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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Recently Roger King, our long time Treasurer of the 12th Cavalry Regiment Association, resigned his position due to health reasons. All of us owe Roger a big “Thank You!” for his dedication and service through the years to our Association.

Our leadership has asked me to take over the position of Treasurer on an interim basis, until we can find someone who will do us a good job. The books were audited recently and everything has been transferred to me. We have only one problem. Some of the names of those who have sent in their dues and those who gave their dues at some of our recent reunions did not post to our database. The money was deposited, but in some cases, we don’t know who sent in their money. This could include new members who have joined recently.

If you, or if you know someone who has paid their dues, see that the expiration date on your membership on the mailing labels for the Membership Directory or the Crossed Sabers Newsletter (which will go out this month), don’t match what it should be, get in contact with me at (405) 826-8008 or by email at dougwarden444@hotmail.com. I’ll see to it that your expiration date gets corrected and see to it that this doesn’t happen again. Also, if there are veterans of the 12th Cavalry who can’t afford the dues ($10 per year) who read this, please contact me and we’ll see to it that we take care of your membership. Thanks to all of you for your support of our Association.

Doug Warden
Interim Treasurer


SENATOR TOM UDALL OF NEW MEXICO PINS THE SILVER STAR MEDAL ON PERRY BENALLY

September 9, 2011, Gallup, New Mexico

Perry Bennally

More than 40 years ago, 21-year-old Perry Benally had a day few of us will ever experience. While on patrol in South Vietnam on December 15, 1967, Perry's platoon took fire. Six of his fellow soldiers were killed. Benally was wounded twice by shrapnel, in the leg and chest. He later sustained a bullet strike to the temple. Looking out for his fellow soldiers, Benally provided fire, despite his injuries, to help medics in the area taking fire until he ran out of ammunition. Benally made it to a graveyard and having no more ammunition, he used his spent rifle to kill two North Vietnamese Army soldiers trying to take him prisoner. Perry Benally survived through the night and was finally rescued in the morning - that day was his 22nd birthday.
He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in South Vietnam in 1967 after missing paperwork relegated his experience to anonymity.
It was Charlie Company GIs there that day who played a key role in making sure the oversight was corrected. They were still looking out for their fellow soldier - 44 years later. In attendance were Terry Combs, President of the 12th Cavalry Regiment Association and former member of B Company, 1st/12th Cavalry, Thomas Crabtree, former member of C Company, 1st/12th Cavalry, Rich Valles, former member of C Company, 1st/12th Cavalry and Doug Warden, former member of C Company, 1st/12th Cavalry.


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