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E-News — September 2023

Troopers Down   The 43rd Colonel of the Blackhorse Wallace Hall Nutting. General Wallace Hall Nutting, 95, moved from life to life on August 17, 2023, at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco, Maine, surrounded by family. He was born June 3, 1928, in Newton, Maine, the son of Gerry and Ethel Nutting. Wallace attended schools Read More »

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We’re sending this E-News Special because of the time-sensitive Celebration of Life Service in Louisville on September 2. James M. “Jimbo” Angelini, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away from natural causes on August 6, 2023. Jim proudly served his country as a Sergeant in Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (the Legendary Blackhorse Regiment) in Read More »

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E-News — August 2023. Warning Order! The Last Patrol

The note below is provided by the Point Alpha Stiftung. We will pass along updates as they are sent to us. We would like to host a veteran’s reunion of the 14th and 11th ACR next year in the context of the Last Border Patrol ceremony. U.S. Army Europe and Africa has already confirmed the Read More »

E-News — July 2023

Troopers Down   Matthew A. McNally III. Matthew A. McNally III, 72, of Grove City, passed peacefully on June 11, 2023, following a brief illness. Matthew was born in Newton, MA, on May 31, 1951, to Matthew A. and Kathryn A. (Penney) McNally, Jr. He married Debra S. Vandewalker on February 4, 1978. He was Read More »

Blackhorse 11th ACR

E-News Special – June 2023 Upcoming Mini-Reunions

The Blackhorse Association is excited to announce five upcoming mini-reunions that will be held in 2023. These mini-reunions are great opportunities to reconnect with friends and fellow troopers who are enthusiastic about all things related to the Blackhorse. We expect additional mini-reunions to be announced in the upcoming weeks, and we’ll be sure to communicate Read More »

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E-News — June 2023

Troopers Down   Colonel (Ret.) John P. Carter. September 4, 1946 – March 13, 2023. John was born in a Navy family in the Canal Zone and lived the life of a Navy Brat through High School. He entered the Army through the Warrant Officers Flight Program in the Vietnam era, and he served as Read More »

E-News — May 2023

Troopers Down Colonel (Ret.) Vincent Paul Baerman died in his home in Anacortes, Washington on March 8, 2023. Paul was the son of Charles and Kathleen (Murray) Baerman, born in Lansing Michigan on May 6, 1947. As an Army brat, he lived in various locations in the United States and Europe before embarking on his Read More »

VA Cemetery

E-News Special: Funeral Services for Bob Merriman

For any of our members who will be in the Dallas-Fort Worth area next week, there will be services for Robert “Bob” Merriman, Jr., who served with the regiment’s Air Cav Troop during 1966 – 1967. Bob passed away on December 31, 2022, and services will be held on Thursday, April 27, 11:30 a.m., at Read More »

E-News — April 2023

Troopers Down William Gann Glenn, 72, of Malvern, Arkansas passed away on February 3, 2023. He was born on September 15, 1950 in Benton, Arkansas to the late William and Ocia (Wallace) Glenn. William proudly served in the United States Army for 21 years. He served in 3rd Squadron, 11th ACR in Bad Hersfeld from Read More »

Scholarship

E-News Special — Blackhorse Association Scholarship Deadline

The April 1st deadline is fast approaching for completed scholarship packets to be submitted for consideration for this year’s awards. Since April 1 is on a Saturday, submissions will be accepted through Monday, April 3. The following is helpful information that can be used by scholarship applicants. To view the details of the scholarship submission Read More »

E-News – March 2023

Troopers Down Harvey Jordan Hillyer II, 75, of Varnville, South Carolina, died March 13, 2022. Mr. Hillyer was born on December 29, 1946 in St. Petersburg, FL. He was the son of the late Harvey Jordan Hillyer I and Adel Carter Hillyer. Mr. Hillyer was Special Forces in the 1960’s, an Army Scout in the Read More »

E-News – February 2023

Troopers Down Todd J. Beatty, age 51, passed away unexpectedly on January 22, 2023. He was born on February 20, 1971 in Richland Center, to Buzz and Jean (Longseth) Beatty. Todd graduated from Richland Center High School in 1989. He and his former spouse, Jacki (Faber) Heideman had 2 children together: Alyssa (24) and Nicholas Read More »

Ambassador

Planned Giving with Ambassador Advisors

Reduce taxes while supporting The Blackhorse Association The Blackhorse Association has partnered with Ambassador Advisors, a trusted financial and legacy planning firm. Ambassador can help you help the Blackhorse association fulfill its mission to honor our members who gave their lives in service to our country and our regiment, to strengthen the bonds formed in Read More »

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Registration is live for The Blackhorse Reunion, 2023 Fort Benning/Columbus, GA

We’re excited to announce that the registration and program information for the 2023 Blackhorse Association Family Reunion is now available. Activities will occur over a four-day period from May 31 to June 4. Our main optional events will be excursions to Fort Benning. These will include a visit to the Regiment’s Memorial, which is an Read More »

E-News – January 2023

Wreath-Laying Ceremony The Blackhorse Association’s annual wreath laying, which honors our Regiment’s birthday, will occur at Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, February 2, 2023. Our wreath laying will occur immediately following the 11 a.m. changing of the guard. Lunch will follow at Joe Theismann’s Restaurant; 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite A; Read More »

E-News – December 2022

Thanksgiving Greeting from a Friend in Germany Hello to our friends, This year we can finally celebrate Thanksgiving again in our clubhouse after not being allowed to do so for two years due to the pandemic. As always, we have a lot to do and many more ideas to maintain and further strengthen German-American friendship, Read More »

E-News – November 2022

Memorial Service for Colonel (Ret.) Chris Conrad   Colonel (Ret.) Chris Conrad (May 19, 1941 – July 17, 2021) will be buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Services begin at 9 a.m. at the Old Post Chapel, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia. Interment will immediately follow. Read More »

E-News – October 2022

Trooper Down Richard “DB” Bennett passed away July 3, 2022. He was a resident of Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania. DB served his country for well over sixty years. He served in the US Air Force, U.S. Army, Jersey City Police Department, and Shawnee Fire Company and Paramedics. He was the last surviving founder of the Read More »

E-News – September 2022

Legendary Blackhorse Trooper Down   Chaplain Larry Haworth is now passing through Fiddlers’ Green on his way to a well- deserved reward and an honored seat in His Savior’s presence. Larry died of natural causes on August 15, 2022 at the Army Residence Community in San Antonio, Texas. Chaplain Haworth and his wife Deanna were Read More »

AUSA

Special Notice: Blackhorse Association partnership with AUSA

As part of our continuous commitment to the strength of The Blackhorse Association (BHA), we are excited to announce that The Blackhorse Association has joined the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) as an Association Partner. Because we’re combining forces, we will both be stronger, have a cohesive message to the American people, and Read More »

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