Funeral Expenses for Melvin Hill
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On August 11th, 2020, the Special Forces brotherhood lost a piece of its history with the death of SFC(R) Melvin Hill. Melvin was one of the men on the Army's first combat HALO jump and mentored many Special Forces men during his career. He inspired respect and formed deep friendships with many of his comrades. He was an active member of both the SFA and SOA.
Mel is survived by a sister who has limited resources. Our goal is to raise the funds needed to pay the cost of his final arrangements. Any funds raised beyond that, if not needed by his family, will be donated to the SOA Fondation and SFA in Melvin's name and used to benefit SF children and widows.
Melvin served two tours in Vietnam. His first tour was in 1966 with MACV-SOG, Khe Sanh, and was a member of Spike Team Oklahoma. He returned in 1970 to MACV-SOG, (CCN), Recon Team Florida. It was as a member of RT Florida that he made the HALO jump and was awarded the Silver Star (28 November 1970).
Special Operations Association Foundation
Mel is survived by a sister who has limited resources. Our goal is to raise the funds needed to pay the cost of his final arrangements. Any funds raised beyond that, if not needed by his family, will be donated to the SOA Fondation and SFA in Melvin's name and used to benefit SF children and widows.
Melvin served two tours in Vietnam. His first tour was in 1966 with MACV-SOG, Khe Sanh, and was a member of Spike Team Oklahoma. He returned in 1970 to MACV-SOG, (CCN), Recon Team Florida. It was as a member of RT Florida that he made the HALO jump and was awarded the Silver Star (28 November 1970).
Special Operations Association Foundation
Fundraising team: SOA/SFA Team honoring Melvin Hill (3)
Bonnie Cooper
Organizer
Boynton Beach, FL
Philip Devon
Beneficiary
Richard Estes
Team member
