On October 22, 2022, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the Inaugural ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Reunion at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds.  Ted Corcoran, CEO of the FWB Chamber, was Master of Ceremony.

Below is a replay video of the event. If you have a Smart TV, search for and install the VidFlow app to watch this video on your big screen TV. This video player also also you to select chapter points to specific speakers and presentations.

Ten of the original 12 members of ODA 595 were in attendance for this inaugural reunion event.

Captain Mark Nutsch – Detachment Commander

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bob Pennington – Assistant Detachment Commander

Master Sergeant Paul Evans – Team and Operations Sergeant

Sergeant First Class Andy Marchal – Intelligence Sergeant

Sergeant First Class Steve Kofron.  – Weapons Sergeant

Staff Sergeant Mike Elmore – Weapons Sergeant

Staff Sergeant Chad Jacklet– Engineer Sergeant

Sergeant First Class Steve Bleigh—Medical Sergeant

Sergeant First Class Vince Makela – Communications Sergeant

Staff Sergeant Will Summers– Communications Sergeant

Not in Attendance:

• Staff Sergeant USAF Steve E. Tomat – Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
• Staff Sergeant USAF Joseph Matt Lienhard– Air Force Special Operations Combat Controller from Special Tactics Squadron

Several prominent guest speakers included Florida House District #4 representative Patt Maney, former CIA Directorate of Operations officer Alex Hernandez, former USAF Chief of Staff for a Theater Special, retired Col Glenn Thomas, and the son of Doolittle Raiders Col Dick Cole, Richard Cole.

A special commemorative canteen cup was created by the Bohlin Company and presented to each member of ODA 595 in honor and recognition of their heroic actions in America’s first response against the Taliban after the 911 attack.

If you are interested in learning more about ODA 595 as well as other stories about America’s 1st response to the 911 attacks, check out these sources:

First Casualty by Toby Harnden

Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton

Swords of Lightning – Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America’s Response to 911

12 Strong – The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

Watch the live stream of the 2026 “Meet the Candidates Forum” for the City of Fort Walton Beach City Council.  The event took place on September 14, 2026, with a walk-around candidate interviews starting at 5:30pm and the Q&A Forum segment starting at 6:15pm.  This event took place at The Venue on 109 Brooks Street SE in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and was sponsored & hosted by Beach Weekend, the venue owners.  The live stream was produced  and edited by Emerald Coast TV.

The candidates invited to attend are:

• Brandon Bishop
• Schuyler Black
• Steve Caldarelli
• Tyler Capelotti
• Gloria DeBerry (incumbent)
• Denise Dierker
• Glen Guarin
• Jeffrey Pendleton
• Matthew Turpin
• Payne Walker (incumbent)

The general election is scheduled for November 3, 2026.