August 21, 2008 – 3:21 pm
Spc Cornelson, in a recent post to the Web site, commented about how much he, and his fellow Troopers want to contribute and participate in the combined Welcome Home / Memorial Ceremony to be held back at home station. Of course, a large part of that eprit de corps may come from being in the [...]
August 19, 2008 – 10:34 pm
By David Clarke, Reuters
WAJIHIYAH, Iraq (Reuters) - The U.S. commander dons his headset as a convoy of armored vehicles rumbles along the dusty roads of the fertile Diyala river valley in Iraq, and he starts his macabre tour.
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August 17, 2008 – 10:48 pm
By Bill Murray, The Long War Journal
DIYALA, IRAQ: When the U.S. Army creates a “non-lethal platoon” in a conflict zone, it can mean one of two things: either the battle is going well enough that soldiers can focus on reconstruction over security – or the Army has secretly reestablished its early 19th-Century policy of alcohol [...]
August 11, 2008 – 11:05 pm
By Bill Murray, The Long War Journal
The U.S. military loves metrics to measure success or failure. Vietnam had its dubious enemy body counts, the Gulf War its measure of smart bombs accuracy. Troops today in Iraq may have come across their most accurate technique to gauge the current campaign: the Chai count.
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August 7, 2008 – 11:11 pm
Multi-National Division – North PAO
DIYALA, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division – North Soldiers assisted more than 150 Iraqi families during a humanitarian assistance distribution.
Members of the Iraqi Army and 4th Platoon, Fox Company, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment distributed 1,250 pounds of food and water to citizens of Baqubah, Iraq, Aug. 5.
“This [...]
August 6, 2008 – 9:30 am
The schedule of events for the Dragoon’s Welcome Home ceremony and dedication of the Fallen Soldier’s memorial has been released. Please click one of the following links for details.
WELCOME HOME
http://www.dragoons.org/homecoming/homecoming-overview/
See you on the Grenze?
August 5, 2008 – 4:00 pm
The new Second Cavalry Association sutler’s store, SPUR OF THE MOMENT, is now open for business. You’ll find a lot of new products, including Stetson’s, spurs, statues, books, patches, t-shirts, caps, Zippo lighters, Association memberships………..
Click here: SPUR OF THE MOMENT
Or go here: http://www.secondcavalry.com/cubecart/
Please stop by and browse the shelves. Bill Heidner needs the work!
July 24, 2008 – 12:15 pm
Multi-National Division – North PAO
DIYALA, Iraq – Soldiers from Ghost Rider Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, found three weapons cashes in Al Ujami July 20, one disguised as a grave site in a children’s cemetery and two more in the Palm Groves.
