memorial honoring the Black Horse Regiment, 11th Armored Cavalry Veterans of 
Vietnam and Cambodia is a prominent landmark in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Memorial centerpiece is a M60 A3 tank, completely refurbished, mounted on a grassy knoll adjacent to the Veterans Honor court of the Shrine of Remembrance in Colorado Springs.


This memorial includes not only the M60 "main battle tank", but also a 2x3 foot bronze plaque which reads: 

IN HONOR OF

11th ARMORED CAVALRY

"THE BLACK HORSE REGIMENT" 
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

 
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PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION SAMAR 1902

MEXICAN EXPEDITION 1916 - 1917
 

WORLD WAR II 1941 - 1945
NORMANDY FRANCE RHINELAND
ARDENNES-ALSACE CENTRAL EUROPE

VIETNAM 1966 - 1972     CAMBODIA 1970
"716 LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

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M60A3 MEMORIAL TANK 
DEDICATED BY
BRIGADIER GENERAL LEROY GOFF, U.S.A

AND

11TH ARMORED Cavalry REGIMENT VETERANS 
OF VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA

MEMORIAL DAY 1995
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Go to the History Behind The Memorial Site  Page or 
The Photographic Chronology of the Creation of the Memorial Site Page
 
Memorial Main Page History Behind The Memorial Site Photographic Chronology of the Creation of the Memorial Site 11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia.