All,

Just returned from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and our annual Memorial Day wreath laying.  The weather was perfect and the rain held off.

I counted 29 Blackhorse troopers, including 3 active duty who served in Iraq with the 11th ACR.   There were an equal number of family members and friends who also joined us.  Well over 60 people in all.   Among those attending were 3 active duty soldiers who served in Iraq.   We remembered the 21 fallen troopers from OIF.

This year marks 50 years since the 11th ACR was deployed to Vietnam.  Chaplain Bill Karabinos printed a brochure that paid tribute to the first Blackhorse casualty, John R. Pierce, and the 19 who were lost in 1966.

Thanks again to Don Snedeker for the work on the beautiful wreath.

Blackhorse troopers have been gathering every Veterans Day and Memorial Day since 1986 to pay tribute to the 730 fallen comrades.  I know each of you were with us in spirit today.

Allen