military history against the Japanese on Luzon in 1942. The primary focus of Bingham’s contingent is the Philippines-based regiment famed for staging the last horse-mounted cavalry charge in U.S. “About a third of our group own horses and many also belong to the Eastern Seaboard Cavalry Association (ESCA), which stages cavalry competitions.” Cavalry Philippine Scouts is a commemorative mounted group with a love for both horses and cavalry history,” Bingham said. Army Women’s Museum in Fort Lee, Va., typifies the diverse approach. But, as the following glimpses of VFW member-volunteers illustrate, all share a passion for honoring the past while enabling others, especially young heroes of tomorrow, to “look, listen, and touch history.”īingham, 61, a retired Army sergeant and now a museum specialist at the U.S. Others interpret specific units, vessels, expeditions or conflicts. Some do impressions of particular individuals. Others are museum-based living historians of war. Some are trench-burrowing, boondock-tramping battle re-enactors. VFW members such as Bingham play a vital volunteer role in preserving the history of America’s foreign wars. “I really love hearing people say: ‘I did not know we still had cavalry in World War II.’” “Any day on horseback is a good day,” said Bingham, a member of VFW Post 9808 in Mechanicsville, Va. cavalry enthusiast Ron Bingham explained his passion for bringing American military history to life. Sitting astride his horse in November 2019 at the “Tank Farm” in Nokesville, Va., U.S.
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