Daily Archives: October 11, 2007

Soldiers Celebrate Proud Hispanic Heritage

October 11, 2007 – 4:05 pm

photo by Spc. Elvyn Nieves, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Los Angeles native Command Sgt. Maj. Victor Martinez, the senior non-commissioned officer for the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, gives a speech as the guest speaker for the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the 1st Cavalry Division Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center at Camp Liberty in western [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Current Events, Current News, Iraq War, Site Notes, Today's Regiment No Comments

CPL Gilberto A. Meza

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.

By David Gettman Posted in Current Events, Current News, Fiddler's Green, Iraq War, Pipes & Drums, Site Notes, Today's Regiment No Comments

Stryker Cavalry Ridding Baghdad of Bombs, ‘Bad Guys’

October 11, 2007 – 1:44 am

By David Mays
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – U.S. soldiers are sweeping through a Baghdad neighborhood to clear out explosives and extremists, a coalition commander said, Oct. 11.
“We’ve been working in the east Rashid district going after the bad guys and doing very, very well and trying to give a little hope to the [...]

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