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.

727 out of DaNang – 1975

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Roger Young

This was not a proud moment for the South Vietnamese military.  The North Vietnamese were advancing southward toward Da Nang, and Saigon fell a few days later.  Chances are few of these deserters made it out of the country. Chuck Oualline, … Continue reading →

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Spur, Randall Dalton, returned from Cambodia

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Roger Young

Vet laid to rest after 1971 Cambodia helo crash – ArmyTimes – 20 Jul 2011 The Associated Press Posted : Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 8:11:51 EDT GLEN CARBON, Ill. — Told that Randy Dalton was killed during the Vietnam War, … Continue reading →

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Vietnam – Service, Sacrifice, and Courage (2010)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Roger Young

Located on YouTube: Part 1: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNya3dHJsIY Part 2: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwP6YFLrrAc&NR=1

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The Other War in Vietnam

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Roger Young

A long but very interesting read provided in PDF format by Arkansas Tech University. Adobe Reader required: The Other Warrior: Interviews with Andrew Sauvageot

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Soldier On – Helping Homeless Vets

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Roger Young

Fellow Spurs, Dave Tela writes: “This video was just produced as part of an AARP production on housing. Lenny is a great example of the others who no longer wear their burdens on their sleeve. This housing community opened in … Continue reading →

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Bellevue Traveling Vietnam Wall 2011 Video

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Roger Young

Fellow Spurs and dear friends, Pam and I wanted to share this with all of you. The Moving Wall was here in Bellevue, Wa. this past weekend and we wanted to share the experience. Our very special thanks to Lois Gustafson and … Continue reading →

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July 4th Silver Spur Letter from Nathan Pulliam

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Roger Young

July 4, 2011 My dear fellow Silver Spurs, On this special day in our nation’s history, its 235 birthday (if I have calculated correctly), I want to wish you the best that I can send your way.  It will not … Continue reading →

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Salute to the Women Who Served During Vietnam

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Roger Young

Produced by my wife, Pam, honoring the women, both military and civilian who served during the Vietnam war. Pam served in the Navy from 1970-1974 and was assigned to CINCPAC Joint Command and worked on Operation Homecoming for our POWs. … Continue reading →

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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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