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Historical Car 46 Years Old Totlay Hong Cong Mountain-Home 01 The Brave NEWLY-ARRIVED SKYTROOPERS UPON -ENTERING THE fiRST TEAM'S BASE CAMP ARE FASCINATED BY HONG [ONG MOUNTAIN-SYMBOLIC OF CAV. Historical Car 46 Years Old Totlay Cavalrymen Still H~rd Core Troops , The helicopter and M-16 have replaced the horse, saber and breech-loaded Stringfield rifle, but the cavalryman still respondll'lo - the cry "Saddle up!" -. ' Across 101 years of recorded history the cure of the lst Air Cavab)' Division-the individual soldier-has changed little. The man who is driving the Communists out of Vielnam's Central Highlands is the same rugged, determined, and professionally qualified soldier that opened the American West in-the 1800's. It was these same Cavalry Vol. 2, No. 42 1st Air' Cavalry Division ~ Seplember 13, 1967 Regiments that settled- the Old West-the 1st, 5th. 7th, and 8th -that originally made up the Victory 1st Cavalry Division when the Cav unit was activated on Septem­ Still ber 13, 1921, making it 46 years Without old today. These units brought with them Follows a proud military history written Fighting on the battlefields of the Indian Wars. Descendants of these The 1st Air Cavalry Division mounted units are still integral won its first battle in Vietnam to the 1st Air Cavalry Division without firing a shot. Pattern today. Two years ago this week, some 900 lst Cav advance party What elephants were to Han­ Probably the most publicized nibal, what aitJ>ower was to troops moved out from their of these regiments was the 7th temporary pup-tent city near Mitchell, wh~ ' tanks were to Cavalry. Activated in 1866 at Ft. the old An Khe airstrip to be~ Patton, so th~irmobile concept Riley, Kansas, this is the unit gin an hour-long march to the · has been to )lie 1st Air Cavalry that General George A. Custer jungle-covered area now known Division. $ immortalized when he and his as the Goll Course. The form'IJia for victory has "Gary Owen" troopers fought Carrying their weapons and changed little across the pages to the death against the Sioux whatever brush-clearing tools of military history. Success be­ (Continued on Back Page) - (Continued on Back Page) longs to the' most effective com­ bination of firepower, mobility and shock action-getting there first with the most. ... GeneralIs Address In two years in Vietnam, the First Team has not changed this pattern, Rather they have enlarged upon it, refined it, On 46th Anniversary sophisticated it. On the occasion of the forty·sixth anniversary of the Molded from the experimen· 1st Cavalry Division and the second anniversary of the tallIth Assault Division and 1st Air Cavalry Division in the Republic of Vietnam, it the 2nd Infantry D.ivision, the is with great pleasure that I extend heartiest congratula· 1st Air Cavalry assumed the colors and history of the Ko· tions to all Skytroopers" of the FIRST TEAM. rean-based lst Cavalry Division The deeds of Cavalrymen throughout the Indian in July of 1965. Wars, the Mexican Conflict of 1916.17, World War II, Though helicopters had . been the Korean War, and in Vietnam will always be remem· used by the Army long before, bered. New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon, the Korean Offensive, the lst Air Cavalry was the and now Ia Drang, Chu Pong, Phu My, Crescent, Bong military's only all·helified divi­ Son, and An Lao' are names that are permanently etcbed sion_ Helicopters would lift Cav into the history of the FIRST TEAM in the U.S. Army. personnel into battle, provide fire support, reinforce and reo I am confident that this long and rich heritage will supply the troops and, when ne· continue, as will the great accomplishments of all mem· cessary, evacuate them. hers of the FIRST TEAM. After only 90 days' prepara· FIRST .ARRIVAlS-Skytroopen of the ht Air Cavalry Division JOHN J. TOLSON tion, the 1st Air Cavalry Divi­ get first look at Vietnam in 1965 as troopship steams toward Major General, USA (ConUnued on Back Page) Qui Nhon b.for•• mbarking to An Kh •. Commanding Clear Central Highlands Ot Enemy ,Three 6enerols (orry On (ov Trotlition By SP4 MIKE LARSON ~ - School, Fort Rucker. Alabama, Stoff Wrll.,. " : took over the 1st Air Cavalry Three major generals have helm in April of this year. commanded the lst Air Cavalry A 1937 graduate of the U.S. during Its first two years in Military Academy, Tolson had Vietnam. helped activate the 504th Para· Major General Harry William chute Infantry at Fort Benning, Osborne Kinnard headed the Georgia, following the outbreak First Team's arrival In Vietnam of World War II. during September of 1965. He was replaced by Major General Tolson carried on the 1st Cay John Norton In April, 1M6. Ma­ tradition soon after he arrived jor General John J. Tolson, the in Vietnam when he new his current commanding general, helicopter Into an area known assumed control In April of li67. for heavy fighting and rescued Kinnard commanded the 1st members of a naming helicop­ Air Cavalry and its organil.ation ter that had crash·landed. He antecedent, the 11th Air Assault and his hlgh·r a n kin g crew Division, (or 39 months. GENERAL KINNARD GENERAL NORTON GENERAL TOLSON evacuated five men, four of "He took a tactical concept," them injured. said an early CAVALAIR, quired an eye pad, Kinnard de­ lst Cav in April, 1116&. His units by the Howze Board when Nor­ Under these three command· "molded it into operational signed a black patch with the continued to !'Jarass and deci­ ton served on it as an executive ers' leadership, the 1st Cay reality, and then led it through cavalry crest squarely in the mate Viet Cong and North Viet­ member. The effectiveness of cleared territory that had been combat for its ultimate test." middle of it. namese Army units. this air assault concept has been Viet Cong dominated for 14 An inspiration to his men at Norton, a World War II air­ In Vietnam, Norton en­ proven daily by the 1.st Cav. years. The division has provid. work, Kinnard also encouraged borne veteran who had com· couraged airborne infantry bri- Tolson, who had been com· ed security for thousands of fun. He traded ad libs with Hope manded a battle group during gades In of aircraft to manding general at the U.S. Vietnamese who only want to during a usa show; and, after 19511 and 1MO with the old lst deal' blows to the Aviation Center and Comman­ live in peace to rear their fami­ he injured his left and re- Cav in Korea, returned to the dant at the Army Aviation lies and till their fields. Sky troopers To Award Win Nation's Top Medals The Congressional Medal of Citation Honor, the nation's hi g h est The Associated Press has re­ award for valor, has been won ported that President Johnson by two 1st Air Cavalry soldiers will award a Presidential Unit since the division arrived ' in Citation to the lst Air Cavalry Vietnam,. Division tomorrow In a Penta­ 1st Lieutenant Walter Joseph gon ceremony. Marm Jr., won the first Medal The award will be the first of Honor alter he killed 12 ene­ for a division-sized unit in Viet­ my and helped break an enemy nam. assault November 14, 11165. The second Medal of Honor was pre­ The Cavalry won the citation sented posthumously Aogust 24 for its performance from 23 of this year to Stan Sergeant October to 24 November 1965, Jimmy G. Stewart. who killed at during the Pleiku Campaign. least eight and possibly 23 Viet During the Campaign, the , Cong d u ri n g a fight to the Cavalrymen defeated a Viet death, protecting his wounded Cong attack on the - Plef Me comrades. Spedal Forces camp and spoiled "Ueutenant Marm," his cita­ an enemy plan to attack Pleiku. tion read, "led his men through In heavy fighting at Pleilru and withering fire unW they were in the. la Drang Valley, the forced to take cover. Realizing Cavalrymen Idlled an estimated that his platoon could not hold 3,5(!1 enemy, and captured ~5 very long, and seeing four ene­ individual and 126 ' crew-served fiRST CLASS TOUR-Vlelname.e children ••ome 100 .lrong, look over one of Ihe hi Air mies moving into his position, weapons. Cav'. chinook helicopleR 01 Camp RadcliH, the world'. large.. heliport. The children ·toured he moved quickly under heavy The Citation also emphasi:r:ed the Cov'. ba.e camp complex compllen .. of Major General John J. Tol.on, Co'" commander. fire and annihilated ail four." the civic action success of the A concealed mac h I n e gun lst Cavalry. "While engaged in then began heavy fire. Marm, combat," the White House laid, deliberately exposing hlmseU to "the lst Cavalry evacuated 3,300 draw fire, spotted the machine refugees from the battle areas; Camp Radcliff Becomes Home gun and tried to knock it out provided almost 18 tons of food­ with an anti-tank weapon. stuff. for the hungry; distribut­ "Although he innIcted casual­ ed more than two tons of ties, the weapon did not sllence clothing and medical supplies to Of World/s Largest Heliport the enemy fire,'!' Marm'. cita· tli.e needy; provided medical On the main airfield at ond Fiddle", Camp Radcliff has aircraft are found in the 11th tion continued. "Quickly, disre­ treatment to some 4~ Viet­ Ft_ Rucker, Alabama, stands a sign indeed become the home of the Aviation Group who operate the garding the fire directed at him namese civilians and immunized world's largest and most recog­ s tan d-by UH-IB and UH-lD and his platoon, he charged 30 another 2,000 against disease which once simply read, ''The World'.
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