December 21, 2009 – 10:47 am
December 21, 2009
Stars and Stripes|by Seth Robson
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The Army is preparing to open several multimillion-dollar facilities to treat Soldiers for combat stress and traumatic brain injury at Grafenwöhr and Vilseck.
One of the facilities, a $2.5 million behavioral health clinic in Grafenwöhr, will include therapy and conference rooms along with office space. It will [...]
December 21, 2009 – 8:55 am
April 1922 – December 2009
“The placid, modest, friendly exterior of this Officer disguises the fighting heart of a lion and the tenaciousness of a bulldog, all seasoned with an engaging personality.”
Lt. Colonel Creighton W. Abrams, Dec. 31, 1944
The Regimental Association is sad to announce the passing of retired Army Colonel, and South Carolina militia Brigadier [...]
December 19, 2009 – 11:54 am
Greetings,
For some time the 2d Cav Association has been working on behalf of SSG Mike Minard, one of our Wounded Warriors during the last OIF tour. (Mike lost both legs above the knees to an IED.)
Our work and the efforts of an enormous number of his supporters, friends and family will culminate in a [...]
December 7, 2009 – 11:16 am
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany – Before they headed off for Thanksgiving with their families and friends, thousands of Troopers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment gathered Wednesday morning Nov. 25 to hear from the 75th Commander of the Regiment, Col. James Blackburn and participate in a traditional run known as the [...]
December 7, 2009 – 11:13 am
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany – Troopers of 4th Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, known as the Sabers spent Wednesday Nov. 18th celebrating their annual Saber day. Saber day is an organizational Day where all the Soldiers get together with their families and challenge each other to a variety of sporting events. [...]
December 5, 2009 – 8:23 am
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, December 5, 2009
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment will have a powerful new weapon when it deploys to Afghanistan next summer.
On Thursday, 2nd Cav soldiers put the M1128 Mobile Gun System vehicle to the test at Grafenwöhr Training Area, firing rounds into range targets representing [...]
December 1, 2009 – 10:41 am
Please join us at Ft. Knox 15-17 May 2010.
TIME IS RUNNING SHORT!!!! WE NEED TO KNOW BY MAY 1ST IF YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND, IN ORDER TO HAVE AMPLE TIME TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATIONS.
My Fellow Dragoon,
You are invited to join your fellow 2d Dragoons at a very special Reunion.
We will gather at the [...]
November 7, 2009 – 7:31 pm
[ December 21, 2009; ] On the 21st of December, 2009, at 413 Beach Avenue, Union Beach, New Jersey, Homes for Troops will hand over the keys to a brand new home for Mike Minard and his family, just in time to spend their first Christmas in their new home.
Mike lost both legs in Iraq while serving with the 2nd [...]
