Pat, if you think this story is worthy of retelling, please do so. Abe Cpt. Stice, I have been trying for almost a month now to find the right words to say to both of you, and I still do not know what to say. It has been more than I could have ever hoped for, […]
April 1, 2022
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment -Thirsty-six April 2022 Newsletter The following is a list of Our Brothers who Gave Their All during the month of April 1966-1972: John Jelich (Ctrp 68-69); KIA Apr 1, was with D 229th AHB on 4-1-72 50 years ago today. Richard Noyola KIA Apr 11, 1966 Earl Grove […]
March 2, 2022
Charlie Troop 1/9th Cavalry Thirsty-six March 2022 Newsletter The following Troopers gave their all during the month of March 1966- 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 Potter March 27, […]
February 1, 2022
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment Thirsty-Six February 2022 Newsletter The following is a list of Brothers that were Killed in Action in the month of February 1966 -1971: Horace Giddens 2- 2-1968 John Suydam 2-12-1968 Steven Seigler 2-13-1971 These Brave Troopers can only live by us Always Remembering them and Never Forgetting them. The following […]
January 6, 2022
It was during the last half of 1969, in Vietnam, that we became brothers. He was a very good Scout Pilot, I was a Cobra Aircraft Commander. He had the dark black, killer mustache that I envied. He would sometimes come to my room at night and ask to play my 12 string guitar. Times […]
December 25, 2021
Finn and Owen Titus: Grandsons of Bob and Jeanette Fellin. Little Brother of Charlie Troop Top picture is Ellie Jones: Granddaughter of Gordon and Susan Jones and a Little Sweetheart of Charlie Troop. Bottom Photo is Lillie Jones also a Little Sweetheart of Charlie Troop. Zachary Titchenell: Great Grandson of Walt “Titch, Titchenell and a […]
October 3, 2021
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 […]
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, […]
November 22, 2020
It was probably September ’69 or so. I was off flight status due to recovering from injuries involving a round through my OH-6A engine while hovering at about 150′ above ground, over triple canopy, having just located our LRRP Team that had been compromised earlier in the day. It was probably around 8:30 or a […]
April 3, 2022
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