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2021 Charlie Troop 1/9th Cavalry Regiment Thirsty-six+ Reunion AAR The Charlie Troop 1/9th Cavalry Regiment+ conducted their 8th Annual reunion in Columbus, Georgia September 25th,26th and 27th at the Double Tree Inn. Carol and I arrived September 22nd to make sure everything was set up right. We made sure that the Hospitality and Reunion rooms […]
October 11, 2020
But the grand champion organizers of Troop Reunions are C Trp’s Patrick Bieneman and his wife Carol. After hosting three reunions of the Charlie Troop Blues, they stepped up to Troop level and have done five already.Covid caused their sixth to be postponed from this September to next. Patrick Bieneman on the Value of Reunions: […]
February 21, 2018
Jack Schwarz, a Proud Husband, Father, Grand Father and Charlie Trooper passed away on February 16, 2018. Jack served in C Troop as a Lift Pilot in 1970 and 1971. Lift pilots would quite often go into LZ’s and PZ’s to drop off or pick up our Blues while under fire from the enemy. […]
February 2, 2018
I left Ft Benning GA in Aug of 1965 with Warrant Officer Green. We sailed from the port of Mobile Ala on the USS Croatian Aircraft carrier. We were the only personnel from the First Squadron, Ninth Calvary, First Cavalry Division. While sailing on the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam, I worked in the […]
October 14, 2016
At the reunion in Branson, SFC Donald Coshey made Carol an Official Charlie Trooper for the work that she does for the Charlie Troop 1st of the 9th Cavalry Reunions. Carol kidded and said “Well, now that I am a Charlie Trooper men, I need a Stetson”. Within 10 minutes a Stetson was […]
February 26, 2013
On July 28, 1866 the 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed. The regiment was made up of 12 companies formed into 3 Squadrons. Each Squadron had 4 companies. Each company had 4 officers 15 Non-Commissioned Officers and 72 Privates. On AUGUST 3, 1866 a Regiment was made up of Negro (African-American) soldiers. This Regiment was designated […]
February 16, 2012
When the Army decided to use helicopters as the “Eyes”, “Protection” and “Horses” of the 1st Cavalry Division, men both young and older were chosen to become pilots. Many of these brave men went from “High School to Flight School”. Others flew fixed wing and some were already in the Army but applied for and […]
February 8, 2012
Most of the information in this post was found in the following websites: www.aircav.com, www.238awc.org , www.wikipedia.org and www.ask.com. The weapons used in Vietnam were numerous. Those used by the Infantryman in Charlie Troop changed as field use and other factors demanded. The weaponry used on the helicopters also changed as the aircraft changed. The […]
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment 
October 3, 2021
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