The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam (Restored Color) ZenosWarbirds 92.4K subscribers Subscribe 28K views 7 years ago Get this video & the more on our new "The US Army in Vietnam. It will always be It was not until summer 1905 that the Regiment served together for the first time when it was consolidated at Ft. Des Moines. The yellow ribbon represents our nations hopes and the prayers of the thousands of families and friends who asked for the safe return of their loved ones from Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Though some go curving down the trail To seek a warmer scene, No trooper ever gets to hell, Ere he empties his canteen; And so rides back to drink again With friends at Fiddlers Green. Trooper Kirby was buried where he fell. Members of the 11th ARC repairing tanks in that wonderful red mud at Blackhorse. Following its withdrawal from Mexico in 1917, the Regimental Headquarters moved to Presidio of Monterey in California, where it remained until 1942. This Troop was given the honor of being attached to General Dwight D. Eisenhowers headquarters to provide checkpoint security and escort duty for the remainder of the war. The troopers of the day quickly recovered and assumed control of western Cuba. With the tempter of the burring oil began reaching 212 degrees, the water converts to vapor expanding rapidly thus causing eruption of hot boiling burning oil. The Army began to evacuate these warehouses and the work was completed just 10 minutes before the first oil tank exploded, covering the buildings with burning oil. Tasked with caring for his mount before addressing his own needs, the Trooper rubbed down, fed and exercised his horse. On 7 December 1969 Donn A. Starry (41st COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) assumed command. The enemy defeated, peace settled through the land; Again the Eleventh Cavalry had strengthened freedoms stand. may now find us on These Volunteers keep your Web Site SMOKIN'Click On Name To Meet Your our youth. and grandchildren of our membership. improving (we hope!) These brave soldiers gave us our independence from Great Britain. $38.13. Run "War drew us from our homeland in the sunlit springtime of Our discovery was by Villista herd guards, which fired at our Indians, and alarmed the enemy, which ran pell mell, firing at us in their flight. Camp Morena was for mountain and cold weather training. Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Fourth Squadron was the foundation from which massive allied helicopter fleets emerged: flying hundreds of sorties, delivering supplies, flying Special Forces teams and relief workers in and out of refugee camps, evacuating the sick and wounded, and inserting the Allied forces to protect the Kurds from Iraqi interference. Duty day began with a 0600 border briefing, a review of SOPs and an update on the latest sightings or incidents. THE BLACKHORSE, BECOMES A LEGEND VIETNAM 7 September 1966. Today the El Centro/Camp Seeley area remains the home of the 11th Cavalry Horse Honor Guard (Historical) The Colonels Own.. History of the 11th Cavalry 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 11th CAVALRY 2 February 1901. 3rd. Weve fought for freedom bravely, with honor and acclaim, We are the Eleventh Cavalry and Blackhorse is our name. The 11th Cavalry Memorial is located in Pattons' Park at Fort Benning, Georgia. Laying ; Communism from the North brought war to the Korean Peninsula in 1950. It was based on the training and experiences acquired at Fort Irwin, California. They were dealt the inevitable government straight consisting of canned baked beans, canned tomatoes, canned corn bread (Corned Willie), coffee and prunes. The 11th Tank Battalion was defending inside the bulge while the 712th Tank Battalion was in the relief column punching its way in. In recognition of our do more with less attitude we now add just a dash of EVERCLEAR. Troopers fought the fires from behind sections of wooden fencing used as shields against the heat. Yano was performing the duties of crew chief aboard the troops command-and-control helicopter during action against enemy forces entrenched in dense jungle. Commanders of the 11th Cavalry 1901 to 1941, Eleventh Cavalry from the Roer to the Elbe, 1944-1945, Our Fallen Brothers from Operation Iraqi Freedom, Registration is live for The Blackhorse Reunion, 2023 Fort Benning/Columbus, GA. Author Unknown The Regiment was not deployed into the Gulf as a unit. Flagpoles stand at half; The Cuban republic was established after the 1898 Spanish-American War. The first deployment of 200 troopers included aircrews, mechanics, truck drivers, physicians assistants, intelligence analysts and others. Place and date: Near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam, 6 January 1968. The Blackhorse arrived in Vietnam on September 7, 1966. The guidon for D Troop was carried by Pvt. Crest On a wreath of colors or and sable a horses head erased sable. The Southern Nevada Soldiers redeployed and returned to Las Vegas, Nev. on the morning of March 29th, 2010. . The United States was not immediately drawn into The Great War, as it was then known. The Regiment moved 80 miles at night through a contested area, arriving 14 hours after its initial alert notice. W e, combat veterans of the 11 th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse), fought for the United States of America in Vietnam and Cambodia. Again our girls were waiting, bravely as could be; Allons and on towards peace we go, in glory live to see. They were members of units assigned or attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (AIRMOBILE) who were killed in action (KIA) or died during the Vietnam War. Third Squadron, known as Workhorse, established its new home at McPheeters Barracks, Bad Hersfeld. By authority of the Secretary of War the Institute of Heraldry United States Army who gives grants, has assigned unto the 11th Cavalry Regiment the arms following. We remember our killed in action who lost their lives in Vietnam and Welcome to the 4th Infantry Division - Vietnam . The next day, 4 March 1909, the Blackhorse assumed a place of honor in the inaugural parade of their old friend and now President, William Howard Taft. This musket is representative of a musket recovered from the hands of one of the first to fall for our freedom in a small field near Concord, Massachusetts following our new nations first Armed Conflict between the minute men and troops of Great Britain. While fighting as part of the 3rd ACR, led by 1st Lt. Tom Johnson and Staff Sergeant Richard Shelton, Troop E moved over 325 Kilometers in less than 60 hours, finishing the war just south of the Iraqi City of Basra. The Regiment assumed a new, two-fold mission; defending the Fulda Gap against a possible Warsaw Pact attack while also conducting day-to-day surveillance of 385 kilometers of the Iron Curtain dividing East and West Germany. Troop F and Company H each additionally entitled to: Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AN LOC. The resulting shower of shrapnel and unexploded ordnance forced the evacuation of the entire compound and caused extensive damage. In testimony whereof these letters are given under my hand of the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth of Virginia this first day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty seven and in the Independence of the United States of American one hundred and ninety one. The Third squadron, 11th armored Cavalry Regiment firing a 155 mm Howitzer on route 13 in Vietnam. The Pride of the Cavalry The Best damn Regiment that you will ever see. In fact, those who escaped us did so as individuals. During the inter-war period, Hollywood secured the 11th Cavalry to make war movies. The Regiment responded to those skeptics by developing innovative tactics, techniques, and procedures that established a reputation of a relentless fighter. Once the protector of Europe, now we train the world. becomes available and to make the page truly "your" page. 3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery . In 1985 the newly formed Combat Support Squadron, known as Packhorse, was activated in Fulda. This is a scan from a page of the Stars and Stripes newspaper from October 24, 1970. CO; Appleton, WI; Louisville, KY; Las Vegas, NV; New Orleans, LA; San Diego, NOW TRAINS TODAYS ARMY, ACTIVATED 16 October 1994 Fort Irwin, California. U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary gallantry in connection with military operations from 18 February 1966 to 30 June 1967. (then 1st Lt.) Fritz, Armor, U.S. Army, distinguished himself while serving as a platoon leader with Troop A, near Quan Loi. One of the most dramatic contests occurred in the little village of Berdorf, Luxembourg during the German Ardennes Offensive or Battle of the Bulge. The 11th Tank fought off relentless attacks by two entire Panzer Battalions over the course of three days. In a world wracked by religious and ethnic passion, economic rivalry, and the frustrated aspirations of hundreds of millions of people, the prospects for lasting peace and harmony seemed remote. In early 1954 the Regiment moved again, this time to Fort Knox, Kentucky where they trained reservists. The reason for the hasty departure became apparent when, upon arriving once again in Newport News, Virginia on 1 March 1909, they were immediately ordered to Washington D.C. by train. HQ and Second Squadron were at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa; First Squadron was assigned to the historic cavalry post at Ft. Riley, Kansas; Third Squadron was split between Ft. Sheridan, Illinois and Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. . After a decade of counterinsurgency (COIN) focus, the Army developed a decisive action training environment (DATE) to better replicate conventional warfare. Later, the M551 Sheridan was employed. 11th ACR Vietnam Veteran Ball Cap Black 6 $2195 $5.49 delivery Thu, Nov 17 Heroes of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment During the Vietnam War by C. Douglas Sterner 28 Paperback $2495 FREE delivery Tue, Nov 15 on $25 of items shipped by Amazon More Buying Choices $24.94 (7 used & new offers) +9 colors/patterns 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment T-Shirt 1 Once at Camp Lockett, horse-drawn artillery units occupied Camp Seeley while its rifle range continued to be used by cavalry units from Camp Lockett. Orders prevented them from any further eastward movement. He led the Union forces in the epic 14-hour Battle of Brandy Station 9 June 1863. Thousands never came home. The end of the actual hostilities in the Gulf did not result in a return to normalcy. In addition to their rifles, the men were issued BOLO knives to slash through thick vegetation. Donate to The Black Horse Memorial, Donate to The 11th ACVVC Roster. Our goal is to find ALL of our By 1909, the political situation in Cuba was stable and the regiment was recalled. THE FIRST SHOLDER SLEEVE INSIGNATIA (The First Patch). dedicated to the troopers of the 11th armored cavalry, Blackhorse regiment, M company contains stories, photos, and messages for Blackhorse veterans of the Vietnam war Company M and Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, each additionally entitled to: BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: ROBERT L. DILWORTH Brigadier General, USA The Adjutant General. Commander 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Killed forty-two verified by officers; captured several and some fifty to seventy-one ponies and mules. provided over Our role was training friends to stand against the Communist Bear. Of special note was the 58th Combat Engineer Company, known as the Red Devils, who won the Itschner Award, symbolic of the best Combat Engineer unit in the U.S. Army. At graduation in 1999, he received a Bachelor of Arts in History and was commissioned as an Armor officer. The assault could not be ignored. The 11th Cavalry was assigned to 3d Cavalry Division August 1927 March 1933. This superb demonstration of cavalry agility has become the trademark of this Regiment throughout its history. in veteran newspapers and magazines. Second Squadron led the attack, followed by Third Squadron while First Squadron provided rear guard security. scholarships to our K.I.A.s children and grandchildren as well as children A two-hour gunfight ensued. In their honor, we add a spicy RICE WINE and MOTOR OIL (corn syrup) to keep our VEHICLIES and TANKS running. Slung from his saddle was a tin cup, a flat circular canteen, a blue blanket, and the famous smokeless powder Krag-Jorgensen magazine fed carbine. 2nd. The shirt was made of dark blue chambray and the trousers were a buff-colored khaki with canvas leggings over low cut boots. 1st battalion, 8th infantry, 4th infantry division vietnam. A successful thrust through the Fulda Gap, aimed at seizing the Rhine River crossings at Mainz and Koblenz, would sever West German and NATO forces defending it. 11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam & Cambodia (Melody is from Bonnie Blue Flag of the Civil War era and/or Black is the Color of My True Loves Hair. Revised by: LTC Robert B. Akam Fort Irwin, CA 1 March 2004 ALLONS! The 2nd Squadron re-deployed to the U.S. in March of 1972, 13 months after the rest of the regiment. We fought in France, in Germany and in old Belgium too; Europe wanted to be free, the Blackhorse made it true. Click Here, 1966 The 712th landed in France on D-Day + 23, and went into combat on 3 July 1944 on Hill 122, known as the most expensive piece of real estate in World War II, in terms of casualties. Starry remains the only Colonel of the Regiment to date to have been wounded while in Command. 1966 Welcome Home 1972. President Woodrow Wilson ordered Brigadier-General John J. The summer of 1942 found the regiment reassigned to Fort Benning, Georgia where they were inactivated as a horse mounted unit and reactivated as the 11th Armored Regiment. The Blackhorse remains ready to respond to any mission it may be called upon to accomplish. Direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War would result in 57,685 casualties. This enabled the unit to be in combat at night, move by aircraft in the morning and be able to re-engage the enemy at a different location by that evening. The regiment's Hubert Brown on that day and has been donated by him to the Regiments museum. Major lesson learned is that now the tops of these oil storage units are a floating top that does not allow the collection of vapors, distance between tanks has extended, a massive earth works have been constructed to contain the total oil within the storage unit in a designated area thus preventing expansion of the burning oil over to other units. The 11th ACR initially enter the Republic of Vietnam under regimental status and not authorized a shoulder sleeve insignia. After inspection, the troopers were divided into reaction forces; observation posts (OPs), and patrol duty (PDs). 68 1st RCSM Donald E. Horn 2nd RCSM Daniel J. Mulcahey, Wounded 1968, *39th Colonel George S. Patton Jr. 15 Jul. 11thACVVC National Headquarters P.O. Third Squadron manned two OPs; Romeo, overlooking the Eisenach-Bad Hersfeld autobahn, at Herleshausen, which was a legal crossing, point. Chicago, IL; Santa Clara, I have 400 men who have never seen a horse, I have 400 horses who have never seen a man, and I have 15 Officers who have never seen a man or a horse. First training report rendered by the Major of the 3d Squadron, 15th Cavalry, as it was being organized on Mindanao, Philippine Islands, in 1901. By September 1940, General Marshall had convinced Congress to begin the first-ever peacetime draft beginning in September 1940. Within a month new orders came and Colonel James B. Irwin (6th COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) led the remainder of the Regiment back to Chickamauga Park, Georgia, near Ft. Oglethorpe. When the Tet Offensive of January 1968 began, the Regiment was ordered to Long Khanh Province, moving south towards Bien Hoa and Long Binh to restore security. The Regiment had captured or destroyed massive amounts of supplies and equipment depriving the enemy of desperately needed succor. At that time, the regiment was equipped with M113 Armored Cavalry Assault vehicles and M48A3 Tanks. Years Blackhorse Allons ! These lists are for informational purposes in regard to my term of service in Vietnam. $34.67 (20% off) Blackhorse - 11th Armored Calvary Regiment iPhone Tough Case. Under the provisions of title 18 United States Code Section 101-104 the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia here given having been registered and recorded in the Institute of Heraldry United States Army are reaffirmed from this date and hereafter may borne, shown and advanced by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment as safe property of said insignia. Second and Third Squadrons left by way of New York on the U.S.A.T. The Regiment added the distinctive crossed sabers of the Cavalry. The Regiment was now part of the Seventh Army and took up the peacetime mission of border surveillance. The mobilization ceremony was on April 17th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Today, the Blackhorse serves as the Armys premier deployable training force. One of the oil storage tanks had been struck by lightning and set on fire. On May 25, 1937, he was appointed a second lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the Cavalry. Alfred Zimmerman, German Foreign Secretary, had sent the coded message on 19 January, which also contained the suggestion that Mexico urge Japan to join the Central Powers, to von Eckhardt, the German Minister to Mexico. They were given the mission to screen the flank of the XIII CORPS, which it from the Roer River to the Rhine. The Presidio of Monterey was located right next to the Tidewater-Associated Marine Terminal, an oil storage facility. There are several accounts of the storage tank casings becoming too hot and collapsing inward tossing the troopers into the vat of burning oil. After the war, the 11th Tank Battalion was inactivated at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia on 13 October 1945. In the mid-1930s the US Army purchased European military equipment for testing purposes. 17 October 1969. January 2012 DECISIVE ACTION TRAINING ENVIRONMENT. The defenders suffered only 4 dead and 20 wounded while losing only one tank and four half-tracks. On 9 July 1919, the main body of the Regiment departed Ft. Meyer, Virginia on a transcontinental trek to a new duty station at the Presidio of Monterey, California. Cut off from their base at Colonia Dublan, the Squadron was sorely in need of re-supply. It has been restored to the original German Army forest green color just as it was used by the 11th Cavalry. Below you will find our selection of U.S. Army 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Products. This was no different from the No-Notice deployment to join General Black Jack Pershing, in 1916 in Mexico. The Regimental Support Squadron was faced with the dual mission of providing the Regimental Rear Command Post and continuing to support the rotational training mission. One of the saddest days in the history of the Regiment occurred when Col. Leonard D. Holder, (37th COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) was killed just after being in country only a few weeks. Previously, in June 58th Combat Engineers, Red Devils, was the first to deploy attached to 2nd BDE, 10th Mountain Division in Baghdad, Iraq. The National Training Centers Opposing Force (OPFOR) continuing to Lead, Train, and Win. In World War I we trained the men on bases here at home; And when they fought on distant shores; Blackhorse tradition shone. The Fire Station was one of the first Army stations equipped with automotive fire engines. Led by Harold M. Rayner, (16th COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) the main body moved from the Presidio of Monterey to the Camp Seeley/Camp Morena duty stations. Reached here at 5:45 a.m. unfortunately one-half hour after daylight. Find the bastards, then pile on became a slogan, then a way of life. For these Troopers we add FIERY MEXICAN TEQUILA, the drink of Mexico and PEACH JUICE from Georgia, the Regimental Headquarters in 1916. Veterans of Vietnam & Cambodia It is needless to say that officers and men behaved as would be expected.. Citation: Sfc. Content was carefully controlled by the military. We exemplify the. The unit baseline used for the research was a list of assigned and attached units of the 1st Cavalry Division that was compiled by Mr. William "Harry" Boudreau, Historian, 1st Cavalry Division . In nineteen hundred seventy two, the Fulda Gaps in hand; The Eleventh U.S. Cavalry was there to make its stand. 1st. The Regiment was involved in the making of two motion pictures, Troopers Three (1929) and Sergeant Murphy (1937). Rather, the unit was directed to swing north in a mopping up operation. The unit rejoined the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in October 1958. On two separate continents the Regiment demonstrated cavalry panache and flexibility, performing its wartime mission within a tradition of unmatched excellence that no other separate brigade has been called on to perform. At 1030 on 1 May 1970 the Blackhorse crossed into Cambodia. Fund, Reunion Registration 1 to 16 (of 16 items) San Antonio, TX; Arlington National Cemetery The Regiment returns to Fort Irwin to reorganize as a deployable heavy brigade combat team while continuing to serve in rotational support for the military at large. On 12 March the 11th Cavalry under the command of James Locket (4th COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) was ordered to report to Pershing. In the ensuing battle, the Regiment suffered its first casualties of the campaign with three wounded and Private Kirby of Troop M was killed. At 1000 hours on September 14, 1924, the 11th Cavalry once again found itself in a fight. Philadelphia, PA; San Antonio, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Colorado Springs, The heat from the fires became so intense that people several hundred feet away were burned. Place and date: Near Bien Hao, Republic of Vietnam, 1 January 1969. The 11th Cavalry Group would be destined to carry on the Blackhorse name. In the brief, but violent ground campaign that routed Saddam Husseins Army, one group of Blackhorse scouts, the 1st Platoon of Troop E distinguished themselves. On March 12, 1916 the 2nd Squadron, Commanded my Major Robert L. Howze led a mounted charge into the town of Ojos Azules. The 11th Cavalry Group had advanced at such a fast pace that they meet the III Russian Corps coming into Germany near Kunrau. On 10 June 1964, the 2d Squadron was redesignated as the 1st Squadron, 11th ACR, and returned to the United States with that Photo taken by Capt Auerback MC, provided by Dr Andy Auerback. The Provisional Squadron of the 11th Cavalry was formed under the command of Major Robert L. Howze. Part of the mission was to demonstrate to potential adversaries that the Blackhorse, representing all NATO forces, was well-disciplined and ready to fight. And so, when men and horses go down Beneath a saber keen, Or in a roaring charge or fierce melee You stop a bullet clean, When the hostiles come to get your scalp, Just empty your canteen, And put your pistol to your head And go to Fiddlers Green. Without hesitation, he charged the bunker from which the fire was being directed, enabling the remainder of his men to seek cover. former troopers who served with us and to "Reunite The Regiment" again. On 11 March 1901, the first recruits of the new Regiment reported for training at Fort Myer, Virginia. Boots at rest taps echoed once again. UPI Photo by Shunsuke Akatsuka. Cpl. It was even more frustrating for our troopers considering many came from the coal mining villages of West Virginia and they knew what life is like working under these conditions. Prudent nations and wise soldiers would keep their powder dry. After the 2/17th Cav stood down up north, I (and a few others) transferred to MR III and the "Blackhorse" where I assumed command of HQ71, an M113 ACAV (not the one . Background: This insignia was approved on 1 May 1967. 1994, Germany Reactivated 16 Oct. 1994, Ft. Irwin, CA 56th Colonel Terry L. Tucker, 11th ACR Oct. 1994 June 1996 Last Colonel of the 177th Armor Brigade 13th RCSM Dennis E. Webster, 11th ACR 1994 March 1996 Last CSM of the 177th Armor Brigade 14th RCSM Carlton Martin March 1996 June 1996, 57th Colonel Guy C. Swan III June 1996 June 1998 14th RCSM Carlton Martin June 1996 June 1998, 58th Colonel John D. Rosenberger June 1998 June 2000 14th RCSM Carlton Martin June 1998 June 2000, 59th Colonel H. Mike Davis 21 June 2000 21 June 2002 Last Colonel of the 60th Guards Motorized Rifle Division 15th RCSM Steve Flood 10 August 2000 Oct 2003 Last CSM of the 60th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, 60th Colonel Joseph A. Moore 21 June 2002 22 June 2004 First Colonel, 11th Divisional Tactical Group (OPFOR) 15th RCSM Steve Flood 10 August 2000 Oct 2003 First CSM of the 11th Divisional Tactical Group (OPFOR) 16th RCSM Ricky A. Pring 21 January 2004 10 August 2007 Second CSM, 11th Divisional Tactical Group (OPFOR), 61st Colonel Peter C. Bayer, Jr. 22 June 2004 1 Aug. 2006 Second & Last Colonel, 11th Divisional Tactical Group (OPFOR) 11th Armor Cavalry Regiment 16th RCSM Ricky A. Pring 21 January 2004 10 August 2007 Second & Last CSM, 11th Divisional Tactical Group (OPFOR), 62nd Colonel Mark E. Calvert 01 Aug. 2006 02 July 2008 11th Armor Cavalry Regiment 16th RCSM Ricky A. Pring 21 January 2004 10 August 2007 17th RCSM, Fred H Morris 10 August 2007 30 March 2009, 63nd Colonel Paul J. Laughlin 02 July 2008 July 2010 17th RCSM, Fred H Morris 10 August 2007 30 March 2009 18th RCSM Martin Wilcox 30 March 2009 2 March 2011, 64th Colonel Antonio Aguto, 30 July 2010 July 2012 18th RCSM Martin Wilcox 30 March 2009 2 March 2011 19th RCSM, Clinton Reiss, 2 March 2011 10 April 2012 20th RCSM, CSM Stephen J.Travers, 16 April 2012 19 Dec 2013 65th Colonel John Lanier Ward, July 2012 July 2014, 66th Colonel of the Regiment Kevin L. Jacobi July 2014 June 2016 21st CSM of the Regiment Carl Ashmead 12 March 2014 September 2016, 67th Colonel of the Regiment Joseph D. Clark 28-Jun-16 28-Jun-18 22 CSM of the Regiment Michael J. Stunkard Sep-16 24-Apr-16, 68th Colonel of the Regiment Scott C. Woodward 28-Jun-18 29-Jun-20 Interim RCSM while RSS CSM Nickia P. Haynes 24-Apr-16 16-Aug-19, 69th Colonel of the Regiment Todd W. Hook 29 Jun-20 17-June-22 23rd CSM of the Regiment Anthony Walker 16-Aug-19 2-Mar-22, 70th Colonel of the Regiment Timothy Ferguson 17-Jun-22 present 24th CSM of the Regiment Ryan M. McLane 2-Mar-22 present, 1st, 3rd Honorary Colonel of the Regiment 41st Colonel Donn A. Starry 2nd Honorary Colonel of the Regiment 39th Colonel George S. Patton Jr. 4th Honorary Colonel of the Regiment 52nd Colonel Thomas E. White 5th and Current Honorary Colonel of the Regiment 56nd Colonel Terry L. Tucker, 1st Honorary Regimental Command Sergeant Major 1st & 4th Regimental Command Sergeant Major Donald E. Horn 2nd Honorary Regimental Command Sergeant Major Sergeant Major of the Army, Kenneth O. Preston (USA, Retired), 11th Armored Cavalry (THE BLACKHORSE REGIMENT), Philippine Insurrection Vietnam Samar 1902 Counteroffensive, Phase II Counteroffensive, Phase III Mexican Expedition Tet Counteroffensive Mexico 1916-1917 Counteroffensive, Phase IV Counteroffensive, Phase V World War II Counteroffensive, Phase VI Normandy Tet 69/ Counteroffensive Northern France Summer-Fall 1969 Rhineland Winter-Spring 1970 Ardennes-Alsace Sanctuary Counteroffensive Central Europe Counteroffensive, Phase VII. Colonel Starry turned over the reigns of the Blackhorse to John L. Gerrity, (42nd COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) on 22 June 1970. By 1909, the political situation in Cuba was stable and the regiment was recalled. World War I began on 28 July 1914, one month after the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne by a Serbian terrorist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Down Langford Lake through Whale Gap, our Victory is assured. 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