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Blackhorse Riders - A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot (Paperback)
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Blackhorse Riders - A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 5 640
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Deep in the jungles of Vietnam, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th
Armored Cavalry, the famed Blackhorse Regiment, was a specialized
cavalry outfit equipped with tanks and armored assault vehicles. On
the morning of March 26, 1970, they began hearing radio calls from
an infantry unit four kilometres away that had stumbled into a
hidden North Vietnamese Army stronghold. Outnumbered at least six
to one, the ninety-man American company was quickly surrounded,
pinned down, and fighting for its existence. Helicopters could not
penetrate the dense jungle, and artillery and air support could not
be targeted effectively. Captain John Poindexter, Alpha Troop's
twenty-five-year-old commander, realized that his outfit was the
only hope for the trapped company. It just might be possible that
they could "bust" enough jungle by nightfall to reach them. With
the courage and determination that makes legends out of ordinary
men, they affected a daring rescue and fought a pitched battle - at
considerable cost. Thirty years later, Poindexter was made aware
that his award recommendations, and even the records of the battle,
had somehow gone missing. Thus began a "battle" to ensure that his
brave men's accomplishments would never be forgotten again.
President Obama stepped to the podium on October 20, 2009, to award
Alpha Troop with the Presidential Unit Citation: the highest combat
award that can be given to a military unit.
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