1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (Armored);

[Anonymous Vet]

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[Donald L Long]

;DAny time i find a sit like this i must say hi. Was in RVN 70-71 C-Troop 1/10 cav 4th than the 1st F F. Anyone out there? Scouts out.

[Anonymous Vet]

Veterans_Last_Name = Long
Veterans_First_Name = Donald L
Home_of_Record = Bloomsburg
State = Pennsylvania
Served_During = Vietnam
Division_Veteran_Served_With = 4th
Rank = spec 4
Wounded_In_Action = Wounded
Best_Source_Of_Information_For_This_Veteran = pension
Submitted_By = info is being submitted by his wife
Email_For_Additional_Information = [e-mail]

[Anonymous Vet]

Units_Served1 = HHC1/10
Units_Served2 = 4thinf.
Units_Served3 = sept70tojan.72
Veterans_Last_Name = Warren
Veterans_First_Name = James
Home_State_and_Zip = Michigan49885
Reply_Email = [e-mail]
userid = aavet

[Anonymous Vet]

Units_Served1 = 1/10 cav
1970-1971
Veterans_Last_Name = Long
Veterans_First_Name = Donald
Home_State_and_Zip = Pa. 17815
Reply_Email = [e-mail]

[Anonymous Vet]

UNIT HISTORY:

Following the end of the Civil War, the United States began its great expansion westward. To protect the settlers and to aid in the opening of the west. The Regular Army Cavalry was increased by four regiments. One of those four regiments was the 10th Cavalry, activated at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 28, 1866, under the command of Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson.



The 10th was formed as a regiment of Negro Volunteers, composed of freed slaves from the southern states and some veterans of the Civil War. In July 1867, the 10th Cavalry reached full strength and moved to Fort Riley, Kansas, to take up its first duty assignment patrolling the Kansas and Pacific Railroad. Before the year ended, the regiment joined General Phil Sheridan to ride against Black Kettle’s Band of Cheyenne; the most respected tribe of the Plains Indians. During this period, Captain L.H. Carpenter, Commanding Officer of H Troop, won the regiments first Congressional Medal of Honor in a 26 hour fight against an outnumbering enemy force. The 10th Cavalry as a unit was cited for gallantry by General Sheridan.



As the Indian threat in Kansas diminished, the 10th moved south to the Oklahoma Territory, building the post that is now know as Fort Sill. During their stay in Oklahoma, the troopers of the regiment fought the Commanche and earned from them the name of “Buffalo Soldiers”. The term still lives today as the main symbol of the regiment.



In 1874, the Commanche were beaten and the 10th Cavalry rode west to Texas to fight the Apaches. In July 1880, Chief Victorio and his band broke from their New Mexico reservation and began a reign of murder and pillage through Texas. The 10th Cavalry chased Victorio into Mexico and defeated him. As order was being restored in Texas, Geronimo rose as a threat in Arizona and the 10th was called upon to counter him in 1885. For two years the unit fought Geronimo and his renegade band. During one pitched battle, Lieutenant Powhatten Clark rushed through a hail of bullets to the side of a wounded comrade and carried him to safety. The lieutenant won the second Congressional Medal of Honor in the 10th Cavalry history. The Apaches were finally subdued and the Regiment was returned to garrison duty, patrolling the Apache Reservation.



In 1898, the Spanish-American War began and the 10th Cavalry was among the vanguard of American troops that were sent ashore in Cuba. They fought at Las Guasimas, Santiago, and charged San Juan Hill alongside the “Rough Riders” of Teddy Roosevelt. The Commander of D troop, Lieutenant John J. Pershing, received the Silver Star for his bravery during this campaign. Sergeant Major Edward Baker Jr. and four troopers also received the Congressional Medal of Honor. In the years following the Spanish-American War, the 10th served in Cuba on occupation duty in the Philippines riding against the insurgents of Aguinseldo and at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont.



In 1913, the regiment returned to the southwest for duty at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, patrolling the Mexican Border. Pancho Villa, the infamous Mexican bandit, raided Columbus, New Mexico in 1916. The 10th Cavalry joined the expedition sent into Mexico to subdue him. In one engagement with the bandits, E Troop made military history by being the first Army unit to use overhead machine-gun fire to support advancing friendly forces. The declaration of was against Germany in 1917 caused many members of the Regiment to tune their ears for an assignment overseas, but the 10th was destined to remain on the border and fight in the last recorded Indian fight in the United States - a fire fight with a small band of Yaqui Indians just west of Nogales, Arizona.



The 10th Cavalry left Fort Huachuca in 1931 and was assigned to various posts around the country including Fort Meyers, Fort Leavenworth, and West Point. In 1941, with World War II on the horizons, the regiment was brought back together at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After training for deployment, the regiment was sent overseas, however, it was inactivated shipboard off of the coast of Africa on March 10, 1944, and the personnel transferred to other units. In October 1950, the Regiment was reactivated as the 510th Tank Battalion and sent to Germany as a member of the U.S. Army Europe. In 1957, the adoption of the Combat Arms Regiment System saw the rebirth of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. The 510th Tank Battalion was inactivated ant the 10th was reborn on June 25, 1958. On September 1, 1963, the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry was transferred from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Fort Lewis, Washington. At Fort Lewis, the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry trained and maintained its readiness to serve as the eyes and ears of the 4th Infantry Division.



Early in 1966, when the 4th Infantry Division was alerted for deployment to the Republic of South Viet Nam, the 1st Squadron also started its preparation. B Troop was the first unit in the Squadron to be deployed to Viet Nam, on August 6, 1966. The remainder of the Squadron followed soon after, with C Troop being the last to arrive on October 11, 1966. It was a member of D Troop that received the first Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to a member of the 4th Infantry Division in Viet Nam. Warrant Officer Ernest V. Hansel was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and as a result the Army Airfield at Camp Enari, RVN, was dedicated to his memory, bearing his name.



The Squadron was awarded its first unit citation for action at LZ Oasis in May 1969. The Valorous Unit Award was presented to the Squadron for the heroic defense of the landing zone against the determined attack of a battalion sized enemy force. During its deployment to Viet Nam with the 4th Infantry Division, the Squadron earned 12 campaign streamers. The 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry moved to Fort Carson, Colorado with the 4th Infantry Division on November 8, 1971, where it remained until January 16, 1987. It then moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky, where it was redesignated Task Force 1-10 Armor.



On June 4, 1993, the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry returned to its old home and mission, once again becoming the vanguard of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Carson Colorado. The 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) was transferred to Fort Hood, Texas on December 15, 1995, and once again the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry was in Texas preparing for the day that the troopers of the Squadron, with saber in hand, will follow the Cavalry Guidon to where ever duty may call. Long live the Buffalo Soldier.