Blackhorse E-News — July 2026 |
General Membership Meeting — July 12, 2026 |
Please mark your calendar for July 12, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET. Information on joining the meeting is provided below. The Blackhorse Association will hold its 2026 Annual General Membership Meeting remotely in an online live meeting on July 12, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET. During the remote meeting, you will receive up-to-date and valuable member information, such as details on these programs and operations: • 2026 Scholarship Awardees
• Future reunions
• Fort Irwin Memorial project
• Financial report of the BHA
• Other initiatives, programs, and activities We’ll also vote on the 2026–2027 slate of BHA board members. Thank you for being a member of the Blackhorse Association, and we look forward to updating you with some exciting information! How To Join Meeting The following is the information to join the online meeting, either by Microsoft Teams, dial in by phone, or video conferencing device. Live Online With Microsoft Teams
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Ever mindful of what an honor it was to serve in the Regiment during the Cold War—and of the importance of our mission in Central Germany—the 2/11 ACR Border Legion LTs gathered over the 2026 Memorial Day weekend in Melbourne Beach, Florida. This mini-reunion began in 2020 as an attempt to revive the bond forged 40 years ago on the front lines of freedom. We quickly realized, however, that the bond had never weakened, that the brotherhood was as fresh as ever, and that no experience before or after had shaped us more than our time together in the Blackhorse. A new tradition was formed.
At each year’s happy gathering, we are again reminded that it feels like only yesterday that we were debriefing a Table VIII run, calling in a GAK or a Hind-D sighting along the trace, or manning the landline when a call from Regiment came in at 0430 hours to launch “Lariat Advance.” Each year, new stories get told, old ones get longer, and, with imagination, some even get better. Each year, our intrepid wives graciously endure this recurring opera and join right in for steak dinners, drinks, slideshows of obscure Soviet-era military equipment, and the annual group photo.
Last year, our group meeting was held in Cape Charles, Virginia, and featured AWD races on the beach, oysters plucked fresh from the Chesapeake, nightly fire-pit discussions, and impromptu skeet shooting challenges on a private range. We also welcomed a special guest: F Troop Commander, CPT Tim Touzinsky, one of our most respected and admired Troop Commanders.
This year, 10 Cavalrymen and five of our lovely brides gathered to celebrate in Melbourne Beach, Florida, hosted by Rick and Kerstin Martin. Again, another exceptional special guest: G Troop Commander CPT Dan Zajac and his wife Eveline. Dan brought a wealth of memories to the table, having served in 2/11 ACR three times over—as a Cadet, LT, and CPT.
These mini-reunions are a time to remember and celebrate the Officers, NCOs, and Troopers we served alongside, and to honor those comrades who now man the advance party at Fiddler's Green. The bond formed so many years ago on the East/West German Border remains as strong as ever as we recall our maneuver and gunnery exercises at Hohenfels and Grafenwohr, border tours out of Camp Lee, Spur Rides, Staff Rides, Berlin adventures and mis-adventures, ski trips, the “Party House,” motorcycle rallies, beer and wine fests, Hails and Farewells, and Friday OPD/Beer Calls.
We plan to keep this treasured tradition going in 2027 with a Staff Ride to Gettysburg, PA. Re-enactments are authorized. Live ammunition is not. See you on the high ground. EAGLEHORSE!!!! |
Front Row: Thad Hill, Andy Mahoney, Dan Zajac, Rob Prudhomme, Steve Raemisch Back Row: Vincent O'Brien, Dan Gall, Mike Simms, Lars Keeley, Steve Mies, Rick Martin |
Blackhorse History Corner
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Who says the Army doesn't teach you a skill? From the New Orleans States newspaper, May 28, 1919. |
The words “Cavalryman” and “Beer” go hand-in-hand. And it has been that way for a long, long time. Here's proof. In 1916, the 11th Cavalry Regiment was searching the arid Mexican desert for the bandit Pancho Villa. And yet, somehow, beer found its way into the hands of some lucky Blackhorse Troopers. This article is from the April 1, 1916 edition of the New Orleans States newspaper. The photo shows some of the Chinese “businessmen” located at the camp. The Casa Grandes Camp was located about 150 miles south of the Mexico–New Mexico border.
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From the New Orleans States newspaper, August 11, 1936. |
Stephen Allen Gregg, 81, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2026, surrounded by family. Born in Berkeley, California, to John and Barbara Gregg, Steve grew up in Boston as the youngest of four children. After graduating from Cornell University in 1966. He served a year-long tour of duty in Vietnam as the medical supply officer with the 37th Medical Company, 11th ACR, 1968–1969, attaining the rank of Captain in the Medical Service Corps. He later enrolled at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a master's degree in health care administration.
Steve began his career as a hospital administrator at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota and later as an executive with Brim & Associates in Portland, Oregon, a company providing outsourced management services to small hospitals across the western United States. Building on that experience, he went on to found and develop Ethix Corp., one of the nation's first healthcare preferred provider organizations contracting with employers to provide healthcare benefits to employees at discounted prices. A close colleague once described Steve this way: “First, he's an independent thinker and visionary. Second, he has a high level of integrity. Third, he's a family-oriented guy.”
Steve is survived by his wife of 56 years, Kristina; sister Barbara Gray; children Knute, Hunter, and Alyssa; and grandchildren Nolan, Lilah and Harper. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Tigard Haven Adult Care Home for their compassionate care over the past few months. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to DoveLewis Animal Hospital. |
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