U.S. Army Army 2nd Lt. Philip Macfarland, center, platoon leader of 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, goes over the movement plan fr More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. John Therrien (left), retired and Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, who served together in Vietnam, pose during the third reunion of Vietnam veterans from Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, More
U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Burzesi, left, with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, shares a laugh with Dave Ciocca, a former Army staff sergeant who served with the unit in the V More
Pvt. Dustin "Car Wreck" Cerrick, M1A2 armor crew member and M240 machine gun operator, 1st Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, More
Pvt. Victor Gutierrez, an armor crewmember with Company D, 1-5 Cav. Regt., 2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div., stops to have lunch during a convoy live-fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., More
U.S. Army Pvt. Bryan French, an armor crew member with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5 Cavalry Regiment., 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, races to hook a tow strap to a vehicle hit by a simulate More
John Therrien, left, a retired U.S. Army first sergeant who served with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam War, greets Maj. Gen. Anthony Ierardi, the divisio More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jim Buckner (sitting, left), retired and 1st Sgt. John Therrien, who served together in Vietnam in Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, chat with Maj. Gen. An More
After all the soldiers of 1st Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division were inspected, their five-Humvee convoy moved out to Peason R More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment., 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, set up security outside their vehicle during the rehearsal for a live-fire con More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Anthony R. Ierardi, commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division, reads a program from the funeral of Col. Alvin "Al" B. Johnson at a reunion of Vietnam veterans who served with Johnson in More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. John Therrien, retired, helps Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, retired, step down off of an M1A2 SEP Abrams tank in the Company D motor pool during a reunion of Vietnam Veterans from D. Company, 1st Bat More
After the convoy arrived at Peason Ridge, 2nd Lt. Philip Macfarland, 1st Platoon “Blood Angels,” D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, gave his operation More
Smoke billows from a smoke grenade thrown near an immobile UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter simulate a downed helicopter signal during a live-fire convoy operations training exercise conducted by soldiers with Compan More
Larry Willis, a Vietnam veteran and former sergeant in Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division records a room full of his fellow "D 1-5" vets giving a shout out to one of their brot More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. John Therrien (right), retired, and Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, retired, who served together in Vietnam, pose in front of an M1A2 SEP Abrams tank with "1-5 Cav" stencils, during the third reunion o More
Several soldiers from 1st Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, open the back of a Humvee and secure it in place with a ratchet s More
U.S. Army Pvt. David Vankirk, right, a combat medic with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division treats the simulated injuries of a fellow Soldier durin More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. John Therrien (right), retired and Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, retired, who served together in Vietnam, share a laugh in the Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division mot More
Vietnam veteran Dennis Montoya wears a ring commemorating his service with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during a reunion at Fort Hood, Texas, April 17, 2013. (U.S. A More
A Humvee pulls up next to a Humvee disabled by a simulated improvised explosive device (left) in preparation to attach a tow strap and drag the immobilized vehicle away from the site of attack. To expedite this More
A ring representing the Purple Heart adorns the hand of retired U.S. Army Capt. and Vietnam veteran John Read as he rests it on his wife, Debbie's, shoulder during a reunion of Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cav More
Before any live rounds can be locked and loaded, soldiers from 1st Platoon “Blood Angels,” D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, had to go through the la More
Mel Feather, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant who served in the Vietnam War with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, gets a lesson on the M1A2 System Enhancement Package A More
The morning after the "blank run," 2nd Lt. Philip Macfarland, 1st Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, goes over the operation a More
Vietnam veterans who served with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division inspect an M1A2 System Enhancement Package Abrams tank during a visit to their former company's motor po More
Sgt. 1st Class Peter Wallat (right), platoon sergeant, 1st Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Pvt. David "Doc" Vankirk (le More
U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Burzesi, right, with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, explains the workings of an M1A2 System Enhancement Package Abrams tank to veterans who served More
First Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, assumes a defensive posture during a halt on its patrol route. During any extended ha More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Strasburg, left, with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, explains the M249 light machine gun to veterans who served with the unit in the Vietnam War du More
A soldier from 1st Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, throws a smoke grenade into a clearing to mark the landing site for a he More
U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division describe weapons systems currently in use to veterans who served with the unit in the Vietnam War during their visit t More
Soldiers look back as Pvt. David “Doc” Vankirk (middle left), 1st Platoon “Blood Angels,” D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, explains the injuries and More
U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division greet veterans who served with the unit in the Vietnam War during their visit to the company's motor pool at Fort Hood More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesus Maldonado, 2nd Platoon Sgt. for Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates the M249 squad automatic weapon for Vietnam veteran and former S More
U.S. Army Capt. Kyle Hatzinger, who was the commander of Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, until April 5, holds the guidon while posing with Vietnam Veterans who served in "T More
Vietnam veterans from Company D, 1st Batalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division gather outside the company headquarters on April 17, 2013. "The D 1-5" vets were being hosted by present-day soldiers in More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jim Buckner, retired, who commanded Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam, talks with Capt. Kyle Hatzinger, who commanded D Company until April 5, 20 More
Mel Feather, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant who served in the Vietnam War with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a photo in the company's motor pool at Fort More
A T-shirt worn by Vietnam veteran Pete Garza, who was a senior medic for Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, makes an apt statement during the "D 1-5" reunion, April 17, 2013. More
Vietnam veteran Dennis Montoya, who served combat tours in 1967 and 1968 as a specialist with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a photo while attending his coho More
Larry Willis, a former U.S. Army sergeant who served in the Vietnam War with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, emerges from an M1A2 Abrams tank while touring the company' More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Michaud, the executive officer for Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division shows an M2 .50 caliber machine gun to Vietnam veterans who served with "The D 1-5 More
U.S. Army Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division show their weapons systems to veterans who served with "The D 1-5" during combat tours of Vietnam April 17, 2013. Curre More
Vietnam veteran and former U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Blehm, recipient of three Purple Hearts, tries on an advanced combat helmet with attached night vision device with current members of Company D, 1st Batt More