Brigade deployment schedule changed to meet surge needs

By Don Kramer, Northwest Guardian

The 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division was caught squarely in the troop surge of 2007 that turned U.S. fortunes in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Originally programmed to deploy in May, the brigade was not only accelerated by a month to join surge forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom in April, but extended three months to serve a 15-month combat tour.

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Editors note: 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, is the former 2nd Cavalry Regiment which was reflagged at Ft. Lewis in 2006. The commander of the 4th Brigade, Col. Jon Lehr, is the 73rd Colonel of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

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  1. Catherine Hammond
    Posted June 18, 2008 at 9:13 am | Permalink

    I am trying to get some recent news from US Army Sargeant DIESS SOLON, Company H, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Strykers Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany.

    I did find the 2 photos from him in Bagdad taken in Sept. 2007.

    But nothing since.

    PLEASE HELP !

    Thank you.

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