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July 11, 2021
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment Thirsty-Six Newsletter July 2021 The following Troopers gave their all during the month of July 1966 – 1972. We will Always Honor these Brave men and We will Never Forget them. William Strobel July 9, 1967 Stephen Moody July 2, 1969 Ernest Burns July 14, 1969 Dewey Butler […]
June 9, 2021
The importance of Military Reunions I arrived in Vietnam April 12, 1968. I was assigned to Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. The 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment was the “Eyes and Ears” of the 1st Cavalry. We were Division Recon. The 1/9th Cavalry had five Troops; Headquarters and Headquarters, Alpha, […]
May 20, 2021
Marvin McMichael served in Alpha Troop 1/9 Cavalry but attends Charlie Troop reunions. This post is courtesy of James Kurtz. Marvin McMichael of Columbia stands by a memorial in his front yard honoring Jeffrey Allen,a soldier who died while serving with him in the Vietnam War.Marvin McMichael will never forget the events of Nov. 19, […]
April 2, 2021
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment Thirsty-Six Newsletter April 2021 News Flash: The registration form that was sent out had an extra dinner for the 28th. This was my fault. I used the same registration form that we had for the 2020 reunion. There is not a dinner on the 28th. The reunion is […]
March 7, 2021
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment Thirsty-Six Newsletter March 2021 The following Troopers gave their all during the month of March 1965- 1972: Edward Kaneshiro March 6, 1967 Ronald Johns March 15, 1968 Walter Panamaroff March 15, 1968 Robert Smeal March 15, 1968 Bard Davenport March 27, 1969 Allan Harper March 27, 1969 William […]
June 17, 2020
On 2Nov 65, the 1st Cav Division Assistant Commander, BG Knowles, LTC John Stockton and Major Bob Zion met to discuss the 1/9th’s ability to perform a night ambush at the edge of the Ia Drang Valley. LTC Stockton and Major Zion agreed they could do it but they would need an Infantry Company place […]
October 4, 2019
The following Troopers gave their all during the month of October 1966- 1972: John Musgrove October 4,1965 Charles De Armaral October 4, 1965 Willie Green October 3, […]
January 27, 2019
The Battle For LZ Colt It is early October-1967, and the First Cavalry Division (Air Mobile) is conducting “Search & Destroy” operations against the Viet Cong (VC) in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. The soldiers of the 3rd Brigade are finishing up their part of that mission in the An-Lao Valley. After months of […]
January 17, 2018
This story is published in it’s entirety at http://www.booksie.com. You can go there to read the full story from beginning to end. This portion has to do with a Brave Forward Observer and great pilots from Charlie Troop 1/9th Cavalry. It is presented here with the express permission of George Kalergis. I pick up the story […]
August 1, 2021
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