The 35th Infantry Regiment, 1st Bn (Cacti Green) and 2nd Bn (Cacti Blue), hold their annual reunion. Members of the 2/9th who have served with their line units are invited to join. The 2007 reunion was in Philadelphia, PA.
The 10th Annual Reunion of the 35th Infantry (Cacti) Regiment was held on July 25 - 27, 2008 at the St Louis Millennium Hotel in St Louis, MO...right next to the famous Arch and a block away from the Cardinal's Busch Stadium.
Lots of knee braces, canes, hearing aids and spectacles as the old war veterans gather once again. "We Were Soldiers" is still true, but the "We Were Young" part is in doubt. The reunion was held at the Circus Circus in Reno, NV.
The beautiful Radisson Green Tree - Pittsburgh sits atop a high bluff giving a commanding view of the area. The 12th Annual 35th Inf Regt "Cacti" reunion was there July 30th to Aug 1st.
Herb completed Infantry AIT at Ft Polk, LA but upon arriving in Cam Ranh Bay, he was told "you're all cannoncockers now!" even though he didn't know what that meant. Herb was present for the attempted NVA overrun and sapper attack at LZ St George.
