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Arrival at Fort Carson by railway in Colorado Springs of the mud caked M60 tank from Ft. Hood, Texas. From this point Ft. Carson personnel began an extensive restoration and demilitarization of the tank so it could be mounted in a public place at the Shrine of Remembrance.
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On a cold and wet day the tank was transported to its permanent site at the Shrine of Remembrance. An Army low boy tractor trailer and heavy equipment was used to mount the 60 ton tank at its permanent site.
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Finally the heavy equipment gets the huge steel armor plate tank into its permanent position despite the mud, and without starting the engine of the tank, which was disabled as part of the demilitarization.
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Prior to the unveiling ceremony, Ft. Carson 10th Cavalry Troopers stand at Honor Guard positions at the tank.
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Unveiling of the bronze memorial plaque during the 1995 Memorial Day Ceremony was the highlight of the dedication during the large public ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance in Colorado Springs. Left to right: Brigadier General Leroy Goff, a Black Horse member; Msgt Bill Crawford, Medal of Honor recipient; Major General Tom Schwartz, 4th Infantry Division commander; 1st SGT (RET) Dave Tessier, 11th ACVVC and memorial project coordinator for the Black Horse Regiment.
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11th ACR members at the newly completed memorial site.
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Costas Rombocos, donor and CEO of the Shrine of Remembrance in discussion after a ceremony at the tank. The 11th ACVVC presented Mr. Rombocos a jacket with the Black Horse Emblem and honorary membership in the organization of which he is very proud to his day.
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11th ACR member, Brigadier General John "Doc" Bahnsen in his best speaking form, at a Veterans Day Ceremony at the 11th ACVVC Memorial.
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In Full Glory!
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A wreath laying at the memorial.
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A View showing the surrounding "America the Beautiful" rose gardens and the Black Horse Memorial.
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A close up of the 24X36" solid bronze plaque at the memorial site. The plaque’s inscription ends "Together then - Together again."
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At the base of the memorial four white crosses signify each of the 11th ACR’s foreign combat campaigns.
  • Philippine insurrection Samar 1902
  • Mexican Expedition 1916-1917
  • World War II 1941-1945
  • Vietnam-Cambodia 1966-1972
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The cross remembering 716 Black horse dead from the Vietnam War.
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Close up of the bronze plaque on the granite wall at the center court of the Veterans Honor Court, unveiled during the earlier 1994 national reunion. The plaque commemorates "716 lost but never forgotten" during the memorial service held at the Shrine of Remembrance, Veterans Honor Court at which Lt. Col. (Ret) Harold Fritz, Medal of Honor recipient was the principal speaker.
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The Cross remembering 716 Black Horse dead from the Vietnam War.

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The Colorado State Legislature Joint Resolution commemorating the
Black Horse Regiment, 11th ACVVC Memorial.