As many of you may know by my signature, I am of British Colonial birth.
As a British Citizen, I could have served in any British Army regiment, the Royal Navy or Royal Air Force.
However, I ended up in the States as a young boy and ultimately became a Yank.
When I came of military service age, I joined the U.S. Army and enlisted as a Cavalry Scout with a guaranteed, direct assignment to the Tenth U.S. Cavalry Regiment. This regiment is also known as "The Buffalo Soldiers".
It started out as an all black, segregated cavalry regiment, commanded by white officers just after the Civil War. However, it so distinguished itself in The Indian Wars and the Mexican Campaign of 1916 that it became an honor for any Cavalry Trooper to be assigned to its ranks.
I served as a Trooper with the Tenth Cavalry, and have never had any regrets. I am proud to be numbered among its ranks as a veteran.
I learned what it meant to be a U.S. soldier while serving with the Tenth Cavalry. If you have never had the privilege and honor to be a U.S. soldier, then you will never really know what I mean. You have to experience what it means to be an American soldier to understand it. Unless you have served in the Legions, you will never really know.
There is a legend among us Buffalo Soldiers that if the Tenth U.S. Cavalry were ever defeated in battle the United States Republic would come to an end. Therefore, defeat was never an option. The Tenth U.S. Cavalry has NEVER lost a battle.
We never bowed our heads to anyone, much less to the "Gary Owen" of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry (our arch-rivals). They lost a battle (The Little Big Horn - "Greasy Grass"), but the Tenth U.S. Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) never lost a battle.
Honestly, I never felt more alive than when I was an American soldier. Unless you were numbered among my brothers, you will never know.
My God, but I truly do love this country.
Warmest Regards,
David
As a British Citizen, I could have served in any British Army regiment, the Royal Navy or Royal Air Force.
However, I ended up in the States as a young boy and ultimately became a Yank.
When I came of military service age, I joined the U.S. Army and enlisted as a Cavalry Scout with a guaranteed, direct assignment to the Tenth U.S. Cavalry Regiment. This regiment is also known as "The Buffalo Soldiers".
It started out as an all black, segregated cavalry regiment, commanded by white officers just after the Civil War. However, it so distinguished itself in The Indian Wars and the Mexican Campaign of 1916 that it became an honor for any Cavalry Trooper to be assigned to its ranks.
I served as a Trooper with the Tenth Cavalry, and have never had any regrets. I am proud to be numbered among its ranks as a veteran.
I learned what it meant to be a U.S. soldier while serving with the Tenth Cavalry. If you have never had the privilege and honor to be a U.S. soldier, then you will never really know what I mean. You have to experience what it means to be an American soldier to understand it. Unless you have served in the Legions, you will never really know.
There is a legend among us Buffalo Soldiers that if the Tenth U.S. Cavalry were ever defeated in battle the United States Republic would come to an end. Therefore, defeat was never an option. The Tenth U.S. Cavalry has NEVER lost a battle.
We never bowed our heads to anyone, much less to the "Gary Owen" of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry (our arch-rivals). They lost a battle (The Little Big Horn - "Greasy Grass"), but the Tenth U.S. Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) never lost a battle.
Honestly, I never felt more alive than when I was an American soldier. Unless you were numbered among my brothers, you will never know.
My God, but I truly do love this country.
Warmest Regards,
David
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