Audio Tapes - K Troop - 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

K Troop 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

The Blackhorse In Vietnam 1966 - 1972

hosted by Bob Hersey

My Audio Tapes

"Greetings Once Again From Vietnam"

During my one year tour of duty with K Troop from April 17, 1968 until April 9, 1969 I sent home to my mother and father 22 audio cassette tapes. The first tape was made on June 6, 1968. My last tape was made on October 16, 1968.   Excerpts from some those tapes are presented here. I must caution you that some of the tapes are a graphic representation of warfare. As you can see by the titles, some depict actual battles with enemy forces. Some tapes may contain colorful language. Parental discretion is advised.

Tape 1

June 6, 1968 - #101 Firefight With Radio Transmissions File Size: 999 Kb Runs: :02.48. Download time at 56K :02.10.

June 6, 1968 - #102 Firefight With Radio Transmissions from Blackjack 6 File Size: 686 Kb Runs: :01.53 Download time at 56K :01.10.

June 6, 1968 - #103 Firefight With Radio Transmissions From Blackjack 6 Continues. File Size: 980 Kb Runs: :02.42 Download time at 56K :02.05.

June 6, 1968 - #104 Bob Explains The Audio Tapes File Size: 166 Kb Runs: :00.26 Download time at 56K :00.24.

Tape 2

June 9, 1968 - #201 Ground Assault - 100 VC. Files Size: 557 Kb Runs: :01.32 Download time at 56K :01.40.

June 9, 1968 - #202 AK-47 Fires   File Size: 252 Kb Runs: :00.40 Download time at 56K :00.45

July 6, 1968 - #203 Bob Describes The Mess Operation File Size: 270 Kb Runs: :00.43. Download time at 56K - :00.46.

Tape 3

July 8, 1968 - #301 Our TV Viewing Habits Wonder what was on TV in 1969? File Size: 489 Kb Runs: :01.20. Download time at 56K :01.34.

July 8, 1968 - #302 The Siege At Khe San Discussed File Size: 407 Kb Runs: :01.07.

July 8, 1968 - #303 New Construction Improvements At Blackhorse Base Camp File Size: 575 Kb Runs: :01.34.

July 8, 1968 - #304 Bob Discusses His Shift Work In The Dining Hall At Base Camp File Size: 415 Kb Runs: :01.07.

July 8, 1968 - #305 The Army's Five Month Early Out Program. File Size: 634 Kb Runs: :01.44.

July 8, 1968 - #306 Xuan Loc's Mr. Kim - MEDCAP Party. File Size: 240 Kb Runs: :00.35.

July 8, 1968 - #307 The Rain - Monsoon Not Too Bad. File Size: 780 Kb Runs: :02.08.

July 8, 1968 - #308 Riding On K-71, The Med. Track. File Size: 426 Kb Runs: :01.10.

July 8, 1968 - #309 Talking About The Heat - Bunker Guard - burrrrr! File Size: 980 Kb Runs: :02.46.

July 8, 1968 - #310 Our Sony TV And The Other Funny Stuff We Took To The Field. File Size: 524 Kb Runs: :01.26.

Tape 4

July 17, 1968 - #401 Tet Offensive - Phase III. File Size: 597 Kb Runs: :01.38.

July 17, 1968 - #402 Going To Long Binh - For The Pool. File Size: 649 Kb Runs: :01.47.

July 17, 1968 - #403 Mortar Attack Tonight At Blackhorse. File Size: 482 Kb Runs: :01.19.

July 17, 1968 - #404 I'll Sleep With My Boots On Tonight. File Size: 392 Kb Runs: :01.04.

July 17, 1968 - #405 K-40 & K-66 Backed Up To Tents. File Size: 627 Kb Runs: :01.43.

July 17, 1968 - #406 Blackhorse Base Camp - Well Fortified. File Size: 411 Kb Runs: :01.07.

July 17, 1968 - #407 Lunch With Colonel Patton - Quite A Boy. File Size: 426 Kb Runs: :01.30.

July 17, 1968 - #408 Col. Patton Leads An Ambush Patrol. File Size: 545 Kb Runs: :01.52.

July 17, 1968 - #409 New Faces - They Come And Go. File Size: 489 Kb Runs: :01.20.

July 17, 1968 - #410 272 Days And A Wake-Up - Short ! File Size: 426 Kb Runs: :01.10.

July 17, 1968 - #411 Don Piper - 34 Days An A Wake-Up. File Size: 708 Kb Runs: :01.56.

July 22, 1968 - #412 Now We Are At Long Binh - 56th Arty. File Size: 548 Kb Runs: :01.30.

July 22, 1968 - #413 The M-60 Machine Gun - How Does It Shoot? File Size: 723 Kb Runs: :01.59.

July 22, 1968 - #414 Our Senior Medic - Bob Press. File Size: 430 Kb Runs: :01.10.

July 22, 1968 - #415 Hot Food And A Clean Shirt - 25^�. File Size: 697 Kb Runs: :01.54.

July 22, 1968 - #416 Vietnamese Language Lessons. File Size: 288 Kb Runs: :00.46.

July 22, 1968 - #417 Sammy Davis Jr. Drops By. File Size: 779 Kb Runs: :02.08.

July 22, 1968 - #418 Commo Guy - Sgt. Morales Our Hero. File Size: 530 Kb Runs: :01.27.

Stay Tuned - More To Come.