Monthly Archives: May 2008

A Family Tradition Continued in Warhorse

By Spc. Ryan Elliott
14th Public Affairs Detachment
FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq- Capt. Joseph Shorr, 2nd Platoon Leader for Bravo Battery, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, replaced his older brother Cpt. Geoffrey Shorr fire support officer with Bravo Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division in Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq. The brothers [...]

RSS wins the Distinguished Unit of the Quartermaster Regiment Award

By Maj. Gary Kasavicha
Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
What do you give a unit that is 172 years old and the longest standing Cavalry Regiment in the history of the United States Army for its birthday? The unit earned the gift of an award for excellence. Recently, the Regimental Support Squadron of the 2nd [...]

Stryker Cavalry celebrates 172nd birthday with party at Vilseck

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
VILSECK, Germany — The 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment — the Army’s oldest continuously serving active regiment — celebrated its 172nd birthday Friday with a party at Vilseck.
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2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment celebrates 172nd Birthday

Multi-National Division – North PAO
14th Public Affairs Detachment
U.S. Army photos by Spc. Ryan Elliott, 14th Public Affairs Detachment

The oldest and youngest Soldiers of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, assisted by the DCO on the left and the RCSM on the right, cut into the 2nd SCR birthday cake at the 172nd Annual 2nd SCR birthday celebration held [...]

Oldest Regiment Celebrates 172nd Birthday

May 23, 2008, the oldest continuously serving regiment in the U.S. Army celebrated it’s 172nd birthday.
In Vilseck, Germany, home to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, the Rear Detachment celebrated with children’s games, FRG foods and drinks, a dunking booth, pie throwing (in which Rear Detachment Commander LTC Thomas Rickard was slated as a target), kiddie [...]

When soldiers reconnect with children they hardly know

By JUSTIN PAPROCKI
McClatchy Newspapers
HILTON HEAD, S.C.–The first time Army specialist Brian Morel held his daughter was in the Savannah International Airport. He took the 7-month-old from his wife’s arms and hoisted her above his head - he in the subdued greens and tans of Army fatigues, and she in a pink and white jumper.
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MND-B, Iraqi Army Soldiers find weapons cache, IEDs

Multi-National Division – Baghdad
Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers discovered a munitions cache and several improvised-explosive devices May 20 in Baghdad.

MND-B Soldiers seize weapons cache, detain suspected criminal

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers uncovered a weapons cache and detained one suspected criminal in operations throughout Baghdad May 18.