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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 […]
January 27, 2017
Crew Chief PFC Mike Askew At the beginning of 1967 I knew absolutely nothing about Huey gunships, or M60 door guns. Absolutely nothing about Saigon, the South China Sea, or the 1st Air Cav. I was clueless about the political reasons why the United States was so enthusiastically sending 19 year olds to […]
July 8, 2015
A special 50th Anniversary Reunion was held in Columbus, Georgia June 30 through July 2, 2015. This was a reunion whose main intention was to Honor the Men of Charlie Troop, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Alpha Troop, Bravo Troop and Delta Troop who left Columbus, Georgia in August of 1965 to go to Vietnam. The […]
March 20, 2013
Forrest Frields was a Scout Pilot in Charlie Troop. This is his story. War stories and PTSD tales are about releasing the demon energy residing within you. In my case and those cases of friends and co-patients of mine – that energy will never go away – at least not completely. Our only salvation is […]
December 6, 2012
Twas the night before Christmas up in Fiddler’s Green Things were quiet and there were No Cavalry Troopers to be seen I asked the Lord “Where were all the Troopers” and he said to me “A special request had been made and to this I agreed” “A Trooper came up and on bended knees he […]
November 6, 2012
WO 1 Myron R. Lamont, Cobra pilot extraordinary and my roommate. Myron had […]
July 1, 2012
I was recently asked by someone as to whether or not I thought the Vietnam War was a righteous war or not. We say that World Wars I and II were righteous because we fought against those who sought to dominate us and then destroy us. We fought against the United Soviet Socialist Republic, the […]
May 6, 2012
May I show you your table Sir. Charlie Troop 1/9 Cavalry had a true cast of characters. Relieving the tensions that each day in combat would bring requires a certain amount of animated and unusual behavior. This story is true. It happened in the summer of 1969. The names are not used to protect their […]
February 9, 2012
The photographs used in this post came from www.tourofdutyinfo.com . The main means of communication for an Infantry outfit was the AN/PRC-25. It was commonly referred to as the “Prick-25”. It weighed 23.5 lbs and was worn on the back by a special harness. It was capable of pre setting two frequencies so you could […]
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment 
February 2, 2018
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