Monthly Archives: November 2007

2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks, 26, of Dallas, Texas, died Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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Experts help soldiers bridge cultural gaps

photo by Seth Robson / Stars & Stripes
Human Terrain Team member Fouad Lghzaoui, left, talks to Sheik Nouri, who manages a propane distribution station in Baghdad, on Sunday. The team is charged with bringing cultural awareness to the Army.

‘I’ll be in the history books one day’

Stryker Cavalry Regiment troops on patrol in Baghdad. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini

Time for Your Check-up

photos by Spc. Shejal Pulivarti, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
Sgt. 1st Class Edward Anderson, from Bristle, Conn., greets the children lined up to get checked out by the doctors during a combined medical effort in Horse Village, Iraq, Nov. 7. The top non-commissioned officer of Troop K, Fires “Hells” Squadron, 2nd [...]

Apprehensive? Oh yes

Two children sit in front of a US soldier from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment on patrol in Baghdad. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Al-Qaida might be gone, but Baghdad district remains in shadows

photo by Michael Gisick/AlbuquerqueTribune
U.S. Army Spc. Coleman Tucker (front) of Roswell and Pvt. Anthony Harrington leave a house in Baghdad during a patrol. The soldiers, on patrol in late October, are part of an American cavalry squadron that fought al-Qaida militants through much of last month.

Recruitment Drive at Coalition Outpost Blackfoot

U.S. Army Pfc. Josh Smith, with the U.S. Army 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, imputes a hopeful candidates information into a governmental database, including a retina scan and fingerprint, during a recruitment drive held at Coalition Outpost Blackfoot on Nov. 12, 2007.
Photographer: Petty Officer 3rd Class David Quillen, Joint Combat Camera Center

Commander’s Message

Colonel John RisCassi, 74th Colonel of the Regiment, and Regimental Command Sergeant Major Victor Martinez, 74th Sergeant Major of the Regiment, both currently deployed in Baghdad, Iraq, with the 2nd Cavalry Stryker Regiment, sent a video message to those attending the 2007 Second Cavalry Association Reunion in the Washington, D.C. area Nov. 7-11. The message [...]