U.S. Special Forces Joined Charge On Horseback Against Taliban

Bloomberg.com | November 15, 2001 | Tony Capaccio

[freedomlover]

``And with that,'' said Wolfowitz, ``one of our amazing special forces members went off on a cavalry charge with a Northern Alliance commander.''

Man what a rush that must have been.

[Diogenesis]

[Tai_Chung]

WOW

This might be their only chance to do something like this.

[UncleWes]

We can defeat them on any terms, using any methods.

[LarryLied]

Anyone know the last time our forces were engaged in a cavalry charge? These guys are going down in the history books.

[r9etb]

Not too long ago on FR, somebody posted something that mentioned how the Special Forces receive training in how to use and care for horses and mules.

This is why they do it.

[Fiddlstix]

Thanks for the Pics :)

[Brett66]

I bet these guys are loving every minute of this.

[cynicom]

Dio...

These pics do not look too far removed from Ghengis Kahn....

[marty60]

I love the smell of Horse manure in the morning.

[BlueLancer]

I think that the last "official" cavalry charge was by a cav unit (5th? 6th?) in the operation against Pancho Villa in Mexico.

[r9etb]

These pics do not look too far removed from Ghengis Kahn....

Not too surprising, considering that Afghan society's not too removed from him either.

[LarryLied]

Found this:

26th Cavalry (Philippine Scouts) The 26th Cavalry (P.S.) was organized in 1922 at Ft. Stotsenburg, Philippine Islands from personnel transferred from the 25th Field Artillery (P.S.) and the 43rd Infantry (P.S.). The regiment was a non-divisional element of the U.S. Army's garrison in the Philippines. Prior to the beginning of World War II the regiment was permanently garrisoned at Ft. Stotsenburg, adjacent to Clark Field.

At the beginning of World War II the 26th participated in the withdrawal of the Filipino and American forces on Luzon to the Bataan Peninsula. In a series of actions in December 1941 and early January of 1942, the regiment was essentially destroyed as an effective fighting force.

It participated in the last horse-mounted combat by any American cavalry regiment. All other cavalry units in the U.S. Army were dismounted and converted to infantry, armor or service units prior to entering combat.

With the surrender of American forces on Bataan in April 1942 the regiment ceased to exist with most of the survivors becoming prisoners of war. Individual American officers and Filipino enlisted personnel continued to fight against the Japanese forces throughout the the war.

The regiment earned the Philippines Islands campaign streamer for World War II.

[r9etb]

Anyone know the last time our forces were engaged in a cavalry charge? These guys are going down in the history books.

From here: In addition to being a forerunner of modern Special Forces, Ramsey has the distinction of leading the U.S. Army’s last horse cavalry charge on Jan. 16, 1942, in the village of Morogn on the west coast of Bataan.

[r9etb]

OK -- same battle, posted at the same time. Pretty good, eh?

[SuziQ]

our special forces have taken a page from the past, from the history of the horse cavalry with our soldiers armed with swords and rifles, maneuvering on horseback,''

Whoa! Garry Owen!!

[snippy_about_it]

This is a great post. Thank you.

[RippleFire]

Here comes the US Cavalry!

From US Cavalry School