INTERMENT SERVICE FOR 1SG KIRBY HUNTER Our thoughts and prayers remain with the Hunter family. Allons!
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SFC RODNEY J. T. YANO MEMORIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY The Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning will conduct a memorial dedication ceremony in memory of SFC Rodney J.T. Yano at 1030 hours, 23 March 2012. General Doc Bahnsen will be the keynote speaker. All are invited. There are no special requirements to access the dedication site, a Military ID or current drivers license is all that is required. Signs will be posted from the I-185 gate directing guests to the dedication site. Inquiries regarding SFC Yano’s memorial dedication should be directed to Mr. Scott Fountain at opens in a new windowscott.r.fountain.civ@nullmail.milcreate new email _____________________________________
COLONEL JIMMIE LEACH MEMORIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY The Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning will conduct a memorial dedication ceremony in memory of our 40th Colonel, Colonel Jimmie Leach. The ceremony is scheduled for 1400 hours, 23 March 2012. All are invited. There are no special requirements to access the dedication site, a Military ID or current driver’s license is all that is required. Signs will be posted from the I-185 gate directing guests to the dedication site. To accommodate our Blackhorse family, Fort Benning has scheduled both the SFC Rodney Yano dedication and Colonel Jimmie Leach dedication ceremonies on 23 March —- SFC Yano’s memorial dedication at 1030 hours and Colonel Leach’s memorial dedication at 1400 hours. Inquiries regarding Colonel Leach’s dedication may be directed to LTC Matthew Boal at opens in a new windowmatthew.a.boal.mil@nullmail.milcreate new email. _____________________________________
Interesting Statistics from the Vietnam Memorial Wall
We received this recently from a friend of The Association. We are re-printing it here verbatim, with some minor edits for clarity. "Carved on these walls is the story of America , of a continuing quest to preserve both Democracy and decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the American dream." ~President George Bush There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010. The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it has been 36 years since the last casualties. Beginning at the apex on panel 1E and going out to the end of the East wall, appearing to recede into the earth (numbered 70E – May 25, 1968), then resuming at the end of the West wall, as the wall emerges from the earth (numbered 70W – continuing May 25, 1968) and ending with a date in 1975. Thus the war’s beginning and end meet. The war is complete, coming full circle, yet broken by the earth that bounds the angle’s open side and contained within the earth itself. The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth, Mass. Listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept. 7, 1965.
For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War created. To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created. We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. There are no noble wars, just noble warriors. Please pass this on to those who served during this time, and those who DO Care. God bless us all! _______________________________________________ ADDRESS CHANGE FOR THE BLACKHORSE ASSOCIATION, INC Effective 1 January 2012 our official mailing address is: The Blackhorse Association, Inc. P.O. Box 223 Hemphill, Texas 75948-0223 _____________________________________________________ 2012 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS Applications for 2012 Blackhorse Scholarships must reach Dir. of Scholarships, Colonel (Ret) Bob Hurt no later than 1 April 2012. New applicants should follow the guidelines on our website opens in a new windowfound by clicking on this link. For those previous recipients, your application process is somewhat streamlined. You must apply by letter with a letter of recommendation from a teacher/professor and a copy of your most recent transcript. All requirements and appropriate mailing addresses and contact info is provided on our website opens in a new windowhere. Once you apply, it is imperative that you maintain a serviceable email address throughout the application, award and payment process. _____________________________________________________ American Legion Newport Harbor Post 7th Annual Hoedown Fund-Raiser Steve Spriggs and the members of Post 291 have been faithful in providing scholarship donations to the association. Post 291 is one of our three leading annual donors. The 7th Annual Hoedown Fund-Raiser is scheduled for March 3, 2012 at their beautiful harbor facility in Newport Beach, California. opens in a new windowSee the flyer hereopens PDF file and if you are in the area, please plan on supporting Post 291 in this most noble cause. Thanks Steve and all members of Post 291. Allons!
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2012 WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA REUNION
Glenn Snodgrass and his great crew have planned an interesting reunion during the period June 7 – 10, 2012. Please register early so the planners can insure our meetings and banquet halls are of adequate size to accommodate the various events. Our attendance numbers are growing each year and we need good estimates of attendance in order to insure we do not over commit for the various event venues. It is also recommended that you reserve your hotel room early. The hotel has a very satisfactory cancellation policy. More detailed reunion information is posted at opens in a new windowwww.blackhorse.com. Notice—- that is ".com". The same information may be found on our website at the Programs/Reunion Link at www.blackhorse.org. _________________________________________________________
BLACKHORSE STORE The Blackhorse Store is open 24/7 at opens in a new windowwww.blackhorsestore.org. Shop often. BOOK OFFERINGS NOW AVAILABLE AT YOUR BLACKHOSE STORE:
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Blackhorse E-News – March, 2012
In this issue:
INTERMENT SERVICE FOR 1SG KIRBY HUNTER – SFC RODNEY J. T. YANO MEMORIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY – COLONEL JIMMIE LEACH MEMORIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY – BOOKS ABOUT BLACKHORSE – UPCOMING HOEDOWN and more . . .
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