Category Archives: Articles of Interest

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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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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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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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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Interview with Joe Galloway: Soldier’s Reporter Speaks His Mind

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Roger Young

“Just months after 23-year-old reporter Joe Galloway got to Vietnam, he found himself with Lt. Col. Hal Moore and his beleaguered 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment at Ia Drang. The epic Nov. 1965 battle, where Galloway took up arms to … Continue reading →

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President Obama on Death of Osama bin Laden

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Roger Young

Detailed intel led U.S. to bin Laden compound – ArmyTimes – 2 May 11 Bin Laden’s Hideout Raises Concerns About Pakistani Cooperation – FoxNews – 2 May 11 Hero dog helped snare Osama – The Sun – 4 May 11 … Continue reading →

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Prager University: How the Vietnam War Was Won and Lost

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Roger Young

On YouTube, submitted by Bob Scurzi, Spur 15:

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Midair rescue mystery solved 43 years later

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Roger Young

“MODESTO – Wayne Hague always wondered whatever happened to the pilot whose crippled plane he refueled and escorted to safety over North Vietnam in 1967. “Ron Catton always wondered about that pilot who kept him from having to bail out … Continue reading →

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America’s First Jet Flight, October 1942

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Roger Young

Found on YouTube:

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Coast to Coast unrefueled in an OH-6

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Roger Young

“In April 1966, the U.S. Army OH-6A, which would later win accolades for its performance as a scout helicopter in Vietnam, set 23 world records for distance, speed, and altitude; more than four decades later, many are unsurpassed. Perhaps the … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Roger Young
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Combat Trauma: A Personal Look at Long-Term Consequences

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Roger Young

Interview – James D. Johnson, author of Combat Trauma: A Personal Look at Long-Term Consequences – History Net/Vietnam Magazine As chaplain with the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Division, Jim Johnson didn’t carry a gun, but was in 22 firefights, … Continue reading →

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Nixon’s Cambodia Address

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Roger Young

Those of us with the 3/17th at the time didn’t hear this address but had become the tip of the spear for the 1970 incursion into the Fish Hook region while operating out of Quan Loi with the 1/9th Cav. The Cambodian … Continue reading →

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