Black Knights Book

Submitted by
Name: Stuart savanuck
From: Naples
E-mail: Estuartsavanuck@yahoo.com

Comments:
Want to report to you great guys that the my sons, 1st Lt. Paul A. Savanuck and his brother 1st Lt David S. Savanuck, proud nephews of SSG. Paul David Savanuck , were both awarded bronze star medals for tours in Iraq and Afghanistan

This medal for valor was posthumously awarded to their uncle, whose legacy they have honored.

Stuart Savanuck, brother of SSG. Paul David Savanuck

Added: February 19, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Stuart savanuck
From: Naples, fl
E-mail: EstuartSavanuck@yahoo.com

Comments:
The SSG Paul D.. Savanuck Memorial Library at DINFOS at Ft. Meade, md., named in honor of my brother, the only Stars and Stripes correspondent killed in Vietnam, was killed while evacuating the wounded on the night of the attack at Cam Loi Valley, and was, I understand, posthumously inducted into the 3/5 Cav for his sacrifice in the battle.

Added: February 18, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Mike Lavender
From: Richmond , California
E-mail: mikelavenderphll@yahoo.com

Comments:
Yes Craig I'm looking forward to Thursday also . I'm also looking forward to Colorado and seeing Tom Rothwell , Don York , Billy Smith , Don Gooding and meeting * * * Wandoff , Tom Kell who were so helpful to me .

Added: February 18, 2013

Submitted by
Name: craig yockey
From: fresno ca.
E-mail: papayockey@att.net

Comments:
looking forward to visiting with my old friend mike lavender from c-troupe 3rd of the 5th.66-67 last we saw each other was in nam going to remenis and look over some old pictures.hope he remembers who some are that i have forgotten. hope to make plans to go to reunion in colo.

Added: February 17, 2013

Submitted by
Name: john Osgood
From: Lees Summit, MO
E-mail: jrosgood@earthlink.net

Comments:
OK, big oooops with some foot and mouth disease. I just checked my promotion orders dated 1 November 1968. The HQ 9th ID was located in Dong Tam (I knew that actually -The town where the entertainment was located was Meto) and the APO shows on the document HQ 9th Infantry Division, San Francisco APO 96370.

Added: February 15, 2013

Submitted by
Name: John Osgood
From: Lees Summit MO
E-mail: jrosgood@earthlink.net

Comments:
While we were at Wonder Beach and then Camp Evans the mail came in to Bearcat and later to Meto (9th Div HQ) and was sorted, put on a plan and flow to PhuBi where it was then picked up by a Squadorn Mail duce and 1/2 and driven to Evans. I processed through Bearcat and did the week in the rubber plantation school and then flew to PhuBi where I road the mail truck from PhuBi to wonder Beach for eventual assignement to B Troop. This was the mail situation the from summer 68 to at least Feb or so of 69. The APO we used was the 9th Div APO down south and that caused the horrible delay in mail delivery which was a major * * * item. At least that's how I recall it. I thought it was 96375 but I am not sure.

Added: February 15, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Hans Turner
From: Los Angeles
E-mail: hturner1@aol.com

Comments:
Don: I could very well be mistaken because the passage of time has eroded my menmory, but my recollection is that all mail went to Bearcat (later Dong Tam)and was forwarded to us as we moved around I Corps. According to various Operation Reports for 1968 (which I think I got from this alumni web site) the 3/5th headquarters APO (which I believe would have been our APO, was 96370.

Added: February 15, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Donald Chmiel
From: Warren;Mich.
E-mail: TIGERZFAN@WIDEOPENWEST.COM

Comments:
HEY BOYS DOES ANY BODY REMEMBER WHAT OUR APO NUMBER WAS AT EVANS.THANKS.I WAS ON TRACK 12.CAV FOREVER !!!!!!!!!

Added: February 15, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Art Reynolds
From: oxford new york
E-mail: 4sassy@frontiernet.net

Comments:
Do any of the B troopers know weather Track 33 was damagedsometime after Feb of 69,I saw some photos of her and shehad 3,50cals and number did not look as i rember.

Added: February 12, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Bruce Breault
From: Rockford, Il.
E-mail: bruce.breault@sbcglobal.net

Comments:
I couldn't believe my eyes. I checked out some of the pictures and started recognizing people. Found one that I was in. I can almost smell the mud the PCs got mired in. I find I remember the nicknames much easier than the real names. I'm glad I stumbled in.

Added: February 12, 2013