We invite you to celebrate 10 years of patriotism, community, and impact at the 10th Annual Green Beret Reception on September 8, 2024, from 5:30 - 9:30 PM. The dinner reception will be held at the historic Netherlands Hilton Hotel in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. 

The evening will include a bourbon tasting sponsored by Buffalo Trace Distillery, silent and live auctions with many one-of-a-kind items, and a patriotic dinner program emceed by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Scott Mann. Lt Col (Ret.) Scott Mann.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Green Beret Foundation and its mission to provide support to active duty and retired U.S. Army Green Berets and their families. Be part of a great evening and lend your patriotic support for this noble charity. 

Thanks to the generosity of remarkable Tri State corporate sponsors, donors, and incredible volunteers, we will commemorate the past nine years of raising over $3.2 million for the Green Beret Foundation and reaching a milestone of $3.5 million by the completion of our 2024 events. We look forward to seeing you on September 8th.

Fondly,

Jim and Fran Wesseling

Cincinnati Green Beret Classic Event Founders

Guest Speaker

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Scott Mann

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Scott Mann is a former U.S. Army Green Beret with tours all over the world including Colombia, Iraq, and multiple tours in Afghanistan. He is a warrior storyteller and the founder of Rooftop Leadership, where he shares the rapport-building skills he learned in Special Forces to help today’s leaders make better human connections in high-stakes, low-trust engagements.

LTC Mann is the author of the instant New York Times Best-Seller, “Operation Pineapple Express,” a third-person narrative detailing the harrowing stories of the veterans, volunteers, and Afghan allies who navigated the U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan in August of 2021. The Gary Sinise Foundation has also partnered up with LTC Mann to bring his play, Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret to the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre, as well as to stages across the country in an effort provide healing to our Veterans and Families of the Fallen, as well as providing insight to our citizens on the personal cost of the longest war in our Nation’s history.