Author Archives: David Gettman

C Trp, 1/2ACR, Bindlach, 1974-75. Dad (CWO-2 Henry Gettman) was Motors Officer, HHC, 1/2ACR, Bindlach, 1953-55.

ANSF, Coalition Forces Give the Gift of Good Health

Mission Accomplished: The Medical Engagement Team poses for a photo with some of the children they treated during their recent clinic in Masruf.
Story and photos by Sgt. Jerry Wilson
CTZ Public Affairs: NCOIC
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
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Zabul, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces with support from their Coalition counterparts recently brought the gift [...]

SPC. Justin B. Shoecraft

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
SPC Justin B. Shoecraft, 28, of Elkhart, Ind., died Aug. 24 at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device at Kakarak, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st [...]

Care Packages For Dragoons In Afghanistan

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and 2SCR is in the middle of the stink again.
These troopers need to know we still have their backs here on the home front and that we appreciate the sacrifices they are making for us.
The Regiment has provided the following list of squadron chaplains and their assistants at the [...]

Dragoons Save Local Businessman’s Cargo

On Three Pull: Stryker vehicle from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment recovers a truck of a local businessman after it rolled over near a bridge in Zabul Province, Afghanistan.
Story & Photos by Sgt. Jerry Wilson
2SCR Public Affairs
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ZABUL, Afghanistan – It was shaping up to be a routine Tuesday morning, August 10th, for [...]

Pfc. John E. Andrade

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pfc. John E. Andrade, 19, of San Antonio, Texas, died Aug. 7 at DE Khak Chupan Turah, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, [...]

PFC Paul O. Cuzzupe II

Pfc. Paul O. Cuzzupe II, 23, of Plant City, Fla., died Aug. 8 in Akhtar-Mohammad-Khan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
For more information, the media may contact the U.S. Army, Europe, and Seventh [...]

A True All-American

Today I had an experience I hope I never have to repeat, and yet one that has left me so much richer in mind and spirit that I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
On an island in the middle of Puget Sound between Seattle and Tacoma, the community of Vashon came together to lay to [...]

Dragoons Train First ANP Graduates

Story by Sgt. Gerald Wilson
ZABUL, Afghanistan- Dragoons from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment were alongside their partners from the Afghan National Police Saturday, July 31, at the ANP Training Center in Qalat to celebrate a historic event. The first graduation of ANP officers trained by coalition forces at the new facility. Forty-five new ANP officers [...]