We Are Bravo

We Are Bravo


WE ARE BRAVO
IN MEMORY OF KEN LEONARD
BRAVO COMPANY, 5TH BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
199 INFANTRY BRIGADE


Soldiers identify with their unit in a special way. Bound to the colors of the unit and the lineage that they represent, they usually find ways to work their unit name into their cadences. In training, units scream out cadences like this one which leave no doubt to the listener what unit is marching by. When I heard the We Are Bravo marching cadence, I thought about Ken Leonard. He was assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 199 Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. My memorial to Ken can be found at http://www.imjinscout.com/dead_soldiers.html.