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[Updated: 3 Oct 2009]

 

 

 

Important Squadron Pages:

3/17th Squadron Pages

[Updated: 20 Nov 2008]

 

Included links to:

3-17th Cav Today

HHT "Redhorse"

B Troop "Stogies"

C Troop "Charlie Horse"

E Troop
(334th AHC)

F Troop "Centaurs"
(F Troop, 4th Cav,
aka D, 3/4 Cav)

3/17th Products Available

Other Air Cav Units

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In support of the 3-17th Cav Today!

 

3-17th Cav Tributes
& After-action Reports

[Updated 21 Jul 2010]

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Spur Contacts:

 

Rifle Platoon Leader
'67 - '68
Glynn Decoteau

 

Silver Spur 13 - Scout pilot
'70 - '71
Tom White

 

Scout Crew Chief
'69 - '70
Roger "Bear" Young
Spur webmaster & site founder

 

For Spur 2012 Reunion Information:


Bill Smith
Silver Spur 18
Spur President

Bill McCalister
Silver Spur 24
Spur Treasurer

John C. Briggs
Silver Spur 18, 16 & 3
Reunion Committee Chair

John "Waldo" Pepper
Gun Platoon, '68 - '69
Chaplain

Charles Stutzman
Silver Spur 13
Membership Committee Chair

 

 

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Lift Platoon

 

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Rifle Platoon

 

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Silver Spurs

A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry

 

Major Subordinate Units:

575th TC Detachment

Helicopter Maintenance Detachment

 

812th Signal Detachment

Avionics (Radio and Commo Repair)

 

Valorous Unit Ribbon
Valorous Unit Ribbon

Defense of Saigon & Long Binh - 1968 TET
Cambodia Incursion - 1970

 

 

Playing "Our Nation's Heroes" - J. Cutright

 

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Created by John Waldo Pepper
Created by John "Waldo" Pepper

 

Ratpack Patch
Scout Platoon "Ratpack" Patch -- 1969-1970
Courtesy of Walter Adams, Scout C.E.

 

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Sorry No Copying of Resources from this Web Page, Graphics without
expressed permission and credits except by members of the 3/17th Squadron.

Pictures, graphics, poems, reports and articles remain the property of the contributor.

Copyrighted by: The Silver Spurs - All Rights Reserved

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Flying Slick courtesy of Mark Aaron, HHT

 

 

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Ft. Rucker, Army Aviation Crest
Courtesy of Roger Young

 

WELCOME HOME!

WELCOME TO "CAV COUNTRY" and the Silver Spurs & a warm "Welcome Home" to all who served in Vietnam! -- God Speed to all the current 3-17th Troopers serving our nation today in Afghanistan! We welcome the "new" Silver Spurs who served in Iraq & Afghanistan, and are honored they have adopted our call sign!

 

 

 

U.S. Historical Document Sites
Submitted by Dan Sutherland

The Bill of Rights

The Constitution of the United States

Declaration of Independence

The Federalist Papers

 

 

 

1967 Rifle Platoon
Spur Rifles - 1967
SFC Billy Barber in center,
Cpt. Decoteau is looking at pictures
Courtesy of Bill Barber - CSM (Ret.)

 

Jeff Anthony Photo
A Troop, C-model Gunship, 1968
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

 

Tom Runkle Photo
Spur Lift Resupply of ARVN Operation out of Soc Trang
IV Corps - Dec '69 - Apr '70
Spurs took heavy fire outbound from LZ

Courtesy of Tom Runkle -Crew Chief - Spur Lift Platoon

 

Tom Runkle Photo
Spur Lift/Aero-Rifle Operation out of DiAn in III Corps
Spur LOH in background

Courtesy of Tom Runkle - Crew Chief - Spur Lift Platoon

 

Super Snake
"Super" Snake!
Quan Loi - 1970

Courtesy of Larry "Chance" Hughes
FAC Pilot, 19 TASS, Rash Fac
Quan Loi 1970
"Raiders" Platoon of the 334th (E Troop 3/17)

 

Cobra
Courtesy of Bill McCalister

 

WOPA
Spur mascot, "Wopa" in full dress uniform!
Wopa often flew with the Lift & Rifle platoons.

Courtesy of Bill McCalister

Related story:

The Dog that flew with the Silver Spurs
by Bill McCalister

 

 

[This page updated on: 21 July 2010]

 

 

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This site is provided and maintained as a courtesy and at the
personal expense of Roger & Pam Young
Editors of The Northwest Veterans Newsletter

Roger served with the Spur Scout Platoon from Dec '69 - Nov '70.
Pam served with CINCPAC Joint Command from '70 - '74

 

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