Current Events and Recently Received Information.
A repository for more recent items of interest pertaining to the Troop and stuff that I really haven't found a place for yet on the Website .

http://www.legacy.com/TimesDispatch/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=104707490
 

Please keep Sharyn Jones, Hunter and the entire family in your prayers. 
If you would like to keep up with Sharyn''s progress or leave the family a message you can link to: www.caringbridge.org/visit/sharynjones

The Joneses at Bullfrogs at last summer's Reunion.

See everyone at the reunion.
Larry Sprader

 The company that is selling these calendars and other Black Knight items has no connection to the Black Knights Quartermaster store.

 In the event you received the ad about a calendar and other items.
 It is recommended not to buy from them.

3rd_squadron_5th_cavalry@jj-ent.net

Great gifts and a 2008 3RD SQUADRON 5TH CAVALRY calendar.

 For this years reunion the store now has added many items:

Kids Baseball Jersey, Kids Hoodie, and Kids T-Shirt.  Also, Jr. Baby Doll T- Shirt, Jr. Spaghetti Tank, Mens Ringer Tee, Mens Sleeveless Tee, Ringer T- Shirt, Women's Cap Sleeve T-Shirt, Women's Tank Top, Women's Raglan Hoodie, and Women's Tracksuit.

 JJ-Enterprises is not associated with the U.S. Government in any form.

 Nor is it associated with any group of former or existing members of U.S. Army units.

JJ- Enterprises, 1610 S. 31st. Suite 102-120,

 Temple, Tx 76504.
Submitted by Mike Cook
D 3/5 Squadron Quartermaster

DON I READ THE ENTRY FROM TOM LANDRY, ON 12/18/ 06. I FLEW THE SCRAMBLE MISSION THAT DAY WITH LT. CROW AND HE WAS RIGHT THE BLOOD WAS THICK WE WERE SICK ALL DAY .EVEN AFTER THE WATER TRUCK FLUSHED IT OUT. HAVE NOT SEEN DON KARGELS WILLIAM SNELLING OR MY NAME ON WARWAGON DOOR GUNNER LIST ON ANY OF 3/5WEB SIGHTS BUDDY SNELLING DIED ON MY BIRTHDAY MARCH 17 / 71. TRYING TO FIND WARWAGON WEB. SIGHT? BEST REGARDS JACK LERCH.  68/69. 

Check out the troop news on the Quartermasters web page.
 I hope to be able to keep this updated there is also a guest book on the Home page.
 If you have some news that need to get put out there pass it along and send it on and I will get it on the Web for you.

 Please don’t be too harsh on you me about the web I’m just learning, and working rather slow. www.blackknightsquartermaster.com

Mike Cook  C Trp 68-69

Aloha Don,

I’ve visited the site off and on for several years, but time, distance and other commitments have kept me from being able to interact.  The last time I was at the site I vowed I would make the time and initiate contact. 

I was Sgt. Mike Galvin, a Doughboy pressed into admin service at D-Troop HQ.  I flew door gunner whenever there was a chance and I was the unofficial Troop photographer and at the end of my tour the official Division photographer for the 9^th.  I have an enormous collection of photos from 1969- early 70 (the Ace period) that should be shared.  These cover the entire gamut of Troop life and bring back vivid memories whenever I happen across them.  More than 35 years later, the experience of being a member of D-Troop has been a continuous thread woven through some part of nearly every day of my life.  Not to say that the Vietnam experience itself is not in there somewhere, but the real meat of the entire tour was being a member of D-Troop.  To this day I marvel at the unique nature of “the bastard cav” and am relatively sure that nobody really believes the tales of general heroism, mayhem and lunacy that was part of everyday life in the cav.

I would also like to acknowledge the enormous amount of work that has been done on making the site itself a really great visit.  Every base seems to be covered and nothing has been left out or overlooked.  I would also like to commend you on the strength of the site in terms of the standards maintained for the integrity of the information posted.

Aloha from Hawaii.

I’ve attached a couple of pix to get myself started.  I believe the AC on this slick crash was Lt. Garcia.  As I recall we took fire from this hooch when the window cover popped up to reveal a gun position.  As we all know, memory tends to enhance things over time but whenever possible I’ll try to be accurate with descriptions.  I’m happy to be corrected and I’m sure the collective memory would certainly be an improvement over my own recollections in many instances.

At any rate, if you are interested in the photos, I can probably send you about a half dozen a week.  I will scan them, convert them to JPEG and get them off to you.  Let me know.

Mike Galvin

Webby's note:
I have started a Personal Photo Album for Mike.

Australian FAC Peter Condon


I sent this Scarf after reading Peter's story.
Use the link below to read about his encounter with the skull.
LINK

"Last Flight"