{"id":951,"date":"2022-05-02T08:10:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T12:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.specialoperations.org\/soa\/?page_id=951"},"modified":"2024-06-17T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:22:47","slug":"brightlight-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/brightlight-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightlight Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"951\" class=\"elementor elementor-951\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3be318 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"d3be318\" 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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa1561\" data-id=\"ffa1561\" 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-99e5be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99e5be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rand-4.png?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rand-4.png?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rand-4.png?resize=224%2C126&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rand-4.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rand-4.png?resize=444%2C250&amp;ssl=1 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af1e60b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"af1e60b\" 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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e336c04\" data-id=\"e336c04\" 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-c046cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c046cae\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>OPERATION BRIGHTLIGHT<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Operation Brightlight (BL) mission is to provide financial assistance to SOA members in good standing who, without monetary help, would not be able to attend the annual Special Operations Association Reunion. Members considered for BL grants are kept anonymous as far as possible, with names being revealed to the BL committee and special staff only.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Costs eligible for assistance are round trip transportation; hotel accommodations; SOAR registration; and, petty cash for cab fare, meals, and incidentals. This assistance may also extend to a family member who is the member\u2019s primary care giver. Some or all of these expenses may be covered depending on individual circumstances. Emergency BL Fund assistance is at the discretion of the BL Chairman.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>About the Brightlight Fund<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When a Recon Team or a downed pilot were in trouble, a SOG Brightlight team was formed and inserted into the target area to find, locate, assist and exfiltrate them from the area of operation. It was by far, the most hazardous of all duty in SOG.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since its founding in 2005, the Operation Brightlight committee has assisted 43 SOA members and three family members, thanks to the generosity of the SOA membership in general and the SOA Riders.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57a60955 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"57a60955\" 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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-566a307b\" data-id=\"566a307b\" 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-1738fe3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1738fe3f\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12887 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.specialoperations.org\/soa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RonOwens-2.61f40c48e7a685.76080244.jpg?resize=217%2C182&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you have any questions, contact the Committee:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ron Owens, Chairman<br \/>Brightlight Committee\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:Brightlight@specialoperations.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brightlight@specialoperations.org<\/a><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dab61c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"dab61c9\" 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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdd1755\" data-id=\"cdd1755\" 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-c9d86da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d86da\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/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-5c43d8e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c43d8e\" 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-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialoperations.org\/soa\/donate-master\/\">\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\">CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE BRIGHTLIGHT FUND<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPERATION BRIGHTLIGHT The Operation Brightlight (BL) mission is to provide financial assistance to SOA members in good standing who, without monetary help, would not be able to attend the annual Special Operations Association Reunion. 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