To the best of my knowledge the above list is a
complete listing of the men assigned to Charlie
Company in 1968 when they were killed by the
enemy.
For a more complete list of 1/8th Cav KIA's, please
visit the Battalion site by clicking on the Cav patch.
If you know a name that should be added to the list,
please contact me by clicking on the Purple Heart
Medal.
complete listing of the men assigned to Charlie
Company in 1968 when they were killed by the
enemy.
For a more complete list of 1/8th Cav KIA's, please
visit the Battalion site by clicking on the Cav patch.
If you know a name that should be added to the list,
please contact me by clicking on the Purple Heart
Medal.
| In Memory of our Fallen Brothers who made the supreme sacrifice in 1968 |
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| Note: Medics were assigned to Headquarters Company, but attached to the Line companies, thus they are listed with the Line companies. |
Fiddlers' Green
Halfway down the trail to Hell
In a shady meadow green
Are the Souls of all dead Troopers camped
Near a good old-time canteen,
And this eternal resting place is
known as Fiddlers' Green
Marching past straight through to Hell
The Infantry are seen
Accompanied by the Engineers,
Artillery and Marines,
For none but the shades of Cavalrymen
Dismount at Fiddlers' Green
Though some go curving down the trail
To seek a warmer scene,
No Trooper ever gets to Hell
Ere he's emptied his canteen.
And so rides back to drink again
With friends at Fiddlers' Green
And so when man and horse go down
Beneath a sabre keen,
Or on roaring charge of fierce melee
You stop a bullet clean.
And the hostiles come to get your scalp
Just empty your canteen,
And put your pistol to your head
And go to Fiddlers' Green.
Halfway down the trail to Hell
In a shady meadow green
Are the Souls of all dead Troopers camped
Near a good old-time canteen,
And this eternal resting place is
known as Fiddlers' Green
Marching past straight through to Hell
The Infantry are seen
Accompanied by the Engineers,
Artillery and Marines,
For none but the shades of Cavalrymen
Dismount at Fiddlers' Green
Though some go curving down the trail
To seek a warmer scene,
No Trooper ever gets to Hell
Ere he's emptied his canteen.
And so rides back to drink again
With friends at Fiddlers' Green
And so when man and horse go down
Beneath a sabre keen,
Or on roaring charge of fierce melee
You stop a bullet clean.
And the hostiles come to get your scalp
Just empty your canteen,
And put your pistol to your head
And go to Fiddlers' Green.
The origin and author of Fiddlers’
Green is unknown. It was believed to
have originated in the 1800’s and was
composed as a song sung by the
soldiers of the 6th and 7th Cavalry. Its
first known appearance in published
form was in a 1923 Cavalry journal.
Green is unknown. It was believed to
have originated in the 1800’s and was
composed as a song sung by the
soldiers of the 6th and 7th Cavalry. Its
first known appearance in published
form was in a 1923 Cavalry journal.
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