By Spc. Nathan J. Hoskins
1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs
CAMP TAJI — They say history is written by the victorious. That’s why for 41 years the 1st Cavalry Division has been writing the history of air assaults.
The illustrious traditions and successes of Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade began Nov. 14, 1965, in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam. Currently, the unit serves in Iraq, making history and adding their new success.
As told in the book, “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young,” and later as a feature film, it was 41 years ago when Lt. Col. Hal Moore took the grounds of Landing Zone X-Ray with Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, and started what would be the newest and most innovative way to place Soldiers on the battlefield – by helicopter.
That same day, 41 years later, aviators from 3-227th carried on the traditions of the 1st Cavalry Division’s air units with their first air assault mission since hitting the grounds in Iraq. The Company A “Werewolves” dropped off infantry Soldiers ready to carry out their mission to seek out and capture insurgents.
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