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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: […]
November 3, 2015
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment Thirsty-Six News letter April 2017 I would like to start this News Letter with the results of question I asked in the last News Letter. I had asked for YOUR input on where to hold the 2018 Reunion. The choices were either Branson, MO or Pigeon Forge, TN. […]
January 27, 2015
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment will be holding A Special Reunion June 30th through July 3rd in Columbus, Georgia. We will be honoring the Men from Charlie Troop, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop and Delta Troops. Anyone who reads this and would like to attend leave a comment and I’ll answer it. I will […]
November 20, 2014
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Gold Star Family (Bullwhip) My name is Patrick (Pat) Bieneman. Many of you may not remember me because it has been a while since we have talked. It was recently brought to my attention and other’s that we have not invited any of you to our reunions. This was […]
October 13, 2014
The 3rd Annual Charlie Troop Reunion was held from October 2nd thru the 5th, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The following pictures are from there: Pat and Carol Bieneman Don and Jo Coshey Gordon and Susan Jones Larry and Jeanie Oestringer Phil and Brenda Merritt Ernie and Rose Cairns Jerry and […]
November 6, 2012
WO 1 Myron R. Lamont, Cobra pilot extraordinary and my roommate. Myron had […]
February 28, 2011
Julies Story A speech by Julie Kink at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial November 11, 2000 “I’ve only seen one aviator killed since I’ve been here,” my brother wrote in his last letter home, July 14, 1969. He had been in Vietnam for 3 weeks, and was trying to […]
February 25, 2011
Just a note to my brothers, I remember when it was a sin to talk about anything that happened in Vietnam, for many years I wouldn’t even talk to my wife because she like many others didn’t understand our feelings about the war. After leaving the Army in 1970 I had a difficult time finding […]
September 6, 2010
My wife Carol and I made our first 1st of the 9th Cavalry Military reunion six years ago. Neither my wife nor I had any idea of just what to expect. My wife kept telling me to remember that just because I remembered something one way that didn’t mean that others would remember it the same way. […]
April 5, 2010
Jack was assigned to Charlie Troop but transferred to Bravo Troop where he was Killed in Action on March 27, 1968. Once a Charlie Trooper always a Charlie Trooper. Jack was a Pilot. Jack was awarded The Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and a set of […]
October 11, 2020
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