Reminder: This is the last meeting that the Fort Worth Post SAME will 
hold at the Petroleum Club until May 2011. Beginning with May 1, 2010
the monthly membership meetings will be held at The Fort Worth Club.
Details to follow.

Presentation Title:  Building for the Future – The Rebuilding of Iraq

Speaker: COLONEL VINCENT (VINCE) M. SARONI, P.E.

 Serving as Deputy Commanding Officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Gulf Region Division, one of five Army Divisions in Iraq in 2008, Col Vince Saroni shares his insights and perspective on how General Petraeus weaved together Security, Construction and Reconciliation to build for the future.

Bio:
Colonel Vincent M. Saroni entered the Air Force in June 1983 upon receiving his degree in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy.  He served in active duty assignments in Texas, Saudi Arabia and Nebraska, and then joined the Air Force Reserves, completing engineering assessments in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Turkey, Germany, Italy and Panama. The day after 11 September 2001, Colonel Saroni reported for duty and subsequently was activated for one year as the lead command engineer for antiterrorism/force protection initiatives. He currently serves as the Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Civil Engineer at the Pentagon.

In December 2007, the Air Force Civil Engineer selected Colonel Saroni as the first Airman to ever lead the Army’s Gulf Region Division (GRD), International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq.  As GRD’s Deputy Commanding Officer, he ensured the safety and security of more than 4,000 personnel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ largest program – over $14B to reconstruct Iraq.  He returned home in September 2008, having earned the Bronze Star for his leadership in combat.

 In civilian life Colonel Saroni works as a licensed professional engineer and as a consultant.  Colonel Saroni is married with five children and lives near Dallas, Texas.  He serves as an elder in his church and continues his commitment as an Eagle Scout by serving as an assistant Scoutmaster in his sons’ Boy Scout troop.