![]() The Maintenance Building sustained the least damage of all three buildings and, with the exception of some equipment issues, there remains no major reported repairs required.The facility repairs may or may not be feasible this determination will be made and reported as more information on costs, permits, engineering, and other factors become known. Wind and flying debris, the windows and doors have been left open to aid in drying out the interior of the building. The “heart pine” floors have buckled and will all need to be replaced, the roof has been damaged by The Special Forces Association “Team House”, has had the non-replaceable mementos removed for safe keeping, our tenant Chapter 1-18 has begun removing their Chapter specific business equipment and documents for safe keeping.Everything in this building that was below 3.5 feet is basically a total loss. The expense to accomplish this task has been conservatively estimated by our Insurance Adjuster at $250,000.00. This building was the hardest hit and will be the highest priority to bring back on line. The National Headquarters Building, has been cleared and cleaned, water damaged sheet rock has been removed, carpeting has been removed, all furniture has been removed, all files have been moved and the drying operation continues, all computers were lost and the hard drives have been removed and data has been recovered.I cannot THANK enough James Parker, Billy Akers and Jamie Carpenter from the MBF, their efforts have been above and beyond. We are working with local and national sponsors for support. We are working with our insurance company, and final deposition to follow. The SFA will therefore have to pay out of pocket to rebuild from the loss. The property damage sustained is not covered in our insurance policy since the loss was caused by flood. Some of the Statuary in the lower memorial park were overturned, the fence along Rockfish Creek and across the east end of the property was knocked down. The Special Forces Association Team House was flooded to a depth of 3.0+/- feet and the Maintenance Building was flooded to a depth of 2.5+/- feet. The Nation HQ’s Building was flooded to a depth of 3.5+/- feet. It is my duty to report to you regarding the damage assessment at the Memorial Grounds in Fayetteville, the actions taken to date by the National Board of Officers, the Memorial Building Fund Officers and the Employees of the Special Forces Association and the plan of action going forward to make the Memorial Grounds and Facilities once again the “home away from home” for the entirety of the Special Forces Regimental Community.ĭamage Assessment: The National Headquarters Building, the Special Forces Association “Team House” and the Maintenance Building all received varying depths of flooding.
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