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

Bloomberg.com | November 15, 2001 | Tony Capaccio

[lodwick]

Excellent link - thanks.

[Hipixs]

Wolfowitz speech in streaming video available here [Item #5] .

[ladtx]

The last mounted cavalry charge was during the 11th Cavalry's chase of Pancho Villa into Mexico. No sabers though, at that time the cavalry was armed with the .45 autos. I was with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Germany and this story was recounted at almost every dining-in and formal ceremony.

[mommadooo3]

Lordy, I hope those guys have been in the saddle PRIOR to hopping on and riding and fighting. Ouchies, if NOT. They'll discover they have muscle aches where they didn't KNOW they had muscles.

[VOA]

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

Wait long enough and everything eventually comes back into style!

There are some American soldiers who'll have some stories to tell the grandkids some day.
These lucky few should get some sort of recognition from the 7th Cavalry when hostilities are over!

[JohnGalt]

Here you go:

Ramsey, as a young cavalry lieutenant, led the last horse cavalry charge in American history when his platoon of the 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) fought the Japanese on Bataan, 1941-42. The story becomes even more remarkable as Ramsey eludes capture and becomes an important leader of the resistance movement until liberation of the Philippines in 1945.

[Stand Watch Listen]

Thanks for the images...appreciate it.

[austinTparty]

pingaroo, mon frere. Grab one of your quarterhorses and head on over. :D Totally cool beans.

[LarryLied]

Talk about asymmetrical warfare. Unmanned drones firing Hellfire missiles, B-2 bombers, cavalry charges and a $25 million dollar bounty on Bin Laden. A nice mix.

[Liberal Classic]

Give 'em hell bumb!

[freefly]

They make a huge deal about using horses, but in reality
the country isn't made for jeeps even if they had them.
(And a jeep isn't exactly made for sneak and creep work.)
We are used to the idea of driving down roads or being flown around
by helicopter, but that isn't the way it works in most of the world.
Riding horses sure beats walking.

[RIFLES]

My Grandfather was a blacksmith with the U.S. Army in France,1917.He worked horses for the next 50 years,said he would never touch another mule.

[cynicom]

I even spelled Mr. Khans name wrong but, no matter, only the century and the years have changed. Everything else remains the same.

[Republic]

Talk about asymmetrical warfare. Unmanned drones firing Hellfire missiles, B-2 bombers, cavalry charges and a $25 million dollar bounty on Bin Laden. A nice mix.

Absolutely astounding! But it is the cavalry charges, the fact that some of our special forces, upon seeing the success of these NA tactics, actually mounted steeds and joined in an attack together with the NA, that really knocks me out. I am SO PROUD of the courage of our military folk-GOD BLESS THEM ALL!

[Red Jones]

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[Liberal Classic]

My gradnfather used to tell me that you learn something new every day. He was right.

The caption reads:

`` Edwin P. Ramsey holds the book he wrote describing his exploits as a secret guerrilla fighting Japan in the Philippines in World War II. ''

[lavrenti]

The last ever mounted charge by a Western power was by the Italians in, of all places, the Eastern Front in 1942. It was successful.

[JohnGalt]

Indeed.

[Aquinasfan]

It was a new T-1 attack horse.

Just wait until we make a "stealth" horse. Or maybe that's been tried before.

[dstog]

``In Afghanistan, a country we think of in somewhat medieval terms, 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,'' Wolfowitz said in a speech last night.

I want the President to bring these guys forward and give them all special recognition for this. I am serious, this to me is the sign of a true and valiant warrior.

I am impressed!