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February 12, 2021February 27, 2023

Imitating the first sergeant—a cautionary tale

Soldiers can always find humor in Army life. There's no doubt that soldiering is a tough way to make a living. But it can still be funny, irreverent, and sometimes downright hilarious. It often doesn't seem that way in the moment, but my old battle buddies and I still laugh at some of the ridiculous …

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January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

They call themselves Blackhorse sandwiches

... traditions of things endured and things accomplished, such as regiments hand down forever... Col. John Thomason The Vietnam War ranks among the most impactful conflicts in American history. As one of the U.S. Army's premier armored formations, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment performed a crucial role in the war. Serving as a hard-hitting mobile …

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January 18, 2021January 19, 2021

Where the hell was Daley Barracks?

closeup of a rusty dog tag with the text thank you veterans engraved in it, next to a flag of the United States, on a rustic wooden surface

I live out in the countryside of western Oregon, in a valley nestled between mountains and ocean. There aren't any large military posts in the state, but we have a relatively large veteran population. Hardly a day goes by that I don't see someone wearing a veteran shirt or ball cap. People here are generally …

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January 1, 2021March 12, 2023

Range 301 – a summer night in 1988 and the Blackhorse

"On line" by Staff Sgt. Roger Price, pen and ink, 1990, U.S. Army Art Collection Range 301 – Combined arms range; largest in Western Europe In the above art piece, an M1 tank unit and a fire support team are shooting at Range 301 on the northwestern side of Grafenwoehr Training Area in southern Germany. …

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August 20, 2020January 20, 2023

Boots and Saddles – video tribute to a legendary regiment

Boots and Saddles is a short bugle call to alert cavalry troopers to form up for mounted drill. Although cavalry in the modern era has not used horses for many decades, the armored force is rich with the traditions of that bygone era when trooper and horse fought together in battle. As one of America's …

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August 7, 2020February 23, 2021

Rain of steel on the Blackhorse

Artillery is a god of modern war. Josef Stalin Here is a story about one of the U.S. Army’s finest units that endured a day so hard, many survivors won’t talk about it even today. On July 11th, 1991 in Kuwait, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse) suffered the single worst non-combat accident in U.S. …

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