Don – 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at the Fulda Gap

42 reactions | 11th ACR Troopers replicating a guerilla force fight to maintain control of the city of Ujen against the Rotational Training Unit during Decisive Action Rotation 21-10. | 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse | Facebook

The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, commanded by Colonel William W. Cobb, arrived at the port of Vung Tau on 7 September 1966 and shortly thereafter engaged the enemy in heavy fighting. The Regiment established Blackhorse Base Camp at Long Giao south of Xuan Loc in Long Khanh Province northeast of Saigon. The Regiment’s initial contact with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces involved defeating convoy ambushes during Operation ATLANTA on 21 November and 2 December. (Source: https://apps.dtic.mi

"“The Blackhorse Regiment orchestrates air and land power to create the ultimate combined arms team. America’s newest and most advanced fighting machines, highly trained and specialized Troopers, form a shield of deterrence along the 368 kilometers of the East-West German interzonal border.”" | 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse

63K views · 848 reactions | The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reflects while sharing the U.S. Cavalry's Poem of Remembrance, Fiddler's Green, recited by RSS CSM Eric Vidal, 1/11 CSM Michael Williams, 2/11 CSM Roy Holmes and 11th ACR RCSM Michael Stunkard. ALLONS! | 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse | Facebook