| It took eleven months from the time the idea was formed until the plates are available to order, but Texas Veterans and current members of the Regiment with Texas residency will have 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment specialty license plates to put on their personal vehicles. These license plates will be available to order from the Texas DMV on September 1, 2017. If ordering online, go to the Texas DMV website, complete the form, and follow directions. Texas Blackhorse Veterans will have to submit a copy of their DD Form 214 with the license plate application. If you don’t have a copy of your DD Form 214, you can order one here: opens in a new windowhttps://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records Check here to see if the personalized plate you want is available: opens in a new windowhttp://www.myplates.com As of July 29, 2017, these three plates are already taken: 11 CAV, 11 ACR, and MEDIC. However, the Blackhorse mind is a creative mind, so I’m sure you can come up with something great for your plate. Just be advised that the personalized plates are limited to six characters; so “BLKHRSE” will not work. If you have any questions concerning these 11th Cav specialty plates, feel free to email me at ormercav@nullgmail.com. I look forward to seeing these plates on your vehicles driving around The Lone Star State come September. John T. Tillman  _______________________________
News from Point Alpha  
_______________________________ NCOs and Soldiers of the Quarter From the Regimental Adjutant The following are the FY17 NCOs and Soldiers of the Quarter for Quarters 2, 3, and 4. Due to personnel changes, we did not have boards for FY16 4th QTR or FY17 1st QTR. 11th ACR 2nd QTR  SSG Schandorf Asabere, 11B, E Troop, 2/11 ACR  PFC Anthony Cole, 91D, S&T Troop, RSS, 11ACR 11th ACR 2rd QTR 
SSG Edgar Sotelo, 11B, E Troop, 2/11 ACR  SPC Yamil Bonilla, 42A, HHT, 2/11 ACR
11th ACR 4th QTR
SGT Brandon Grays, 11C, HHT, 1/11 ACR (No Photo Available)
PFC Gerald Rutherford, 11B, F Troop, 2/11 ACR
________________________________ A Request for Assistance My name is Scott Lynch at the opens in a new windowVietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF). I am reaching out to you to let you know that this year marks the 35th anniversary of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) being built. VVMF is proud to be hosting the 2017 Reading of the Names to help commemorate The Wall’s 35th anniversary. In honor of the men and women who gave their lives in Vietnam, volunteers will read the 58,318 names inscribed on The Wall in Washington, D.C. over a four-day period, November 7-10. If you are interested in being a reader, please go to opens in a new windowhttp://www.vvmf.org/reading-of-the- names to register and obtain more information. Specific name requests will be taken. Readers may sign up for multiple reading times, and group readings are also welcome. The deadline to register is August 11, 2017. Please let us know if you have any questions, and we hope you consider participating in this monumental event! Best, |
E-News – August 2017
Blackhorse Specialty License Plates State of Texas
