82nd Airborne Division earns title of Best Scout Squad at 2019 Gainey Cup By Mr. Bryan Gatchell (Benning) After several days of Cavalry scout-related tasks, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, representing the 82nd Airborne Division, won the fourth biennial Gainey Cup International Scout Squad Competition May 3 at Brave Rifles Field here. The 5th Squadron …
PARATROOPER MEMORIAL DAY ON 5 MAY 2019 I was humbled and honoured to have been invited by Brandon Morris to speak to the men of the Legion of Associated Airborne of RSA (LAARSA) (https://www.facebook.com/groups/177481062357791/) at the Paratrooper Remembrance Day Parade at the National War museum, Johannesburg. When Brandon and I met at the Rooiplaas gathering …
Columbus native dreams achieved despite adversity By Chaplain (Maj.) Carlos C. Huerta A wonderful new movie came out in 2012 called “Red Tails.” It is about the first African-American combat pilots who trained at Tuskegee, Ala. The training of African-Americans in Tuskegee was an experiment to see if they had the skill to be aerial …
