11th Armored Calvary Regiment has annual reunion in Las Vegas — PHOTOS
Veterans and spouses stand for "Taps" in honor of those who served in Vietnam attending the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion at the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Pastor Bill Karabinos arranges a display as veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam participate in a remembrance ceremony while attending the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion at the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Veteran Jens Larsen, right, and his spouse Kerry stand during a benediction for those who served in Vietnam during a remembrance ceremony at the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion in the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam attend the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion at the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Sara Evans reads a poem she wrote to veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam during a remembrance ceremony at the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion in the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Trooper J.C. Pool reads from a list of recently deceased soldiers to veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam during a remembrance ceremony at the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion in the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam attend the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion at the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
President Peter Walter and Pastor Bill Karabinos listen as a trooper reads to veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam during a remembrance ceremony at the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion in the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam attend the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion at the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Trooper Paul Foley is recognized by other veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam during a remembrance ceremony at the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion in the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Trooper Wayne Glass reads from a list of recently deceased soldiers to veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam during a remembrance ceremony at the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion in the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
President Peter Walter reads a verse to veterans and spouses who served in Vietnam during a remembrance ceremony at the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion in the Westgate on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Veterans and their loved ones attended the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment 34th annual reunion at the Westgate on Saturday in Las Vegas.
53 years ago, thousands of men who served in the company left for Vietnam; 730 of them were killed in action or died of wounds.
The memorial ceremony honored more than 200 members who died this year.
