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3/5/2008, 07:55 AM
March 5, 1971: "Blackhorse" departs South Vietnam
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37 years ago today, the U.S. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, less its 2nd Squadron, withdraws from Vietnam. The "Blackhorse Regiment" (named for the black horse on the regimental shoulder patch) first arrived in Vietnam five years earlier in September 1966.
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Regimental shoulder patch
The regiment consisted of three squadrons, each with three armored cavalry troops, a tank troop and an artillery battery, making it a formidable fighting force.
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UH-1's and M-113's of the 11th ACR in Vietnam
Upon arriving in Vietnam, the regiment TO&E included 51 tanks, 296 armored personnel carriers, 18 self-propelled 155-mm howitzers, nine flamethrower vehicles, and 18 helicopters.
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Troopers gotta eat. Chow in the field. Somewhere in the Republic of Vietnam in 1969
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An 11th trooper's Zippo
While in Vietnam, Blackhorse conducted combat operations in the 11 provinces surrounding Saigon and participated in the Cambodian incursion in 1970.
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11th ACR M-113 gunner takes a break
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PSYOP leaflet scattered around the 11th ACR's area of operations in Vietnam
During its combat service in Vietnam, Blackhorse suffered 635 troopers killed in action and 5,521 wounded in action. Three of its troopers won the Medal of Honor for bravery on the battlefield.
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11th ACR self-propelled howitzer crew in Vietnam
Upon its departure from Vietnam, the group was sent to Europe where it was assigned to guard the strategically important Fulda Gap in West Germany. The regiment's 2nd Squadron remained in Vietnam until March 1972, when it departed to join the rest of the regiment in Germany.
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The regiment has served in the Philippine-American War, World War II, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War I), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Gulf War II).
Throughout most of the 1980's and and into this century, Blackhorse served the nation as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) for the Army, Marine, and National Guard task forces, and foreign military forces that train at the National Training Center in the California desert.
The OPFOR trained America's armed forces in mechanized desert warfare, and following a Soviet Era style threat until June 2002, when the OPFOR and the 11th ACR changed to portraying a modern urban/ asymmetrical warfare style of combat the soldiers are currently being faced with in operations abroad.
In January 2005, the 11th ACR deployed to Iraq.
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Contemporary 11 ACR trooper after being presented a Silver Star in Iraq
11th ACR Regimental Campaigns:
Philippine-American War:
Samar 1902
Mexican Expedition:
Mexico 1916-1917
World War II:
Normandy;
Northern France;
Rhineland;
Ardennes-Alsace;
Central Europe
Vietnam:
Counteroffensive, Phase II;
Counteroffensive, Phase III;
Tet Counteroffensive;
Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
Counteroffensive, Phase V;
Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
Summer-Fall 1969;
Winter-Spring 1970;
Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Southwest Asia:
Cease-Fire
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Phase III; January 2005 - December 2006
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http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/46955/2002425098095368421_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002425098095368421)
37 years ago today, the U.S. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, less its 2nd Squadron, withdraws from Vietnam. The "Blackhorse Regiment" (named for the black horse on the regimental shoulder patch) first arrived in Vietnam five years earlier in September 1966.
http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/44567/2002450439512358752_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002450439512358752)
Regimental shoulder patch
The regiment consisted of three squadrons, each with three armored cavalry troops, a tank troop and an artillery battery, making it a formidable fighting force.
http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/48209/2002478588488882947_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002478588488882947)
UH-1's and M-113's of the 11th ACR in Vietnam
Upon arriving in Vietnam, the regiment TO&E included 51 tanks, 296 armored personnel carriers, 18 self-propelled 155-mm howitzers, nine flamethrower vehicles, and 18 helicopters.
http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/45783/2002440049027519834_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002440049027519834)
Troopers gotta eat. Chow in the field. Somewhere in the Republic of Vietnam in 1969
http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/47041/2002490603624880714_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002490603624880714)
An 11th trooper's Zippo
While in Vietnam, Blackhorse conducted combat operations in the 11 provinces surrounding Saigon and participated in the Cambodian incursion in 1970.
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/45734/2002410405624967697_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002410405624967697)
11th ACR M-113 gunner takes a break
http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/47168/2002465856427742595_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002465856427742595)
PSYOP leaflet scattered around the 11th ACR's area of operations in Vietnam
During its combat service in Vietnam, Blackhorse suffered 635 troopers killed in action and 5,521 wounded in action. Three of its troopers won the Medal of Honor for bravery on the battlefield.
http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/45626/2005332625334903538_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005332625334903538)
11th ACR self-propelled howitzer crew in Vietnam
Upon its departure from Vietnam, the group was sent to Europe where it was assigned to guard the strategically important Fulda Gap in West Germany. The regiment's 2nd Squadron remained in Vietnam until March 1972, when it departed to join the rest of the regiment in Germany.
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/45734/2002482809628872134_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002482809628872134)
The regiment has served in the Philippine-American War, World War II, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War I), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Gulf War II).
Throughout most of the 1980's and and into this century, Blackhorse served the nation as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) for the Army, Marine, and National Guard task forces, and foreign military forces that train at the National Training Center in the California desert.
The OPFOR trained America's armed forces in mechanized desert warfare, and following a Soviet Era style threat until June 2002, when the OPFOR and the 11th ACR changed to portraying a modern urban/ asymmetrical warfare style of combat the soldiers are currently being faced with in operations abroad.
In January 2005, the 11th ACR deployed to Iraq.
http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/45086/2002455806085152061_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002455806085152061)
Contemporary 11 ACR trooper after being presented a Silver Star in Iraq
11th ACR Regimental Campaigns:
Philippine-American War:
Samar 1902
Mexican Expedition:
Mexico 1916-1917
World War II:
Normandy;
Northern France;
Rhineland;
Ardennes-Alsace;
Central Europe
Vietnam:
Counteroffensive, Phase II;
Counteroffensive, Phase III;
Tet Counteroffensive;
Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
Counteroffensive, Phase V;
Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
Summer-Fall 1969;
Winter-Spring 1970;
Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Southwest Asia:
Cease-Fire
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Phase III; January 2005 - December 2006
http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/47919/2002460628757737882_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002460628757737882)