3/5 Cav Black Knights The Bastard Cav HQ Troop

16/08/2026

HEAR YE, HEAR YE!
ALL YE BLACK KNIGHTS TROOPERS!!!

You may consider this your formal, written, official notification to get thee signed up for our 21st Squadron Reunion!! Time is getting short and the brass is getting antsy! So get thee to thy computer and get registered!!!

Seriously Troops, The farther down this road of life we travel, the fewer there are of us to travel with. We have been losing 1 to 1 ½ of our brothers every month, and there just ain’t that many of us left to go around. We all need to see and spend some quality time with our brothers, and they need to see and spend quality time with us. We need to share time with the spouses and families and we need to make sure the bonds of brotherhood hold, ‘till death do us part.

Look, Troops, the 3/5 Cav served in RVN from 1966 until 1971, when we were redeployed back to the States. The war ended once and for all in 1975. So, assuming the 3/5 left some behind to support other units, the very latest date anyone would have served with the 3/5 in RVN was 1973. If you were 18 years old in 1973 you would be 71 years old this year. Most of us are much, much older and our stock of tomorrows is growing somewhat thin.

So please, don’t procrastinate any longer, click on the link below and make your reservations today! You’ll be glad you did!!!

We are pleased to announce that reservations for our 2027 Squadron Reunion are now open.  If you are keeping track, this will be the 21st consecutive reunion for your Black Knights Association with our first Black Knights Reunion being held in Fredericksburg, VA in 1987.  With this in mind, it bec...

05/05/2026

It is my most unfortunate responsibility to inform you, my brothers, of the passing of Wesley Harrell, who entered Fiddlers Green on May 2, 2026

Wesley was a member of C Troop 2nd platoon’s mortar section from July 1967 to July 1968.

January 17, 1947 – May 2, 2026
Funeral Services
Visitation
May 6
Naylor Baptist Church
8821 Georgia 135, Naylor, GA 31641
10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)
Funeral Service
May 6
Naylor Baptist Church
8821 Georgia 135, Naylor, GA 31641
Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
Burial
Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
Good Hope Road, Naylor, GA 31641
Obituary
Charles Wesley Harrell, 79, of Naylor, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 17, 1947, in Nashville, Georgia, to the late Wilbur Harrell and Nancy Ella Parrish Harrell.
Mr. Harrell was a proud veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War. Following his military service, he pursued higher education and dedicated his career to teaching. He taught in the Valdosta City Schools, Echols County Schools, and at Open Bible Christian School. In addition to his work as an educator, he was a minister, an avid genealogy enthusiast, a drummer, and an athlete.
He is survived by his wife, Dianne Harrell of Naylor, Georgia; his daughter and son-in-law, Dana and Joey Ellis of Naylor; his son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Angie Harrell of Valdosta; and his grandchildren, Michael (Allie) Ellis of Fargo, Dakoda Ellis of Lakeland, Wyatt Ellis of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Presley Ellis of Naylor, Brayden Harrell of Valdosta, and Avery Harrell of Valdosta. He is also survived by his brother, Frank Harrell of Cookeville, Tennessee, along with many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Johnny Harrell, Jacky Harrell, and Debbie Harrell Browning.
A funeral service for Mr. Harrell will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Naylor Baptist Church, with Dr. Ernie Jones officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International at www.gideons.org/donate.
Online condolences may be shared at www.mclanecares.com.
Carson McLane Funeral Home is assisting the Harrell family during this time

18/04/2026

Good Day, Troops.

Today is April 18th, 2026; the 57th anniversary of the single most horrific day of my short life. History documents that starting with the Revolutionary War, some 2.9 Million of our military have given their lives in the pursuit, or protection, of liberty. I knew some of them, as do all of you. They are all our brothers.

In particular, I knew 12 of them who, this day 57 years ago, all gave their lives in a courageous, gallant effort to protect themselves and each other. They were fathers, brothers, husbands, sons, uncles, cousins, nephews, boyfriends and friends, but most of all - they were men. They were the best America had to offer and they were at thier best. So I set this day aside every year to honor them and their memories and grieve with their loved ones for their loss. I do this because who they were and what they did is important, and it has meaning. And I cannot now - and will never - let this day pass without acknowledging their incredible sacrifice.

So with that in mind, I humbly request that each of you stop whatever you are doing at precisely 1930 EST this evening and say a prayer, have a good thought and/or lift a toast to these - our brothers - who paid the ultimate price and made their last sacrifice. Please recite their names with me so that we may together keep their memories alive. If you are so inclined, please take a photo of yourself and post it in the comments below; and may God Bless each and every one of you as I am certain He has these:

Andrew Albert Biedron Jr. 20
Kenneth Ray Brinker 20
John Burgess 22
George Clarence Dahlman 20
David Allen Dittmer 20
Victor Lane Mills 24
Ronald Howard Riley 20
Perry Jay Scott 18
Charles Dudley Short 25
Charles Clarence Smith Jr. 19
Timothy Taylor Tipton 21
Paul David Savanuck 23

Al

P.S: I recently posted a very important message which bears repeating here - especially for thos of you who won’t make the effort to attend a reunion....One of us will see all of our funerals, One of us will see none and One won’t have any at theirs.

10/04/2026

PAY ATTENTION!!!

05/04/2026