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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 Observer NCO with both the Spurs and Charlie Horse, and sent me these videos. They also participated in Lam Son 719 into Laos where U.S. ground forces were not allowed, but U.S. helicopter units supported the ARVN thrust and they paid dearly delivering such support.

Watch these two videos which go into further detail. Thanks Artie! – Bear

“Profile of D Troop 3/5 Cav ‘Charlie Horse’ in Vietnam during the time frame of Lam Son 719. CWO Wayne Forbes, a scout helicopter pilot profiled in another video, can be heard directing firing on the bank where he observes a pack on a rock. The God of Hellfire brings the pain…”

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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 Board

Squadron News Links

3-17 Lighthorse Support Page

The worst offenders are DoD and army.mil links!

Regards,

Roger “Bear” Young

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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

Courtesy of DefenseNews

Pinks and greens uniform design gets nod from the chief of staff; Army’s top enlisted soldier looking at costs – MilitaryTimes – 29 March 2018

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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

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Commentary:

Burning History: The Fallacy of Inevitability and The Truncation of History

Final Thoughts: Paradigm shifts regarding the meaning of unwinnable, and the phrase the war ended, are imperative by John M. Del Vecchio

Veterans angry, disappointed following PBS’ Vietnam War documentary by Tatiana Sanchez

Justifying Betrayal of Vietnam Emerges as the Raison d’être Of Ken Burns’ Film on the War by Phillip Jennings – October 11, 2017

The Vietnam War Documentary: Doom And Despair by Bing West – October 12, 2017

Oliver North: PBS and Ken Burns get Vietnam – and Richard Nixon – wrong, again – FoxNews – October 27, 2017

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Watch the series: The Vietnam War by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

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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 U.S. support. I’m pleased to report that transfer has been successful and the loading speed of my cloud business account is excellent and I’ve been able to install all the latest WordPress security updates that were not permitted on Yahoo.

Please note, due to a technical glitch after the transfer, our page, posts & comment URL’s here have changed to a new format making the old URL’s obsolete. Go to our main page and click on the pages & posts to see the new URL’s in your browser! I apologize for the inconvenience but it was necessary to get this blog working properly.

If you are in need of a solid web hosting service, I strongly recommend HostGator! And our Spur site is scanned daily by SiteLock to make certain there is no malware or spyware across our entire northwestvets.com domain!

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Regards,

Roger “Bear” Young

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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 descendants. Some of the soil was also preserved in glass containers and sealed in granite pavers at the edge of the field. The ceremony was narrated by actor Sam Elliott, who played CSM Basil Plumley in the film ‘We Were Soldiers.’ As new US Army Soldiers graduate and pass in review each week at Inouye Field, they march on soil where their Infantry forefathers fought.”