#198: One Last Last Trip To Vegas - Major Jeff Toczylowski's Letter To Family And Friends

#198: One Last Last Trip To Vegas - Major Jeff Toczylowski's Letter To Family And Friends

From The Jedburgh Podcast by Fran Racioppi

June 4, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 198

About this episode

The episode honors Major Jeff Toczylowski's life and legacy through a memorial golf outing and a letter he left for his family and friends.

Some people don’t just pass through your life. They leave a mark that stays with you long after they’re gone. Not because of what they did in a single moment, but because of how they lived every day, how they showed up for people, and how they made others feel. From the 2nd Annual Stars and Stripes Classic , Fran Racioppi sat down with Pam Patton and Tom Schneider to honor the life of Major Jeff Toczylowski , a Green Beret whose impact on the people around him is still felt nearly two decades later. A letter Jeff left to his family and friends in the event of his death defines the character of a Green Beret; a warrior and a man who cared more about others than himself. Jeff’s last wish…take everyone to Vegas to celebrate his life. Today, his legacy lives on through the annual memorial golf outing in his honor, now approaching its 20th year. What started as a way to cope with loss has become something much bigger. A reunion. A celebration. A community built around a single person who continues to be the common thread connecting hundreds of people who gather not to mourn, but to celebrate a life well lived. Join the Green Beret Foundation and all of Toz’s family and friends this…

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Host: Fran Racioppi

Guests: Pam Patton, Tom Schneider

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Organizations: Green Beret Foundation

Places: Vegas, Warminster, PA

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