Texas Tech University

Conversations C 2/5 Cavalry Reunion 2001

Audio Item Number: 2405AU2750
Media Type
Audio
Physical Location
Stacks D29.5B
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Format
CD
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Creation: 2001
General Note
Audio CD of recorded conversations recorded at the Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division 2001 reunion. The conversations include several people detailing their personal experiences with the unit while serving in Vietnam.
A: (4:25) Ned Buntline Special - Acme Boot Company - Conex Containers - T-AP-123 ;
B: (1:42) Body counts - air strikes - PTSD ;
C: (2:23) John Kartinos - "The Greek" ;
D: (5:31) 7th Platoon, 2nd Squad ;
E: (4:30) Johnson ordering deployment of Air Cav - 2/38th Infantry - Kelly Hill - OBT-2 ;
F: (1:11) "Hard-core" NCOs ;
G: (0:50) USNS Buckner ;
H: (2:09) Unexplained illness - press - photographers ;
I: (4:51) USNS Buckner - Colonel Tully - Life Magazine - Captain Stu Keller ;
J: (10:14) Chamelions - punji sticks - crystalline penicillin - LZ Mike - Sgt Lopez Apuntes ;
K: (4:04) Panama Canal - seasickness ;
L: (3:46) Rigor Mortis ;
M: (3:30) Flanking maneuver ;
N: (2:45) Python ;
O: (1:12) Frank LaMotti ;
P: (5:45) Spec-4 John Likobolli ;

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2405AU2750

Citation
Conversations C 2/5 Cavalry Reunion 2001, 2405AU2750. No Date, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2405AU2750, Accessed 20 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
2405AU2750, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 02 Nov 2017 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]