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1Sgt (Ret) Danny Rozier, a National Pathfinder founding father, passed away January 21, 2012 at his home in South Dakota. Danny was a Pathfinder to the end and wished all well.

Click here to read Pathfinder tributes and see his funeral program.
 
 
NOTE: A group of veteran warriors within our NPA's 101st ABN Chapter celebrates the eleventh hour of the third Sunday of January each year to remember six fallen Pathfinders who were killed in action in the Republic of Vietnam. These celebrated soldiers are Patric J. Bohan, Donald Ragsdale, Ronald Reynolds, David Winkle, Guy Fern and Thomas Kukowski. While this tradition of remembrance started in Maryland, there were celebrations of a formal Roman Catholic Mass in Maryland and Colorado and a Presbyterian Service in Pennsylvania during 2010.  The NPA posts this notice to further expand the remembrance of these fine soldiers and close brothers who died alone atop unnamed ridgelines in a far off battle zone that many of us remember as clearly as if it were yesterday.  There are some who say forget the war! Get past it! It was a long time ago! For those of us who knew and fought beside these fine young men, we say,
"We'll Never Forget Them!"
 



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Fallen Pathfinders

Six of our Pathfinder brothers have been lost in Afghanistan.

They are:
John Runkle, Jr.
Edward Mills
Ergin Osman
Louis Ramosvelazquez
Thomas Bohall
Adam Patton

All with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.

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Click here for Fallen Airborne Pathfinders.

Click here for September 14 memo from NPA President Carl "Greasegun" Lagle

Our 2011 Reunion


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Conducted in Las Vegas mid-July 2011, the first reunion of the National Pathfinder Association (NPA) was second to none. Some of the warriors attending referred to this historical gathering as their "First IN" Reunion. Active duty and retired US Army Pathfinders from various military units came together to celebrate the year 2011 as "The Year of the Pathfinder" and the birth of a national organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of all Pathfinders, past, present and future. Many attendees brought their family members to join in the comradeship and listen closely to the Pathfinder history presented at the two evening events hosted by Dick Gillem, 11th PF Co, 1st CAV DIV and Robert Fogarty, 101st ABN DIV. Final revisions to the Association's constitution and bi-laws were voted on and approved and a Board of Governors and slate of NPA Officers were elected to lead the way during their 2011-2013 term of office. A complete listing of the NPA Board of Governors and Officers can be found on the Leadership tab of this Association website. The leadership is already leaning forward in the saddle and planning the next National Pathfinder Association Reunion in Colonial Williamsburg, VA in October 2013.
More information soon.
See more about our Airborne Pathfinder brothers.
WELCOME U.S. AIRBORNE PATHFINDERS
The US Airborne Pathfinders Association is joining forces with the National Pathfinder Association! This will make it easier for members to stay in contact with each other and find fellow Pathfinders. Please bear with us during the reconstruction of the Yahoo List Server. If you have our site bookmarked, you can stay updated. The USAPA domain name will expire in July and the hosting in October.
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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Four Stars of Valor by Phil Nordyke, 2006.This book outlines the exploits of the 505 PIR from North Africa to the end of WWII

War by Sebastian Junger, 2010, Hachette Book Group. ISBN: 0-446-55624-8.

First In, Last Out by Richard R. Burns


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Updated February 3, 2012