Scope and Contents

Two linear feet of association documents, museum artifacts from reunions, a CD-Rom of a newsletter, issues of the Banshee Gazette 1997-2007, and four films document the service of B Troop, 2/17th Cavalry and its association's actions. All materials from the collection date from the post-war era. Notable materials are the raw footage of the association's return trip to Vietnam in the 1990s.

Biographical / Historical

B Troop, 2nd/17th Cavalry Association was formed at a 1998 reunion. Its objective is to preserve the memory, history and honor of those who served with B Troop, 2nd/17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division before, during, and after the Vietnam Conflict. The Association is active in promoting the research, dissemination, and preservation of information concerning association members and assists members in locating others with whom they served. B Troop, 2nd/17th Cavalry Association is tax exempt under IRC 501 (c) (19).