THE CIRCLE C COWBOYS May 1946 November 1948. The name of Private Clarence L. Gibbs, KIA 4 March 1902, was the first to be placed on the 11th Cavalry Roll of Honor. Virtually every single country entering WWII had horse mounted supply, artillery and cavalry units in combat. In the brief, but violent ground campaign that routed Saddam Husseins Army, one group of Blackhorse scouts, the 1st Platoon of Troop E distinguished themselves. Fourth Squadron was the foundation from which massive allied helicopter fleets emerged: flying hundreds of sorties, delivering supplies, flying Special Forces teams and relief workers in and out of refugee camps, evacuating the sick and wounded, and inserting the Allied forces to protect the Kurds from Iraqi interference. Our Fallen Comrades Tribute (1776-Present) (Table setting). Within the given 48 hours they reached the city and attacked with incredible ferocity on 5 May, reminiscent of those mounted cavalrymen charging into Ojo Azules, Mexico after Pancho Villa in 1916. Marching past, straight through to hell The Infantry are seen, accompanied by the Engineers, Artillery and Marines. Next came routine with which soldiers of today can readily identify. Tasked with caring for his mount before addressing his own needs, the Trooper rubbed down, fed and exercised his horse. Under the provisions of AR 600-40, Par. Border operations were serious business. Drove their bands into the hills between here and Carichic. Starry remains the only Colonel of the Regiment to date to have been wounded while in Command. Members of the 11th ARC repairing tanks in that wonderful red mud at Blackhorse. These lists are for informational purposes in regard to my term of service in Vietnam. Disregarding the intense fire, Cpl. Ambassador to Britain on 24 February. Had a running fight for two hours. When rainwater or the fire extinguishing water would land on top of the oil, this in time would descend as oil being lighting then water. We exemplify the. In testimony whereof these letters are given under my hand of the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth of Virginia this first day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty seven and in the Independence of the United States of American one hundred and ninety one. The troopers of the 11th Cavalry performed their sensitive mission well, winning praise for their poise, justness, absolute impartiality, and effectiveness. The Regiment returned to Georgia in January 1915 for a stay of a little over a year. The attacks against the Pentagon, Twin Towers and the hijacked aircraft that was diverted into the fields of Pennsylvania have shown the strength of the American spirit, as the American eagles talons now lash out against terrorism. 11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam & Cambodia Constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as the 11th Cavalry. Fritz, armed only with a pistol and bayonet, led a small group of his men in a fierce and daring charge, which routed the attackers and inflicted heavy casualties. This thrust deep into the enemys homeland culminated with the 11th Cavalry Group killing and wounding 632 German soldiers and capturing 6,128 prisoners. On 5 May 1916, the 11th Cavalry had the honor of making what proved to be the last mounted charge in regular US Cavalry history. The pay of the 11th Cavalry soldier in the early 1900s was $13.00 a month for a six-day workweek. Today the El Centro/Camp Seeley area remains the home of the 11th Cavalry Horse Honor Guard (Historical) The Colonels Own.. Our animals were low in flesh. As authorized by the Secretary of the United States Army, gives grants and assigns unto the 11thArmored Cavalry Regiment the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia following. By authority of the Secretary of War the Institute of Heraldry United States Army who gives grants, has assigned unto the 11th Cavalry Regiment the arms following. Then Lt. Leonard D. Holder (37th COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) of Troop B, 44th Squadron, was the first to land on the shores of France. On 12 March the 11th Cavalry under the command of James Locket (4th COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) was ordered to report to Pershing. Whatever the notation of the wars outcome that enters into the history books, it will be said that: The Blackhorse troopers have performed with estimable devotion to duty and unsurpassed gallantry. Duty day began with a 0600 border briefing, a review of SOPs and an update on the latest sightings or incidents. THE ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM International Intrigue affects the 11th Cavalry. On two separate continents the Regiment demonstrated cavalry panache and flexibility, performing its wartime mission within a tradition of unmatched excellence that no other separate brigade has been called on to perform. A violent-marred coal strike had culminated in the so-called Ludlow Massacre in which several miners along with two women and eleven children were killed in the small town of Trinidad. The yellow ribbon represents our nations hopes and the prayers of the thousands of families and friends who asked for the safe return of their loved ones from Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The troopers of the day quickly recovered and assumed control of western Cuba. By this time, the Regiment had reverted to three troops (companies) per squadron. $ . ACR-9 181.18 Acting Judge Advocate (Navy) 125.2.1 Acting Judge Advocate General (Army) 153.2.7 He fought the Confederate Cavalry to a draw for the first time in the Civil War in an action that began the rise to dominance of the Union horsemen. At 1030 on 1 May 1970 the Blackhorse crossed into Cambodia. Realizing that his platoon was completely surrounded, vastly outnumbered, and in danger of being overrun, Capt. Patrolling was a 24 hours a day 7 days a week function. Part of the mission was to demonstrate to potential adversaries that the Blackhorse, representing all NATO forces, was well-disciplined and ready to fight. Flagpoles stand at half; Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. Born: 19 January 1942, Rockford, Ill. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. In so doing he inflicted additional wounds upon himself, yet he persisted until the danger was past. Second and Third Squadrons left by way of New York on the U.S.A.T. This represents the personal attachment of the Regiments insignia and a personal affirmation of honor and devotion to protect that symbol as safe property. THE BEST OF THE BEST, ALLONS! Amen. Lord God, As you have called us to this Regiment, help us now to serve it with selflessness and courage. On March 12, 1916 the 2nd Squadron, Commanded my Major Robert L. Howze led a mounted charge into the town of Ojos Azules. 20 September 1947 saw the 1st Constabulary Regiment inactivated with the 11th scheduled to follow 30 November 1948. It was traditional that all new troopers to the Regiment would, by his/her own hand, sew on their first shoulder insignia (patch) onto their uniform. Within 70 hours of receiving first warning orders, Task Force Thunderhorse, under the command of Major John Mainwaring, launched from Fulda and landed in Diyarbakir, on an austere and remote airfield in southeastern Turkey. 68 1st RCSM Donald E. Horn 1968, 38th Colonel Charles Gorder, Wounded 22 Mar. In large part, the job fell to the regular Army. January 2012 DECISIVE ACTION TRAINING ENVIRONMENT. We lost three or four horses. Due to the threat outlined in the Zimmerman telegram and the proximity of the German merchant fleet, a detachment of the 11th was stationed on the border at Camp John Beacom in Calexico, California (nearest border crossing to the German fleet) while another was stationed in the Campo area. Commanders of the 11th Cavalry 1901 to 1941, Eleventh Cavalry from the Roer to the Elbe, 1944-1945, Our Fallen Brothers from Operation Iraqi Freedom, E-News Special Blackhorse Association Scholarship Deadline. They were given the mission to screen the flank of the XIII CORPS, which it from the Roer River to the Rhine. Then Major Frederick M. Franks (50th COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT), Second Squadrons S3, joined in an assault on an enemy anti-aircraft position, when a NVA grenade landed near him. Black Jack Pershing to lead a Punitive Expedition into Mexico to destroy Villas rebel army. The United States lost 23,300 soldiers to gain an Armistice in July 1953. American and Allied military units were directed to deliver relief supplies to the refugees. The regiments excellent service on the Mexican border in 1916 is represented by the cactus. The Warsaw Pact and the legitimacy of the Eastern Europes Communist military regimes were disintegrating. You will need to speak to an Attendant at 314-801-0850 to schedule an appointment to visit our Archival Research Room. This would be the first of a number of lasts the 11th would undertake in its career as a regular Army unit, including the last forced march and the last mounted combat patrol. The Cuban republic was established after the 1898 Spanish-American War. OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM/WAR ON TERRORISM DEPLOYMENT January 2005 17 March 2006. They were the first conscripts to ride with the Regiment. The resulting shower of shrapnel and unexploded ordnance forced the evacuation of the entire compound and caused extensive damage. Miraculously, there were no fatalities. World War I began on 28 July 1914, one month after the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne by a Serbian terrorist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Colonel Starry hadnt worn his chicken plate that day if he had, he would have only been scratched. The Pride of the Cavalry The Best damn Regiment that you will ever see. The Presidio Fire Department was the first military fire department to be established in the United States and was staffed by a civilian fire crew. In nineteen hundred zero one, the Regiment was born Our destiny to serve and fight on far off foreign shores. This required Third Squadron, which was the farthest away at the time, to road march 145 kilometers to its assembly area. The lead elements of the Regiment moved out that very night. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment: 400th Transportation Detachment: 402nd Transportation Detachment: 403rd Transportation Detachment: 405th Transportation Detachment: 407th Transportation Detachment 408th Transportation Detachment . A storm with hurricane force winds struck the next day, destroying the camp and battering the ships still at sea so badly that over 200 mounts were killed. On 9 July 1919, the main body of the Regiment departed Ft. Meyer, Virginia on a transcontinental trek to a new duty station at the Presidio of Monterey, California. Our discovery was by Villista herd guards, which fired at our Indians, and alarmed the enemy, which ran pell mell, firing at us in their flight. Black Jack Pershing (along with the 11th Cav) was withdrawing from Mexico and the conclusion of the Punitive Expedition a tragic fire that took the lives of Pershings wife and three of his four children. We fought in France, in Germany and in old Belgium too; Europe wanted to be free, the Blackhorse made it true. The 11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam & Cambodia has an active and engaged group of veterans who served with the regiment in that era. Of special note was the 58th Combat Engineer Company, known as the Red Devils, who won the Itschner Award, symbolic of the best Combat Engineer unit in the U.S. Army. In early 1954 the Regiment moved again, this time to Fort Knox, Kentucky where they trained reservists. A two-hour gunfight ensued. LESSONS LEARNED: With this and other similar above ground oil storage tanks fires, lessons were learned, that have affected the oil storage procedures industry wide. American lives were lost however, during the sinking of the British liners Lusitanian and Arabic in May and August of 1915. Crossing into the German heartland on 1 April, the 11th Cavalry resumed a flanking screen for XIII Corps. th . This Red Rose represents the hopes and dreams for peace, which each soldier held in their hearts as they made the ultimate sacrifice for the oppressed people of South Korea. Redesignated as the 11th Armored Battalion, the 11th Armored Group, and the 11th Cavalry Group, Mechanized. On 7 March 1972 Second Squadron was the last of the Regiment to be deactivated, bringing to a close the Regiments 5 years in Vietnam. Shield Or within an orle sable in chief two bolos saltirewise gules hilted azure and in base a cactus proper. Watch over us, Father, As we face the trials, that awaits us. The squadrons went to Europe as part of the 10th Armored Division and the 90th Infantry Division with whom they entered France on November 23, 1944. 68 1st RCSM Donald E. Horn 1967 1968, 37th Colonel Leonard Holder, Killed in Vietnam 12 Mar. On the morning of 11 July a defective vehicle heater triggered a motor pool fire in the north compound of Blackhorse Base Camp. Under the provisions of title 18 United States Code Section 101-104 the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia here given having been registered and recorded in the Institute of Heraldry United States Army are reaffirmed from this date and hereafter may borne, shown and advanced by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment as safe property of said insignia. [*General John Buford, 1848 1863, West Point Class of 1848, Civil War US Cavalry commander. The regiments vigil along the Iron Curtain was over. Modernization brought with it organizational change on a comparable scale. THE GULF CRISIS (Southwest Asia Service Medal). Patrols along the lonely trace, of freedoms far frontier, Our vigilance rewarded after years of sweat and tears; November ninth, in eighty-nine, the Iron Curtain falls With Blackhorse troopers there to witness liberty for all. On November 9, 1989, the East West Berlin Wall fell. Built by the Quartermaster Corps, it is generally acknowledged that Camp Lockett was the last designated mounted cavalry camp constructed in the U.S. Armys history. The Blackhorse arrived in Vietnam on September 7, 1966. We are the Blackhorse Troopers, the finest in the land; We fight for right and use our might, to free our fellow man, Our girls wear yellow ribbons, as pretty as can be; Theyre Troopers too and loyal through, were in the Cavalry. In every game of chance, there is always a possible element of disappointment, but there is neither chance nor disappointment in the matter of meals for troops. It is needless to say that officers and men behaved as would be expected.. When a second Viet Cong bunker was discovered, he ran through a hail of enemy fire to deliver deadly fire into the bunker, killing one enemy soldier. Description: On a shield 2 inch (6.99cm) in width overall divided diagonally from upper right to lower left, the upper portion red and the lower portion white, a rearing black horse facing to the left all within a 1/8 inch (.32cm) black border. The importance of the Fulda Gap is that it offers to any attacker from the east the shortest and most direct route across the middle of West Germany. The Regiment received its first Battle Streamer, Samar 1902 For these early soldiers we add SAN MIGUEL BEER, the beer of the Philippines, plus a potent PHILIPPINO RUM, The regiment arrived in Havana, Cuba on 16 October 1906. Camp Morena was closed. The summer of 1942 found the regiment reassigned to Fort Benning, Georgia where they were inactivated as a horse mounted unit and reactivated as the 11th Armored Regiment. The regiment arrived in Havana ahead of its horses on 16 October 1906 and set up base camp outside the city. Early May 1946 found the 11th Cavalry Group (Mechanized) reverting from horsepower back to horseflesh. Capt. The menu of the troops must not be forgotten. Welcome to the official 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Facebook page. The 11th Tank Battalion was defending inside the bulge while the 712th Tank Battalion was in the relief column punching its way in. Lighting rods are of little value in these situations. Historical Review By Neil C. Morrison Museum Director NTC & 11TH ACR Museum. -First & Second Squadron became 11th Tank Battalion/10th Armored Division -Third Squadron became 712th Tank Battalion/90th Infantry Division, BATTLE OF THE BULGE The Ardennes Offensive. The horses were utilized, along with other various modes of transportation, to accomplish the mission of reconnaissance and surveillance of movements of the populace. We now add our final ingredients in honor of our dual role mission we add. Our guidons raised in honor, our glasses held on high; Allons and on towards peace we go, in glory live and die. Nine different Colonels would lead the Regiment during its extensive stay in country. After verification, it was released to the press 1 March. By December of 1991, the Soviet Union was dissolved. Of over 500,000 U.S. service personnel who were deployed to South West Asia, the hopes and prayers for 246 went unanswered. The end of the battle saw US casualties as 81,000 with 19,000 killed, 1400 British casualties with 200 killed, and 100,000 Germans killed, wounded or captured. In 1901 the Platt Amendment, a rider attached to the Army Appropriations Bill of 1901, stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuba that virtually made the island an U.S. protectorate. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry T. Allen led First Squadron as the forward element into that country. UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN -85045-572-3. . One of the most dramatic contests occurred in the little village of Berdorf, Luxembourg during the German Ardennes Offensive or Battle of the Bulge. The 11th Tank fought off relentless attacks by two entire Panzer Battalions over the course of three days. The first female soldier assigned to the Regiment, was SP-4 Cynthia Engh to HHT Regiment, RS-1 (1974-76). Millions of lives were lost in defense of the worlds freedom. With complete disregard for his wounds and safety, he ran from vehicle to vehicle in complete view of the enemy gunners in order to reposition his men, to improve the defenses, to assist the wounded, to distribute ammunition, to direct fire, and to provide encouragement to his men. 69 2nd RCSM Daniel J. Mulcahey 3rd RCSM Paul W. Squires 1968 1969, 40th Colonel James Leach 6 Apr. The 11th ACR initially enter the Republic of Vietnam under regimental status and not authorized a shoulder sleeve insignia. Moments later a second enemy force advanced to within 2 meters of the position and threatened to overwhelm the defenders. Includes two soldiers walking ahead of tanks and probing for mines. On 10 December, the entire Regiment was ordered to occupy the unfinished Camp Lockett. The troopers entered Ojo Azules with pistols firing, bugle sounding out orders, commands being screamed, and the thunder of hoofs all putting fear into the hearts of the enemy. To the average trooper it was just, another day of service to his country. Scout cars were accepted in 1935 with the later M3A1 becoming the pre-war mainstay. NAME. The 11th ACR received just 72 hours to refit, re-supply, and move into a staging area south of the Cambodian Fishhook. This may not sound so bad, but it did get monotonous. It was based on the training and experiences acquired at Fort Irwin, California. Base camp was established on November 1966 and the Regiment began reconnaissance in force operations directed at suspected Viet Cong concentrations in the provinces around Saigon. The world watched in horrified wonderment when the United States took the lead in responding to this intolerable situation. One of the Forward Observers positions was in the Berdorf Hof (Hotel), providing a clear view down the main road into the village. They came back across the Saar and plunged into the Battle of the Bulge, after which they crossed the Saar again, then the Rhine River. Masters of Maneuver, we know the Desert Sands, The BLUFOR comes 10 times a year, to make a futile stand. Cpl. After inspection, the troopers were divided into reaction forces; observation posts (OPs), and patrol duty (PDs). Fritz leaped to the top of his burning vehicle and directed the positioning of his remaining vehicles and men. (AP Photo/Kim Ki Sam) April 03, 1970 US Army 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment tanks and personnel carriers move inside the Cambodian border. The 11th Cavalry withdrew from Mexico on 5 February 1917; five days after Germany resumed a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare against American shipping on 31 January. Place and date: Binh Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, 11 January 1969. Once at Camp Lockett, the regiment was posted along the United States/Mexico border for the fourth time in its history; this time to counter the rumored threat of enemy troops landing in Baja California and marching north. On 7 December 1969 Donn A. Starry (41st COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT) assumed command. Slung from his saddle was a tin cup, a flat circular canteen, a blue blanket, and the famous smokeless powder Krag-Jorgensen magazine fed carbine. After the 2/17th Cav stood down up north, I (and a few others) transferred to MR III and the "Blackhorse" where I assumed command of HQ71, an M113 ACAV (not the one . While fighting as part of the 3rd ACR, led by 1st Lt. Tom Johnson and Staff Sergeant Richard Shelton, Troop E moved over 325 Kilometers in less than 60 hours, finishing the war just south of the Iraqi City of Basra. Born: 13 December 1943, Kealakekua Kona, Hawaii. In orders dated 16 May 1991, as part of the Operation POSITIVE FORCE, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed the 11th ACR to deploy immediately to Kuwait in order to sustain a presence there. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Central Command, visited the Regiment. Camp Seeley, near El Centro, California and Camp Morena; near Campo were built simultaneously. REFRAIN: Allons! 13 June 1991, only two weeks after the first Blackhorse soldier had arrived in theatre, the Regiment assumed from 1st Brigade, 3d Armored Division the responsibility for defending Kuwait. Even then, massive reorganization efforts within the Army shuffled various elements of the regiment around eliminated some but eventually three distinct groups emerged from the chaos: -Headquarters & Headquarters Troop became 11th Cavalry Group Mechanized/XIII Corps Activated 5 May 1943 at Camp Anza, California. This elite force roamed through its various sectors presenting a bearing of security, order and stability to the country. In late 1962, the Regiment was placed on full alert due to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and remained in the field close to the Czechoslovakian border until the crisis was averted the only time in American history that the military was placed on DEFCON 2. Fritz manned a machine gun and through his exemplary action inspired his men to deliver intense and deadly fire, which broke the assault and routed the attackers. By December of 1991, the Soviet Union was dissolved. These detachments continued border duty until 1920. During that time the 11th ACR suffered 730 casualties. In recognition of our do more with less attitude we now add just a dash of EVERCLEAR. Wickam warned his comrade and physically pushed him away from the grenade thus protecting him from the force of the blast. In their honor, we add a spicy RICE WINE and MOTOR OIL (corn syrup) to keep our VEHICLIES and TANKS running. In the ensuing battle, the Regiment suffered its first casualties of the campaign with three wounded and Private Kirby of Troop M was killed. DATE OF INCIDENT. When a relief force arrived, Capt. During the Battle of the Bulge the 11th Cavalry Group held the entire sector normally occupied by a division. First Squadron traveled overland and embarked out of San Francisco to Hawaii, Wake Island and then on to the Philippines. We continue to train our Army as well as stand ready to deploy, fight, win and win again, when our nation calls. 295 were here. This would prove to be the first of many border postings for the 11th Cavalry. In Vietnam the regiment was awarded 14 Battle Streamers and three soldiers received the Medal of Honor. Troops of the U.S. 11th armored cavalry regiment ride tank moving through war zone C in Vietnam, March 2, 1967, as they take part in operation Junction City during week ending on February 25. By his conspicuous gallantry at the cost of his life, in the highest traditions of the military service, Sfc. Although conflict is at times inevitable, the 11th Cavalry Regiment best serves the country when it commands respect and thereby averts war through a show of strength. This time it was at the famous Fulda Gap. Presidio duties included exercising horses on the beaches of Monterey, extended war maneuvers in the forests and deserts of California and summer training of ROTC personnel at Fort Lewis, Washington. In May 2003, select leaders and Troopers formed Taskforce Blackhorse and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Troop F and Company H each additionally entitled to: Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AN LOC. For these Troopers we add FIERY MEXICAN TEQUILA, the drink of Mexico and PEACH JUICE from Georgia, the Regimental Headquarters in 1916. Rather, the unit was directed to swing north in a mopping up operation. Major Franks life was spared with his chicken plate (flack vest), but his left foot was a total mess. Fought from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, it involved more than a million men including some 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans, and 55,000 British. The unit rejoined the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in October 1958. The bravery of these troopers is still remembered today, for if the oil had been allowed to flow down onto the town of Monterey and the many wooden structures, a greater number of loss of life and property would have most certainly been greater if it was not for the 11th Cavalry. The reprieve was short lived however, as in early 1911 the regiment was deployed to the Texas/Mexico border in response to Mexicos internal political turmoil, which threatened to spill into the United States. If searching for units here are some examples to use. 1st. In nineteen hundred seventy two, the Fulda Gaps in hand; The Eleventh U.S. Cavalry was there to make its stand. Today, the Blackhorse serves as the Armys premier deployable training force. The lessons learned in the coordination of movement and the maneuverability of the various components in the successful mission were forwarded for study to Washington D.C. The Blackhorse in Vietnam: The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam and Cambodia, 1966-1972. by Donald Snedeker. And in your heart say thank you as an expression of our gratitude to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for us. A successful thrust through the Fulda Gap, aimed at seizing the Rhine River crossings at Mainz and Koblenz, would sever West German and NATO forces defending it. None of the scouts of Troop E, nor any other Blackhorse trooper, suffered any casualties. On 4 July 2004, the Regiment received deployment orders for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Our role was training friends to stand against the Communist Bear. On 11 March 1901, the first recruits of the new Regiment reported for training at Fort Myer, Virginia. When the Tet Offensive of January 1968 began, the Regiment was ordered to Long Khanh Province, moving south towards Bien Hoa and Long Binh to restore security. The first assignment was to begin aggressive patrols across the Roer River to check enemy movements. To commemorate the activation of the Regiment, a fine SOUTHERN BOURBON WHISKEY and a TOBACCO LEAF from the fields of Virginia. World Wars I and II were the most devastating wars in human history. Future President William Howard Taft was the First Civil Governor of the Philippines and his governorship of the islands was a high mark in colonial administration for any nation. Symbolism: The colors red and white are the traditional cavalry colors and the rearing black horse alludes to the Black Horse nickname of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The bugler sounded and with guidon flying on high the charge began. Alfred Zimmerman, German Foreign Secretary, had sent the coded message on 19 January, which also contained the suggestion that Mexico urge Japan to join the Central Powers, to von Eckhardt, the German Minister to Mexico. With war clouds looming over Europe, Marshall knew it was only a matter of time before the United States was drawn into another conflict overseas. The Regiment was not deployed into the Gulf as a unit. An enemy breakthrough at Berdorf would have given the Germans a clear road to Luxembourg. Place and date: Near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam, 6 January 1968. The troopers gear had to be clean, boots highly polished, uniforms pressed, weapons spotless, and radios fully operational. 68 15 Jul. Less than eleven months after the border opened for the two Germanys to re-unite, the Blackhorse lost its claim of being a Border Regiment.. The regimental colors black and yellow, are shown by the shield and the black border within the edge and by the color of the crest. SOUTHWEST ASIA Kuwait Cease-Fire (Battle Streamer), INACTIVATED 15 October 1993 15 March 1994, Germany. 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