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Friday, October 3, 2003 B9 .Courtesy photoFrederick C. Rice (c.) of Hampton is shown after being sworn in as President of Chapter 54 of the Special Forces Association He is shown with National Committee member Paul Payne (I.) who officiated, and Robin Moore, author of 'The Green Berets.Rice picked to lead the Green BeretsHAMPTON - Frederick ( Rice of Iiampton has been elected to a two-year term .is President of Chapter 54 of the Special Forces Association (the Green Berets).Rice served with the 7th Special Forces Croup at Ft. Bragg, N.C. and with the 5th SFC in Vietnam. He is a tbit teen-year member of the Association, and had served as Chapter 54 s Vice President tot the past two years.In addition to his activities with SI V he is also a military Aide-de ( amp to \ew IlampshireGovernor i i.ug Benson, serves as \fI State Coordinator lor West Point Admissions, and is a member of American Legion Post #35 in Hampton and the board of go\ ernors of the West Point Society of New England.1 Its military awards and dec- , orations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, the ( ombat Infantryman Badge, the Ranger lab and US and Vietnamese Parachutist Wings, si \ ( hapter 54 has more than 330 members in eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire who have served with the Cireen Berets in an active or reserve status, including a number of members who are now deployed in S Ylghanistan and Iraq,I he chapter is also known as the William I Buckley Memorial ( hapter in honor of the former Cireen Beret and t IA agent from Medford,Mass who died in Beirut,Lebanon in 1985 after 15 months of captivity and tor- , tore.
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Fri, Oct 03, 2003
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