Class of: 2003

Fran Racioppi

Fran Racioppi (COM’03) of New Canaan, Conn., is a former Green Beret in the US Army Special Forces and the creator and host of the Jedburgh Media Channel. The channel’s 2024 documentary, Unknown Heroes: Behind Enemy Lines at D-Day, aired on more than 200 TV stations nationwide in the first two weekends of June. The documentary tells the story of Operation Jedburgh, a Special Forces mission to partner with French Resistance forces before US troops stormed Normandy Beach. Sponsored by the Green Beret Foundation, the film “continues to generate fundraising efforts supporting US Army Special Forces of all generations,” Fran writes. Friends can email him at fran@jedburghpodcast.com.

From the Fall 2024 issue.