2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment 1967-68

Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Bravo Company, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt. 1st Cavalry Division Bravo, 2-8th Cav - Co B, 2-8th Cav Regt. - B Co, 2-8 Cav Co B, 2/8 Cav Regt. - Co B, 2-8 Cav, 1st Cav Div - B/2-8, 1st Cavalry Div - B 2/8, 1st Cav Div

Memorial Service

Towards the end of November and for the members of Bravo Company, Chaplain Gunderson conducted a memorial service for those killed in action on 19 November. This service was conducted in the late afternoon on a jungle hilltop and in accordance with military custom, a pair of combat boots and a steel helmet for each trooper killed in action was placed in front of those participating in the service.

MEMORIAL SERVICE AT A FIREBASE

Thanks to Claude Newby, Battalion Chaplain, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt.
 
The conduct of a memorial service conducted at a firebase followed this sequence:
The name of the trooper killed in action would be called.
1.  The buddy of the trooper killed in action would march forward when the name of his friend was called, and drive the bayonet into the ground,
2.  The buddy would remove his helmet and place it on the butt of the weapon.
3.  The buddy would render hand salute toward the helmet-covered weapon, and step back and march away.
Then the next name would be called and the above steps were repeated.
 


BRAVO COMPANY TROOPERS ATTENDING A SERVICE
 
Thanks to James Ford

 


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