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OBJECTIVES
The 3/17th ACR Association is
dedicated to the fulfillment of the following purposes.
a. The principle objective of the 3/17 ACR Assn. is to promote and improve
the esprit de corps, traditions, and the
history of the 3rd Squadron,
17th Air Cavalry Regiment.
b. To seek out, using whatever means available, individuals
who served with
the 3/17th ACR and inform them of the existence of the 3/17th ACR
Association and encourage all eligible individuals to become members.
In addition, the 3/17th ACR Association is dedicated to providing an
atmosphere
where meeting new friends, finding old friends, and remembering lost
friends,
can occur without distraction or political agenda.
3/17TH
HONOR ROLL


"It is the soldier, not the reporter
who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the
poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the
campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the
soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose
coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the
flag." ~Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, Sergeant, USMC

VIETNAM
Right or Wrong, is no longer an issue
Men and Women gave of themselves for
something more.
And that something more, was each
other.
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Women in Vietnam
I would especially like to talk to
those nurses who have any doubts, who wondered
if it was right for them to save us ... if I am reaching any of you out
there, I just
want you to know one thing: our lives were irrevocably changed by the
presence of
those military nurses. You did something that no one else could
do. And I
swear to you that we will never ever ever forget you.
B. T. Collins
former Green Beret
injured in the Vietnam War
~ In Memoriam and in Thanks~

“If other eyes should grow dull and other hands slack,
and other hearts cold in solemn trust, ours shall keep it well
as long as the light and warmth of life remains in us."
Arlington
National Cemetery

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell...

A VETERAN, WHETHER ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED, NATIONAL GUARD,
OR RESERVE-
IS SOMEONE WHO , AT ONE POINT IN HIS OR HER LIFE, WROTE A BLANK CHECK
MADE PAYABLE TO THE " UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." FOR AN AMOUNT
UP TO
AND INCLUDING MY LIFE. "THIS IS HONOR, AND THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WHO NO LONGER UNDERSTAND IT.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
Last
Update 8 February 2008
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