WEBVTT 00:00.760 --> 00:02.560 - Good morning ladies and gentleman. 00:04.020 --> 00:06.470 On behalf of Major General John W. Brennan, 00:06.470 --> 00:09.120 the Commander of 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), 00:09.120 --> 00:11.570 welcome to the Change of Responsibility Ceremony. 00:12.770 --> 00:13.603 Today, 00:13.603 --> 00:15.910 Command Sergeant Major Tomas G. Sandoval will relinquish 00:15.910 --> 00:19.198 responsibility as the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) 00:19.198 --> 00:20.712 Command Sergeant Major 00:20.712 --> 00:24.240 to Command Sergeant Major Ted C. Munter. 00:24.240 --> 00:27.611 We extend a sincere welcome to our distinguished guests. 00:27.611 --> 00:29.300 Among our distinguished guests 00:29.300 --> 00:32.712 for today's ceremony are Lieutenant General Fran Beaudette, 00:32.712 --> 00:36.597 Commanding General of USASOC and Mrs. Liz Beaudette, 00:37.620 --> 00:39.570 Command Sergeant Major Marc Eckard, 00:39.570 --> 00:42.933 Command Sergeant Major of USASOC and Mrs. Mary Beth Eckard, 00:43.900 --> 00:48.350 from the U.S. Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School, 00:48.350 --> 00:51.720 the Commanding General, Major General Patrick Roberson 00:51.720 --> 00:53.263 and Mrs. Carolyn Roberson, 00:54.110 --> 00:57.570 the Deputy Commanding General Brigadier General H.B. Gilliam 00:57.570 --> 00:59.283 and Mrs.Andrea Gilliam, 01:00.130 --> 01:02.460 Command Sergeant Major Joseph Fancher 01:02.460 --> 01:04.960 and Command Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Frazier. 01:05.930 --> 01:09.242 We extend a warm welcome to Mrs. Karen Sandoval, 01:09.242 --> 01:14.240 Mrs. Lee Beth Munter, and CSM and Mrs. Munter's two sons, 01:14.240 --> 01:16.223 Zachary and Andrew Munter. 01:17.660 --> 01:19.530 - Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the playing 01:19.530 --> 01:21.630 of the "National Anthem" and remain standing 01:21.630 --> 01:24.127 for the invocation given by Chaplin Miller. 01:26.587 --> 01:29.254 (anthem begins) 02:36.721 --> 02:39.221 (anthem ends) 02:47.593 --> 02:50.683 - Invite you to join with me as I pray. Let us pray. 02:51.650 --> 02:53.810 Almighty God, you arte the Author of Liberty, 02:53.810 --> 02:57.510 and the Champion of the Oppressed, may you hear our prayer. 02:57.510 --> 02:59.930 We thank you for this opportunity today 02:59.930 --> 03:02.570 to recognize the transition of responsibility 03:02.570 --> 03:04.637 between two faithful, dedicated warriors, 03:04.637 --> 03:07.233 and we ask that you bless this ceremony today. 03:08.460 --> 03:10.040 We are thankful that you call men 03:10.040 --> 03:12.080 like Command Sergeant Major Tom Sandoval 03:12.080 --> 03:13.950 and Command Sergeant Major Ted Munter 03:13.950 --> 03:15.540 and that you strengthen them and use them 03:15.540 --> 03:17.403 to serve with courage and compassion. 03:18.320 --> 03:20.810 As Command Sergeant Major Sandoval departs this command, 03:20.810 --> 03:23.300 we thank you for the extraordinary influence 03:23.300 --> 03:26.630 that he has had on so many people around the world. 03:26.630 --> 03:29.150 Thank you for his dedicated family who have supported him 03:29.150 --> 03:31.107 and who have shared the many burdens 03:31.107 --> 03:33.460 and the many sacrifices of his service. 03:33.460 --> 03:35.090 May you show them your favor 03:35.090 --> 03:38.323 and may they be refreshed and renewed in the days to come. 03:39.180 --> 03:41.990 As Command Sergeant Major Munter assumes this privileged 03:41.990 --> 03:44.040 position of leadership, I ask 03:44.040 --> 03:46.320 that you bless him and keep him as he leads 03:46.320 --> 03:48.040 and serves our great people. 03:48.040 --> 03:49.780 May you bless his family as they help 03:49.780 --> 03:52.880 and support him as he bears this responsibility. 03:52.880 --> 03:54.773 We ask that you watch over our teammates and friends 03:54.773 --> 03:57.690 who are not able to be here with us. May you continue 03:57.690 --> 04:00.700 to bring peace to the families of our fallen. 04:00.700 --> 04:02.880 May you grant us wisdom from thy mind, 04:02.880 --> 04:05.590 courage from thine heart, strength from thine arm, 04:05.590 --> 04:08.570 and protection by thine hand. For thine is the kingdom 04:08.570 --> 04:10.823 and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 04:17.874 --> 04:19.924 - Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. 04:24.780 --> 04:26.860 At this time, Mrs. Karen Sandoval, 04:26.860 --> 04:28.905 spouse of Command Sergeant Major Sandoval is being presented 04:28.905 --> 04:32.600 a bouquet of red roses, thanking her for all her support 04:32.600 --> 04:34.693 and devotion to the soldiers and families 04:34.693 --> 04:36.743 of 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne). 04:37.980 --> 04:40.620 Red roses signify the bonds of loyalty and affection 04:40.620 --> 04:42.620 between the soldiers and families 04:42.620 --> 04:44.293 and signify our sorrow at their departure 04:44.293 --> 04:48.963 from our command. (audience clapping) 04:50.160 --> 04:52.263 They will be remembered and missed. 04:54.260 --> 04:56.090 Mrs. Lee Beth Munter, 04:56.090 --> 04:57.690 spouse of Command Sergeant Major Munter, 04:57.690 --> 05:00.603 is being presented a bouquet of yellow roses. 05:02.935 --> 05:05.685 (audience claps) 05:08.660 --> 05:12.100 Their sons, Zachary and Andrew Munter, are being presented 05:12.100 --> 05:14.483 command coins to welcome them to the command. 05:16.573 --> 05:19.323 (audience claps) 05:21.760 --> 05:24.630 The Change of Responsibility is simple, yet traditional, 05:24.630 --> 05:27.710 event that is rich with symbolism and heritage. 05:27.710 --> 05:30.700 The key to the ceremony is the Passing of the Colors. 05:30.700 --> 05:33.640 The very soul of a military unit is symbolized in the colors 05:33.640 --> 05:36.220 under which it fights, for they represent not only 05:36.220 --> 05:38.200 the linage and honors of the unit, 05:38.200 --> 05:41.470 but also the loyalty and unity of its soldiers. 05:41.470 --> 05:44.290 The Custodian of the Colors is the Command Sergeant Major, 05:44.290 --> 05:46.530 who is the senior enlisted soldier in the unit 05:46.530 --> 05:48.763 and principal advisor to the Commander. 05:49.680 --> 05:51.530 Due to social distancing guidelines, 05:51.530 --> 05:52.590 the Passing of the Colors 05:52.590 --> 05:54.600 from the outgoing Command Sergeant Major 05:54.600 --> 05:57.220 to the incoming Command Sergeant Major will be omitted 05:57.220 --> 05:58.453 from today's ceremony. 05:59.440 --> 06:02.163 Please rise for the Publishing of the Orders. 06:10.049 --> 06:11.907 - [Male Soldier] Publish the Order. 06:11.907 --> 06:15.617 - By authority of Army Regulation 600-20, 06:15.617 --> 06:19.037 Command Sergeant Major Ted C. Munter assumes responsibility 06:19.037 --> 06:21.760 as the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) 06:21.760 --> 06:24.720 Command Sergeant Major and Custodian of the Colors, 06:24.720 --> 06:27.173 effective 1 July 2020. 06:29.930 --> 06:32.245 Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. 06:32.245 --> 06:34.995 (audience claps) 06:39.404 --> 06:40.623 It is our pleasure to welcome the Commander 06:40.623 --> 06:43.110 of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), 06:43.110 --> 06:45.253 Major General John W. Brennan. 06:50.420 --> 06:52.140 - Greetings and welcome. 06:52.140 --> 06:55.910 DV's General Beaudette, Liz, Command Sergeant Major Eckard, 06:55.910 --> 06:59.040 Mary Beth, Major General Roberson, Carolyn, 06:59.040 --> 07:01.650 thanks for coming today. I could go on for hours 07:01.650 --> 07:03.630 on the DV's that are out there. 07:03.630 --> 07:06.970 The luminaries from ARSOF are clearly in attendance, 07:06.970 --> 07:09.890 and obviously this is being recorded for posterity, 07:09.890 --> 07:12.660 so your friends and family who would be here 07:12.660 --> 07:15.903 from all over the world will get to see this great event. 07:18.080 --> 07:21.990 Most of all, I want to, I want to thank Team Sandoval 07:21.990 --> 07:26.410 and Team Munter. Great families, well deserving 07:26.410 --> 07:28.860 of this great honor. It's my privilege to preside 07:28.860 --> 07:32.670 over today's ceremony it's, and it's, 07:32.670 --> 07:35.560 fitting that two great friends who served for decades 07:35.560 --> 07:38.730 in 10th Special Forces group today change out 07:39.690 --> 07:42.823 as the Command Sergeant Major of 1st Special Forces Command. 07:44.140 --> 07:47.040 Though Tom and Ted clearly deserve a much bigger ceremony 07:47.040 --> 07:50.440 that would be otherwise widely attended from folks 07:50.440 --> 07:53.100 across the globe, COVID threw yet another monkey wrench 07:53.100 --> 07:54.610 in our plans. 07:54.610 --> 07:57.030 They both conspired to try to convince me to dispense 07:57.030 --> 07:58.140 from having a ceremony 07:58.140 --> 07:59.270 all together, (audience laughs) 07:59.270 --> 08:03.110 and due to social distancing, but we would not let them. 08:03.110 --> 08:05.410 As you are all acutely aware, neither of them are much 08:05.410 --> 08:08.460 into Army Pomp and Circumstance and would probably prefer 08:08.460 --> 08:11.880 to just swap out over a cold beer on the roof, 08:11.880 --> 08:15.030 or at Charlie Mike's, which we can still make happen today. 08:15.030 --> 08:18.020 Both are men of relatively few words so it's guaranteed 08:18.020 --> 08:20.040 that this ceremony will not last too long 08:20.040 --> 08:21.840 and the transition should be pretty darn smooth 08:21.840 --> 08:24.850 since both are old friends, were cut from the same cloth, 08:24.850 --> 08:28.260 have similar personalities and fashion sense, 08:28.260 --> 08:30.757 but in the end the ceremony is for the families 08:30.757 --> 08:31.590 (audience laughs) 08:31.590 --> 08:33.360 and the members of 1st Special Forces Command. 08:34.940 --> 08:37.200 On Tom, although I've only had the opportunity 08:37.200 --> 08:39.300 to serve with you for about seven months, 08:39.300 --> 08:41.800 I've learned a lot from you, more than you will ever know. 08:41.800 --> 08:44.610 You're a true warrior in every sense of the word 08:44.610 --> 08:46.070 and you've seen a great deal of change 08:46.070 --> 08:48.490 over your 33 years in the Army. 08:48.490 --> 08:50.940 Though you never toted a musket or wore a tri-colored, 08:50.940 --> 08:54.120 tri-cornered hat, you're one of the only SF guys 08:54.120 --> 08:56.760 I know still on active duty who served in Bad Tölz 08:56.760 --> 08:59.320 and wore a steel pot. (audience laughs) 08:59.320 --> 09:00.480 I was going to say Valley Forge, 09:00.480 --> 09:02.090 but who's counting? (audience laughs) 09:02.090 --> 09:05.020 That said, Tom has a plethora of experience in combat 09:05.020 --> 09:06.710 in many different organizations, 09:06.710 --> 09:09.250 though primarily in 10th Special Forces group. 09:09.250 --> 09:12.070 He served in JSOC, the Joint Staff and of course, 09:12.070 --> 09:14.660 in SOJTF-A Afghanistan. For some reason, 09:14.660 --> 09:17.280 I can't figure out quite why we never worked together 09:17.280 --> 09:19.660 until right here. We were obviously on RIP'd flights, 09:19.660 --> 09:22.020 flying across the ocean and we passed each other 09:22.020 --> 09:24.870 in the night. We shot and killed people in the same dirt, 09:24.870 --> 09:28.100 but never served together. But I was completely stoked 09:28.100 --> 09:30.400 when we got, when you handed me the guidon 09:30.400 --> 09:33.996 back in November and it's been a great run ever since. 09:33.996 --> 09:36.750 Thanks for being so many things that I needed you to be, 09:36.750 --> 09:39.570 when I needed it. My traveling companion, 09:39.570 --> 09:43.810 my German interpreter/beer sommelier, my common sense check, 09:43.810 --> 09:48.230 my sounding board for wacky ideas, my commiserator at times, 09:48.230 --> 09:52.150 my advisor and my mentor, most importantly my mentor. 09:52.150 --> 09:54.982 As a mentor, I've seen none better than Tom Sandoval, 09:54.982 --> 09:57.800 and I've seen him mentor E-4's up to four star's 09:57.800 --> 10:00.750 with equal zeal. Though Tom's not exactly known 10:00.750 --> 10:04.150 for his chatty cathiness in public, when he does speak, 10:04.150 --> 10:05.380 you should really listen up, 10:05.380 --> 10:07.720 cause what he's got to say is impactful, deliberate 10:07.720 --> 10:10.700 and intelligent. We had lots of E.F. Hutton moments 10:10.700 --> 10:13.332 in 1st Special Forces Command, in case you were wondering. 10:13.332 --> 10:14.830 He could also switch on a dime 10:14.830 --> 10:16.698 from the tactical to the strategic level. 10:16.698 --> 10:19.052 He taught me to see the trees and the forest 10:19.052 --> 10:21.951 with equal clarity. And of course, he knows everything 10:21.951 --> 10:25.190 about every tree in that forest and how to take care 10:25.190 --> 10:27.810 of them, which is a rare talent indeed. 10:27.810 --> 10:30.040 What I really appreciate about Tom is his ability 10:30.040 --> 10:32.240 to care for our soldiers and their families 10:32.240 --> 10:35.340 while simultaneously holding us all accountable. 10:35.340 --> 10:37.160 He's been the driving force in the execution 10:37.160 --> 10:40.230 of our pre-deployment certification and validation program, 10:40.230 --> 10:42.890 which in the end has saved lives in combat. 10:42.890 --> 10:44.570 No one I know has more strident, 10:44.570 --> 10:47.940 a more strident moral compass than Tom Sandoval 10:47.940 --> 10:49.390 and all 23,000 members 10:49.390 --> 10:51.670 of the 1st Special Forces Command have benefited from it 10:51.670 --> 10:54.000 for the last two and a half years. 10:54.000 --> 10:55.960 Similarly, Tom is the calm voice of reason 10:55.960 --> 10:58.810 during times of tumult. He's the type of leader 10:58.810 --> 11:01.045 who can calmly explain to you that your foot's on fire 11:01.045 --> 11:04.283 while simultaneously putting out and giving you first aid. 11:04.283 --> 11:07.070 Of course if you know Tom, you know that he couldn't do any 11:07.070 --> 11:10.750 of this without his great family. He loves them immensely 11:10.750 --> 11:13.663 and he is fiercely proud of Karen and the kids. 11:14.780 --> 11:17.280 Karen, I know you, you and Tom have sacrificed a lot of time 11:17.280 --> 11:20.040 together for him to be here with us and now it's time for us 11:20.040 --> 11:21.240 to give him back to you. 11:22.380 --> 11:24.660 Congratulations and I know you'll make up for lost time 11:24.660 --> 11:25.913 during Tom's retirement. 11:26.760 --> 11:29.686 Since I hear Tom's retirement goal is to chillax 11:29.686 --> 11:31.860 in the mountains and do some skiing, 11:31.860 --> 11:34.380 you should have some time on your hands. 11:34.380 --> 11:36.220 Thanks for the love and support you've provided him 11:36.220 --> 11:38.820 for the last 29 years of marriage 11:38.820 --> 11:40.070 and raising two great kids. 11:40.070 --> 11:42.380 My best to you, Contravena and Jacob, 11:42.380 --> 11:46.570 as you collectively welcome home your prodigal patriarch. 11:46.570 --> 11:48.730 Tom, it's been an absolute honor and a pleasure 11:48.730 --> 11:51.298 to serve with you as my assigned best friends, 11:51.298 --> 11:55.400 best friend, and words cannot properly express my thanks 11:55.400 --> 11:57.440 for all that you've done for me, the members 11:57.440 --> 12:01.340 of the 1st Special Forces Command, DOD and the nation. 12:01.340 --> 12:03.400 You're truly a national treasure. 12:03.400 --> 12:04.720 I look forward to seeing you grow 12:04.720 --> 12:07.470 through out your fu manchu mustache and your ponytail 12:07.470 --> 12:11.570 after your retirement on 20 August at Fort Carson. 12:11.570 --> 12:13.380 I'm sure it'll be a widely attended event 12:13.380 --> 12:14.823 and we'll have a blast. 12:15.780 --> 12:19.010 Ted, I know you're coming to us from just down the road 12:19.010 --> 12:21.252 at the 1st Special Forces Training Group. 12:21.252 --> 12:23.040 During your last assignment, 12:23.040 --> 12:25.100 I know you played a critical role in optimizing 12:25.100 --> 12:28.320 all the ARSOF qualification courses to reduce the periods 12:28.320 --> 12:31.260 of lag time between phases and get our newest ARSOF members 12:31.260 --> 12:33.390 out to the teams where they belong. 12:33.390 --> 12:35.950 Your efforts to overhaul the courses, ultimately, 12:35.950 --> 12:38.400 now provide young NCO's and Officers with more time 12:38.400 --> 12:42.870 on teams. And like Tom, you're equally skilled in a, 12:42.870 --> 12:46.450 as a combat leader and a long time member of the Originals, 12:46.450 --> 12:48.700 having spent much of your time in 1/10, 12:48.700 --> 12:52.143 including as the Command Sergeant Major there in Stuttgart. 12:53.040 --> 12:55.730 You're no stranger to competing with Russia 12:55.730 --> 12:58.660 with your SOF partners over the last few decades 12:58.660 --> 13:00.942 in your, in your time in Europe and you're the perfect guy 13:00.942 --> 13:04.520 to drive the force forward and increase that relationship 13:04.520 --> 13:07.120 with SWC. And the generating force and the operating force 13:07.120 --> 13:09.583 as we make our formation collectively better 13:09.583 --> 13:11.540 and more pertinent in the fight 13:11.540 --> 13:14.580 against the great power competitions. I'm totally stoked 13:14.580 --> 13:16.018 to have you, Lee Beth and the boys 13:16.018 --> 13:18.463 on the collective 1st Special Forces Team. 13:18.463 --> 13:20.660 Acknowledge that we both married way up, 13:20.660 --> 13:22.936 Sandy definitely got the better half of Team Munter. 13:22.936 --> 13:23.769 (audience laughs) 13:23.769 --> 13:25.640 I look forward to working with you 13:25.640 --> 13:29.020 as we serve the 23,000 men and women 13:29.020 --> 13:31.480 in the 1st Special Forces Command and their families. 13:31.480 --> 13:33.370 Welcome to the party and the fastest moving train 13:33.370 --> 13:36.430 on Fort Bragg. In closing, I want to thank the men and women 13:36.430 --> 13:38.190 of 1st Special Forces Command for what you do 13:38.190 --> 13:39.530 each and every day. 13:39.530 --> 13:41.358 You're truly a national asset. 13:41.358 --> 13:44.300 I'm continually amazed by your drive, determination, 13:44.300 --> 13:46.900 innovation, talent and expertise in support 13:46.900 --> 13:48.690 of our great formations. 13:48.690 --> 13:51.068 In closing, please let, let us never forget those brave men 13:51.068 --> 13:53.450 and women, who right now, are at the tip of the spear 13:53.450 --> 13:56.780 defending our nation across 62 different countries. 13:56.780 --> 14:00.340 May God keep them and keep us in their prayers, 14:00.340 --> 14:03.450 and us, them in our prayers. Thanks again for attending 14:03.450 --> 14:05.196 and De Oppresso Liber. 14:05.196 --> 14:07.946 (audience claps) 14:22.150 --> 14:24.027 - Ladies and gentlemen, the outgoing Command Sergeant Major 14:24.027 --> 14:26.340 of 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), 14:26.340 --> 14:28.503 Command Sergeant Major Tomas G. Sandoval. 14:34.842 --> 14:39.773 - General Beaudette, General Brennan, sir, General Roberson, 14:40.640 --> 14:45.640 General Gilliam, Dave Holton, Chief Frazier, CSM Eckard, 14:48.550 --> 14:50.630 all the distinguished guests, I mean, there's a lot 14:50.630 --> 14:52.400 of people out here, if, if I've skipped over you, 14:52.400 --> 14:56.212 I apologize. Thank you for showing up this morning 14:56.212 --> 14:59.270 for, for our Change of Responsibility. 14:59.270 --> 15:01.890 Now before I, I go any further, 15:01.890 --> 15:05.300 if it looks like I'm getting choked up and emotional, 15:05.300 --> 15:06.540 that's not what's happening, 15:06.540 --> 15:09.430 because CSM's don't do that. I do suffer 15:09.430 --> 15:11.617 from seasonal allergies, (audience laughs) 15:11.617 --> 15:13.784 so just, okay. 15:13.784 --> 15:14.928 (slaps lectern) 15:14.928 --> 15:18.990 So, as I get ready to go away, basically what I want 15:18.990 --> 15:22.560 to do is I just want to thank a lot of different people, 15:22.560 --> 15:24.750 you know, that have helped me out throughout the course 15:24.750 --> 15:26.143 of the, of my career. 15:27.770 --> 15:28.603 So, you know, 15:28.603 --> 15:30.470 when I was offered the opportunity to come here 15:30.470 --> 15:33.980 to Special Forces Command, you know, 15:33.980 --> 15:35.880 it was kind of out of sequence. 15:35.880 --> 15:39.313 It was a very quick turn as it happened, 15:40.640 --> 15:43.130 so, you know, really the first two people I want 15:43.130 --> 15:46.120 to thank is, is, I really want to thank General Beaudette 15:46.120 --> 15:48.420 and I want to thank my wife and I'll tell you why. 15:48.420 --> 15:51.410 You know, we got here, it was a quick move. 15:51.410 --> 15:55.754 I think within three weeks I was already sitting in, 15:55.754 --> 16:00.100 you know, as a CSM for 1st SFC and then within a month, 16:00.100 --> 16:01.270 I was out here. 16:01.270 --> 16:03.320 It was a very, very quick move. 16:03.320 --> 16:05.110 So first of all, sir, thank you very much 16:05.110 --> 16:07.717 for offering me the opportunity. I'll tell you, 16:07.717 --> 16:10.450 whenever you look at your peer group, 16:10.450 --> 16:13.860 there's a lot of depth, there's a lot talent, and, and, 16:13.860 --> 16:17.240 I was actually shocked that I would even be considered 16:17.240 --> 16:18.850 for the job, let alone get it. 16:18.850 --> 16:20.830 So thank you very much sir. 16:20.830 --> 16:23.570 You know, and another part of that is with my wife, 16:23.570 --> 16:26.360 so hey I'm gonna leave quick, I don't know if we're moving, 16:26.360 --> 16:27.758 I don't know if we're not, I don't know 16:27.758 --> 16:31.040 what we're doing with the kids, you know, 16:31.040 --> 16:33.350 so there's a big thanks to happen there. 16:33.350 --> 16:37.800 Out of my last 30 years being a Special Forces soldier, 16:37.800 --> 16:40.150 you know, I've been married to Karen for 29 of them. 16:40.150 --> 16:44.100 So every deployment, every time you go down range, 16:44.100 --> 16:46.462 to whatever war that you're in at that time, 16:46.462 --> 16:49.630 all the quick moves, she has always been the one 16:49.630 --> 16:53.730 to keep the family stable, keep the home front stable, 16:53.730 --> 16:57.560 to allow me and guys like me to serve. 16:57.560 --> 16:59.993 You know, so, I gotta tell you, 17:01.170 --> 17:03.860 I think the Army owes you quite a bit 17:03.860 --> 17:05.590 and to be quite frank, as I look around 17:05.590 --> 17:07.870 at all the senior spouses that are out here, 17:07.870 --> 17:10.350 I think the Army owes you a lot as well. 17:10.350 --> 17:13.270 To allow all of us to be able to serve the regiment 17:13.270 --> 17:14.770 and serve the Army. You know, 17:14.770 --> 17:18.523 so for all the spouses. (everyone claps) 17:24.230 --> 17:27.010 Next three individuals, I'd really like to thank, 17:27.010 --> 17:31.442 is, I'd really like to thank CSM Reary, my predecessor, 17:31.442 --> 17:35.500 CSM Abernathy and CSM Eckard. 17:35.500 --> 17:38.830 These were always the senior NCO's, they were always kind 17:38.830 --> 17:43.620 of my bosses as I was growing up in the regiment. 17:43.620 --> 17:47.390 A lot of hard work, a lot of time, a lot of effort, 17:47.390 --> 17:49.100 a lot of mentorship 17:49.100 --> 17:52.075 to make sure the NCO Corps was taken care of. 17:52.075 --> 17:56.516 It was trained and that we had the best leadership 17:56.516 --> 17:59.453 that we could have for our soldiers. 18:01.000 --> 18:03.880 You know, for CSM Eckard, a hell of a lot of work 18:03.880 --> 18:06.890 over the last two and a half years since I've been here 18:06.890 --> 18:11.290 to realign the force, make sure that we had the right NCO's 18:11.290 --> 18:13.450 in the right positions and, and 18:13.450 --> 18:16.830 to go through every single NCO position that's outside 18:16.830 --> 18:19.400 of, of the endeavor here. 18:19.400 --> 18:21.449 That's a hell of a lot of work and I think it's going 18:21.449 --> 18:24.040 to pay off on the future. So, for that Mark, 18:24.040 --> 18:25.990 thanks for everything that you've done. 18:28.860 --> 18:31.750 To our brothers over in SWC, you know, 18:31.750 --> 18:36.620 Major General Sonntag, General Roberson, Gilliam, 18:36.620 --> 18:38.743 Kurt Arrowsmith who's out there, 18:40.440 --> 18:42.773 Joe Francher, Chief Burmeister, 18:44.150 --> 18:48.510 the SF regiment owes you a big, a big thank you 18:48.510 --> 18:50.780 for everything that you've done for us. 18:50.780 --> 18:51.887 You know, in the last two and a half years 18:51.887 --> 18:55.420 since I've been here, the communication, the relationship 18:55.420 --> 18:59.360 between the regiment and SWC has been outstanding. 18:59.360 --> 19:04.360 It's never been a confrontational type of relationship. 19:04.436 --> 19:07.717 We've worked very hard and very close together 19:07.717 --> 19:12.603 in making the regiment and our soldiers better. 19:15.080 --> 19:17.730 You know, SWC has, has worked very hard 19:17.730 --> 19:21.240 over the last couple of years to provide better, 19:21.240 --> 19:24.350 more relevant, more lethal soldiers 19:24.350 --> 19:28.980 without sacrificing quality over quantity. 19:28.980 --> 19:32.520 And, and I think, really what, what motivated 19:32.520 --> 19:34.980 that is at the end of the day, whether you're sitting 19:34.980 --> 19:38.300 in the regiment or whether you're sitting over at SWC, 19:38.300 --> 19:41.130 we're not only accountable to USASOC. 19:41.130 --> 19:44.210 The guys that were really accountable are those soldiers 19:44.210 --> 19:49.210 out on the battlefield, 37's, 38's and 18 series. 19:49.330 --> 19:52.370 Those are the people we work for, those are the people 19:52.370 --> 19:56.252 that we support and I can't thank SWC enough 19:56.252 --> 19:58.283 for everything that you've done for us. 20:02.090 --> 20:05.350 General Deedrick was my second commander while I was here 20:05.350 --> 20:08.368 at SF Command. He's the GO I spent the most time 20:08.368 --> 20:10.627 with while I was here. 20:10.627 --> 20:13.683 I gotta tell you General Deedrick was a great commander, 20:13.683 --> 20:18.683 great teammate, put a ton of, of, of energy and effort 20:18.849 --> 20:22.273 into transforming SF Command. 20:24.260 --> 20:26.130 I'll tell you what, you know, 20:26.130 --> 20:29.800 General Deedrick was one of the guys, one of the catalyst 20:29.800 --> 20:32.773 between getting us down to the two to one dwell, 20:33.660 --> 20:36.150 re-instituting certification and validation 20:36.150 --> 20:39.120 to make sure our soldiers were now getting trained 20:39.120 --> 20:41.720 for what they faced on the battlefield, 20:41.720 --> 20:45.890 the 120 day lock-in to make sure we locked in our soldiers, 20:45.890 --> 20:50.890 worked with SWC for, you know, the Q Course redesign, 20:51.500 --> 20:53.880 looked at Special Forces group redesign, 20:53.880 --> 20:56.270 looking at the PSYOP's group redesign. 20:56.270 --> 20:58.860 That's a heck of a lot of work that was done 20:58.860 --> 21:02.321 in just a little bit over a year and all of those things, 21:02.321 --> 21:04.830 I think are going to impact on the regiment for 21:04.830 --> 21:06.563 the next decade plus. 21:08.510 --> 21:11.260 And, you know, between General Beaudette, 21:11.260 --> 21:15.560 between General Deedrick and really General Sonntag 21:15.560 --> 21:17.883 in those early years, I gotta tell you this, 21:19.450 --> 21:21.430 those were the three GO's 21:21.430 --> 21:25.790 that teed up the conversations that probably need to be had. 21:25.790 --> 21:27.930 Are we as good as what we say we are? 21:27.930 --> 21:31.500 Can we do the things that we advertise that we can do? 21:31.500 --> 21:34.665 Are we manned? Are we trained? Are we equipped? 21:34.665 --> 21:37.339 To not only fight the battles that we're in now, 21:37.339 --> 21:39.650 but to look out to the future. 21:39.650 --> 21:42.810 And sometimes when you have conversations like that, 21:42.810 --> 21:46.460 they're uncomfortable, they're uneasy, 21:46.460 --> 21:49.360 but none the less you have to have those conversations 21:49.360 --> 21:51.850 if we're gonna move forward as a regiment 21:51.850 --> 21:53.950 and as a fighting force. 21:53.950 --> 21:57.734 So for that, again sir, thank you for your leadership there 21:57.734 --> 21:59.870 because I think it was long overdue 21:59.870 --> 22:02.510 and I don't think people understand really 22:02.510 --> 22:03.620 what they owe you. 22:03.620 --> 22:04.520 So thank you, sir. 22:06.350 --> 22:09.403 Hey, for CW5 Holton, for Dave Holton, 22:10.330 --> 22:12.830 hey Chief Holton and I, this is the second time 22:12.830 --> 22:15.340 we've served together as command team. 22:15.340 --> 22:18.786 We served together at 10th group when we were there 22:18.786 --> 22:22.737 and I just gotta say, you know, 22:22.737 --> 22:25.620 Chief Holton, he's probably one of my best friends 22:25.620 --> 22:28.281 in the command. He was always there for me, 22:28.281 --> 22:33.281 a good sounding board for me and was always there. 22:34.380 --> 22:36.170 I appreciate everything he did 22:36.170 --> 22:38.222 to make the Warrant Officer Corps better 22:38.222 --> 22:41.290 and more professional. He not only looked out 22:41.290 --> 22:44.903 for his own Corps, he looked out for our NCO's as well. 22:46.330 --> 22:48.950 And look, whether you're a commissioned officer, 22:48.950 --> 22:51.820 a warrant officer or an NCO, 22:51.820 --> 22:54.080 good leadership is good leadership 22:54.080 --> 22:57.070 and poor leadership is poor leadership 22:57.070 --> 22:59.470 and our soldiers deserve the best leadership 22:59.470 --> 23:01.460 that we can possibly give them. 23:01.460 --> 23:04.730 And to have a command team where everybody looks out 23:04.730 --> 23:07.770 for everybody else is a pretty powerful thing. 23:07.770 --> 23:10.040 So, Dave, everything that you've done for me, 23:10.040 --> 23:11.190 I really appreciate it. 23:13.000 --> 23:15.180 My current commander, General Brennan, 23:15.180 --> 23:17.360 we've only been together for seven months. 23:17.360 --> 23:18.970 We only got to travel a little bit together 23:18.970 --> 23:21.893 because of the COVID but I got to tell you, 23:22.880 --> 23:24.450 thanks for everything that you've done for me, 23:24.450 --> 23:27.309 thanks for your, you know, mentorship, your leadership, 23:27.309 --> 23:28.250 and I'll tell you, 23:28.250 --> 23:30.630 I think you're probably the right commander 23:30.630 --> 23:34.591 at the right time, you know, for the regiment to move us 23:34.591 --> 23:38.870 to where we need to go. I told the staff earlier this week, 23:38.870 --> 23:41.424 our next war is only right around the corner, 23:41.424 --> 23:43.460 and I think for those of us who have served 23:43.460 --> 23:48.460 in the regiment two decades, some of us, three decades, 23:48.460 --> 23:51.430 you know that and sometimes it's expected 23:51.430 --> 23:53.610 and sometimes it's not, but we always have 23:53.610 --> 23:55.764 to be prepared for it. But I gotta say, sir, 23:55.764 --> 23:58.579 I think you're absolutely the right guy for the job 23:58.579 --> 24:00.983 and I'm glad that you're here as our Commander. 24:03.240 --> 24:08.130 To our GCG, General Marks, to our staff, 24:08.130 --> 24:12.817 uniformed and civilian, Chief of Staff Epso, 24:12.817 --> 24:17.710 the SGS section, you know to my guys, Winston Stewart, 24:17.710 --> 24:21.280 Juan Matina, all the staff directors, 24:21.280 --> 24:22.900 particularly the one and the three 24:22.900 --> 24:24.330 which were the two staff directorates 24:24.330 --> 24:26.670 I worked with the most, 24:26.670 --> 24:30.600 all's I can say is I absolutely appreciate all the support 24:30.600 --> 24:31.850 that you gave me. 24:31.850 --> 24:36.850 I appreciate the hard, hard, hard long work 24:37.520 --> 24:39.593 that you guys do every single day. 24:41.100 --> 24:44.400 Unlike any other headquarters that you find in the Army, 24:44.400 --> 24:46.640 and definitely unlike any other kind of job 24:46.640 --> 24:50.846 you're gonna find out in civilian life, it's different here. 24:50.846 --> 24:53.140 It's different here because the impact 24:53.140 --> 24:57.080 that each one of you has every day is an impact 24:57.080 --> 24:59.470 to a soldier that's out there on the battlefield. 24:59.470 --> 25:01.420 So all of your hard work, 25:01.420 --> 25:04.110 even though you think it may be unnoticed, it's not, 25:04.110 --> 25:06.420 and you're here for a specific reason. 25:06.420 --> 25:09.993 So, hey, don't ever forget why you're here. 25:09.993 --> 25:13.387 I never forgot it, every day I'd come into work, you know, 25:13.387 --> 25:16.300 and I talked to Dave, I talked to the bosses, like, 25:16.300 --> 25:18.070 you know what, we're pretty lucky to have the staff 25:18.070 --> 25:19.350 that we have here. 25:19.350 --> 25:22.280 So from me to you, thank you for everything 25:22.280 --> 25:24.367 that you've done, not only for me but for the soldiers 25:24.367 --> 25:27.593 that were out there inside the command. 25:29.720 --> 25:32.640 Last but not least, I want to acknowledge, 25:32.640 --> 25:34.760 and I think that it's always a, a good time 25:34.760 --> 25:39.413 to remember our teammates who paid the ultimate sacrifice, 25:44.500 --> 25:46.200 as well as the Gold Star families. 25:50.528 --> 25:51.607 Got my allergies. 25:52.804 --> 25:54.348 Since I've been in position, 25:54.348 --> 25:58.417 we've lost over two dozen soldiers, since I've been in SFC. 26:00.990 --> 26:03.900 So for them, it should be a constant reminder 26:03.900 --> 26:08.900 for why we're here, why we work hard and why we serve, 26:09.260 --> 26:12.083 and for them, we should always remember their sacrifice. 26:14.440 --> 26:17.740 Last but not least, Ted, Lee Beth, 26:17.740 --> 26:20.960 I want to be the first person to welcome you to the Command. 26:20.960 --> 26:25.627 I am absolutely excited and I feel absolutely fortunate 26:25.627 --> 26:28.412 that Ted's gonna be the guy to replace me here. 26:28.412 --> 26:31.900 Ted, your absolutely the right guy for the job 26:31.900 --> 26:34.910 and I'm glad that you're here, so congratulations to you 26:34.910 --> 26:37.023 and I know you're going to do a fine job. 26:38.400 --> 26:41.870 With that, I wish all of you a farewell, good luck, 26:41.870 --> 26:45.230 take care of yourselves, take care of each other. 26:45.230 --> 26:47.693 Thank you, De Oppresso Liber. 26:47.693 --> 26:50.443 (audience claps) 27:05.280 --> 27:07.073 - Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. 27:09.320 --> 27:10.477 Ladies and gentlemen, the Command Sergeant Major 27:10.477 --> 27:12.660 of 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), 27:12.660 --> 27:14.950 Command Sergeant Major Ted C. Munter. 27:22.570 --> 27:24.530 - I'm gonna pause a minute, hopefully, 27:24.530 --> 27:26.040 it starts raining a little heavier 27:26.040 --> 27:28.410 because standing in the rain is as close as I get 27:28.410 --> 27:30.437 going to the field at this point. 27:30.437 --> 27:33.620 (audience laughs) 27:33.620 --> 27:36.420 Lieutenant General Beaudette, distinguished guests, 27:36.420 --> 27:39.750 leaders, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us, 27:39.750 --> 27:42.483 today, and taking time out of your busy schedules. 27:43.410 --> 27:46.740 First, I'd like to start by thanking someone I'm proud 27:46.740 --> 27:51.120 to call a true friend, Command Sergeant Major Tom Sandoval. 27:51.120 --> 27:55.300 Tom, thank you for your friendship, your candid mentorship 27:55.300 --> 27:58.393 and your leadership and your service to this regiment. 27:59.300 --> 28:03.450 Most importantly, thank you for almost 33 years 28:03.450 --> 28:06.110 of dedicated service upholding the ideals 28:06.110 --> 28:09.280 of the United States and the sacrifices you 28:09.280 --> 28:11.880 and your family have made to insure 28:11.880 --> 28:15.510 our flag always flies over a free nation. 28:15.510 --> 28:19.840 You have cast a long and lasting shadow across the Army 28:19.840 --> 28:20.943 and the SOF community. 28:22.130 --> 28:25.570 To Major General Brennan, thank you for your confidence, 28:25.570 --> 28:30.056 your faith in entrusting me with the extraordinary privilege 28:30.056 --> 28:33.730 of this command. I am both honored and humbled 28:33.730 --> 28:37.550 as I considered the immense responsibilities inherent 28:37.550 --> 28:39.970 with serving as your CSM. 28:39.970 --> 28:41.660 I look forward to serving with you 28:41.660 --> 28:44.260 in what I'm sure will be the most challenging 28:44.260 --> 28:47.193 and professionally rewarding experience of my career. 28:48.750 --> 28:52.370 This past February marked 28 years of my life 28:52.370 --> 28:56.290 in service to our nation in our Army, 22 years of which, 28:56.290 --> 28:59.700 I've been a Special Forces Non-Commissioned Officer. 28:59.700 --> 29:00.948 To be standing here today, 29:00.948 --> 29:04.020 representing the finest soldiers in the Army is one 29:04.020 --> 29:06.313 of the greatest honors of my adult life. 29:07.350 --> 29:10.170 I would not be standing here today if it not were 29:10.170 --> 29:13.807 for leaders, some of whom are here today, 29:13.807 --> 29:18.807 who believed in me, who saw more in me than I saw in myself, 29:19.210 --> 29:22.120 challenged me with incredible opportunities 29:22.120 --> 29:24.960 and profoundly shaped how I view leadership 29:24.960 --> 29:28.160 and my role in ARSOF enterprise. 29:28.160 --> 29:29.400 To those leaders, 29:29.400 --> 29:31.683 I truly owe you an unpayable debt. 29:32.720 --> 29:35.310 Most importantly, I'd like to thank my family 29:36.848 --> 29:40.210 and my wife, Lee Beth, and sons, Zach and Andrew. 29:40.210 --> 29:44.134 Words cannot describe the amount of love, respect 29:44.134 --> 29:46.033 and admiration I have for you. 29:46.920 --> 29:50.190 I've asked more from you than any husband and father 29:50.190 --> 29:53.115 ever should from his family. You sacrificed things 29:53.115 --> 29:56.073 that were important to you and bore additional burdens 29:56.073 --> 30:00.470 in my absence to allow me to do what I love 30:00.470 --> 30:04.000 and faithfully serve this nation. 30:04.000 --> 30:07.260 To the men and women of Special Forces Command, 30:07.260 --> 30:09.850 our nation throughout its history has looked 30:09.850 --> 30:11.870 to the Non-Commissioned Officers of our Army 30:11.870 --> 30:14.469 to lead and take care of soldiers in combat 30:14.469 --> 30:17.297 and at home in defense of the United States 30:17.297 --> 30:20.940 and in support of the principles we cherish. 30:20.940 --> 30:23.573 In carrying that torch for the best equipped, 30:23.573 --> 30:28.573 best trained, best lead unit in the world's greatest army, 30:29.000 --> 30:32.310 we will adapt, we will train and we will prepare 30:32.310 --> 30:35.390 to meet any challenge that faces our nation. 30:35.390 --> 30:37.720 As your Command Sergeant Major, I will insure 30:37.720 --> 30:40.057 that I do my part to keep us ready 30:40.057 --> 30:43.110 as the world's premier combat force, 30:43.110 --> 30:45.283 the readiness to fight and win. 30:46.380 --> 30:50.070 Thank you to everyone for joining us today. 30:50.070 --> 30:52.970 Thank you for those who have served and those who continue 30:52.970 --> 30:56.110 to serve. Let us always remember those to our left 30:56.110 --> 30:59.540 and our right and those not with us today 30:59.540 --> 31:02.030 who gave their tomorrow's for our today's, 31:02.030 --> 31:04.140 you will never be forgotten. 31:04.140 --> 31:05.363 De Oppresso Liber. 31:06.289 --> 31:09.039 (audience claps) 31:24.530 --> 31:26.410 - Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the playing 31:26.410 --> 31:28.610 of the "Ballad of the Green Beret" and remain standing 31:28.610 --> 31:30.260 for the playing of the Army Song. 31:32.747 --> 31:35.747 (band music begins) 31:38.538 --> 31:43.538 ♪ Fighting soldiers from the sky ♪ 31:44.074 --> 31:49.074 ♪ Fearless men who jump and die ♪ 31:49.168 --> 31:54.168 ♪ Men who mean just what they say ♪ 31:54.957 --> 31:59.957 ♪ The brave men of the Green Beret ♪ 32:00.593 --> 32:05.593 ♪ Silver wings upon their chest ♪ 32:06.153 --> 32:11.153 ♪ These are men, America's best ♪ 32:11.774 --> 32:16.774 ♪ One hundred men will test today ♪ 32:17.529 --> 32:22.529 ♪ But only three win the Green Beret ♪ 32:24.088 --> 32:29.088 ♪ Trained to live off nature's land ♪ 32:29.671 --> 32:34.671 ♪ Trained in combat, hand-to-hand ♪ 32:34.748 --> 32:39.748 ♪ Men who fight by night and day ♪ 32:40.238 --> 32:45.238 ♪ Courage peak from the Green Berets ♪ 32:45.907 --> 32:50.907 ♪ Silver wings upon their chest ♪ 32:51.605 --> 32:56.605 ♪ These are men, America's best ♪ 32:57.155 --> 33:02.155 ♪ One hundred men will test today ♪ 33:02.544 --> 33:07.544 ♪ But only three win the Green Beret ♪ 33:09.287 --> 33:14.287 ♪ Back at home a young wife waits ♪ 33:14.816 --> 33:19.816 ♪ Her Green Beret has met his fate ♪ 33:20.144 --> 33:25.144 ♪ He has died for those oppressed ♪ 33:25.688 --> 33:30.688 ♪ Leaving her his last request ♪ 33:31.369 --> 33:36.369 ♪ Put silver wings on my son's chest ♪ 33:37.247 --> 33:42.247 ♪ Make him one of America's best ♪ 33:42.893 --> 33:47.893 ♪ He'll be a man they'll test one day ♪ 33:48.864 --> 33:52.864 ♪ Have him win the Green Beret. ♪ 33:56.765 --> 33:59.098 (song ends) 34:02.577 --> 34:05.577 (band music begins) 34:10.072 --> 34:15.072 ♪ March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free. ♪ 34:18.026 --> 34:22.089 ♪ Count the brave, count the true, ♪ 34:22.089 --> 34:26.129 ♪ who have fought to victory. ♪ 34:26.129 --> 34:30.142 ♪ We're the Army and proud of our name! ♪ 34:30.142 --> 34:34.018 ♪ We're the Army and proudly proclaim: ♪ 34:34.018 --> 34:36.370 ♪ First to fight for the right, ♪ 34:36.370 --> 34:38.031 ♪ And to build the Nation's might, ♪ 34:38.031 --> 34:42.142 ♪ And The Army Goes Rolling Along. ♪ 34:42.142 --> 34:43.883 ♪ Proud of all we have done, ♪ 34:43.883 --> 34:45.991 ♪ Fighting till the battle's won, ♪ 34:45.991 --> 34:49.954 ♪ And the Army Goes Rolling Along. ♪ 34:49.954 --> 34:52.290 ♪ Then it's hi! hi! hey! ♪ 34:52.290 --> 34:54.209 ♪ The Army's on its way. ♪ 34:54.209 --> 34:58.099 ♪ Count off the cadence loud and strong; ♪ 34:58.099 --> 35:00.758 ♪ For where'er we go, ♪ 35:00.758 --> 35:02.195 ♪ You will always know ♪ 35:02.195 --> 35:05.515 ♪ That The Army Goes Rolling Along. ♪ 35:05.515 --> 35:07.340 (song ends) 35:07.340 --> 35:08.173 - Ladies and gentlemen, 35:08.173 --> 35:10.750 this concludes our Change of Responsibility ceremony. 35:10.750 --> 35:12.470 Once again, due to COVID restrictions, 35:12.470 --> 35:14.970 we will not be hosting a follow on reception. 35:14.970 --> 35:16.289 Thank you for attending. 35:16.289 --> 35:18.872 (woman laughs) 35:20.696 --> 35:23.529 (group converses) 35:55.370 --> 35:56.680 - [Announcer] Command Sergeant Major Munter is being 35:56.680 --> 35:59.233 presented a bouquet of yellow roses. 36:01.506 --> 36:04.256 (audience claps) 36:07.310 --> 36:09.531 Their sons, Zachary and Andrew Munter, 36:09.531 --> 36:12.200 are being presented command coins to welcome them 36:12.200 --> 36:13.123 to the command. 36:14.351 --> 36:17.101 (audience claps) 36:20.420 --> 36:21.853 - [Announcer] The Change of Responsibility.