SFA Chapter 88 Concludes Operation “Quiet Professionals” With Monument Dedication

Lt. Gov. Jay Collins congratulations Chapter 88 President David Ware for the chapter’s efforts to honor and remember the Special Forces soldiers and veterans who served with SF units. (Photo by Mark Geil with Mark Geil Photography of Orange Park, FL)

After more than a year of planning and coordination, Chapter 88 successfully dedicated and donated a new Special Forces memorial monument to the Jacksonville National Cemetery on April 11, 2026.

The ceremony drew about 125 attendees to witness the unveiling of the 3-foot-high gray granite monument placed next to five other monuments on the Memorial Walk. The ceremony featured support from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division Band from Fort Stewart, Georgia, who performed a medley of military music for arriving guests; an Honor Guard of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, who posted the colors; and remarks by Florida Lieutenant Governor and retired Special Forces veteran Jay Collins, who praised the chapter’s efforts to honor and remember Special Forces soldiers and veterans.

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