AUSA News

AUSA News - May 2019

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Special Forces sergeant major honored for military service

W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Armando Yturria, a retired Army Special Forces sergeant major and a member of the Association of the U.S. Army, was recently recognized by the Quilts of Valor Foundation for his distinguished military service as a special operations leader. Yturria...

New graphic novel features Vietnam Special Forces hero

Joseph Craig, Director AUSA Book Program
The AUSA Book Program will release its second digital graphic novel in May, titled Medal of Honor: Roy Benavidez . Master Sgt. (then-Staff Sgt.) Raul “Roy” P. Benavidez is a legend in the Special Forces community. Even before he earned his Green...

Best Ranger Competition showcases the Army’s finest

SMA Kenneth O. Preston, USA Ret
Greetings from the Association of the U.S. Army, our Army’s association for education and professional development and a major supporter of the Army’s Soldier for Life efforts. The 36th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition started in...
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AUSA asks Congress to support Guard, Reserve readiness

Julie Cameron Rudowski, Assistant Director Government Affairs
Over the next few weeks, the House and Senate armed services committees will start drafting their fiscal 2020 defense authorization bills. A letter to committee leadership from the Association of the U.S. Army and other associations outlined joint...

Local chapter seeks to double community partnerships

AUSA Staff
One chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army wants to double its business members over the next three months, and if it can exceed its goal by even just a few members, the Fort Rucker-Wiregrass chapter of AUSA—already boasting thousands of...

Military basketball tournament brings troops together

AUSA Staff
The Military Basketball Association held its annual basketball tournament April 12-14 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado with support from the Association of the U.S. Army’s Pikes Peak chapter. “What better venue for these games than one of...

ROTC cadets, Army recruiters bowl at ‘Stars and Strikes’

Felicia Campbell
The Stars and Strikes Bowling Tournament really put the “fun” into fundraising—in fact, the benefits of the tournament turned out to be far more than just the dollars it raised for the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army...