memorial
honoring the Black Horse Regiment, 11th Armored Cavalry Veterans of
Vietnam and Cambodia is a
prominent landmark in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Memorial centerpiece is a M60 A3
tank, completely refurbished, mounted on a grassy knoll adjacent to the Veterans Honor
court of the Shrine of Remembrance in Colorado Springs.
This memorial includes
not only the M60 "main battle tank", but also a 2x3 foot bronze plaque which
reads:
IN HONOR OF
11th ARMORED
CAVALRY
"THE BLACK HORSE
REGIMENT"
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
"Together
Then
Together Again"
PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION SAMAR
1902
MEXICAN
EXPEDITION 1916 - 1917
WORLD WAR II1941 - 1945
NORMANDY FRANCE RHINELAND
ARDENNES-ALSACE CENTRAL EUROPE
VIETNAM
1966 - 1972 CAMBODIA 1970 "716 LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
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M60A3 MEMORIAL
TANK DEDICATED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL LEROY GOFF, U.S.A
AND
11TH
ARMORED Cavalry REGIMENT VETERANS OF VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA
MEMORIAL DAY 1995
Go to the History Behind The Memorial Site Page
or
The Photographic Chronology of the Creation of the
Memorial Site Page
memorial
honoring the Black Horse Regiment, 11th Armored Cavalry Veterans of 
