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A note from the Webmaster: Morning Reports are not included in this section. The copies from the National Personnel Records Center are made from microfiche and are of extremely poor quality. It is barely possible to read those copies, and the quality would suffer so much by putting them on the web that they would be unusable. I am slowly building a collection of Morning Reports, but probably have less than 5% of all the Morning Reports created during the company's time in Vietnam. I will be happy to answer any questions from legitimate veterans of C 2/5 Cavalry. Email me at webmaster@tallcomanche.org.
General and Special Orders (Listed chronologically)
- General Order 1452, dtd 5 May 1966. Awarded the Air medal to members of the 2/5 Cavalry. Courtesy Parnell Bethune. Caution: very large file.
- General Order 3259, dtd 17 September 1966. Awarded the Air Medal to multiple members of C 2/5 Cavalry. Courtesy Thomas Talton. Caution: very large file.
- General Order 1310, dtd 27 March 1967. Awarded Purple Heart to Larry Evans, Thomas Clark of C 2/5 Cav. Courtesy Larry Evans.
- General Order 2183, dtd 6 May 1967. Awarded the Air Medal to multiple members of C 2/5 Cav. Courtesy Larry Evans
- General Order 5156, dtd 4 September 1967. Awarded Army Commendation Medal to multiple members of C 2/5 Cav. Courtesy Larry Evans
- General Order 5810, dtd 23 June 69. Awarded the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device to Jay Phillips for actions on 9 March 68. ( Courtesy Jay Phillips)
- General Order 9132, dtd 26 July 69. Awarded Purple Heart to many members of C 2/5 for actions on 22-23 July 69 (Courtesy Jerry "Doc" Watson)
- General Order 4367, dtd 9 April 1969, page one and page two. This awarded the Purple heart to three members of C 2/5 Cav for actions on 6 April 1969. (Courtesy Jay Phillips)
- General Orders 8214, dtd 3 July 1969. Awarded Air Medal to multiple members of C 2/5 Cav. Courtesy Jerry "Doc" Watson
- General Order ????, dtd 25 September 1969. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service to multiple members of C 2/5 Cav (Courtesy Jerry "Doc" Watson) Caution: large file.
- General Order 14161 dtd 12 November, 1969. This awarded the Purple Heart to nine members of C 2/5 Cav for actions on 3 November 1969. (Courtesy Charlie Dickey)
- General Order 1953 dtd 7 February 1970. This order awarded the Silver Star to Mike Hayes for actions on October 6, 1969.
- Special Orders 192 dtd 11 July 1970. This order awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge to members of C 2/5 Cav
- General Orders 14113 dtd 5 August 1970. This order awarded the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device to Mike Combs. Courtesy Mike Combs.
- General Order 18914 dtd 3 November 1970. This order awarded the Bronze Star Medal with V Device to Mike Combs for actions on 16 October 1970.
- General Order 21746 dtd 16 December 1970. This order awarded the Air Medal to a number of men in C 2/5. Courtesy Mike Combs
- General Order 22152 dtd 26 December, 1970. This order awarded Nick Gallo the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for actions in Cambodia. Courtesy Nick Gallo.
- General Order 566 dtd 12 January 1971. This order awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service to a number of men in C 2/5 Cav. Courtesy Mike Combs.
- General Order 3580 dtd 24 February 1971. This order awarded the second award of the Army Commendation Award to Mike Combs. Courtesy Mike Combs.
- General Order 14, dtd 7 January 1972. Awarded the Purple Heart to SP4 Van Alst, SP4 Jimmy Hernandez, SGT David Sprinkle, and 1LT James Ratliff for wounds received on 3 January 1972. (Courtesy David Sprinkle)
General Order 15,dtd 7 January, 1972. Awarded the Purple Heart to SP4 Marvin Birdsall, SP4 Joseph Burge, SP5 Donald Hewitt, SP4 William Brooks, and SGT John Kwiatkowski (Courtesy Kuzriel Mier)- General Order 115, dtd 22 January, 1972. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device to SP5 Donald Hewitt (medic). (Courtesy Kuzriel Meir.)
- General Order 661, dtd 31 March, 1972. This awarded SGT David Sprinkle the Silver Star for actions on 3 January 1972. (Courtesy David Sprinkle)
- General Order 962, dtd 13 May 1972. This order awarded Bill Murphy the Soldier's Medal for saving another soldier's life on 17 December 1971. Interestingly, the order was cut by USARV after C 2/5 Cav had left Viet-Nam. (Courtesy Bill Murphy)
Letter Orders
- Letter Order 331 dtd 30 July 30, 1965. This order, along with the accompanying roster, sent the company to Vietnam.
Company C, 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry Unit Orders (listed chronologically)
2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry S3 Journals (listed chronologically)
November 9 1968 - First day of the move from I Corps south to III Corps. LZ Nancy. (4 pages)
November 10 1968 - Second day of move from I Corps south to III Corps. LZ Nancy (1 page)
November 11 1968 - Third day of move from I Corps south to III Corps. Phuoc Vinh (2 pages)
November 12 1968 - Fourth day of move from I Corps south to III Corps. Phuoc Vinh (2 pages)
April 6 1969 - Easter Sunday. C 2/5 Cav suffered two KIA and numerous wounded. LZ Jess (7 pages)
April 13 1971 - C 2/5 Cav suffered one KIA (1 page)
June 8 1971, Page 3 (caution - large JPG file) (Courtesy Kevin Perrier, Company B and Echo Recon, 2/7 Cav)
June 11 1971, Pages 1 through 4 (caution - very large JPG file) (Courtesy Kevin Perrier, Company B and Echo Recon, 2/7 Cav)
June 13 1971, Pages 1 through 4 (caution - very large JPG file) (Courtesy Kevin Perrier, Company B and Echo Recon, 2/7 Cav)
June 14 1971, Pages 2, 4, and 5 (caution - very large JPG file) (Courtesy Kevin Perrier, Company B and Echo Recon, 2/7 Cav)
June 15 1971, Pages 1 through 4 (caution - very large JPG file) (Courtesy Kevin Perrier, Company B and Echo Recon, 2/7 Cav)
June 16 1971, Pages 1 through 3 (caution - very large JPG file) (Courtesy Kevin Perrier, Company B and Echo Recon, 2/7 Cav)
July 11, 1971, Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4 (PDF files)
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Pleiku Campaign - This rare document, published unclassified in March 1966, details the first major battle between US and NVA forces in October - November, 1965. The campaign included the famous Ia Drang Valley fight in which C 2/5 Cav participated. This Report was written by J. D. Coleman who served two tours with the 1st Cav, and attended the April 2001 Reunion in St. Louis. (Courtesy Ed Boyt)
After Action Report of Silver Bayonet - The AAR prepared by the 2nd of the 5th Cavalry after the Plaiku Campaign. (Courtesy of the Virtual Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University)
2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry Unit Histories (Listed chronologically)
1967
| Cover Sheet (1 page) | January (3 pages) | February (2 pages) (End of Operation Thayer II) | March (2 pages) |
| March - Battle of Hoa Tan (2 pages) | March - Battle of Phu Ninh (4 pages) This was a significant action for C 2/5 Cav. 17 troopers were KIA in this battle. See also March 1967) | April (2 pages) | May (2 pages) |
| June (3 pages) | July (1 page) | August (2 pages) | Pratt's Corner (3 pages) |
| October (1 page) | November (3 pages) | December (2 pages) | Map of AO (1 page) |
| Distribution List (1 page) |
1968 (Unfortunately, this unit history was not broken down into nice neat sections.)
Entire Year History (19 pages)
Blackhorse Hoofbeats (newsletter of the 2nd Brigade circa 1967-68)
Blackhorse Hoofbeats, Issue #4, dated 12 March 1967 - While it does not have any specific stry about C Company, it does have a good rundown of the mission in Binh Dinh Province to that date. Worth reading. LZ English. (8 pages) (Courtesy Tom Rutten)
Blackhorse Hoofbeats, Issue #5, dated 26 March 1967 - Contains story about C 2/5 Cav's major combat of 11 March 1967 at Phu Ninh in which 11 C 2/5 Cav troopers lost their lives. Read with caution: some of the information is not accurate. LZ English. (7 pages.) (Courtesy Paul Schwiegeraht, Company B 2/5 Cav, 1966-67)
Blackhorse Hoofbeats, Issue #10, dated 27 May 1967 - Contains story about C 2/5 Cav's amphibious operations
Black Horse Hoofbeats, Issue #14, dated 26 July 1967 - No specific mention of C 2/5 Cav, but interesting none the less. Poor quality. LZ Uplift. (10 pages)
Blackhorse Hoofbeats, Issue # 23, dated 13 January 1968 - Contains story about LT Jack Tingley, the artillery forward observer for C 2/5 Cav. Other names mentioned include CPT Jim Estep, LT Tom Nesterak (1st Platoon), LT Michael Kopaczewski, 1SG Ed Funkhouser, SSG Imre Furedi (3rd Platoon), SP4 Talamantes, and PFC Dodson. Suoi Ca Valley. LZ Uplift. (8 pages)
Magazine Articles, Books, Monographs, and Letters
A Great Trench of Bloody Hell: The Battle of Phu Ninh, Assembly, (a publication of the Association of Graduates of the U. S., Military Academy), March 1995. Written by LTC (Retired) Donald Markham, Commanding Officer of C 2/5 Cav at the time of the battle in March, 1967
Operations of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in the Attack Upon a Main Force Viet Cong Heavy Weapons Battalion, in the Vicinity of Bong Son, Republic of Vietnam, 16-17 February, 1966. This was published as a monograph of CPT Robert W. McMahon while he was attending the Advanced Infantry Officer's Course at Ft. Benning in 1966.
Letter of Condolence written by 1LT Elbert Humphrey to the Next of Kin of PFC James Bateman, KIA March 9, 1968.
Letter of Condolence written by MG Tolson, Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division, to the Next of Kin of PFC James Bateman, KIA March 9, 1968
Telegram from Army regarding the escort of James Bateman's body, KIA March 9, 1968 by PFC Eddie Cain
Letter of Condolence written by CPT Dolf Carlson to the Next of Kin of SGT Bedford Drinnon, KIA Jan 3, 1972.
United States Army Vietnam Orders
General Order 4168 dtd 2 September 1968 - Awarded the Valorous Unit Award to 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry for actions at Phu Ninh, March 11, 1967
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