Gary Owen!

[DemoTex]

Saved my ass 12/18/1970.

[scarletwoman]

1. Tease! Are you going to tell us about it?

Please?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. shout out to Gary Owen

:patriot:

[JohnnyLib2]

3. yes, please.

[DemoTex]

4. Shot down, picked up in 5 minutes by a 1st CAV helicopter crew.

GARY OWEN!

GARY OWEN! is the battle cry of the US Army Cavalry.

[Redstone]

6. My friend, I think the actual name of the tune is "Garryowen." Don't know why

or how it came to be the one word, but that's the way I've always seen it titled, when I used to play Irish and bluegrass music.

Now you've got me going; the tune is in my head and I'm off to play it on the banjo.

Redstone

[DemoTex]

7. It is an Irish song, but in the 1st CAV it is "GARY OWEN!"

Beware the difference.

[Redstone]

8. I never had contact with airCav, except in passing. I didn't know they spelled it so.

Redstone

[Squatch]

15. I always thought Gary Owen was claimed by the 7th Cav?

And that song was chosen by Custer, himself.

In fact, here's the regimental crest for the 7th Cav



From The Institute of Heraldry:

" “Gary Owen” is the name of a song which became a favorite of General Custer and once was used as a battle song in the Indian Wars."

[Toots]

17. The seventh is a part of the 1st Air Cav.

They are all one now.

[Squatch]

18. Not quite.

Currently, the 1st Squadron is in the 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division. The 2nd Battalion is assigned to the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, as a combined arms battalion. The 1st Squadron is stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and the 2nd Battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas.

The 3rd Squadron is part of the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, while the 5th Squadron is part of the division's 1st Brigade. Both are based at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The 4th Squadron is part of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Camp Hovey, South Korea.

[Toots]

20. Well things must have changed a bunch since I was in I guess

I was in the 2nd of the 12th Cav (1st Air Cav) and at that time 1st of the 7th and 2nd of the 7th were a vital part of our operations along with the 1st of the 5th and 2nd of the 5th. The only one to sort of stand out on it's own was the 9th which was still considered a troop, but still in 1st Air Cav. I am not sure what you are talking about with squadrons. We didn't have any such critter when I was a part of it..

[Bigmack]

10. Irish town....Garryowen. nt

[WillyT]

5. Wasn't He On Laugh-In ???

:shrug:

[AlGore-08.com]

9. Nope, that was Gary Owens

"The technical difficulty originally scheduled for this time has been postponed - due to technical difficulties." - Gary Owens

[Gold Metal Flake]

11. Why, yes, that IS an RCA 44-BX ribbon microphone.

Lots of bottom on that one.

[proud patriot]

12. Thank You Gary

:hi:

[catnhatnh]

13. F Co 704th Maint Bat 4th ID...Ft Carson Co. 72-73

...I wasn't a horse soldier,but I tuned a couple of T-55s....

[Squatch]

14. Didn't save Custer 6/26/1876

:evilgrin:

[Liberal In Texas]

19. You are correct, sir. Garryowen was Custer's battle/marching song.

(It's the same thing we call Gary Owen these days.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garryowen

Hear US Army Chorus sing it:

http://groups.imeem.com/v-qeATR3/music/4J0MOZsZ/us_army_chorus_garry_owen/

[Toots]

16. Yeah for the Cavalry

I happened to be a part of Gary Owens at one time and place.