The History of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry:

The 1st Cavalry Division was re-formed in 1965 from the 1st Brigade of the 11th AIR ASSAULT and the 2nd and 3rd Brigades of the 2nd Infantry Division. The First Brigade (1/8, 2/8, 1/12) was Airborne but could not remain airborne qualified beyond the "First Shift"(65-66). During the battle of Dak To in November 1967, our battalion reinforced the 173rd Airborne Brigade. In trying to coordinate radio communications between our battalion and the 173rd, mass confusion reigned supreme. So our battalion was instructed to create code names for the battalion, the four companies in the battalion and the platoons in each company. Thus our battalion became known as "Stone Mountain". Alpha company became "Custer Dodge", Bravo company became "Eager Arms" Charlie company became "Lone Armor" and Delta company became "Angry Skipper". The 1st Cavalry Division was also know as the 1st Air Cavalry. Other divisions had air cavalry units too. In 1971 the "Colors" of the 1st Cavalry Division came home to the U.S.A. but four battalions, one of which was the 2nd of the 8th, remained in Vietnam as part of the 7th Cavalry Regiment until June of 1972. They were the last combat units to leave Vietnam. The 1st Cavalry Division was the most decorated division in Vietnam. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, won Presidential Unit Citations for the operation in Pleiku Province, 1967. (Information courtesy of Ed Regan)