D TROOP (AIR), 3RD SQUADRON, 4TH UNITED STATES CAVALRY

D Troop was as an integral (TOE) part of the 3rd Squadron, 4th United States Cavalry, the 25th Infantry Division Armored Reconnaissance Squadron. D Troop was based at Cu Chi, the Division and Squadron HQ base. Most of the D Troop's operations were independent of the Squadron but the Troop would at times  participate in Squadron operations within the Division Area of Operations in III Corps, west and northwest of Saigon.

A good example of the effectiveness of the Air Cavalry Troop operating as part of an Armored Cavalry Squadron was the Squadron operation at Ton Son Nhut Airport during Tet '68.

F TROOP (AIR), 4TH UNITED STATES CAVALRY

When the  Armored Cavalry Squadron left Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division, the Air Cavalry Troop remained in-country. On 10 February 1971 D Troop was re-designated F Troop (Air), 4th Cavalry Regiment, as an separate Air Cavalry Troop, retaining the CENTAURS unit call sign and logo.

F Troop CENTAURS initially flew in Support of the Second Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, that remained in Vietnam when the Division returned to Hawaii. F troop was later assigned to the 11th Aviation Group and the 12th Aviation Group, flying in support of various South Vietnamese military units, in multiple locations in South Vietnam, including some places that some of us Cu Chi based D Troop veterans would have absolutely no interest going without the rest of the Squadron. I can tell you from personal experience that "If you just gotta' get shot down" there is nothing wrong with doing it while supporting one of the Armored Cavalry Troops in your own Squadron.

F Troop continued to accumulate individual and unit honors while operating as a separate Air Cavalry Troop and was one of the last U.S. Army units to leave Vietnam - on 26 February 1973.

Welcome back, welcome aboard, F Troop CENTAURS.

LONG RANGE RECON PATROL (LRRP)

The Long Range Recon guys worked so closely with the Squadron and the Air Cavalry Troop for so long that they were felt to have become part of the Squadron. We welcome the LRRP veterans and their stories and photos.

CONTACT

(The good kind, not the "&*^%$#*TAKING FIRE!!!*&%#@* kind)

Let us reunite with as many D Troop/F Troop veterans as possible.

Send your contact Emails to Charlie Johnson <charliejohnson@camsi.net> ('HOGS' - '67-'68),Dale Dow <daled@kansas.net> (Infantry Platoon Leader  "Penguin" 1968), or Tom Fleming <T.E.Fleming@att.net> D Troop Commander 1968). Unless you advise to the contrary we will post your Email, mail address, telephone numbers, etc. just as you send it since it is presumed we are all providing this information because we want to contact, and be contacted by, former Troopers from D & F Troop, 3rd Squadron or other units. 

Some of the information you may want to include in your contact Email might be <detail>:

• Name
• Duty Year
• Platoon/Section
• E-Mail Address
• Street Address
• Digitized images with descriptions to be posted to the web site. Send your images to Charlie Johnson (<charliejohnson@camsi.net>) as attachments to an E-mail message.
• Names or situations of D/F Troop veterans you are trying to locate. (Exception: If you are trying to collect a debt or settle an old score - keep those to yourself.)
• Serious or humorous essays and stories you'd like to share.
• Suggestions for improving the web site (links to other sites, web site structure, ease of use, speed of connection and browsing the various pages on the site, etc.
• Documents in simple text or html formatted documents preferred, for ease of posting to the web site.

Have you maintained contact with D Troop/F Troop friends over the years? Direct them to this site.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER NEAT STUFF

3/4 Cav Lexington 2000 reunion pictures: 3/4 Cav website

D Troop photos at the 3/4 Cav Reunion 2000 in Lexington, KY D Troop 3/4 Cav Pictures

D/F Troop photos at the 3/4 Cav Reunion 2002 in Chattanooga, TN
 

D/F Troop 3/4 Cav current and historical photos, stories, etc:

Current and Historical Photos
Essays, Stories
 

D Troop Personal Information
F Troop Personal Information
 

D/F Troop Veterans in Contact Roster
 

D Troop and F Troop KIA_MIA Roster

REUNIONS

RECENT REUNION: The 2002 3/4 CAV Squadron reunion held in  Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 5-7 2002 was a huge success. Lots of first time D Troop and F Troop attendees. It was really good to see everyone.

• Centaurs Community
• 25th Infantry Division Association Consider joining the Division Association
• 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Chapter You will definitely want to join the Squadron Association
• Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
• Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA)
• Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network (VHFCN)
• LRRP - Co F (Ranger), 75th Infantry