Dear George,     I know its been a long time since I talked to you. As near as I can remember, it was around October, 1985 when I looked for your name on the Memorial in Washington, D.C. while I was stationed at Andrews AFB. Before that, it was at your funeral, sometime in May 1969. I remember all of us, your High School classmates, at the cemetery not quite knowing how to deal with your death and our own mortality.     There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about you. After almost 30 years, it still hurts to think about losing you. You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Dave 25 Oct 1998

 

Hello my brother, I want you to know that you are so terribly missed by us that survived Nam! You were a classic dude, one of those that didn't fit into a mold like the rest of us. You were friends with all levels of soldier, because you didn't try to put us in a mold either. You accepted us for who and what we were. Trying to think of something else to say that will honor you and demonstrate to those that read this memorial page of mine what a great and fearless soldier you were to the end may not be sufficient, so I'll just close now.... Peace and love forever, I'll see you again someday, and we'll talk more then. You will never be forgotten. Doug 11 May 2001

 

9TH INFANTRY DIVISION DMZ BRANCH The 3rd/5th Cavalry was dismounted in February, 1943, and re-organized under Infantry Tables of Organization and Equipment. It was re-organized wholly as Infantry in July, 1945, but retained its Cavalry designation. After Korea, the 3rd/5th Cavalry was de-activated in 1958. In 1966, it was activated for duty with the 9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables". Upon arrival, the Black Knights joined in the Division's first major contact of the war -- Operation Colby in 1967. After the grim Tet attacks (1968), General Westmoreland reassigned Troops A, B and C, 3rd/5th Armored Cavalry to the DMZ to bolster armored firepower there. The 9th Division unit was sent to Wunder Beach, 15 miles south of the DMZ, making it the northern-most 9th Division unit. For tactical purposes, the Cavalry units were under the operational control of I Corps. Unique is the fact that the bulk of the 9th Division remained in the Mekong Delta south of Saigon. While the men wore the 9th Division patch, they fought with many other divisional elements in the northern provinces, including the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions, the 5th Infantry Division, the 101st Airborne, and the 1st Air Cavalry.

 

A memorial from his friend, David Frederick David.Frederick@offutt.af.mil  25 Oct 1998 Updated to include his Brother in Arms Doug Hallas goofygimp@yahoo.com 11 May 2001

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