January 13, 2008 – 4:25 pm
By Charlie Coon, Stars and Stripes
VILSECK, Germany — The rural military community of Vilseck is just a fraction of itself, now that most of its soldiers are deployed to Iraq.
But when word came that six of their own died Wednesday in Sinsil, Iraq, after entering a booby-trapped home, the quiet, depleted community grew a little [...]
January 12, 2008 – 3:37 pm
The Department of Defense announced today the death of six Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The six Soldiers, all members of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, were killed January 9th in Sinsil, Iraq, north of Baghdad, when insurgents detonated a large bomb hidden in a house the Soldiers were clearing. [...]
January 12, 2008 – 3:31 pm
A bomb-rigged house exploded and killed six American Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, and their Iraqi interpreter.
Photos by Jehad Nga for The New York Times
December 10, 2007 – 11:58 pm
Commanders and senior noncommissioned officers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad, Multi-National Corps – Iraq and Multi-National Force – Iraq, attend a memorial service in the Division Chapel at Camp Liberty in western Baghdad which honored all MND-B Soldiers who gave their lives during the 1st Cavalry Division’s deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08, Dec. 7.
U.S. [...]
December 10, 2007 – 11:21 pm
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Randy W. Pickering, 31, of Bovey, Minn., died Dec. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.
October 29, 2007 – 12:37 pm
Spring Valley, Minn., native Lt. Col. Myron Reineke, commander of the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, lights a bonfire in remembrance of his unit’s fallen Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad, Oct. 28. The 2-2 SCR, based out of Vilseck, Germany, is operating in southern Baghdad attached to the 4th Infantry [...]
October 21, 2007 – 2:21 am
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Wayne M. Geiger, 23, of Lone Pine, Calif. died Oct 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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October 11, 2007 – 2:28 am
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Gilberto A. Meza, 21, of Oxnard, Calif., died Oct. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
