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SGT Mike Minard (1st Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment and Life Member of the 2d Cavalry Association) needs your help putting up his new house!
Please read this all the way through before you decide to NOT help! Mike gave his country two legs – please give him the courtesy of TWO minutes! Read More
The 2d Cavalry Association bi-annual reunion has been rescheduled. Please join us at Ft. Knox 15-17 May 2010.
Organization: 2d Armored Cavalry Association (block of rooms are held under this name)
Dates: 15-17 May 2010
Where: Holiday Inn Express
107 Buffalo Creek Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-769-1334
Rates: $99.00 + 9% tax = $107.91 per night
Rooms: 22 Singles (Kings) and 28 Doubles (2 Queens)
CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancellation of this booking becomes necessary, to avoid forfeiture of any deposits paid or payment of penalties, the hotel must receive written notification by 15 APRIL 2010.
AGENDA
15 May 2010
Link to the Heroes in Radcliff, KY parade and recognition events
REGISTRATION
16 May 2010
17 May 2010
Price per person is $100.00 and includes:
Optional Event – Monday 17 May – Stable Call at the Patton Museum ($15.00 – pay at the door)
For more information send an e-mail to Micheal Davis (click on name to e-mail) or call him at (cell) 571-217-2227.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Toujours Pret!
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany
PHONE: DSN: 476-5017 COMMERCIAL (49) 09662-83-5017
E-mail: 2scrwebmaster@eur.army.mil Website: www.2SCR.army.mil
Vilseck, Germany – In 1986 a young private, fresh out of training, reported to his first duty station in Bamberg, Germany. He was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and spent most of his days patrolling the German and Czech borders. Now, 24 years later, Sergeant Major Michael Fox’s career came full circle to bring him back to 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. Read More
By Seth Robson and Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Seth Robson / S&S
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The Department of Defense has backed a call by the U.S. Army Europe commander to retain four brigade combat teams in Europe.
The DOD’s Quadrennial Defense Review, released Monday, states “the United States will retain four brigade combat teams and an Army Corps headquarters forward-stationed on the continent.”
The brigades will remain in Europe pending a DOD review of NATO’s Strategic Concept and an accompanying U.S. assessment of its European defense posture network, the QDR states. READ MORE
At 1130 hours, 16 February 2010, 4th Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment will conduct an Assumption of Command Ceremony at Vilseck Memorial Gymnasium, Rose Barracks, Vilseck Germany.
Taking the reigns of Saber Squadron will be LTC Andrew Green, a Seattle University graduate who hails from Washington State. LTC Green is currently assigned as the LCC XO in Heidelberg. He has a solid background in Armor with assignments such as Platoon Leader, 1-69 AR and 2-70 AR (Germany); Company Commander, 1-64 AR (Ft. Stewart); Battalion XO, 1-12 CAV (Ft. Hood); Joint Planner, EUCOM.
LTC Green will be replacing LTC Chris Boyle. LTC Boyle was forced to relinquish command of Saber Squadron recently due to medical reasons and is currently undergoing treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. We hope to see you back in the saddle soon, Chris.
To send best wishes to LTC Boyle, e-mail the EDITOR (click link) for contact information.
CSM (ret) Mike Basozki, born January 5, 1929, passed away December 31, 2009.
Mike was born in Jefferson Township, PA. Shortly thereafter, the Basozki family moved to Windsor Heights, W. VA, where Mike grew up. 3 days after Mike’s 17th birthday, Mike enlisted in the Regular U.S. Army on January 8, 1946. Read More
December 21, 2009
Stars and Stripes|by Seth Robson
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The Army is preparing to open several multimillion-dollar facilities to treat Soldiers for combat stress and traumatic brain injury at Grafenwöhr and Vilseck.
One of the facilities, a $2.5 million behavioral health clinic in Grafenwöhr, will include therapy and conference rooms along with office space. It will house “everything we are doing to help Soldiers with the new emphasis on Army mental health — all these issues like depression and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder),” U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr commander Col. Nils “Chris” Sorenson said earlier this year. Read More
April 1922 – December 2009
“The placid, modest, friendly exterior of this Officer disguises the fighting heart of a lion and the tenaciousness of a bulldog, all seasoned with an engaging personality.”
Lt. Colonel Creighton W. Abrams, Dec. 31, 1944 Read More
Greetings,
For some time the 2d Cav Association has been working on behalf of SSG Mike Minard, one of our Wounded Warriors during the last OIF tour. (Mike lost both legs above the knees to an IED.)
Our work and the efforts of an enormous number of his supporters, friends and family will culminate in a Key Ceremony on Monday at 11 AM when Mike takes possession of his new home and begins another chapter in his new life.
Attached here is the Order of Events for that ceremony…
Mike, now retired, purchased a brand new “Blue” uniform for the event at Fort Dix. He will also be wearing a brand new Stetson compliments of the 2d Cavalry Association… (Thank you Bill Heidner for a super job of getting the shipment out to Mike in time for the ceremony .. Hooah!)
I am so very proud of our contribution to Mike’s new home and his new life… I will continue to monitor Mike’s progress and provide personal support to him as he moves forward.
I believe this kind of effort is the purpose for which this Association was founded 110 years ago and I am truly humbled by the opportunity to serve and support this community of heroes – Our Wounded Warriors!
Thank you one and all for your support and encouragement…
Toujours Prêt!
Chris Golden
PS. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Key Turnover Ceremony
SSG Mike Minard
Order of Events
December 21, 2009
11:00 AM Ceremony Begins
HFOT REP, TITLE
COLOR GUARD/PARADE
NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER
HFOT REP, TITLE
SPEAKERS
GENERAL CONTRACTOR (other building related people asked to speak)
HFOT REP, TITLE
VETERAN
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany – Before they headed off for Thanksgiving with their families and friends, thousands of Troopers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment gathered Wednesday morning Nov. 25 to hear from the 75th Commander of the Regiment, Col. James Blackburn and participate in a traditional run known as the Troop/Company/Battery Challenge. Read More
