This page is dedicated to all the F
Troopers who have
joined their F Troop brothers who gave the ultimate.
F Troopers 17th Cavalry
Rest In Peace
Last Post
THE WORDS TO THE LAST POST
Come home! Come home! The
last post is sounding
for you to hear. All good soldiers know very well there
is nothing to fear while they do what is right, and forget
all the worries they have met in their duties through the
year. A soldier cannot always be great, but he can be a
gentleman and he can be a right good pal to his comrades in
his squad. So all you soldiers listen to this Deal fair by all
and youll never be amiss.
Be Brave! Be Just! Be Honest and True Men!
Updated
05/05/2024
To see a photo of the individual click on there name.
Name | Date | Home State | Year in Viet Nam |
Dave Morris | 20 June 2005 | Essex CT | 1966 - 67 |
John Depew | 23 Nov 2003 | Reading PA | 1966 - 67 |
Clyde Roan * | 3 June 1996 | Clearwater FL | 1965 - 67 |
Dan Torenson | |||
Bill Rosenthal | |||
Jerry Cox | 1995 | Loris SC | 1966-67 |
Jerry Buchanan | 1999 | Smithfield VA | |
Robert Sives | 21 Oct 2002 | Sumerville IN | 1966-67 |
Ron Davis | 11 Oct 2005 | Fountain City, IN | |
Paul M. Martinetti | 9 Sept 1998 | Milwaukee WI | 1966-67 |
Hal Turner | Metroplis Il | 1966-67 | |
Gary Potter | 7 Oct 1984 | 1968-69 | |
George Lee Spivey | 9 Aug 2003 | 1967-68 | |
Eugene Rommel | 14 Jan 2006 | Ocean Shores WA | 1966-67 |
Robert Thomason | 2005 | 1970 | |
Ron Dixon | 17 May 2009 | Davisville WV | 1966-67 |
William Kachelmyer | 5 July 2009 | University Place, WA | 1966-67 |
Charles E. Tighe JR | 2006 | Rivervale NJ | 1966-67 |
James W Hale Jr | 2 September 2010 | Elizabethtown KY | |
Ronald L. Bowen | September 2010 | ||
Duane J. Zenter | 1978 | Mott ND | |
Robert H. Kallenbach Jr | 1993 | ||
Gene C. Bass | 2003 | 1969 | |
Harvey Sexton | 1996 | 1968-69 | |
John J. Plisitz | 1991 | ||
Charles M. Hanus | 2009 | ||
John Cooper | 2008 | FL | 1968-69 |
Gary W. Marin | 2008 | 1969-70 | |
Jerry M. Buchanan | 2005 | 1968-69 | |
Lowery C. Coleman | 2010 | AR | |
Jerry E. Ernst | 1996 | IN | |
Alan L. Jansma | 1981 | NY | 1968-1969 |
Alfred Hill | 2004 | SC | |
George S Middleton | 2010 | ||
Ronald S. Beck | 2009 | ||
Harold D. Winger | 2008 | ||
Charles Ramsey | 1988 | 1969-1970 | |
Roy S. Parsons | 2001 | ||
Donald "Don" E. Ramser | 2011 | 1968-1969 | |
Michael P. Sampey | 2009 | ||
William W. Moore | September 2010 | TN | 1970-1971 |
Jeffery M. Hartline | 2006 | TN | |
Richard Miller | May 2012 | East Lansing, MI | 1965-1967 |
Ronnie E. Hammock | |||
Calvin L. Littleton | |||
Ronald G. Knott | March 2008 | Clyde OH | 1965-1967 |
Ronald L. Brown | September 2009 | ||
David L. Bush | April 6 2012 | Watertown NY | 1966-1967 |
Donald Leroy Oldes | August 17 2012 | Colorado Springs CO | 1969-1970 |
Jerry A. MCCready | Albany GA | 1969-1970 | |
Phil Travers | October 2011 | 1965-1967 | |
Steven C. Anton | January 2013 | 1969-1970 | |
Terry R "Tex" Conner | Gainesville TX | 1969-1970 | |
Herman Pena | |||
David J. Fangrow | 1968-1969 | ||
Donald Hines | December 2012 | 1970-1971 | |
Robert (Bob) D. Mensing |
2013 |
Lake Havasu AZ | 1969-1970 |
Larry W. Tackett | |||
Wade Tabor | 2013 | FL | 1970 |
Danny Jones | 2013 | Greenfield TN | 1969-1970 |
John Onofryton | July 21, 2013 | 1969-1970 | |
Theodore Zeller | February 8, 2014 | Cincinnati OH | 1968-1969 |
Gene C. Bass | |||
Gary P Hargrove | |||
Dennis Earl Joy | |||
John H. Wood | |||
Richard Krueger | May 31, 2014 | Neenah WI | 1965-1967 |
Charles G. Fries III | March 2, 2013 | Independence MO | 1967-1968 |
Ron Ruthenberg | June 27, 2014 | Cumberland MD | 1965-1967 |
Daniel Kociszewski | July 16 2014 | Buffalo NY | 1965-1967 |
Carl Barger | November 6 2014 | 1969-1970 | |
William E. "Billy" Crank | November 30 2014 | Richmond VA | 1966-1667 |
Wilbert Leger | December 30 2014 | Lake Charles LA | 1965-1967 |
Donald E. Woznick | February 10, 2015 | Denver CO | 1968-1969 |
John "Little John" Hingle | April 20 2015 | 1969-1971 | |
Charles F. Rhodes | August 2 2015 | Marcellus MI | 1970-1971 |
Thomas L. Rodgers | September 15, 2015 | Hodges AL | 1969-1970 |
Arnie Bakken | November 2015 | Iowa | 1967-1968 |
Sam Benavides | May 13 2016 | Mukwonago, WI | 1965-1967 |
Larry Bynum | May 13 2016 | 1968-1969 | |
Larry Compton | January 23, 2017 | Toledo. Ohio | 1969-1970 |
Mike Shannahan | January 26, 2017 | Harrison Twp MI | 1969-1970 |
Christopher G "The Dog" Wendler | December 10, 2017 | Dallas Tx | 1967-1969 |
Ron Walquist | January 11, 2018 | Idaho Falls ID | 1966-1967 |
Ken Gaffney | May 27 2018 | Hope RI | 1965-1967 |
Dudley Thiel | Sidney MT | 1969 | |
Joe Young | January 19, 2019 | 1967-1968 | |
Jim Disney | December 27, 2018 | Stanford KY | 1968-1969 |
Michael Davey | October 9, 2017 | 1968-1969 | |
Ken Kokemueller | September 11, 2019 | Milwaukee WI | 1965-1966 |
Charles Garefino | June 28, 2019 | Shawano WI | 1968-1969 |
Tom Fox | January 1, 2020 | Milwaukee WI | 1965-1967 |
Henry Smith | 2018 | Milwaukee WI | 1965-1967 |
David "Doc" Creviston | February 17, 2020 | Medic from 23rd Med | 1969-1970 |
Ron Russell | June 18, 2020 | Battle Creek MI | 1969-1970 |
Dale Harden | July 28, 2020 | 1969-1970 | |
Joe Corona | September 5, 2020 | 1967-1968 | |
Derad Kirklin | September 15, 2007 | 1967-1968 | |
Jim Sursely | May 30, 2021 | Minnesota | 1967-1968 |
Gary (Doc) McKnight | November 5, 2021 | New York | 1969-1970 |
David Creviston | February 10, 2019 | 1970-1971 | |
Mason Poe | LOUISVILLE KY | 1965-1967 | |
Danny Devoti | October 22, 2021 | Greenville TN | 1970-1971 |
Chris Johnson | March 3,2022 | Ky | 1969-1970 |
Raymond G Schwedhelm | March 6, 2022 | Etell NJ | 1965-1967 |
Stepenson Broadway | November 23, 2020 | Buffalo NY | 1965-1967 |
Ralph Ordway | June 23, 2022 | Fort Myers FL | 1965-1967 |
Doug Clark | September 15, 2022 | Willimantic CT | 1965-1667 |
John Emens | October 30, 2022 | Phoenix AZ | 1968-1969 |
Del Williams | November 6, 2023 | Petersburg, VA | 1970-1971 |
Robert (Bob) Franecki | November 24, 2023 | Milwaukee WS | 1965-1967 |
Albert T. Bloome | April 1, 2024 | Huron, MI | 1966-1968 |
Andrew Kapudtiak | December 25, 2023 | Philadelphia, Pa | 1965--1967 |
The Last Post is one of a number of bugle calls in military tradition which mark the phases of the day. Where "Reveille" signaled the start of a soldier's day, the "Last Post" signaled its end. It is believed originally to have been part of a more elaborate routine, known in the British Army as "tattoo", that had its origins in the 17th century. During the evening, a duty officer had to do the rounds of his unit's position, checking that the sentry posts were manned and rounding up the off-duty soldiers and packing them off to their beds or billets. He would be accompanied by one or more musicians.
The "first post" was sounded when the duty officer started his rounds and, as the party proceeded from post to post, a drum was played. The drum beats told off-duty soldiers it was time to rest - if the soldiers were billeted in a town, the beats told them it was time to quit the pubs. "Tattoo" is a derivation of doe den tap toe, Dutch for "turn off the taps", a call which is said to have followed the drum beats in many a Dutch pub while English armies were campaigning through Holland and Flanders in the 1690s. (It is also from this routine that American practice of "taps" or "drum taps" originated.)
Another bugle call was sounded when the party completed their rounds, when they reached the "last post": this signaled the night sentries were alert at their posts and gave one last warning to any soldiers still at large that it was time to retire for the evening. "Last Post" was incorporated into funeral and memorial services as a final farewell and symbolizes that the duty of the dead is over and that they can rest in peace.