Where's the Cavalry, and I don't Mean Horses

[Pat Holscher]

I've run into references of an article by this name written by Gen. Gavin, and appearing in Harpers in 1954.

Anyone aware of a location of the article on line?

Pat

[Oscar Torres]

Onmly what you may already have seen at

http://www.geocities.com/gavinpetition/

"Where was the cavalry? ...and I don't mean horses. I mean helicopters and light aircraft, to lift Soldiers armed with automatic weapons and hand-carried light anti-tank weapons, and also lightweight reconnaissance vehicles, mounting anti-tank weapons the equal or better than the Russian T-34s...If ever in the history of our armed forces there was a need for the cavalry arm--airlifted in light planes, helicopters and assault-type aircraft--this was it... Only by exploiting to the utmost the great potential of flight can we combine complete dispersion in the defense with the facility of rapidly massing for the counter-attack which today's and tomorrow's Army must possess"

Oscar

[Pat Holscher]

I hadn't seen that. That must be the first paragraph of that article.

Pat