1st cavalry division,occupied Japan

[Sam Cox]

Many thanks to Greg and Bill for sharing these cracking photos

[Sam Cox]

enjoy

Greg will pop by and fill you in on the details

[gregkrenzelok]

Hi Sam
The pictures look great, and I know Bill would enjoy them too! Thank you for posting them

Greg Krenzelok

[Jim Bewley]

Hi Sam
The pictures look great, and I know Bill would enjoy them too! Thank you for posting them

Greg Krenzelok

How about some details Greg. Like why do some have tall boots (or possibly leggings) and others don't?

Jim

[Sam Cox]

The fellas in short boots are grooms,the chaps in top boots are part of the mounted honour guard

[Sam Cox]

[Sam Cox]

and here is Bill Macdonald serving as a groom to General Chase

Bill is dead centre of the 1st pic

[Sam Cox]

[Sam Cox]

here is the same unit from a postcard that came with a bunch of occupation related stuff(not 1st Cav Div but 11th Airborne Div)

[gregkrenzelok]

Sam
When I get a chance I'll talk to Bill about sharing what he remembers when he was in Japan with the 1st cavalry division and these pictures. I'll show Bill the picture with General Chase this weekend at the Fort Ord Warhorse Day. Bill has a lot of great stories about his time there.

Greg

[Sam Cox]

Cool

Shall i wmark some of the others and get them up?

Sam

[gregkrenzelok]

Sure Sam, go ahead

Greg

[gregkrenzelok]

BETA folks took this in June, when Sgt Macdonald rode his horse Comanche II to Comanche's grave during the Guinness World Record "Ride for the Rescues" event.

http://www.ftordbeta.org

Bill still rides his horses at 88.

Greg

[Sam Cox]