The remainder of the 1st Cavalry Division arrived by ship, landing at the harbor of Qui Nhon on the 12th and 13th of September, the 44th anniversary of the 1st Cavalry Division. Realizing that his platoon could not hold very long, and seeing four enemy Soldiers moving into his position, he moved under heavy fire and annihilated all four. He participated in the battle of the Wilderness in 1864, and on 09 May, under General Sheridan, he set out on the famous raid toward Richmond. As part of the pentomic reorganization, the 1st Battle Group, 7th Cavalry was activated, organized and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. The 7th Cavalry Regiment was constituted in the Regular Army on 28 July 1866 at Fort Riley, Kansas and organized on 21 September 1866. By 31 March 1972, only 96,000 US troops were involved in the Vietnam combat operations. 1971-1973 - 7th Cavalry reorganized: 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry - DEACTIVATED (22 August 1972). The leader of the band was a lithe, trim, thirty-nine year old Italian named Felix Vinatieri, a Civil War Veteran, who led the band with gusto. Headed by Major General William C. Chase, commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division, the party included a Veteran from each troop of the division. This type of duty did not last for long. The 1st Cavalry Division (AIRMOBILE) was the only major unit to execute operations in all four Corps Tactical Zones (CTZs), Cambodia, and Laos. The regiments that were soon to become part of the 1st Cavalry Division were far from idle. The first units to attend were the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry and 3rd Battalion, 10th Cavalry of the 2nd Brigade. His mission was to protect settlers in the region and the engineers of the Northern Pacific Railroad who were surveying a rail route across the Yellowstone River from the Sioux Indians. In several hours of intense fighting, Alpha Company turned back repeated mass attacks. Captain McDougall was assigned with B Company to guard the pack train. The division received six months of intense combat jungle warfare training at Camp Strathpine in the wilds of scenic Queensland and amphibious training at nearby Moreton Bay. This facility encompasses 1,000 square miles for maneuver training against the best trained opposing force in the world. The advance covered 2 miles a day, despite heavy blinding snowstorms and subzero temperatures. In ceremonies held on 15 October, the colors of the 24th Division were retired and the colors of the 1st Cavalry Division were passed to the Commanding General of the old 24th Division, Major General Ralph W. Zwicker. The decision of the United States to send immediate aid to South Korea came two days after the fast moving North Korean broke through the ROK defenses and sent tanks into the capital city of Seoul. Using the assets and personnel of the 1st Armored Division, located at Fort Hood, Texas the 1st Cavalry Division was reorganized, reassigned to III Corps and received an experimental designation of the Triple-Capability (TRICAP) Division. Of the 448 companies of cavalry, infantry, and artillery authorized, 153 were not organized, and few, if any, of those in being were at full strength. As a focal point of scouting activities, a permanent encampment was established at Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Yellowstone Territories. On 26 July, three weeks later, the division arrived at Brisbane and began a fifteen mile trip to their new temporary home, Camp Strathpine, Queensland, Australia. On 02 September, the long convey of ships steered into Yokohama Harbor and past the battleship Missouri where General MacArthur would later receive the Japanese surrender party. "About ten or twelve years ago the 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry 1965-66 veterans began having an annual summer reunion. The reason that Garryowen was adopted as the regimental song, as the story goes one of the Irish melting pot Troopers of the 7th Cavalry, under the influence of spirits, was singing the song. The first glimpse of their capability came in December 1990, on the divisions Pegasus Range which had been built up from the sands of the Saudi desert. The regiment suffered 145 killed, 37 died of wounds, 603 wounded and 2 were reported missing while inflicting 3,146 losses on the enemy. On 21 September 1866 the 7th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Fort Riley, Kansas and Andrew J. Smith, a Veteran of the Mexican War, who had been a distinguished cavalry leader in the Army of the West during the Civil War, was promoted to colonel and assigned command. The 4th Armored Division was activated during World War II on 15 April 1941 with 3,800 men (10,000 by the end of May 1941) from various other units, at Pine Camp (Camp Drum, 1951; Fort Drum, 1974), New York under its first Commanding General, Brigadier General Henry W. Baird.. World War II. More and more wagon trains loaded with settlers, rolling west, were being attacked by Indians. The XM-1 tank, renamed the M1 Abrams, was accepted and issued, along with the BFV (Bradley M2 Infantry) and CFV (M3 Cavalry) fighting vehicles. Custer took the five companies of C, E, F, I, and L to make a frontal attack on the encampment. Cavalry units saw minimal action in World War I. Afterwards, most of the Cheyennes, Comanches and other tribes still on the plains returned to the agencies. Captain Freemans extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself; his unit and the United States Army. The lead unit for this deployment was the VII Corps from Germany. In a subsequent battle of the Winter Campaign, the 3rd Cavalry under the command of Colonel Andrew W. Evans, struck another Comanche village at Soldiers Spring on Christmas Day. It is dedicated to all who served and, especially, to those who gave their lives. Major General William C. Chase (Retired), who commanded the Division in the final days of World War II through the occupation of Japan, participated in the ribbon cutting which was held during the 36th reunion of the Association. He held the right of line, and was obliged to face Hamptons division of cavalry, and after a hotly contested fight, utterly routed the rebels and prevented them from reaching the trains of the Union Army, which they hoped to capture. When the Pleiku Campaign of SILVER BAYONET ended on 25 November, Troopers of the First Team had paid a heavy price for its success, having lost some three hundred Troopers killed in action. The deception consisted of three major thrusts: 1. 1st Cavalry Division units setup defensive positions where the cease fire had stopped the attack, then in its final mission, expanded north to Highway 8 clearing bunkers and looking for enemy equipment and Soldiers. The pilots of Blue Max were among the most experienced combat fliers in the Vietnam War. Custer was assigned to Elizabethtown, Kentucky where his chief duty was to inspect and purchase horses for the Army. On 25 January 1966, following the truce for the Tet holiday and Lunar New Year, Masher/White Wing, which were the code names for the missions of the 3rd Brigade in Binh Dinh Province, began. Custer marched with approximately 700 Soldiers, moving south for several days, identifying Indian camp signs all along the way. He then returned to his company, not, however, until he had been warmly complimented by General Kearny upon the prompt and efficient manner in which he had performed the duties assigned to him. From this time on he was nearly always the first in every work of daring. It is the combination of the experienced training received by each dedicated member of the Team and adherence to the performance level and traditions of the past. He was next engaged in the battle of Chancellorsville, and immediately after that fight he was made a personal aid by General Pleasonton, who was then commanding a division of cavalry. Immediately Troopers returned to the 1st Cavalry Division from all over the United States. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy sent a group to South Vietnam to determine what actions the US needed to take to assist them. Having returned to Fort Bliss from the 3rd Army Louisiana readiness maneuvers in October 1941, the 7th Cavalry Regiment was trained and ready for action. By now, more than 135,000 Red troops had been captured and the North Korean Army was nearly destroyed. This claim led to several confrontations over the years and continued hostility. Fire Support Bases Occupied by A Battery From 8/24/68 to 8/24/69 A Battery Soldiers Wounded at FSB Crook in May 1969 Recent Obituaries. TRICAP, an acronym for TRIple-CAPability, was derived from combining the ground (mechanized infantry or armor) capability, airmobile infantry and air cavalry or attack helicopter forces. 7 th Cavalry Veterans. Blue Max, F Battery, 79th Aerial Rocket Artillery, was another familiar aerial artillery unit. The early history of 7th Cavalry Regiment was closely tied to the movement of people and trade along the southwest and on the western plains.These routes, a result of perceived manifest destiny, extended the domination of the United States into the far reaches of a largely unsettled western plains and southwestern territories. On 01 August, the First Team was ordered to set up defensive position near Kumchon on the rail route from Taegu to Pusan. Rather than standing and fighting, the Viet Cong chose to disperse and slip away. On 18 November daylight broke over a quiet and tense battlefield. In 1855, Chief Josephs father, Old Joseph, signed a treaty with the U.S. that allowed his people to retain much of their traditional lands. The First Team Soldiers flew from Robert Gray Army Airfield to Dhahran International Airport via Paris, France and Cairo, Egypt. This exercise was followed by Operation Saber in May and Operation Horsefly in August. The cavalry was in advance, under General Stoneman and encountered the rebel horsemen for the first time near Catletts Station. By the 19th of November, evacuation of the wounded and dead was complete. The year 1969 ended in a high note for the 1st Cavalry Division. Evaluation also indicated that air cavalry would normally be controlled above the company level. (2) Help friendly regional states maintain their own security and collective defense. In June 1857, through the influence of Honorable John A. Bingham, a member of Congress from Ohio, he obtained an appointment and was admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point on 01 July. After a series of temporary stations, a permanent duty station was established at Camp McGrath, Batangas Province. The unit was almost out of ammunition after taking some of the heaviest casualties of the war, fighting off a relentless attack from a highly motivated, heavily armed enemy force. After a period of staging in New Guinea, it was time for the 1st Cavalry Division to receive their first baptism of fire. But harder work followed when Operation Commando, a mission to push the Chinese out of their winter defense positions south of the Yokkok River, was launched. Custer readied his forces to march into Mexico to drive Emperor Maximilian and his cohorts out, but no orders were issued. The other battalions, which included the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th Cavalry, had already been in Vietnam for just over a year. Lt. Col. Hal Moore's 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary was ordered to take on an air assault in the Ia Drang Valley. Greatly appreciated by Troopers of the 1st Cavalry, its heavily armed Cobras flew a variety of fire missions in support of the operations of the 3rd Brigade. President Nixon has given the go-ahead for the surprise mission. After four days of tough fighting, they marched into Khe Sanh to take over the defense of the battered base. The 12th Cavalry Regiment would join the 1st Cavalry Division on 03 January 1933, relieving the 1st Cavalry Regiment. Within 90 days of becoming the Armys first air mobile division, the First Team was back in combat as the first fully committed division of the Vietnam War. The 12th Obvervation Squadron participated in maneuvers with the Division. 1-7 is the home of Arma 3 in the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and is currently comprised of three Companies that perform different roles and have different Military . After shattering the enemys dreams of a Tet victory, the 1st Cavalry Division Sky-Troopers initiated Operation Pegasus to relieve the 3,500 US Marines and 2,100 ARVN Soldiers besieged by nearly 20,000 enemy Soldiers. Recruiting, to obtain the increase in man power force levels, began at once. Troopers deprived the enemy of much needed supplies and ammunition, scattering the enemy forces. That was not their first meeting. If you have any questions about filling out the form call SFC Chandler at 254-288-2601. The First Cavalry joined in the defense line and the bitter battle to keep the Reds out of the South Korean Capital. In 1980, as part of the continuous Force Modernization and Preparation for combat of the unknown enemies of the future, the division was chosen to field test the new XM-1 tank. In 1938, against the background of international tensions, the 7th Cavalry Regiment joined in with the 1st Cavalry Division at its second divisional maneuvers in the mountains near Balmorhea, Texas. By 28 February 1991, when the cease-fire ordered by President Bush went into effect, the Iraqis had lost 3,847 of their 4,280 tanks, over half of their 2,880 armored personnel carriers, and nearly all of their 3,100 artillery pieces. By 1500 hours, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry turned over LZ X-Ray to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry and 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry. A DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ), a corridor 4 kilometers wide and 249 kilometers long, was established dividing North and South Korea. They brought the platoon back with all wounded and dead. On 05 October, the 8th Cavalry recaptured Hill 418, a flanking hill on which the northern end of Line Jamestown was anchored. On 02 August, Operation Paul Revere II was commenced for the purposes of denying areas of the rich rice fields to the famished Viet Cong. By that time, however, it became apparent in Washington that the Army, even at full strength, was not large enough to perform all its duties. The order prepared American troops to become part of an international coalition in a war against Iraq that would be launched as Desert Sortm in January, 1991. Their mission was to find and kill the enemy. On 24 June, the Arikara and Osage Indian scouts identified a party of Sioux following them. In this capacity he served during most of the Peninsula Campaign, and participated in all its battles, including the bloody seven days fight. Soon they moved on to Austin to establish a more permanent Headquarters for Custer and his staff. The Kiowa and other Comanches were on the reservation, but by the fall of 1869 small war parties were occasionally leaving to raid in Texas. Despite the fact that the landing zone was still under relentless enemy fire, Major Crandall landed and proceeded to supervise the loading of seriously wounded Soldiers aboard his aircraft. The first engagement was made by the 1st and 3rd Brigades. On 07 December 1941, without warning, the Japanese destroyed the American fleet at Pearl Harbor. On 13 September 1921, with the initiation of the National Defense Act, the 1st Cavalry Division was formally activated at Ft. Bliss, TX and Major General Robert Lee Howze, a Texas native from Rusk County and seasoned Veteran of then Frontier Indian Wars, Spanish American War, Philippines Insurrection, Mexican Expedition, World War I and recipient of the Medal of Honor, was selected as its first Division Commander. On 04 March 1910, the regiment disembarked at Manila and settled in camp at Fort William McKinley, Rizal. His brigade led the column, captured Beaver Dam, burned the station and a train of cars loaded with supplies, and released 400 Union prisoners. At the end of the War, the need for command officers was no longer there and many, to stay in service, accepted demotions to a lower rank and paid the wages of rank now held, but was always given the respect and the title of the higher rank previously held. Two engagements in May of 1971 were typical operations. The enemy regiment was scattered in the confusion and was quickly smashed. One of the most chronicled tragic battles in the military history of the American West was the famous Battle of the Little Big Horn, otherwise known as Custers Last Stand. By then. Desert Storms First major ground encounter was on 19/20 February 1991, when the divisions 2nd (Blackjack) Brigade attacked 10 miles into Iraq, confirming and destroying enemy positions. Temporary quarters were established at Camp Henry J. Jones near Douglas, Arizona to await the remainder of the regiment. In January 1944 the division was ordered to leave Australia and sail to Oro Bay, New Guinea. 02 April, second phase of the Luzon Campaign began. Years later, in World War II and Korea, he would repeatedly single out the 1st Cavalry Division for important assignments. A regiment consisted of 12 companies formed into 3 squadrons of 4 companies each. A total of two battalions of Skytroopers were committed to the fight. 1st Cav After Action Report -- Shakey's Hill Cambodia-- Pages 13 and 16. In 1874, he led his troops south into the Black Hills, which six years earlier had been set aside as part of the Great Sioux Reservation. It would not be until the end of the Gulf War and subsequent reorganization of 11 August 1993, when the 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Armored Division would be reflagged as the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and assigned to the 3rd Greywolf Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, filling out the present organization structure. Troopers were getting into frequent, small scaled combats with raiders, smugglers and Mexican Revolutionaries along the Reo Grande River. Many of the Nez Perce Indians were sent to a reservation in what is now Oklahoma. The Buddhist monks immediately began protesting in the streets, and in Saigon on 05 October, 1963, one monk died by self-immolation. They also cleared provincial roads that had been closed by the Viet Cong. My platoon Sergeant for a while was SFC James Newton who had previously did a tour with C 1/9 "BLUES" in 1965.He is 82 years old now,and has many memories of his early days with the Troop.I'd like to hear from anyone who may remember him. The efforts of the 1st Cavalry Division were not limited to direct enemy engagements but also, using the experiences gained during the occupation of Japan and Korea, encompassed the essential rebuilding of the war torn country of South Vietnam. Since this was the first major United States Army training exercise since WW I, the maneuvers were attended by representatives of several foreign governments. Just after 8:00 on 29 February, the 1st Cavalry Troopers climbed down the nets of the APDs and into the LCMs and LCPRs, the flat bottomed landing craft of the Navy. The 5th Cavalry Regiment was assigned on 18 December 1922, relieving the 10th Cavalry Regiment. Hear veterans from the Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry talk about what the Vietnam Battle of Ia Drang Valley was like. On 18 March, the 2nd Brigade crossed the river in force and drove the enemy from Lorengau Village. When World War II broke out, many of those who had been in the CCC were well prepared for the rigors of military training. On 26 January, conveys were formed and departed for the Lingayan Gulf, Luzon Island, the Philippines. Other units initially assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division in 1921 included the 1st and 2nd Machine Gun Squadrons, Weapons Troops, 10th Light Tank Company, 13th Signal Troop, 15th Veterinary Company, 27th Ordnance Company, 43rd Ambulance Company, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion (Horse) and the 1st Cavalry Quartermaster Trains which later was redesignated as the 15th Replacement Company. Their first significant resistance was encountered on 05 March. In addition to the Air Force, Navy an Marines, a 1,000 man battalion from the 24th Infantry Division, including many specialists and noncommissioned officers transferred from the 1st Cavalry Division, arrived 30 June with a promise that more help was on the way. All flights were made into a small emergency landing zone within one hundred to two hundred meters of the defensive perimeter where heavily committed units were perilously holding off the attacking elements. Only the Kwahada were still on the Staked Plains. He requested the appointment of four Brigadiers to command under him, and upon his recommendation, indorsed by Generals. Meanwhile, far to the west, the VII Corps and the XVIII Airborne had already began a deep strike into Iraq. Later, on 18 December 1922, the 5th Cavalry Regiment was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, relieving the 10th Cavalry Regiment. On 10 October 1965, in Operation Shiny Bayonet,the First Team initiated their first brigade-size airmobile action against the enemy. Then heavy snows of winter would slow down the warriors, and their ponies would be weak and could not travel far. The regiments ranks were filled with a hard bitten crew of trappers, Veterans from the Civil War and frontiersmen who presented an organizational challenge for Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer, appointed to the vacant Lieutenant Colonel position, who had arrived in November to take charge of the new regiment. On 12 May the third platoon, Delta Company, 2/5th tangled with enemy forces holed up in bunker complexes. Firsts had become the trademark of the First Team. This site is dedicated to those that gave their all in service of their country in South Vietnam. Scouting missions were directed at bands of Indians who continued to terrorize the areas. With the organization of the new 7th Cavalry on 28 July 1866, Custer was offered a commission in the unit as Lieutenant Colonel. This embarkment was the first official movement of American personnel into the capital of the mighty Japanese Empire. Although there would be further assault operations, the war was beginning to wind down for many Troopers. Nearly half of the 300 men killed in the Pleiku Campaign died at LZ Albany. Their destination was a remote, Japanese occupied island of the Admiralties, Los Negros, where they were to make a reconnaissance of force and if feasible, capture Momote Airdrome and secure a beachhead for the reinforcements that would follow. These three regiments comprised the NVA Division, known as the Sao Vang Division. This site contains photographs from Vietnam of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. A civilian veterinarian accompanied the regiment although he was not included in the table of organization. On 29 December 1890, the last major campaign to put down the last great Indian uprising; The Ghost Dance War, was initiated. The movement began as a reconnaissance in force to locate and assess the size of the Red Army, believed to be at least 174,000. The Troopers of the 1st Cavalry crashed into Pyongyang, capturing the capital city of North Korea on 19 October 1950. Captain Benteen, in command of companies D, H, and K, was directed to explore the area in a southwesterly direction and to pitch into anything that he might find. Acting in this capacity he planned and erected the earthworks nearest the enemys lines. The enemys domination of the northern areas of III Corps had been smashed thoroughly. The 7th Cavalry Regiment, initially held in 8th Army defenses at Pohangdong, was released to the 1st Cavalry Division on 25 July, and began moving up to join the 5th Cavalry Regiment. The design chosen, a distinctive bright-yellow Norman knights shield with a diagonal stripe and a horses head, was submitted by Colonel and Mrs. Ben H. Dorcey. This short nonprofit, zero budget, home video was originally filmed by an infantryman in the 7th Cavalry Regiment (Garry Owen), Vietnam in 1966-67. Joining the 10th Cavalry Regiment under the command of General Pershing, the Expedition crossed the Mexican border at 0:30 hours 16 March, and marched 25 miles in the dark to Geronimo Rock. They outfitted their horses and readied their weapons and vehicles in anticipation of the fight against the Axis. Red troops were stopped and retreated back into an area previously registered for artillery fire. In 1956, Ngo Dihn Diem, an anti-communist, won the presidential election in South Vietnam. The 5th Squadron organized as an Armed Reconnaissance Squadron, is assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Following the end of the war, relations between Iraq and Kuwait deteriorated due to a lack of gratitude and acknowledgement of the Baghdad government for financial assistance and help in logistic support provided by Kuwait during the war and the reawakening of old issues regarding the border and Kuwaiti sovereignty. In September 1954, the Japanese assumed responsibility for defending Hokkaido and the First Team returned to the main Island of Honshu. It would not be until 03 January 1933 that the 12th Cavalry Regiment, organized in 1901, would join the 1st Cavalry Division, relieving the 1st Cavalry Regiment. On April 19 1968, Operation Delaware was launched into the cloud-shrouded A Shau Valley, near the Laotian border and 45 kilometers west of Hue. This accord signaled the removal of all US ground forces from Japans main islands. 7th Cavalry (Garryowen)1st Battalion "We Were Soldiers Once. With the last of the strongholds eliminated, the division moved on to Luzon, the main island of the Philippines. We must also remember those that have gone before us to serve in the Army at Fiddler's Green, many who have died as a result of service in Vietnam. As they drew near LZ Albany, the exhausted Troopers was ambushed by the NVA units. Finally, the fallout from the First Persian Gulf War between Iraq and Iran strained relations between Baghdad and Kuwait. This expedition brought the regiment into regular contact with the Indian raiding parties, however no serious battles or encounters occurred until the fateful expedition of 17 May 1876. Among the captains were, William Thompson, Frederick W. Benteen, Myles W. Keogh, Robert M. West, Mike Sheridan, Louis McLane Hamilton and Albert Barnitz. The Admiralty Islands campaign officially ended on 18 May 1944. On 02 August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. In November 1915, the regiment began to pack in preparation for return to the United States. During the next few days a defensive line was formed at Hwanggan with the 7th Cavalry moving east and the 5th Cavalry replacing the 25 Infantry Regiment. The Chinese penetrated the front companies of 1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th Cavalry and tried to exploit the gap. On the fourth troop lift, the airlift began to take enemy fire, and by the time the aircraft had refueled and returned for the next troop lift, the enemy had Landing Zone X-Ray targeted. The redesignated and reorganized First Cavalry was assigned the mission of patrolling the Freedoms Frontier (DMZ). The last Trooper left from Tan Son Nhut on 21 June, completing the division recall which had started on 05 May 1971. After thirty-eight days of continuous air attacks on targets in Iraq and Kuwait, the commander of the Allied Forces, General Norman Schwarzkopf unleashed all-out attacks against Iraqi forces very early on 24 February 1991. Fill out the provided DD Form 2536 and email it to: SFC Kristin M. Chandler at [email protected]. The First Cavalry slowly advanced though snow and later, when it became warm, through torrential rains. On 16 June 1926, a Provisional Squadron (Headquarters Detachment, Troops C, E and F) from the 7th Cavalry Regiment departed Ft. Bliss by rail for the Crow Indian Agency, Montana to participate in the Semi-Centennial celebration of the Battle of Little Big Horn. So the Vietnamese and French fought each other in Vietnam. Two days later, the 8th Cavalry took the central pivot of the line, Hill 272. Four days later, the other two battalions of the regiment were rescued by supporting cavalry troops under the command of Generals Terry and Gibbon. However, they had killed 3,561 North Vietnamese Soldiers and captured 157 more. Let Us Not Forget Them. Their names will be forever engraved on the Vietnam Wall in Washington,DC. They then proceeded to march into Texas. On 25 April the entire regiment moved to Naco, Arizona to establish a permanent base of operations. Disregarding the intense fire directed on him and his platoon, he charged thirty meters across open ground and hurled grenades into the enemy position, killing some of the eight insurgents manning it. Of the twenty-nine man platoon, nine were killed and thirteen were wounded. The southern end of Line Jamestown, along with a hill called Old Baldy, eventually fell to the determined Troopers. General Order No. Only light contact was achieved. The intelligence staff of the 1st Cavalry Division had confirmed that the Vietcong Main Force 2nd Regiment and North Vietnamese 18th and 19th Regiments were operating in the area. First Lieutenant Walter J. Marm led his platoon through withering fire until they were finally forced to take cover. Two Battalions of the NVA 22nd Regiment had been rendered ineffective. 30th March 2022. mm/dd/yy EVANS, JEFF SGT 3-7 HHT 1966-68 03/07/22 COWLEY, BRUCE SP4 3-7 C 1967-69 03/26/22 GUFFEY, WILLIAM J SP5 3-7 HHT 1967-69 09/29/17 ARCHER, TOM SGT 3-7 HHT 1969-71 12/22/21 BURLINGAME, KENT SP4 3-7 C 1966-68 09/30/19 FISKEN, JOHN SGT 1-7 C 1967-68 10/16/21 RUSSELL, KIRK . One monk died by self-immolation custer was offered a commission in the World 1933, the. 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