Air Cav

Air Cav: History of the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam is the story of the small, close world of fighting men in action. Supplemented with vivid photographs of the First Cavalry Division¿s experience in the war and a history of the division, Air Cav contains the memoirs of a fighting team and the recollections of those who tasted the brassy bile of fear, shared the fierce exultation of victory, or were drenched in the dark despair of death. E. B. Roberts, Major General, USA, calls this account ¿more than a history . . . it is the story of men told in words and in pictures, men who have fought valorously and have carried the banners of the First Team proudly.¿

Maj J. D. Coleman [1930-2005] worked with the 1st Cavalry Division's contributing authors to compile the original edition of Air Cav. Author of Pleiku, Incursion, and Wonju: The Gettysburg of the Korean War, MAJ Coleman served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1952 and from 1963 to 1979. He was an Airbome Infantryman in the 187th Regimental Combat Team in the Korean War and PIO with the first Cavalry Division in Vietnam. He continued serving as PIO at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Fort Ord, California, and later as Chief of Command Information at Fort McPherson, Georgia. He retired as a Lt. Col. in 1979.