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.

Charlie Horse in I-Corps & Laos

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Roger Young

In 1971, Charlie Horse 3/17th Cav was operating in I-Corps and on paper, merged with D Troop, 3/5th Cav. More on this merger is explained on the D Troop, 3/5th Cav site. Art “Artie” Bonevich served as a Scout platoon … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Losses During The Vietnam War

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Roger Young

A very interesting read including pictures, although not always period correct, submitted by Spur 6, Bud Smith: AIRCRAFT LOSSES OF THE VIETNAM WAR

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New Policy on External Links on Spur Static Pages

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Roger Young

October 13, 2017: Fellow Spurs, I will no longer add new external links to the following Spur pages. It is too time consuming to check the links and remove or find their new locations on the net: Silver Spur Bulletin … Continue reading →

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Return of the ‘Ike Jacket’ for the U.S. Army?

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Roger Young

I always liked the WWII uniform. – Bear Poll: Do you like the Army’s ‘pinks and greens’ prototype? – DefenseNews – 11 Oct 17   Pinks and greens uniform design gets nod from the chief of staff; Army’s top enlisted … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Era Music Medley 18 Songs & Pics From The Vietnam Era

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Roger Young

This video brought to my attention by Rick Lemmons, C Troop, 3/17th Cobra Line Chief. Thanks Rick! – Bear https://youtu.be/LNYT1J8Fop4

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Commentary on The Vietnam War by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Roger Young

Many of us watched the series and there are as many opinions as there are Vietnam veterans. But the commentary below I found of interest. Feel free to comment via the link at the bottom of this post. – Bear … Continue reading →

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Web Domain Successfully Transferred

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Roger Young

Fellow Spurs: As you are likely aware via the Spur e-mail net, I’ve been in the process of transferring my entire domain from Yahoo Small Business because they no longer support WordPress security updates, to HostGator based in Texas with … Continue reading →

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Our Flag vs the NFL

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Roger Young

Speaking for myself – Bear   NFL owners considering ordering players to stand during national anthem – FoxNews – October 10, 2017

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Sacred Soil Dedication Ceremony

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Roger Young

Video submitted by our Spur President, John “Waldo” Pepper from The National Infantry Museum. “On March 19, 2009, sacred soil from nine battlegrounds was sprinkled on the parade field at the National Infantry Museum by veterans of those battles or their … Continue reading →

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The Wall 2000 – 3/17th Air Cav Tribute to our Fallen Heroes

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Roger Young
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Witness to Captivity: SSGT Jon Cavaiani’s POW Pajamas

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Roger Young

Courtesy of The Army Historical Foundation, June 2017:  

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18 Things You Never Knew About The B-52 Stratofortress

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Roger Young

An excellent video on the evolution of the B-52 from conception to the present. Includes video clips of its use in Southeast Asia: https://youtu.be/j6ICu95X3jw  

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Flying Alligators and Silver Spurs

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Roger Young

Spur 3, Chuck Oualline has his new book site up! Please see: Flying Alligators and Silver Spurs It is a GREAT read! – Bear

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WWII: Rare Color Film of Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Roger Young

Submitted by Spur Scout, Paul Clergy:

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Birth of the Cobra

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Roger Young

Submitted by Spur pilots Mike Billow and Paul Clergy, great article! Air&Space Smithsonian – August 2017

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