*BOARD CHANGES*
MEET JOSEPH KOLP (PRESIDENT)
Joe is a graduate of the Special Forces Qualification Course, Ranger School, Special Forces Sniper (SQTIC), Military Free-Fall Course and Defense Language Institute (Vietnamese).
Joseph Kolp was born in Detroit Michigan. He joined the Military in 1983 and served in numerous units to include E/60th Infantry's Long Range Surveillance (Airborne). The 325th Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. 1st and 19th Special Forces Groups (Airborne) and Special Operations Detachment-Pacific. SFODA participation in the workup for the Iraq Invasion and later infiltration into the Baghdad A/O as part of the coalition Special Operations.
Joe retired from the Military as a Master Sergeant in 2006 and continued to serve as a police officer in Washington State. He has two adult children who reside in the Seattle area. Joe retired from police work and moved back to Michigan in 2023.
MEET LEE SILVERS (VICE PRESIDENT)
Lee is a graduate of the Special Forces Qualification Course, Ranger School, Air Assault, Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat (SFAUC).
Lee Silvers was born in a U.S. Army Hospital in Wurzburg Germany. He commissioned from Arizona State University ROTC in 2011 and served his PL and XO time in the First Infantry Division before going to selection and on to 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Lee served as an SFODA Detachment Commander on SFODA 5126 for two combat deployments to Syria and Iraq as part of OIR.
Lee left the Army as a CPT after 10 years in 2021. Lee returned to his hometown of Marshall Michigan where he has since started a family with his Wife Marissa. They have a 1 year old son and another baby on the way!