11th Cav Visitors Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: William Crapps
From: Rogers, AR
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I just got a message from my brother that someone had contacted him about our uncle, Carver Joe Vaughan, who served with the 11th Cav and perished in Dec. 1970.

Neither one of us had the opportunity to know him personally. All either of us have are stories that have been passed to us from our family.

I am just glad to have some way to remember him and find out more about him and his service to our country.

Added: April 19, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Susan Johanson
From: Ferndale, WA
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Thank you for this web site. Such a beautiful way to pay tribute to your fallen brothers. I am so very grateful to each of you for guaranteeing the freedoms I enjoy, the ones so many did not live long enough to pursue. Two families and I are now awaiting news that the human remains sent to the lab in Hawaii last September 2011 are those of our loved ones and friends. They are Blue Ghosts from C Troop 7/17 cav who flew a Huey out of Chu Lai on that fateful January 9, 1968 morning. The pilot was my friend, CWO Rainer S. Ramos, his co-pilot was CWO James Larry Phipps, the doorgunner is SSgt. Warren E. Newton. They had previously recovered the other crew member's partial remains, PFC Fred Secrist nine days after the Huey was shot down. Again, thank you for this site!

Added: April 18, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Bob
From: New York
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I believe that I was stationed with Kenron Ritchie at Fort Hood, Texas in 1970. he lived off post with his family at the time. if it's not the same Kenron sorry my mastake. Welcome home!

Added: April 17, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Mil Thornton
From: Payson, AZ
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I am trying to help a VN Vet with a claim. I was wondering if anyone remembers on Aug 10 1967 an APC hitting a landmine with 3KIA's. It was inverted off the side of a dike. A CH-47 came out from the 200th assault support Helicopter Comp. They hooked up to pull it up and out of the ditch to get the bodies out and they started taking small arms fire and had to unhook and get out of the area then come back. I know the 200th supported 9th ID and the 11th Cav.
Thanks,
Mil Thornton
1/327th 101st ID VN 69-71

Added: April 13, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Don Snedeker
From: Historian, 11th ACVVC
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I would like to hear from any Trooper who was involved with building or dedicating the Blackhorse Memorial in the spring-summer of 1967 (the one that stood in front of the Regimental Chapel until it was shipped to Fort Knox in 1972).

Added: April 10, 2012

Submitted by
Name: blackhorse trooper
From: usa

Comments:
mechgrunt.com went to your web site store Great 11acr stuff not seen before.
Blackhorse
allons

Added: April 8, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Bill Rambow
From: Laurel, Maryland
Website: http://www.mechgrunt.com
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I'm an old Vietnam 2/47th Mechanized Infantry grunt and former cav trooper (6th ACR)who was frustrated I could never find any gear or memorablia for the mounted combat veterans like us who rode the ACAV's and tanks into combat. So I designed my own line. I have a separate category for the Blackhorse troopers at Mech Grunt.com. Please check it out at the web addresss above. Welcome home, brothers.

Added: April 6, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Steven U Teitelbaum
From: Slingerlands New York
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
A note in honor of my college roommate and best friend Daniel Michael Leahy 2d LT Howitzer Battery 1st Squadron KIA April 18, 1969.

Added: April 4, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Patti Lynn Burkett
From: Ft Rucker Alabama
Website: http://www.trippinwithrip.com
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
My Dad was killed at Ft Knox Ky in '73 while returning from testing night vision goggles. His aircraft went down just outside of Ft Knox taking the lives of 7 officers. He was co-pilot on the return trip. I was 10 years old at the time. If anyone remembers him, my mom or my younger sister feel free to contact me and I will see that you can get in contact with them. His name was
Clarence P. Burkett "Stoney" "Burke" "Butch". His friends were Jimmy Nunn, Frank Mayes and he liked to hang out at a bar I think in Radcliff KY. It's been so long ago I can't remember the name, sorry.

Added: March 28, 2012

Submitted by
Name: Elmer Charles HAMILTON
From: westville, OK
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Great site. I also checked out the 11th ACR & the Blackhorse Assn. sites this week. Lots of contact info. I did connect with some buddies from my HHT, 11thACR unit from Vietnam (Bien Hoa & Blackhorse), '69-'70. We hadn't visited in decades! Shared some old photos from Nam & our R&R times. Still trying to locate some other guys now. I'm still alive & still outside of Westville, OK. in the remote Ozark Mtns.

Added: March 28, 2012