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forced them to abandon their artillery, and the men took to the hills in small groups. Only a few scattered survivors made it back. Members of the 1st
Battalion who were able to escape reached the Ipsok area. A head count showed that the battalion had lost about 15 officers and 250 enlisted men. Members of the 2d Battalion, for the most part, scattered into the hills. Many of them reached the ROK lines near Ipsok. Others met up with the 3d Battalion, the hardest hit. Around 03:00 the Chinese launched a surprise attack on the battalion command post. Hand-to-hand fighting ensued for about half an hour before the enemy was driven from the area. The disorganized members of the 3d Battalion formed a core of resistance around three tanks on the valley floor and held off the enemy until daylight. By that time only 6 officers and 200 enlisted men were still able to function. More than 170 were wounded, and there was no account of the number dead or missing.
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Cavalry prepared for a sweep of the area. They met little resistance, mopping up in the villages continued throughout the day, when new fighting erupted in the area. The reconnaissance platoon, Company B, of the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry were operating at La Duy when they made contact with 4th Company. The cavalrymen pulled back while ARA was brought in for support. Company C was immediately air assaulted to the area. When the rocket firing helicopters expended, the 1/8th made a sweep of the village. The PAVN were in bunkers, spider holes and trenches, and it took several hours to silence their guns. The enemy body count for this four-day engagement swelled to 148 PAVN killed, 14 POWs and 4
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J.S.S. McHenry and F.O.B. Warrior. J.S.S. McHenry was located only a few minutes away from the very hostile village of Hawija. As of March 2006, the area of Hawija was considered one of the most dangerous in all of Iraq, with U.S. Soldiers and the
Foreign Press Corps in Baghdad dubbing Hawija "Anbar of the North,". This close proximity would lead to daily mortar attacks, sometimes up to three times a day. The most common attacks on active patrol units, and traveling convoys, were in the form of IED attacks, RKG-3 grenade attacks, hand grenade attacks, moltov cocktails, RPG attacks, and small arms fire. After a year of combat, the unit redeployed back home to Fort Hood, Texas in mid-late December 2009.
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worked months or years in the mines and were typical specimens of the roving order of citizens. Many of them were wild characters who enlisted in the same spirit of adventure which led them to the frontier, and typically had difficulty in adapting themselves to the conformity of a military life." Many desertions followed, the number reaching 41% by the end of 1867. The officers assigned to the regiment were all veterans of the Civil War. John Irvin Gregg was its first colonel, with Thomas Devin as lieutenant colonel; both had been generals of volunteers and commanded cavalry divisions during the war. The Eighth
Cavalry would serve on the frontier throughout the late 19th century.
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Alsate's band in the Sierra Madera del Carmen, Mexico, killing or wounding some
Apaches, destroying the camp and catching some horses, donkeys and mules; on 4 December, capt. Young, with troop K, and lt. Bullis, with a detachment of Seminole scouts, after chasing the Chisos for several weeks, attacked the Apache group led by Alsate and his sub-chiefs Zorrillo (Chisos Limpia Mescaleros) and Colorado (probably the chief of a smaller Lipan band joint to the Chisos Mescaleros, and likely to be identified with Avispa Colorada, connected to Alsate and Carnoviste in 1874); Alsate led his people to Chihuahua. On 19 December 1885 an officer and 4 enlisted men were killed by Apaches near
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Company A. Company C, operating in the area earlier, moved by foot to provide blocking force. Both Companies A and D coordinated two assaults with the help of aerial rocket artillery (ARA) and ground artillery. Both attempts failed because of heavy enemy fire. During the night the enemy broke contact. A search of the area the next morning revealed 66 PAVN dead, 6 POWs, 6 small arms captured 1 RPG captured.
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be located and marked with hand-thrown smoke grenades. With the successful finding and marking of enemy placements, aerial rocket artillery (ARA) was brought into the fight. After suppression elements had been expended, the men of
Company D pushed out the deeply entrenched PAVN killing 12. After battling the PAVN for six weeks in War Zone C, the (Honor and Courage) Battalion redeployed on Operation Navajo Horse (15 December 1968) to the southwest where the threatened 4th PAVN offensive was expected to be launched. Combat assaulting into the lowlands west of
1318:, in the vicinity of Tay Ninh City. The unit reached its destination on 3 November 1968. Immediately after constructing LZ Mustang, the cavalrymen began uncovering numerous bunker complexes. During the month of November over 600 such complexes were found. In these complexes were models of American aircraft, including helicopters whittled out of wood, along with antiaircraft positions, classroom containing 19 new bleachers and communications facilities. A number of picnic tables dotted some of the complexes, along with fresh meat, fish and livestock.
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miles (11 km) northwest of the fighting, were flown into the northern section of the cordon. At the same time, Troops A and C, 3rd
Squadron, 5th Cavalry rolled up the beach from the south in tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs). Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry and Troop D, 1–9th Cavalry, were also brought in. Brigade scout helicopters darted in and out of the villages, providing suppressive fire as the ground units maneuvered into position. When the cordon was secured, a
628:. Departing into the field in August 1874, the 8th Cavalry campaigned into the early months of 1875 before the Southern Plains were finally considered free of the Indian threat and Fort Union settled into a period of reservation watching, holding its troops in readiness for future troubles. The regiment remained in New Mexico performing the same duties until July, 1875, when it marched to Texas. On 31 December 1875 soldiers of the regiment were engaged in a brawl with members of the
992:(ROK) units moving deep into North Korea. At 19:30 on 1 November 1950 the Chinese attacked the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, all along its line. At 21:00 PVA troops found the weak link in the ridgeline and began moving through it and down the ridge behind the 2d Battalion, penetrating its right flank and encircling its left. Now both the 1st and 2d Battalions were engaged by the enemy on several sides. Around midnight the 8th Cavalry received orders to withdraw southward to
1024:, led a two-battalion counterattack on the dug-in Chinese positions encircling the 8th Cavalry. However, with insufficient artillery support and a determined enemy, he and his men were unable to break the Chinese line. With daylight fading, the relief effort was broken off and the men of the 8th Cavalry were ordered to get out of the trap any way they could. Breaking into small elements, the soldiers moved out overland under cover of darkness. Most did not make it.
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1473:, a Shia militia. Deployed with one of its organic tank companies equipped with M1A2 tanks—A Company ACES; the remaining two line companies, Bulldog and Cobra Companies, were deployed as "dragoons" as they fought in a dismounted and motorized role and sustained significant casualties fighting inside the tight alleyways of Sadr City and New Baghdad. Headquarters Company and the Forward Support Company of the
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Companies of the K8 Battalion had linked up in the villages of Van Phong and Dong Bao, and the Fourth Company was stationed two kilometers to the south in the village of La Duy. Their mission was to secure the hamlets and villages northeast of Quang Tri in preparation for an attack on the city. The day after the PAVN arrived, however, three helicopters from 1st Squadron,
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Battalion, civil affairs team, presented farmers of Al Boetha with more than 68 tons of seed, fertilizer and other supplies at the Al Ahar School on 4 August 2004. The seed delivery started 6 July. The distribution was one of many to take over two weeks, just in time for the second planting season. The 1st Battalion was engaged in various combat action in the Al-Rashid area of
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1260:, in the general vicinity of Quang Tri City. Immediately after its return the battalion made contact with the enemy. On 18 May 1968 the night perimeter of Company B was attacked by PAVN soldiers. The result of this encounter was twelve PAVN killed, one POW, 10 grenades, and 10 small arms weapons captured. For the remainder of the months of May, June and July contact was light and scattered.
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jungle which the Japanese used to their advantage. After 96 hours of bitter combat the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry was relieved by the 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry. The final push to Rossum was made behind heavy artillery fire and air bombardment. On 28 March, the battle for Los Negros and Manus was over, except for mopping up operations. The
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Heavy contact with the enemy was made in the latter part of the month. On 23 November 1968 the lead platoon of Company D was pinned down by heavy automatic weapons fire. There was no safe way that the company could bring in fire support without endangering their own lives, thus enemy positions had to
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On 6 November, the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment ceased to exist as a unit. In all, over eight hundred men of the 8th Cavalry were lost—almost one-third of the regiment's strength—in the initial attacks by massive Chinese forces, forces that only recently had been considered as existing only in
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On 18 March, the 2nd Brigade crossed the river in force and drove the enemy from Lorengau Village. The objectives were Rossum, a small village south of Lorengau and Salsia Plantation. By 21 March, the 8th Cavalry had won control of most of the plantation, but the battle for Rossum was slowed by heavy
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team flew over the area broadcasting warnings for the civilians to come out of the villages. Tube artillery and aerial rocket artillery (ARA) were called in later and pounded the area throughout the night as ground fighting increased. On the morning of 25 August air strikes and naval gun fire joined
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assumed tactical duties. 6th Squadron remained on FOB Falcon until they were given a change of mission and were chosen to stand up and train the 5th Iraqi Army Brigade and moved to FOB Honor. Once the 5th Iraqi Army Brigade had completed its training, it assisted the 6th Squadron in its new mission
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also played a vital role in sustained combat operations. The 2nd Battalion helped keep the pressure on the Mahdi Militia, as part of the Ironhorse Brigade operations, from August 2004 until October 2004, when an unofficial ceasefire allowed the brigade to begin focusing more energy on helping the 2
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joining their sister unit 2–8 Cavalry. In August 1998 the 2nd Battalion 8th Cavalry Regiment was deployed to Camp Bedrock, while their Alpha company was the base security for Camp Comanche, the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment was positioned at Camp McGovern. In March 1999 the 1st Brigade Combat
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In March 1997 when Saddam Hussein appeared to be planning to invade Kuwait again, 3/8 CAV deployed along with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to Kuwait for a combat mission. Upon arrival in theatre, Saddam Hussein withdrew his forces just 12 hours and the mission became a training
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On 25 January 1951, the 1st Cavalry Division, joined by the revitalized 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry moved back into action. The movement began as a reconnaissance in force to locate and assess the size of the PVA forces, believed to be at least 174,000. The Eighth Army moved slowly and methodically,
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In January 2009, 1–8 Cavalry again deployed the Mustangs overseas for another combat tour. They were sent to the Kirkuk Province in Northern Iraq for a 12-month deployment. The Battalion was led by LTC David Lesperance and CSM Robert French. The Battalion split their stationing of soldiers between
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From September to October 2008, the 1–8 Mustangs were sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana, to extend their training for their upcoming deployment to Iraq. They spent about a month doing a multitude of rigorous training in what is known as the J.R.T.C. (Joint Readiness Training Center). Similar to the old
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1st Battalion was reorganized as part of the new 5th Brigade Combat Team (5th BCT), which was built around the division artillery headquarters. They presented farmers in the Al Rashid region with four new tractors on 9 and 10 June 2004. As part the 5th BCT plan to improve agriculture in Al Rashid,
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on the 8th Cavalry's right flank collapsed, while the 1st and 2d Battalions of the 8th Cavalry fell back in disarray into the city of Unsan. By morning, with their positions being overrun and their guns falling silent, the men of the 8th Cavalry tried to withdraw, but a PVA roadblock to their rear
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in southern New Mexico; in November–December 1877 Alsate's Mescaleros clashed twice with 8th Cavalry troops: on 30 November, companies A and K, respectively led by capt. A.B. Wells with lt. F.E. Phelps, and by capt. S.B. Young with lt. John L. Bullis, trespassed the Rio Grande border running after
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On 9 March Bravo Company came under intense mortar attack at the beach that resulted in 3 dead. On 25 March 1968 Company A air-assaulted into two separate LZs north and south of Thon Xuan Duong hamlets. Upon landing the men met with heavy resistance however within fifteen minutes, the 3rd Platoon
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On 3 February 1945, elements of the 1st Cavalry Division pushed into the northern outskirts of Manila, with only the steep-sided Tuliahan River separating them from the city proper. A squadron of the 8th Cavalry reached the bridge just moments after Japanese soldiers had finished preparing it for
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In October, 2006, the 3rd "Warhorse" Battalion deployed for a second time to Iraq for OIF 06–08. The battalion was detached from the 3rd "Greywolf" Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division and operated under the control of the 3rd "Panther" Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (later replaced by 1st
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turning in their tanks for the new M1A2 SEP version, which provides better optics along with a digital command and control system. Also part of the transition was that the Delta companies were deactivated and the headquarters were restructured, the remaining troops were integrated throughout the
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hovered over Van Phong on a snatch operation. PAVN gunners fired on the helicopters. Within minutes, American forces were speeding to the contact area, and in a few hours a cordon had been secured around the two villages. Company A and B, 1st Battalion 8th Cavalry, which had been operating seven
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January 2008 to December 2008, was an entire year of hard training in combat operations for the 1-8 Mustangs. Standing ready for the call while continuing to train hard throughout that summer, the battalion would soon learn it would officially be deployed to Iraq once again that following year.
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The remaining battalion of the 8th Cavalry, the 3d, was hit early in the morning of 2 November with the same "human wave" assaults of bugle-blowing Chinese. In the confusion, one company-size Chinese element was mistaken for South Koreans and allowed to pass a critical bridge near the battalion
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Airdrome, the last airfield controlled by the Japanese. 16 March saw very heavy fighting as troopers charged or crawled through heavy machine gun fire to wipe out the Japanese positions. Lorengau Airdrome was captured the next day, after the 7th Cavalry moved up to relieve the weary 8th Cavalry
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article. According to 1961 The English Westerners Brand Book Volume 3–13 "...Private John Reovir and a Mexican were killed and three soldiers, Benedict Alig, Hugh McBride, and Samuel Spence, and a Mexican were seriously wounded...". In addition another soldier would die of Injuries. See Nolan
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Not long after deployment of 3–8 Cavalry, the 1st "Mustang" Battalion deployed to Baghdad. The battalion was detached from the 2nd "Blackjack" Brigade and attached to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. The battalion operated from FOB Rustamiyah, patrolling New Baghdad (Tisa Nissan).
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In early 2013 6-8 Cav stationed at Ft Stewart Ga was deployed to Logar Province Afghanistan. HHT and Apocalypse “A” Trp were stationed out of FOB, Forward Operation Base Shank. Bushmaster “B” Trp was in the north out of COP McClain. And Chaos “C” Trp was located at COP Baraki Barak.
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ridge by ridge, phase line by phase line, wiping out each pocket of resistance before moving farther north. The advance covered 2 miles (3.2 km) a day, despite heavy blinding snowstorms and subzero temperatures. On 14 March, the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry had crossed the
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Verne D. Mudge, surprised the enemy by landing at two beaches near the Lugos Mission Plantation. By dusk the 1st Squadron of the 8th Cavalry regiment had advanced past snipers and scattered resistance and dug in on the western edge of
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carrying troops, supplies, and the battalion command act section flew approximately 100 sorties to LZ Tracy during the day. Companies A and B closed out LZ Mustang and made the 50-mile (80 km) flight south on 17 December 1968.
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After the U.S. entered World War II, the regiment arrived in Australia in 1943 and started an intense period of jungle warfare training to prepare it for combat. Following the invasion of Los Negros, the 8th Regiment departed from
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fighting Indians (including the Snakes) during the Civil War and had reenlisted with the U.S. Army following the disbanding of their Volunteer units. From December 1867 to January 1868, the headquarters was moved from
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Elements of the two other regiments of the 1st Cavalry Division, the 5th Cavalry Regiment and 7th Cavalry Regiment, tried unsuccessfully to reach the isolated battalion. The 5th Cavalry, commanded by then Lt. Col.
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destroyed. For the remainder of February and part of March the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry conducted search and clear missions which accounted for 10,000 pounds of rice, 8 PAVN killed, 6 small arms weapons, 5
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was recaptured by elements of the 8th Army. New objectives were established to keep the Chinese from rebuilding and resupplying their forces and to advance to the "Kansas Line", which roughly followed the
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The 3rd Battalion's headquarters were at FOB Warhorse, with C company attached to TF 2–7 at Camp Cooke in Taji Iraq. C company, 3–8 Cavalry (Cougars) participated in the battle in An Najaf and the
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led the battalion to conduct dozens of air assaults and several small-boat operations in addition to its mounted patrols and raids. In the final months of its tour, 3–8 Cavalry stood up a dozen
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mission. While there were hostile actions from the Iraqi military, no American lives were lost. The M1 Abrams, again showed its dominance. The battalion redeployed to Fort Hood October 1997.
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and save it from the torches of the Japanese. As the gates were opened, cheering Filipinos emerged and helped the cavalrymen set up a defense perimeter around the palace grounds.
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with companies also operating from FOB O'Ryan, FOB Brassfield-Mora, and LSA Anaconda. The battalion area of operations (AO COURAGE) encompassed the cities of
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million inhabitants of Sadr City with basic services. The battalion redeployed in March 2005 and was awarded the Valorous Unit Award (VUA) for its service.
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demolition. As the two sides opened fire on one another, the Japanese lit the fuse leading to the carefully placed explosives. Without hesitation, Lt.
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command post (CP). Once over the bridge, the enemy commander blew his bugle, and the Chinese, throwing satchel charges and grenades, overran the CP.
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Corporal John Guenther aka Gunther of the 8th Cavalry also was awarded the Medal of Honor and is buried in the Santa Fe National Cemetery.
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in New Mexico, near which carvings on large boulders and trees still gives mute testimony of the troops on the longest of all trails.
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Emery M. Hickman, swept through the heavy Japanese sniper fire to the White House of the Philippines in time to take control of
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as the part of the reinforcements for the Admiralty Campaign. On 9 March 1944, they landed at Salami Beach, Los Negros Island.
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invasion commenced at dawn 15 March, with heavy shelling, naval bombardment and air attacks. Soon afterward, the
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for gallantry in an engagement against a group of Apache warriors subsequent to attacks by this group on a
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were responsible for the roadblock south of Unsan. Also engaged in the Unsan action was the PVA's
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Streamer, Presidential Unit Citation, embroidered TRUNG LONG
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between 1867 and 1888. Two years after the capture of
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Korean War 8th Cavalrymen killed 1950-identified 2009
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reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
2328:"3rd Battalion 8th Cavalry, Operation Desert Storm"
2078:"Two Cavalrymen, Eight Bandits Die in Border Clash"
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Nolan, Frederick (1998). The West of Billy the Kid.
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Streamer, Valorous Unit Award, embroidered FISHHOOK
1278:, 9 crew-served weapons and 54 small arms weapons.
1129:. 4–8th Cavalry was the first U.S. unit to win the
1102:and airmobile unit and immediately deployed to the
479:on 20 October 1869, the following were awarded the
657:, Montana. Some of its march was along the famous
2568:Military units and formations established in 1866
1404:, 1–8 Cavalry was chosen to become a part of the
1225:rockets, 19 grenades, and 150 small arms rounds.
727:In September 1914, the regiment was stationed at
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1068:", eventually fell to the 8th Cavalry troopers.
2539:8th Cavalry Fort Robinson Nebraska 30 June 1909
2534:Trumpeters 8th Cavalry Fort Meade, South Dakota
2452:Tyson, Ann Scott; White, Josh (12 April 2007).
2157:"8th Cavalry Regiment – WW II, Pacific Theater"
1244:in which it air-assaulted into and constructed
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2524:Lost Korean War battalion awaits MIA decision
2291:United States Army Center of Military History
2219:United States Army Center of Military History
1994:Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 64.
1948:. Boston: Boston Publishing Company. p.
1595:1st Battalion, known as the "Mustangs", is a
2255:"Korean War – Pusan Perimeter – 1st Cavalry"
2237:"8th Cavalry Regiment – The Battle of Unsan"
388:where they participated in several actions.
2563:Cavalry regiments of the United States Army
2401:Association of 3d Armored Division Veterans
2332:Association of 3d Armored Division Veterans
1979:Arizona citizen., January 15, 1876, Image 2
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2454:"Strained Army Extends Tours To 15 Months"
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2397:"Summary of the Offensive Ground Campaign"
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700:In 1905, the regiment was ordered to the
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2286:The Korean War: The Chinese Intervention
2094:Carrigan, W. D., & Webb, C. (2013).
1921:. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
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2048:"8th Cavalry Regiment – Early History"
1846:. Caldwell: Caxton Press. p. 184.
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428:. The several troops took stations at
2379:"3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment"
2139:"1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment"
2121:"2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment"
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1294:, in the Ba Long Valley, west of the
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2191:Congressional Medal of Honor Society
1897:Congressional Medal of Honor Society
720:and in the Sulu Archipelago. In the
245:Company I 8th U.S. Cavalry 1866–1873
18:8th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
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973:that pounded the Korean coastline.
773:and white ranchers perpetrated the
746:. Troops were dispatched along the
506:Sergeant Andrew J. Smith, Company G
27:United States Army Cavalry Regiment
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2098:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1867:"The Hall of Valor: John Mitchell"
1451:Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004–2005
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2588:1866 establishments in California
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1232:5 April, marked the beginning of
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529:Private Charles Kelley, Company G
519:Corporal Thomas Powers, Company G
467:During active combat against the
464:, furnishing guards and escorts.
46:8th Cavalry Regiment coat of arms
2509:1st Cavalry Division Association
2358:"Awards: Operation Desert Storm"
2214:The Korean War: The UN Offensive
1917:McChristian, Douglas C. (2006).
1769:Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
1348:2nd Brigade 3rd Armored Division
1125:as a part of the defense of the
535:Private James Russell, Company G
532:Private Edward Murphy, Company G
399:in Nevada and Oregon during the
253:8th U.S. Cavalry in New Mexico,
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2593:Regiments of the Korean War
1753:Counteroffensive, Phase III
1335:Transition and Desert Storm
1138:Presidential Unit Citations
376:, they were transferred to
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2546:American Heritage Magazine
2514:1st Brigade 1st Cav Scouts
1750:Counteroffensive, Phase II
1492:squadron for 4th Brigade,
1417:brigade and the division.
1035:. Elements of the 116th's
1022:Chief of Staff of the Army
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791:was formally activated at
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602:Radium Springs, New Mexico
405:California Volunteer units
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1731:Korea, Summer-Fall, 1952
1725:UN Summer-Fall Offensive
1362:Operations Desert Shield
1292:Operation Comanche Falls
1254:Operation Jeb Stuart III
1198:People's Army of Vietnam
1184:utilizing 17 sorties of
1089:Cold War and Vietnam War
760:George Smith Patton, Jr.
742:, Texas, as part of the
651:Fort Meade, South Dakota
320:to resist any potential
2497:Bravo Company 1/8 68/69
2492:2–8th Cav Official site
2211:Gammons, Stephen L. Y.
2034:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
1873:. Sightline Media Group
1766:Defense of Saudi Arabia
1597:combined arms battalion
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1383:Operation Desert Strike
1312:Operation Toan Thang II
986:People's Volunteer Army
938:(30 January 1951), and
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754:, an expedition led by
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600:at the present site of
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324:incursion. It became a
134:Pancho Villa Expedition
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1142:Valorous Unit Citation
1108:196th Infantry Brigade
990:Republic of Korea Army
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634:Las Cruces, New Mexico
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203:U.S. Cavalry Regiments
2482:3/8 Cav, Desert Storm
1634:3rd Infantry Division
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1512:Salah Ad Din Province
1494:3rd Infantry Division
1441:PabradÄ— Training Area
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1402:Operation Joint Forge
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984:Thousands of Chinese
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744:15th Cavalry Division
452:, in New Mexico, and
344:Indian Wars (1866–90)
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243:James Monroe Williams
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2487:1st Cavalry Division
2030:"8th Cavalry Sailed"
1756:Tet Counteroffensive
1728:Second Korean Winter
1722:CCF Spring Offensive
1694:Bismarck Archipelago
1632:of the 2nd Brigade,
1628:6th Squadron is the
1605:1st Cavalry Division
1316:Tây Ninh Combat Base
1238:Khe Sanh Combat Base
1131:Canadian Army Trophy
1115:3rd Armored Division
959:Korean People's Army
934:(12 December 1950),
797:1st Cavalry Regiment
789:1st Cavalry Division
733:7th Cavalry Regiment
722:Battle of Bud Bagsak
688:, for the island of
671:Spanish–American War
665:Spanish–American War
477:Chiricahua Mountains
334:1st Cavalry Division
283:1st Cavalry Division
275:American Indian Wars
263:8th Cavalry Regiment
226:9th Cavalry Regiment
221:7th Cavalry Regiment
171:Harold Keith Johnson
130:Spanish–American War
35:8th Cavalry Regiment
2502:7 July 2011 at the
2458:The Washington Post
2338:on 30 November 2018
2013:Albuquerque Tribune
1974:contemporary report
1734:Third Korean Winter
1204:in the vicinity of
1194:Binh Thuan Province
1104:Republic of Vietnam
942:(28 October 1951).
422:John James Mitchell
279:Punitive Expedition
2432:Fort Hood Sentinel
2407:on 7 February 2007
2383:globalsecurity.org
2297:on 3 December 2011
2167:on 14 October 2006
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2058:on 14 October 2006
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401:American Civil War
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271:United States Army
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1406:Ironhorse Brigade
1234:Operation Pegasus
1051:and on the 15th,
1018:Harold K. Johnson
1005:ROK 15th Regiment
932:Samuel S. Coursen
928:Fr. Emil J Kapaun
879:Malacañang Palace
847:Admiralty Islands
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686:Savannah, Georgia
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