April 16, 2008 – 6:19 pm
Army News Service, by Sgt. Jasmine Chopra
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - He was a husband, father, Soldier and leader, but on April 4, Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, the 3rd Infantry Division’s 51st Medal of Honor recipient, was remembered simply as a hero.
A remembrance ceremony was held in the courtyard where five years ago to [...]
April 14, 2008 – 12:26 pm
By Sgt. 1st Class William Quiett
2nd SCR PAO, MND-B
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – As operations continue for Warhorse Troop, 4th Squadron (Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition Squadron), 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, they took a brief pause for a change of command ceremony and bid a fond farewell to Maj. Christopher C.E. McGarry of [...]
April 12, 2008 – 1:36 pm
By Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti
25th Infantry Division Public Affairs
BAGHDAD — Days after intense fighting, and the call to peace from Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr March 30, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers patrol the outskirts of Sadr City, a district of Baghdad, ensuring the safety of the city’s residents.
Sadr City has been the backdrop of [...]
April 11, 2008 – 12:59 pm
By Pfc. April Campbell, Multi-National Division - Baghdad
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – When Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers conduct missions out in sector, they pay close attention, watching and searching for signs of improvised explosive devices.
Soldiers conducting route-clearance patrols have one primary mission when going outside the wire: to search for and help rid the streets [...]
April 10, 2008 – 1:54 pm
Long time 2nd Cavalry friends, artist Don Stivers and his wife Bev, receive awards from Roger Jones, Second Cavalry Association, at the November 2007 Association Reunion. Mr. Stivers was presented with the Noble Patron of Armor award, and Mrs. Stivers received the Order of St. Joan D’Arc. Click here to view larger image.
With the war [...]
April 10, 2008 – 10:13 am
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Jason C. Kazarick, 30, of Oakmont, Pa., died April 7 in Sadr City, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
April 10, 2008 – 10:07 am
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Plum man serving with the American military in Iraq was one of two soldiers killed in a rocket attack in Baghdad Monday.
Army Spc. Jason C. Kazarick, 30, died when insurgents in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City opened fire with a rocket propelled grenade. Another soldier in Spc. Kazarick’s unit, Sgt. Michael T. [...]
April 10, 2008 – 10:00 am
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Friends of a soldier from Oakmont who was killed in Iraq remembered him Wednesday as a kind and gentle person who was proud to serve his country.
Army Cpl. Jason C. Kazarick, 30, and another soldier died Monday in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Sadr City, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Kazarick was [...]
