Art Bonevich recently donated his A Troop guidon from 1966 to the 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry in Hawaii. The Squadron Command Sergeant Major, Mark Kiefer, has notified Art that the guidon is being taken to Afghanistan with the squadron.
Here is CSM Kiefer's letter to Art: "I just received the A Troop guidon you sent. With your permission, I want to take it to Afghanistan and use it as a historic item of display. I will photograph it in various ceremonies giving it a service life of over 45 years. I have inspected it and have deemed it serviceable for the mission. At the conclusion of the deployment, I will frame the guidon and use your photos and those that I take to illustrate its long 46 year history to the Squadron. Please inform your former brethren, that the A Troop colors of 1966 have been called to action in Afghanistan. Thanks for sending these items, we will be honored to have them for posterity." Regards and Respect, CSM Mark A Kiefer 3-4 CAV CSM "Raiders"
This is a great honor for all of us that served with A Troop 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry in the past. We appreciate the squadron's efforts to reach out and connect to former troopers. Thank you CSM Kiefer. Best wishes for a safe deployment, return to your loved ones and do great things. You are in our prayers. Thank you all for what you do.
John,
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That's my Grandpa's guidon from Vietnam, now headed to Afghanistan! That's amazing, and awesomely cool of CSM Kiefer to do. I think he made a lot of people smile!
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