The LIVE STREAM for the 2023 NWFSC Raiders home games for the Panhandle Conference can be seen here: https://nwfraiders.com/multimedia/WATCH_LIVE
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Making Connections – June 2018
Third edition of the Conexion Media Group interview show. This episode has two interesting interviews here on two wonderful programs that are focused on the youth. The main is with Amanda Wiggins of Youth Leadership Tallahassee and the other one with Tiffanie Nelson, the founder and Executive Director of Food for Thought, plus information on three fun events coming up in our region.
Conexion Media Group is the publisher of the Conexion English/Spanish monthly publication in North/NW Florida and Southern Alabama, the founder of the Hispanics and Friends LINKed Business Networking Group and organizer of community events such as the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Fort Walton Beach.
This show was produced at the Emerald Coast TV Studio in the Landmark Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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First Friday Coffee – September 2018 – FWB Chamber of Commerce
01:10 – Invocation Introduction – First Baptist Church of FWB
04:12 – Pledge of Allegiance – FWB Police Dept. & National Anthem by MSgt Liz Rand(?) from Eglin AFB
06:44 – Mayor Dick Rynearson – Recognizing City of FWB Police Dept.
9:39 – HealthSource Chiropractic FWB North – Fast Cash at Breakfast – Dr Scott Smith
13:14 – John Hofstad, Okaloosa County Administrator
18:34 – Diane Winnemuller of Northwest Florida Daily News – Check to the Military Order of the Purple Heart for a Nurses Monument that will be erected at the Armament Museum
28:30 – Wes Fell, Paradise Promotions – Home Show & Nathan Sparks with One Hopeful Place
00:34:12 – Dog Daze, presented by Friendship Veterinary Hospital, Sat. Oct 13th *Featuring City of FWB Police Dog Fundraiser
37:37 – Blessin of the Marketplace
41:06 – Chamber Calendar
42:18 – Matt Osley talk about the Empowered committee and tells a comical story about the difference between millennials and the older generations
47:28 – Emerald Coast Television.com video – United Methodist Children’s Home
49:03 – Tony Hughes offers free business advice
51:06 – Introduction of 2018 Chair Nick Chubb Ted
56:12 – Introduction of Sponsor: Matt Baltz, Administrator at The Manor at Bluewater Bay
01:07:14 – Check Presentations: Donna Tashik, President Emerald Coast Foundation
01:09:38 – New Member Introductions
01:21:16 – Door Prizes
01:40:28 – 50/50 Drawing
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Inaugural ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Reunion 2022
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.
This event was made possible through the support of several local community sponsors.
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
