Author Archives: Roger Young

About Roger Young

Roger "Bear" Young served with the Silver Spurs as a Scout crew chief and Line Chief from Dec '69 through Nov '70. Upon his return to the "world" he served at Hunter AAF as a Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader. He founded the Spur website in Sept 1997.

I Was Only 19

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Roger Young

Roger, As long as you guys are posting videos, here’s one from Australia. This is a version of ‘I was only 19’ that incorporates some older vets that I think some of us might identify with. The song by Redgum … Continue reading →

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Remember me…

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Roger Young

Powerful YouTube video located and submitted by fellow Spur, John ‘Waldo’ Pepper:

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Resurrection of a Cobra

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Roger Young

Spur 38 Gets an Opportunity to Get Back in the Saddle Eat your hearts out fellow Spurs! I wanted to share this short story about being able to be on the ground floor of an AH-1G, 5 year restoration project … Continue reading →

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Robert E. DeCelle II, Memorial Run

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Roger Young

Cpt. Robert E. DeCelle was a fellow Spur Scout pilot who was KIA on 18 Feb ’71. The following article is submitted by fellow Spur, Mike Billow from the Reno Gazette Journal: =======================  Reno Gazette Journal 10 June, 2011 Lake Tahoe Relay … Continue reading →

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Agent Orange

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Roger Young

Recently there has been an ongoing conversation about Agent Orange exposure on our Spur e-mail net. We have information on this subject posted on our Spur Bulletin Board at: http://northwestvets.com/spurs/spur-bb.htm#support Here are two recent important messages that came to me … Continue reading →

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“For What It’s Worth” Slide Show

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Roger Young

Song “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield, majority of pictures by the Troopers of the Silver Spurs, A Troop 3/17th Air Cav.  Produced by Roger “Bear” Young – 2011

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Spur Researcher Needed!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Roger Young

Bear / Clayton : Please see the correspondence from the National Archives [below]. Charles Stutzman and I are contemplating visiting there prior to the Reunion next April.  However, if someone resides in the Maryland area, perhaps they would be willing to spend … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bombers

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Roger Young

B-2 Spirit Willow Run B-24 Plant:

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Spur Memorial Day Program

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Roger Young

Produced by fellow Spur, John “Waldo” Pepper for our 2006 Silver Spur reunion at Ft. Rucker, Alabama to honor all our fallen Silver Spurs from the Vietnam war from 1967-1972 who served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice. These … Continue reading →

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Once I Was A Soldier…

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Roger Young

Silver Spurs in Vietnam: The song, “Once I Was” by Tim Buckley is available as a MP3 download from Amazon.com Lyrics: Once I was a soldier And I fought on foreign sands for you Once I was a hunter And … Continue reading →

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The Final Inspection

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Roger Young

Submitted by Bill Reynolds, Spur 16: THE FINAL INSPECTION The Soldier stood and faced his God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining, Just as brightly as his brass. “Step forward now, Soldier, How shall … Continue reading →

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Videos of ’68 Tet Offensive

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Roger Young

Located on YouTube: Tet Offensive & Khe Sahn: Hue City 1968:

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It’s Miller Time!

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Roger Young

In from one of our fellow Spurs, apparently located in Quincy IL  

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Uncle Jack featuring Gary Sinise

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Roger Young

Found on YouTube – Gary Sinise took his Uncle Jack who was a navigator on B-17s during WWII, on a little surprise ride on a B-17 Flying Fortress down in Galveston, Texas.

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Special request by fellow Spur, Steve Tedder

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Roger Young

Hi guys,   I need a little help. I’ve been corresponding with Clayton James’ sister since last June. Her name is Wanda Konkright and she is writing a detailed history of her brother who was killed while flying Scouts with … Continue reading →

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