General Forsythe is presently head of the Army's Combat Developments Command at Ft. Belvoir, Va. In accepting leadership of the new chapter, he said, "At this time in the experience of our Army this association can do much for a bigger idea. We have something to give the Army - young and old alike - and that is the cavalry spirit."

Other elected to fill chapter positions include three vice presidents: Colonel James W. Dingeman, chief of CDC's Ground Mobility Division; Colonel Robert McDade of the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and Retired Brigadier General William J. Brodley of Falls Church, Va.

Major General William A. Becker, Chief of Legislative Liaison for the Army, was a prime mover in organizing the chapter. "Everywhere you look in the area, the yellow and black patch is in evidence. I just reasoned that there should be a chapter in the Washington area,' he said.

Primary mission set by the organization is support of the First Team Scholarships to "provide education support to the children of those who made the supreme sacrifice," according to national Association president, Sherman Haight, Jr.