{"id":144,"date":"2022-05-04T14:15:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T18:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.specialoperations.org\/soa\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-05-25T08:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:44:34","slug":"taps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/taps\/","title":{"rendered":"Taps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"144\" class=\"elementor elementor-144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3bac4 e-grid e-con-boxed cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e3bac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aada8af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aada8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOA TAPS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391df72 e-grid e-con-boxed cr-el-full-container-disabled creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"391df72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_full_width_container&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3dfe65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3dfe65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SOA has attempted to list our fallen as accurately as possible.<\/p><p>The below list represents the most recently reported deceased members since our last SOAR.\u00a0 These names will be posted in the TAPS section in the next SOA publication and have been added to the SOA TAPS Database.<\/p><p>Should any member have information of a deceased brother who has not been identified, please contact a BOD member, SOA Chaplain or click the link below to report the death of an SOA member.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd4a97 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fbd4a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialoperations.org\/soa\/report-a-death\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Report the Death of a SOA Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6e8549 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"e6e8549\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da49bb9\" data-id=\"da49bb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642bf3d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642bf3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>RECENTLY REPORTED DECEASED SOA MEMBERS<\/strong><br \/>(Names in red link to an obit) (Names in BOLD are new since the last Newsletter)<\/p><ul><li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/khanh-cowboy-doan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOAN, Khanh &#8220;Cowboy&#8221;, SOA Mem# 1233, passed away on May 13, 2026.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/ross-a-heckert?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HECKERT, Ross, SOA Mem# 668, passed away on April 19, 2026.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/roger-l-cherry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CHERRY, Roger L., SOA Mem# 653, passed away on April 20, 2026.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/phillip-mick-herbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERBERT, Phillip &#8220;Mick&#8221;, SOA Mem# 926, passed away on April 15, 2026.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/csmr-dennis-c-mcvey?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCVEY, Dennis C., SOA Mem# 2812, passed away on January 6, 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/colr-virgil-joel-mcvicker?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCVICKER, Virgil J., SOA Mem# 2924, passed away on February 5, 2025.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/francis-rene-frank-pineiro?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PINEIRO, Francis R., SOA Mem# 3316, passed away on March 21, 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/donald-charles-augustin?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AUGUSTIN, Donald C., SOA Mem# 1016, passed away on March 14, 2026.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/james-gordon-bo-gritz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRITZ, James G. &#8220;Bo&#8221;, SOA Mem# 42, passed away on February 27, 2026<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/herb-marshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MARSHALL, Herbert, SOA Mem# 592, passed away on January 12, 2026<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/robert-sterling-marble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MARBLE, Robert S. Marble, SOA Mem# 2688, passed away on 19 Feb 2026<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/robert-william-kinzer?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KINZER, Robert W., SOA Mem# 3111, passed away on January 3, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/george-w-beitzel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BEITZEL, George W., SOA Mem# 29249, passed away on January 15, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/colr-john-g-hayes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HAYES, John G., SOA Mem# 974, passed away on January 28, 2026.<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/msgr-pedro-pete-estrada?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ESTRADA, Pedro, SOA Mem# 1125, passed away January 6, 2026.<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/csmr-glenn-e-lane-1?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LANE, Glen E., SOA Mem# 1718, passed away on January 10, 2026.<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/terrence-w-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SMITH, Terrence W., SOA Mem# 1984, passed away on January 8, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/specialforcestaps.com\/f\/louie-r-hernandez?blogcategory=SOA+Mem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hernandez, Louie R., SOA Mem# 2953, passed away on January 1, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01d89e elementor-widget 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The below list represents the most recently reported deceased members since our last SOAR.\u00a0 These names will be posted in the TAPS section in the next SOA publication and have been added to the SOA TAPS Database. 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