E-News July 2015

William S. Johnson, a Blackhorse veteran and member of the Blackhorse Association, passed away on March 12, 2013 from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma due to his exposure to agent orange. No further information was provided.

Below is the trailer for a new movie that should be of great interest to all veterans. It is the story of the guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The trailer is impressive, and the movie promises to be even better. Well worth a look.

opens in a new windowhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/11th-Armored-Cavalry-Regiment-Blackhorse/158715460811763 The active Regiment’s Facebook page.

opens in a new windowhttp://theblackhorseregiment.wordpress.com The active Regiment’s blog.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.dvidshub.net/unit/11ACR This is the website of the Defense Imagery and Video Distribution System. This particular URL will take you to the page devoted to the 11th ACR and contains other links to numerous videos of the Regiment, mostly of the active Regiment at Fort Irwin. You have to look closely, but the upper left has a block that when clicked, will take you to several videos.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.11thcavnam.com/ The website of our sister organization, the 11th ACR Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia.

opens in a new windowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Armored_Cavalry_Regiment A fairly detailed history of the Regiment.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&www.usarmygermany.com/units/armoredcav/usareur_11thacr.htm This is a fantastic website devoted to the Regiment’s service in USAREUR. There is a lot of information on Kasernes, each squadron, and an overall history of the Regiment in Germany.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sOEkhvntOk This is a YouTube presentation originally done by the Army entitled "The Big Picture", and it is about the Blackhorse in Vietnam (if you know what this is, you are dating yourself).

opens in a new windowhttp://www.vhpamuseum.org/11thcav/11thcav.shtml This is the website of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s Association that focusses on the Blackhorse in Vietnam. It has lots of great pictures with captions.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.talkingproud.us/Military/Military/11thACR.html This is an interesting website about the Regiment’s service in Vietnam, to include details on its Medal of Honor winners. It also has a very good description of armor in Vietnam, to include the use of armor by the French during the Indo-China war.

opens in a new windowhttp://eaglehorse.org This is a great source for information on 2nd Squadron during its 20 years in Bad Kissingen.

opens in a new windowhttp://wildgun5.tripod.com/ This website is primarily about C Troop in Vietnam, but it is also much more about the Regiment’s history in Vietnam.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.11acr.com/ A website devoted to F Troop’s service in Vietnam.

opens in a new windowhttp://h-co.freehomepage.com/ A website devoted to H Company in Vietnam.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.ktroop.com/ A website devoted to K Troop.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.m11thcav.com/ A website devoted to M Company.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/vietnam-war/1966-11th-acr-acav-vietnam-1966/1194703451001/ This is a three-and-a-half minute video about 2nd Platoon, B Troop, 1/11 ACR in Vietnam. It focused primarily on the ACAV.

opens in a new windowhttp://www.11thacraviation.com/ A website devoted to 11th ACR aviation in Vietnam.

opens in a new windowhttp://cavland.ning.com/ This is the website for CAVLAND, a social site for veterans of the Regiment.

opens in a new windowhttp://worldoftanks.com/community/clans/1000000803-11_TH/ Those of you who attended the business meeting of the Association in Las Vegas heard a presentation about the on-line game, World of Tanks. This is a link to the game 11th ACR "Clan."

opens in a new window www.pointalpha.com The official website for the Point Alpha Foundation.