Monthly Archives: February 2009

Marking Anniversary of a Soldiers Death

February 19, 2009 – 12:25 pm

The Sag Harbor Express
While one family will be in Virginia this week receiving the Navy Cross posthumously awarded their son, another Sag Harbor family will be marking the one year anniversary of the day Orlando Perez was shot dead by a sniper while protecting his comrades in the [2nd] Stryker Cavalry Regiment stationed in Baghdad.
SPC [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Current News, Fiddler's Green, Iraq War No Comments

Outdoor rec program helps soldiers confront post-deployment stress issues

February 16, 2009 – 11:36 am

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
VILSECK, Germany — A few months ago, they were sweating in the heat of Iraq. On Thursday, seven young 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment soldiers clung to an icy cliff face in southern Germany. READ MORE

By David Gettman Posted in Current News, Homecoming, Today's Regiment 1 Comment

Warrior Adventure Quest replaces ‘battlefield rush’ with high-intensity outdoor activities

February 10, 2009 – 11:54 am

By Adriane C. Foss (USAG Grafenwoehr)

photo by Thomas Rosecrans
Spc. Stephen Buck, Outlaw Troop, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, slides along a “klettersteig” as part of an Installation Management Command-Europe Warrior Adventure Quest outing Jan. 23 in Hirschbachtal, Germany.
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By David Gettman Posted in Current News, Homecoming, News from the ARMY, Today's Regiment No Comments

Historic Change of Command

February 3, 2009 – 4:06 pm

January 13, 2009, a historic change of command took place within the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. For the first time in the 172 year history of the Regiment, a female has taken command of one of the Squadrons.
All occuring on the same day:
74th Colonel of the Regiment, COL. John S. RisCassi, was replaced by 75th Colonel of [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Current News, Today's Regiment 2 Comments

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