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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 […]
September 9, 2021
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment Thirsty-Six September 2021 Newsletter The following is a list of Brothers that were Killed in Action in the month of September 1966 -1971: James D. Wise KIA: Sep 16, 1967 Louis E. Porrazzo KIA: Sep 27, 1967 Trans B Troop Douglas Gossage KIA: Sep 26, 1968 John W. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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: […]
July 31, 2020
Vietnam, late February, 1970 The sun had set, and I was alone in my room, spread out on my cot. My roommate Cliff Lee, scout pilot/lift pilot had returned to the Real World. He had survived a year of combat. The door cracked open, and then David Zimmerman, a fellow cobra pilot stuck his head […]
July 1, 2020
The word was that Vietnam Vets could not keep a marriage together. Look at the dates on these photos. Yes, some are newer. One of the reasons for that is spouses pass away. If your photo is not here send me a comment and I’ll get it from you. If the love of your life […]
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment 
October 3, 2021
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