Alpha Troop

2nd Squadron / 17th Cavalry

101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) (Air Assault)

Alumni Association

The Alpha Troop Association is organized for the men and women who served
with Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron/17th Cavalry. The association also includes
those men who organized as "Packet A" and the 332nd Transportation Detachment
at Fort Campbell in 1969. The organization is fraternal in nature with no political
agenda or socially redeeming value.
We've located 70 of the 556 men that we know served with Alpha Troop from 1965
through 1969. These "Ground Cavalrymen" established one of the finest combat
records of any cavalry troop in Vietnam. If you are a member of the original
Ground Cavalry Alpha Troop in Vietnam, please contact us.
We've located over 600 of the 1,020 men who served with Alpha Troop from 1965
through 1972. As the cavalry troop with the best reconnaissance record in
Vietnam, we're confident that we'll quickly locate the rest of the members who are
still missing and unaccounted for. If you served with Alpha Troop in Vietnam,
contact us immediately to avoid the embarrassment of continuing to be labeled a
" lost cavalryman. "
The Alumni Association holds a reunion every other year. This year we celebrated
the 34th anniversary of our return from Vietnam by holding our reunion in
Washington, D.C. during the Fourth of July celebrations . Pictures of
that reunion are shown at Memories of 2006 Washington, D.C. Reunion.
Our next reunion will be held in Nashville, Tenn. / Ft. Campbell, Ky. during the
week of June 18 - 22, 2008.
If You Ain't Cav, You Ain't ............... !!!

"Care Packages"
Remember how great it was when you got that package from the States. Lets make sure that our active duty troops
get that kind of feeling as often as possible. Please take the time to put a package together and get it in the mail. The
mailing address is located in the Troop Private Area along with the most recent newsletter from the Troop. Lets
show them that the Alpha Troop Alumni Association cares about and supports their mission
" OUT FRONT "

He Died Serving U. S. ; Now He's a Citizen

Juan Terrazas was K.I.A. 9 July 1969. Thirty eight years later and with the help
of a dedicated friend, he is awarded a posthumous citizenship.
Credits: Los Angeles Times and Frank De La Vara
Click to Read Article

This website is dedicated to keeping the memories alive of all the
men and women who served with A Trp 2/17 Cav. throughout
the years. It is through your support and generous giving of photographs
and personal stories that makes this site possible. If you have any photo's
you would like to share or any suggestions or comments about the site,

Previous Reunions	Memories of Vietnam	Memories of Iraq " NEW PICTURES FROM OIF "	Fiddlers' Green
Lost Cavalrymen ( 1969-1972 )	Memories of a Return to Vietnam	Memories of Khe Sanh ( 1971 )	Lost Cavalrymen ( 1965-1969 )
Wives & Sweethearts	In Memoriam	Troop Private Area ( Password Required )	Washington, D.C. Reunion 2006