Kyle White and SSG (r) Ryan Pitts are guest hosts for the event and will all be golfing.
Event opportunities:
Cocktail reception with Sal, Kyle and Ryan on Sunday August 2, 2015. Beer, wine and food provided. $100 per person. Limited number of tickets available
Golf outing on Monday August 3, 2015 – $200 per golfer includes 18 holes, cart, lunch and awards dinner. Can register as a single golfer, 2, 3 or 4.
Awards dinner on Monday August 3, 2015 after golf is complete. $75.00 per person.
We’ve got some really cool auction and raffle items lines up, too.
Facebook page link – https://www.facebook.com/pages/173D-Airborne-Brigade-Foundation-Golf-Outing-2015/1431316233840034?fref=ts
Registration link (for cocktail reception, golf or awards dinner after golf) – https://www.skysoldier.net/event-1947110
Registration link for sponsorships that range from $125 up to $15,000 – https://www.skysoldier.net/page-18139
So, if you want to golf with them, or be a sponsor, you should sign up soon. If you are going to go, let me know so I can see if we can get in a foursome for the tournament. I warn you now, I suck. I’ll probably hit right under 100, but I also guarantee you that I do it while consuming at least 12 beers. So, you can drive.
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Thank you so much for posting this.
I’m considering getting hard hats for the golfers who will be on your team, the team ahead and the team behind.
Can’t wait to see you there and I hope some of the TAH folks (especially in the New England area) will come out and golf or support us in some way.
Sounds like a great time.
I’m like you TSO. I can’t play golf but I sure can do a lot of other damage !!!
Since I can’t play golf, I gave my clubs away and bought a Harley Davidson Ultra Classic.
Much more fun!
TSO, your handicap must be the same as mine – 2.
My right hand, and my left hand!
TSO, just under a 100 isn’t so bad. Some of us go way over a 100, but still do the 12 beers!
I play Army Golf.
Left right left right left right
Me too SFC D, Me too
Haven’t picked up a club since my kids were born and I retired. Family time and all that.
Remember,
WINTER RULES YEAR ROUND….
/Hand wedge and foot wedge.
To each his/her own, and it’s for a great cause. Personally, I agree with H. S. Scrivener’s friends “the Allens” (1903; not further identified):
“To play golf is to spoil an otherwise enjoyable walk.”
I think that has been attributed to Mark Twain. But I could be wrong
I too have heard it attributed to Twain.
“Golf, a good walk, ruined.”
OC
B Woodman, OC – I had as well. But like many other “zinger” quotes, it appears to be mis-attributed. There doesn’t seem to be documentation of Twain ever actually saying it, while H. L. Scrivener’s use of a similar phrase does seem to be documented.
The same is true for the famous “Churchill quote” about the traditions of the Royal Navy (along with a number of other Churchill “zingers”). That one is often attributed to Churchill, but Sir Winston wasn’t the source.
Churchill is, however, reported to have been asked at least once if he originated the phrase. Sir Winston reportedly said, “No – but I wish I had!” (smile)
You know why it was named ‘golf,’ don’t you?
Because all the other four letter words were taken.
Heh.
Hondo – think that is a variation on Twain’s “A good walk spoiled” line.
Me, I’ve found that with the new modern technology and I can hit the ball at least 20 yards further out of bounds.
David: follow the link I provided above. I thought it was Twain’s too – but apparently Twain has never been verified as having actually said it.
One of the worst features of the Internet, its endless ability to correct my misapprehensions!
New Hampshire? In August? Isn’t it snowing by then?
Sounds like a REALLY good time. Would love to be playing the round. Maybe I can send you guys a nice stash of stogies to have during the round…
I’d like to get my US Naval Sea Cadet unit to color guard/volunteer for this!! Its in our area. We’re doing the NH Freedom Cup this week…(www.nhfreedomcup.org)
We had SSG Ryan Pitts come to our drill a couple months ago. Unbelievable what these guys do. He came and had a closed door talk with only cadets, no adults..
This would be a great honor and opportunity if, I was worth a shit at golf!
Sparks,
You don’t have to be a golfer to participate. We have a Meet and Greet on Sunday 2 August from 4-7 and any non golfers can attend the awards dinner following the round of golf. Both of those options are on the registration page.
We’d love to have you join us
Since when does it matter whether or not you can play? Hell, I routinely break 90.
On the front nine.
Silentium Est Aureum…I can’t break 90 in bowling, that is why the bowling ball went the way of the golf clubs. Too much frustration and embarrassment. Don’t ask and don’t tell. 😀
As a former member of the 503rd Infantry
(72-74,I don’t know if it’s ever been brought out that it’s kind of extraordinary for 3 MOH recipients to come out of the same Infantry Regiment.
Coincidence or Team Spirit?
Team Spirit
You may have a point. Heroic conduct does seem to “run in the family” in some units.
Check this site for World War II and look for members of the 15th Infantry Regiment.
http://www.history.army.mil/moh/wwII-a-f.html
Going thru all 4 pages (A-F, G-L, M-S, T-Z), I counted SIXTEEN MoHs awarded to members of the 15th Inf – in about 2 years.
Hey, the 15th Inf is Jonn and I’s old outfit.
I was in 1/15 at Harvey Barracks,Kitzingen and Jonn was in 2/15 at “Top of the Rock”, Wildflecken.
Anybody else out there former “Can Do” soldiers?
Spell “golf” backwards. That will tell you what it does to your psyche.
“Awards dinner on Monday August 3, 2015 after golf is complete. $75.00 per person.”
So, as I understand this, you can embarrass yourself for $200 or attend the dinner for $75. Um….
Wish I could be there but I’m in the wrong time zone.
I bet the non-CPO may show up. Will be easy to spot because he’ll be packing an empty 2 gallon plastic gas can asking for donations. Bernasty is not an attorney (never was) however he’ll be looking for someone to trip over his “gas can” so he can sue them for… wow who knows what!
What a wannabe attorney vermin!
Vermin… somehow that rimes with bernasky.
Cheers, bernasty