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I am not sure but the Author of this letter may be Thomas Gordon. This letter is appropriate for any war. Remember women are now being injuries just as injured as men are. Dear Mom and Dad, The war is done, my task is through and Mom there’s something I must ask of you. I […]
December 22, 2011
This is a story of an Uncle that no one got to know. He was the son of Clifford and Lydia Kent. A brother to; Francis, Patricia, Charles T. (Tom) and Joan. When World War II (WWII) started, my young Uncle Billy (18 y/o) volunteered like so many other young people. William C. Kent became Private […]
December 19, 2011
Modern day Aviators VS Old School Aviators This explains it all. Aviators come from a long line of a secret society, formed around one thousand years ago. Old School Phu Khen (pronounced Foo Ken) 1169-? is considered by some to be the most under-recognized military officer in history. Many have never heard of his contributions to […]
December 15, 2011
1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry (1st Cavalry Division-Airmobile) Commanders: LTC John B. Stockton, September-December 1965 LTC Robert M. Shoemaker, December 1965-May 1966 LTC James C. Smith, May-November 1966 LTC A. T. Pumphrey, November 1966 April 1967 LTC. Robert H. Nevins, April-December 1967 LTC Richard W. Diller, December 1967-July 1968 LTC William C. Rousse, July 1968-January 1969; […]
November 29, 2011
(Some Borrowed, Some written true and some don’t know where from – but they sounded cool! edd hogeboom) 1. Once you are in the fight, it is way too late to wonder if this is a good idea. 2. Helicopters are cool! 3. It is a fact that helicopter tail rotors are instinctively drawn […]
November 25, 2011
Jack had asked Edd if he knew for sure who was 22. 22 is a call sign assigned to a pilot in the Red or Attack Cobra Platoon. Edd Call sign was 16 because he was the Scout Platoon Commander. Jack’s call sign would have been from 31 to 36 since he was a […]
November 24, 2011
To Honor Those of “The Crossed Sabers” Poetry Word Count: 671 edd hogeboom edd@BlessedBooks.com To Honor Those of “The Crossed Sabers” It was a time when his Country called The Army trained him in the finest and latest combat skills of the time Yet his enemy would live in the ground and fight […]
November 23, 2011
The following is a story written by Edd Hogeboom. Edd is a Charlie Trooper. Reggie-Combat Typist There I sit at the bar in just one of, probably, over a thousand clubs just like it around Saigon. It had been a rough week for me and my guys in the Typing Pool. On Monday, the […]
November 22, 2011
The Combat Medic Prayer Author: Unknown Oh, Lord I ask for your divine strength to meet the demands of my profession. Help me to be the finest medic, both technically and tactically. If I am called to the battlefield, give me the courage to conserve our fighting forces by providing medical care to all who […]
November 22, 2011
The Combat Medical Badge is awarded with the same requirements as that for the Combat Infantryman Badge. Medics are a special breed of people. More often than not they preform their duites of providing medical care to their troopers while being shot at and many times while being wounded themselves. A combat Medic is a […]
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment 
December 24, 2011
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