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By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes
Fueled mostly by Gatorade and the occasional bag of chips, Gen. Carter Ham last week made his first visit as U.S. Army Europe commander to his troops in Iraq.
The general, who once commanded all forces in northern Iraq, wanted to know how well troops — in the midst of their deployments in an ever-changing battleground — thought their training back in Germany had prepared them.
The Military OneSource service established a Wounded Warrior Resource Center telephone number and e-mail address for servicemembers and their families if they have concerns or other difficulties during their recovery process.
It was one of the largest tank battles of WW II, and the 2nd Cavalry Group was caught right in the middle of it. Having liberated the town of Luneville the previous day, Group was preparing to swing north on the heels of an attack by XII Corps, when the 11th Panzer Division smashed into the positions of the 2nd Cavalry Group.
Forced to retreat through recently liberated Luneville, the 2nd Cavalry Group, now reinforced by the 4th Armored Division, fought a delaying action near the town of Luneville which turned into a slugfest over the next few weeks. The 11th Panzer Division was finally routed, and never did recover from the battle.
The other day Col.(ret) Tom Molino, President of the 2nd Cavalry Association, received a letter of gratitude from a citizen of Luneville. Following is a copy of the letter:
Dear Colonel Molino:
Thank you very much for your mail. I’m not a member of the 2nd Cavalry, but a single citizen of
Luneville.
I’d met you I think when you visited Luneville.
When I was a young man in 1971, I presented the 2nd to my ancient teacher, then mayor of the town, then he invited the regiment every year in.
Yesterday Luneville celebrated the 64th year of her liberation by the 2nd Cavalry on September [17] 1944.
I remember, and I send you my best wishes & kind regards!
Gerard Pillot
As the summer draws to a close, children return to school, and we anticipate the change of season, the time draws near when the Regiment will return to Vilseck. Based on reports from the field the pace of operations remains high, the Regiment continues to be very much in a fight and our troops continue to perform magnificently.
Since we last communicated about activities here at the Association the on line store is now fully functional, preparations for the Regiments homecoming are moving along and work on the memorial to our Fallen Soldiers is underway. Read More
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 “appropriate” uniform items, Read More
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.
Members Only Offerings:
These are new online services that the Assn offers to card holding members in good standing.
Here is the basic rundown. If you want an e-mail address like john.doe@dragoons.org we now offer the capability free to members. The amount of free space for each account is currently 7 Gigs. Optionally you can also have this e-mail be forwarded to your regular address.
For example any e-mail sent to isaac.golding@dragoons.org gets forwarded automatically to webmaster@secondcavalry.com
Google Apps is a service from Google for using custom domain names with several Google products. It features several Web applications with similar functionality to traditional office suites, including: Gmail, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and Sites.
The Standard Edition is free and offers the same amount of storage as regular Gmail accounts.The Education Edition, which is free, combines features from the Standard and Premier editions. The Second Cavalry Assn is currently using the Education Edition of Google Apps
If you are interested in any of these offerings please contact the webmaster@secondcavalry.com
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 rations for the troops.
