Welcome. I'm Bob Hersey. I served with K Troop, 11th Armored
Cavalry Regiment from April 1968 until April 1969. I am proud of my service with the
Blackhorse Regiment in Vietnam and of the men whom I
served with. This site is dedicated to them - those who came home and those who did
not.
While in K Troop, I photographed over 500 subjects chronicling
the lives of the Blackhorse Troopers - their courage, their sacrifices, their triumphs and
their heartaches. The Photo Gallery is a tribute to them.
If you explore nothing else on this website, please at least visit the Photo
Gallery and see why the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment was the finest fighting force of
men in Vietnam.
In addition to taking over 500 photographs I sent home to my
parents 92 letters and 22 audio tapes. All 92 letters are
reprinted on this site. ãReal Audio from
some of my audio tapes are available here as well.
What
else will you find here? Begin at Base Camp. This
is your base of operations. At Base Camp you will find the "meat and
potatoes" of K Troop (sorry, I was a cook). In the Orderly
Room you will find my 201 File, letters, DD Form 214, the daily report and more.
Hungry? Stop by the Mess Hall. The coffee's on and
so is a little lighthearted humor. Along your journey, you will find an informative history of the "Blackhorse Regiment" - the 11th
Armored Cavalry.
In addition, you will find a tribute to K Troop's fallen heroes
on the Taps page. See which Hollywood celebrity has joined
the growing list of contributors on Contributor's Corner.
Stop by the Motor Pool and see why the VC called the M113A - Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) the - Green
Dragon and don't forget to visit the photo gallery.
The pictures tell the whole story of K Troop in Vietnam.
I very much value your opinion about what you find here. If you would
care to express your views please send me your remarks by way of the Feed Back form..
My wife, Hellen and I would like to invite you to visit us at our
website at http://home.comcast.net/~theherseys
where we share family photos, tell you something of ourselves and what life is like for us
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Allons!
(Let's Go)
Bob Hersey
Before You Go,
Please sign the Guest Book.
View The Guest Book
Today In History
The Honor Roll is dedicated to the 62 brave men
of K Troop who were killed in Vietnam. We honor their memory. Their names are
inscribed here that they might never be forgotten.
For the Honor Roll by date in history - Go Here
22nd Annual Reunion
Louisville, Kentucky / Fort Knox
11th Armored Cavalry's
Veteran of Vietnam and Cambodia
September 6-8, 2007
Members of the 11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia
met in Louisville, Kentucky for the 22nd annual reunion at the Galt
House on Thursday, September 6, 2007. By all accounts, this year's
reunion was a huge success. Watch this space for a complete
report.
K
Troop Attendees - 138 including families and friends
The Photos 
Reunion
Schedule Of Events
For information about next year's
reunion in Chicago, go here.
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Pease
Greeters
Welcome Returning
Soldiers From Iraq |
Lt. Col. Joe
Greeley of Somersworth, NH piloted 50, B17 bombing raids over Germany before his 21st
birthday. Here, Joe is seen greeting a Boston native as he and his fellow soldiers
arrive at Pease International Tradeport on their way home after completing their tour of
duty in Iraq.
The Boeing 737, operated by Miami International Airlines, arrived at the
former Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, NH recently and was welcome by a throng of
greeters know as the Pease Greeters. The
guests of the Pease Greeters (formed by the Marine Corp League of the
Seacoast) have time to stretch their legs, refresh themselves, make free phone calls
and visit with the greets while their plane is fueled before continuing on to their final
US destination.
Your place in history at K
Troop's - Contributor's Corner.
See who has contributed their photos, stories, personal letters and more. Who knows,
you might see yourself in your buddy's photo. Do you have some of your own that you
would like to share? Send them along and I'll include them. For more details,
visit your corner of K Troop - Contributor's
Corner.
The newest contributor - Charlie
Durham of HHT 2/11 ACR. Thank you Charlie for your contribution
of photos.
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My Audio Tapes
Sent Home From Vietnam
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I, like many of my
buddies, sent home audio tapes to loved ones. Some of us sent reel to reel and
others sent cassette tapes. I recorded mine on a Sony, portable desktop cassette
tape recorder. The recordings captured my impressions of the war and my service with
K Troop. Not only do they convey personal messages, exchanged with my mother and
father, they also contain radio transmissions, firefights, TV broadcasts and sounds of
Vietnam. I've chosen what I consider to be the best of the 22 tapes and placed them here. A fraction of the total are available now. New
excerpts are added each week.
