.....Most of all, we remember our comrades, whose names are carved in the Wall and those who have left us since our return, each a brother, a father, a husband or son, they are with us always, in Honor and Courage.
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forty years have passed since the Airborne Warriors of A Company, 2nd Battalion
(Airborne), 8th Cavalry prowled the jungles of the Central Highlands of
Vietnam. None of us will ever forget the great soldiers who made up that
proud unit. Together, we endured some of the toughest conditions an infantryman
can experience. Every day we think about the heavy loads we humped, the
mountains we climbed, the jungle we hacked our way through, the never ending
rain that drenched us and the diseases that afflicted us. When we met the
enemy, we fought on our terms not theirs, and always gave better than we
got. We still can remember the exhilaration of standing on the strut of
a Huey, our weapons at the ready, as we air assaulted into a hot LZ under
enemy fire. Combat is something you never forget. Thankfully, the years
have gentled the memories of those times and the hardships we experienced. .....Most of all, we remember our comrades, whose names are carved in the Wall and those who have left us since our return, each a brother, a father, a husband or son, they are with us always, in Honor and Courage. |
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Honor
& Courage: A
combat chronicle by the paratroopers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th
Cavalry Airborne, of the 'All the Way Brigade'. Vietnam 1965-1966.
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