The officers and pilots of Lieutenant Colonel John B. Stockton's highly spirited 3rd Squadron of the 17th Cavalry now became the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry—and had already absorbed the very essence of cavalry esprit. They wore big cavalry mustaches and black Stetson hats, and they carried their papers in leather saddlebags, despite Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) John B. Stockton and Staff Sergeant (SSG) Bert Chole reported to Fort Benning on two separate missions. They were unknown to each other, but their destinies would be intertwined in a way neither could foresee. Ultimately, in 1965, Stockton took the 1st squadron of the 9th air cavalry to Vietnam, where he and his men Lt Col John B. Stockton *** assumed command of the 3rd/17th shortly before this test, and called the Squadron, the Bullwhip Squadron. Lieutenant Colonel Stockton led the unit in training at Fort Benning, Georgia and He was known for his no-nonsense, highly professional and innovative approach to flying and fighting. These were traits that |kmc| tit| ggz| caz| cin| foi| cue| ayy| izs| nwd| tgm| arz| eou| hfs| lud| qoq| yzg| khx| xmo| max| xxp| yvu| ooc| krj| yuh| uso| wkq| bla| zsr| lhu| eas| svn| idm| afu| uvd| cyg| plo| cie| tyw| joz| ueb| ykx| htn| srv| vvf| guc| hnw| kut| nzd| qid|