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1st Cavalry Division Association Non-Profit Organization 302 N. Main St. US. Postage PAID Copperas Cove, Texas 76522-1703 West, TX 76691 Change Service Requested Permit No. 39 SABER Published By and For the Veterans of the Famous 1st Cavalry Division VOLUME 67 NUMBER 1 Website: http://www.1CDA.org JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 The holiday season is over and HORSE DETACHMENT by CPT James J. Nance The President’s Corner we’re into a new year. 2018 has Allen Norris started out very much on the cold The Horse Cavalry Detach- 8160 Waterford Dr. side. Where we live in North Car- ment welcomed the New Year Stanley, NC 28164-6777 olina the average low this time of in Pasadena, California by (704) 483-8778 year is about 30 degrees. So far representing the First Team in [email protected] one week into 2018 the average the 129th Annual Tournament high has been 30 degrees. I know of Roses Parade and conducted many of you have much colder winters than we do. I’m not asking for sympathy, horsemanship skills training nor do I expect any will be forthcoming but, it’s cold. with the LAPD Metro Division Most of us are fortunate enough that we can go inside somewhere to get warm. Mounted! The seven-mile parade Soldiers don’t always have that luxury. When it’s cold outside I think of the Soldiers route was lined with thousands of who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (I had an uncle who was there) or many of spectators and is a true spectacle our own First Cav brothers who fought in Korea (the Frozen Chosen). I can only to behold. The members of the imagine how hard that must have been on men, equipment, and more significantly Detachment represented Fort on morale and the will to fight. We had a lot to contend with in Vietnam but cold Hood and Central Texas with class, whooping and hollering to the crowds and wasn’t one of them. wishing everyone a Happy New Year. In addition to the parade itself, the HCD got Besides the cold, this first week in January brought snow and ice to most of the to participate in Equestfest 2018, the equestrian portion of the Tournament of Roses. east coast causing many flight cancellations and other delays. This left many of The Equestfest features the best equestrian performers from across America; the the service members needing to return to base after Christmas leave stranded in Detachment performed a fast-paced mounted Drill & Ceremony demonstration, route. The USO in Charlotte was slammed with Soldiers and Marines some of which was aired on the Cowboy Channel. It was an exhilarating performance in whom were stuck there for three days or more. Several local businesses donated front of a sold-out crowd at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. food, toiletry items, and other things someone stranded in an airport might need. Hitting the ground running after our trip to California, the HCD will host inter- Also, having seen television news accounts about these stranded service men and views, physical fitness testing, and the HCD Agility Test on 23 January for any st1 women, a number of local residents called the USO offering to have people stay Cavalry Division Soldiers interested in becoming members of the HCD. If selected, in their homes until the situation improved. These local citizens including USO Soldiers will enter a 30-day Cavalry School where they will train on basic military volunteers were showing their support for our Troops by their willingness to help. horsemanship and equine anatomy culminating in a final written and riding test. My hat’s off to them. Those that pass will become members of the Detachment. I’m sure support and offers of support weren’t limited to Charlotte, but I am a Look for the HCD at the 2018 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo at the end of witness to what was happening here. The fact that those who protect us are held February and at upcoming ceremonies at Cooper Field. We look forward to seeing in such high regard is a good thing. That has not always been the case as some you on the road at an event; or feel free to stop by the barn anytime for a tour or of you know very well. just to say hey. We conduct our demonstrations at the detachment every Thursday By now you have the 71st Reunion information and registration form. Don’t at 1000 hundred hours (depending on weather and mission requirements). We use wait until the last minute to sign up. And, spread the word! The quality of any this time to train new mounts and Troopers and invite the public to come out and reunion depends on who attends. Do your part to make seventy-one a great one. enjoy the show. Feel free to call ahead to check our schedule at (254) 287-2229. I hope to see you there. Allen (TrailSpike 47) You can also find us on Facebook at 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry. It is truly an honor to represent America’s First Team and I look forward to the year ahead. THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR It is a new year with new ad- ventures awaiting us! Generally, DIVISION DOINGS Dara C. Wydler when I write this column I have 302 N. Main St. trouble coming up with things to A Deployed Single Mother’s Dedication To Duty Public Affairs Copperas Cove, TX 76522-1703 talk about. However, thanks to Office at Camp Red Cloud (254) 547-6537 Mrs. Rosemarie Weber and the Iconic images of Soldiers returning home from [email protected] month of February we have much war are etched in our minds since time immemorial. to discuss. Rosemarie Weber is an amazing gal who calls to speak with me often The photograph, capturing a newborn in the arms and reminiscence about her wonderful story…one of hope and faith. of a tearful spouse; outstretched arms as the Rosemarie, although not a member, had her life turned upside down April 9, beloved Soldier returns home, receives heartfelt 1942. You see, her parents moved to the Philippines in 1927 to teach English to responses from an adoring public. These images the Islanders. With the onset of WWII, and the fall of Bataan, her father, Neil are powerful, emotional and incomplete. Missing Hoyt along with several other POWs became unfortunate victims of the Bataan from our consciousness is the single mother who Death March. Sadly, her father would never return to Rosemarie and her mother, leaves her child in the care of another for duty. Eva. The two would eventually learn of his passing in 1944. She volunteers. She goes eagerly. She doesn’t The campus of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila became the internment want sympathy. But her story is just as relevant, camp; the new home for over 3,200 internees from January 1942 to February 1945. interesting and inspiring. The internees were diverse: business executives, engineers, bankers, plantation “It’s not an injustice but it is a bias we have because we think in terms of the pregnant women owners, seamen, shoemakers, waiters, beachcombers, retired Soldiers from the SFC Trinna Yazzie, 18-year Spanish–American War, missionaries, and others. Some came into the camp with left behind, not the mothers deployed,” said SFC Veteran, holds a photograph their pockets full of money and numerous friends on the outside; others had only Trinna Yazzie, S1 NCOIC, 2nd Armored Brigade of her daughter. the clothes on their backs. The camp’s population included Americans, Brits, Poles, Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.” Yazzie Continued on pg. 3 understands her duty as a Soldier and mother. Torn between the responsibilities to a life she brought into this world, and her commitment to help defend a nation, INDEX PAGE INDEX PAGE INDEX PAGE she brings a unique perspective to the deployment. “Being a single parent is a challenge even though I’ve seen it in my career,” said Yazzie. “I wasn’t truly 5TH CAV 5 CHAPTER INDEX 15 NEW MEMBERS 21 7TH CAV 7 CHAPTER NEWS 3 OTHER REUNIONS 2 aware until it was me.” 8TH CAV 8 CHANGE ADDRESS 2 REUNION 12/13 MAJ Jason Palmer, Chaplain, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry 12TH CAV 6 ELECTION 16 REUNION PINS (PAST) 21 Division provides insight into the distinctiveness of the single-mother soldier. 15TH MED 17 ENGINEERS 20 SOUVENIR SHOP 15 “The face of sacrifice looks different for every service member,” said Palmer. 20TH ARA 18 HICCUP 23 SUB RENEWAL 3 “Female Soldiers with children have a unique aspect to their deployment generated 30TH FA 10 HONOR ROLL 24 TAPS 2 by the mother-child bond.” “You can’t prepare for the emotional aspect of being 61ST FA 4 HQ AND SPEC TRPS 22 TAPS-ACTIVE DUTY 2 deployed,” said Yazzie. CALENDAR 2 LTRS TO EDITOR 2 UNIT HIGHLIGHT 5 A support group naturally forms between mothers who share the same burden. CAV CREDIT CARD 16 LIFE MEMBERSHIP 3 TROOPER’S TALE 17 They depend on one another, often sharing stories to lift spirits and find support CAV T-SHIRT FORM 11 LRRP 14 WANTED 2 through difficult moments. “It’s not just single moms but mothers in general that MOH-LYNCH, ALLEN 16 Continued on pg. 4 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 saber Page 2 Don’t Keep it a SECRET, Let us Know About It. To submit by e-mail, send to [email protected] SABER Clip and Mail to 1st Cavalry Division Association The newspaper of the 1st Cavalry Division Association 302 N.