1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division Association Collection (369) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 3690000000
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- Finding Aid
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- Language(s)
- English
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Creation: 08 January 2002
Scope and Contents
Approximately seven linear feet of daily staff journals, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other materials document the service of the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division 'Jumping Mustangs' during the Vietnam Conflict and the issues of the association after the war. The first four boxes of the collection contain the daily staff journals from the battalion listed chronologically, 1965-1971, and are followed by the rest of the materials, which date from both the war and post-war periods.Biographical / Historical
The objective of the Jumping Mustangs Association is to preserve the memory, history and honor of those who served with 1/8 CAV before, during, and after the Vietnam War. The Association is active in promoting the research, dissemination and preservation of information concerning Association members and assist members in locating others with whom they served.- 3
- Electronic Media
369EM0221 - 1/8 Cavalry Association Daily Staff Journals 1965 - 1969
369EM0222 - 1/8 Cavalry Association Daily Staff Journals 1970
369EM0223 - 1/8 Cavalry Association Reunion Photographs
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- Museum Objects
369museum0365 - Memorial diorama
369museum0366 - In memory table candle holder
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- Newsletters
Jumping Mustang Bugle: 2002: January, September
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- Serials
The Saturday Evening Post: 1963: March 23; 1967: March 25
Life: 1968: February 2, February 9, February 16, March 22
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- Photographs
VA021188 - VA023802
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- Box Box 1: [Barcode: Box 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D101.3A ]]
- Box Box 2: [Barcode: Box 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D101.3A ]]
- Box Box 3: [Barcode: Box 3] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D101.3A ]]
- Box Box 4: [Barcode: Box 4] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D101.3A ]]
- Box Box 5: [Barcode: Box 5] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D101.3A ]]
- Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks, D056.3 Individual Oversize Box 9 [D56.3]]
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August 1-September 30, 1965
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October 1-15, 1965
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October 16-31, 1965
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November 1-14, 1965
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November 15-30, 1965
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December 1-13, 1965
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December 14-31, 1965 -
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December 1-12, 1966
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December 13-31, 1966
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January 1-31, 1967
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February 1-15, 1967
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February 16-28, 1967
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March 1-15, 1967
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March 16-31, 1967
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April 1-15, 1967
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April 16-30, 1967
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May 1-15, 1967
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May 16-31, 1967
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June 1-30, 1967
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July 1-15, 1967
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July 16-31, 1967
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August 1-15, 1967
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August 16-31, 1967
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September 1-15, 1967
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September 16-30, 1967
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October 1-15, 1967
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October 16-31, 1967
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November 1-15, 1967
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November 16-30, 1967
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December 1-31, 1967
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January 1-31, 1968
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February 1-29, 1968
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March 1-31, 1968
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April 1-30, 1968
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May 1-31, 1968
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June 1-15, 1968
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June 16-30, 1968
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July 1-15, 1968
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July 16-31, 1968
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August 1-15, 1968
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August 16-31, 1968
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September 1-30, 1968
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October 1-31, 1968
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November-December, 1968
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January 1-15, 1969
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January 16-31, 1969
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February 1-14, 1969
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February 15-28, 1969
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March 1-15, 1969
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March 16-31, 1969
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April 1-30, 1969
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May 1-31, 1969
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June 1-30, 1969
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July 1-31, 1969
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August 1-15, 1969
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August 16-23, 1969
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August 24-31, 1969
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September 1-10, 1969
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September 11-20, 1969
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September 21-30, 1969
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October 1-10, 1969
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October 11-20, 1969
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October 21-31, 1969
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November 1-10, 1969
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November 11-20, 1969
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November 21-30, 1969
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December 1-15, 1969
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December 16-31, 1969
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January 1-15, 1970
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January 16-31, 1969
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February 1-14, 1970
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February 15-28, 1970
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March 1-10, 1970
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March 11-20, 1970
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March 21-31, 1970
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April 1-10, 1970
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April 11-20, 1970
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April 21-30, 1970
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May 1-10, 1970
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May 11-20, 1970
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May 21-31, 1970
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June 1-10, 1970
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June 11-20, 1970
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June 21-30, 1970
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July 1-10, 1970
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July 11-20, 1970
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July 21-31, 1970
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August 1-10, 1970
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August 11-20, 1970
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August 21-31, 1970
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September 1-10, 1970
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September 11-20, 1970
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September 21-30, 1970
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October 1-15, 1970
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October 16-31, 1970
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November 1-10, 1970
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November 11-20, 1970
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November 21-30, 1970
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December 1-10, 1970
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December 11-20, 1970
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December 21-31, 1970
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January 1-10, 1971
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January 11-20, 1971
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January 21-31, 1971
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February 1-14, 1971
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February 15-28, 1971
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March 1-7, 1971
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Colonel Kenneth Mertel, Year of the Horse with order form, 1996 -
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Letters, 1998
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Reunion Information, 2001
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Oversize material
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Newspaper Articles
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"They were Soldiers" Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Special Section, Sunday, March 3, 2002
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3690000000
- Citation
- 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division Association Collection (369) Finding Aid, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3690000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 3690000000, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 07 Jan 2002 [Updated: 13 Sep 2019]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
(806)742-9010 -
Email
vnca@ttu.edu