{"id":2093,"date":"2019-05-28T11:19:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T18:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog1\/?page_id=2093"},"modified":"2019-05-28T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T18:19:14","slug":"welcome-to-our-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog1\/welcome-to-our-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Our Newsletter!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a supplement to our main newsletter<\/a>\u00a0which has been on the web since 1996.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This blog allows our viewers to comment on the subject matter we post here. Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

About us<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

While in Vietnam, Roger “Bear” Young served with A – Troop, 3\/17 Air Cav<\/em> of the 1st Aviation Brigade from ’69 – ’70 as a Scout Platoon Crew Chief. A-Troop was attached to the famous 1st Cavalry Division during the Cambodian Incursion of 1970 and the Silver Spurs<\/em> at that time were based at Quan Loi near the Cambodian border. For its role in Task Force Shoemaker<\/em> & the 1970 Cambodia incursion<\/a>, A-Troop was awarded a Valorous Unit<\/em> citation<\/a> – our nation’s second-highest Unit Award. [Ref: General Orders #3560 – 12\/27\/71]<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Bear” is honored to have served with the courageous men of A-Troop<\/em> Silver Spurs<\/em><\/span><\/a> which was awarded numerous unit citations during its deployment to Vietnam. The friends that he lost will not<\/span> be forgotten. Roger is currently a member of VFW & VVA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pam was with the Navy from 1970 to ’74. She was with CINCPAC<\/a> Joint Command and worked on Operation Homecoming<\/em> for the return of some of our POWs from the Vietnam war which was an event of mixed emotions for her. Pam is currently a member of VVA<\/em> and co-editor of this newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pam & Roger in 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Pam & Roger back when<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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