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

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PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION SAMAR 1902

MEXICAN EXPEDITION 1916 - 1917
 

WORLD WAR II 1941 - 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

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Go to the History Behind The Memorial Site  Page or 
The Photographic Chronology of the Creation of the Memorial Site Page