Hello to All, The Los Angeles based 26th Cavalry Regiment Ceremonial Mounted Unit participated in a day-long event at the LA Equestrian Center for the Tournament of Roses Equestfest in Burbank CA. on Monday, December 29th. The event is part of the Tournament of Roses where Equestrian Groups participating in the January 1st Rose Parade gather for a pre-parade display of their talents by performing drills, dances and demonstrate trick riding, roping as well as ongoing equestrian performances, demonstrations and exhibits. Although not riding in the Rose Parade this year, the Unit was invited to exhibit at the Equestfest. This was the first year of participation for the Philippine Scouts 26th Cavalry Ceremonial Mounted Unit. With the theme of this year’s Tournament of Roses being “Inspiring Stories”, the story of the US Army’s Philippine Scouts fits right in. The story of the Philippine Scouts reverberate through slogans coined by men who experienced them, “Remember Bataan”, “I Shall Return”, “Strong To Endure”, “Anywhere, AnyTime”, “In Loyalty There is Strength” and “Nobody Gives A Damn”. The Philippine Scouts 26th Cavalry Regiment exhibits featured period uniformed Living History Philippine Scouts 26th Cavalry Troopers and 45th Infantry soldiers, period artifacts of field equipment, medals, uniforms, memorabilia weaponry, posters, pictures and books on the subject of the US Army’s Philippine Scouts. As a special feature, two descendants of 26th Cavalry Troopers were there to present first hand experiences of their relatives who were on the front lines in the battles in Bataan, Philippines and survived. The exhibit also featured books from various writers about the 26th Cavalry with several books giving an account of the “last organized charge of a US Cavalry unit against an enemy” which was led by Lt. Edwin Ramsey, a decorated War Hero who lived in Los Angeles, CA. As this is an equestrian event and being featured is the 26th Cavalry Regiment, the exhibit will also feature the equestrian equipment and field gear of a Philippine Scout Cavalryman and period horse’s dress. During the day, a fully dressed Cavalryman will be mounted on a fully outfitted horse for presentation to the public. This was a great opportunity to spread the word about the Philippine Scouts and we received many great appreciative comments from the organizers and the local and mainstream press. Heres a few more pics sent in by Rudy and from the LA Daily News website.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 02:59:48 +0000
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