April 16, 2008 – 6:19 pm
Army News Service, by Sgt. Jasmine Chopra
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – He was a husband, father, Soldier and leader, but on April 4, Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, the 3rd Infantry Division’s 51st Medal of Honor recipient, was remembered simply as a hero.
A remembrance ceremony was held in the courtyard where five years ago to [...]
April 10, 2008 – 1:54 pm
Click photo to enlarge Long time 2nd Cavalry friends, artist Don Stivers and his wife Bev, receive awards from Roger Jones, Second Cavalry Association, at the November 2007 Association Reunion. Mr. Stivers was presented with the Noble Patron of Armor award, and Mrs. Stivers received the Order of St. Joan D’Arc.
With the war in Iraq [...]
March 31, 2008 – 6:03 pm
By Sgt. 1st Class William Quiett
2nd SCR PAO, MND-B
BAGHDAD – The remains of Staff Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin were recovered March 20 northwest of Baghdad by elements of the Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, which is based out of Vilseck, Germany.
The recovery was the result of four years of intensive effort by [...]
February 4, 2008 – 2:35 pm
Navy Chief Petty Officer Jose Garcia, a Brunswick Maine native who works as the 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment’s Special Troops Squadron Electronic Warfare Officer, receives gold spurs for his combat time in Iraq with the Cavalry regiment. Navy Cmdr. Michael Harber from Memphis Tenn., the Regimental Electronic Warfare Officer, places a gold spur on Garcia [...]
November 12, 2007 – 11:21 am
Colonel John RisCassi, 74th Colonel of the Regiment, and Regimental Command Sergeant Major Victor Martinez, 74th Sergeant Major of the Regiment, both currently deployed in Baghdad, Iraq, with the 2nd Cavalry Stryker Regiment, sent a video message to those attending the 2007 Second Cavalry Association Reunion in the Washington, D.C. area Nov. 7-11. The message [...]
November 11, 2007 – 11:45 am
In honor of Veteran’s Day. The following is from a two page article printed in Warweek, dated Saturday, November 11, 1944.
Hitler, you never stopped them…Here are
THE GHOSTS OF PATTON’S THIRD ARMY
By France Herron
Warweek Combat Correspondent
An infantry colonel called the men who do patrol work “the tough guys of the war.” He also referred to them [...]
November 8, 2007 – 9:01 am
The Association History Center is sadly in need of someone to work on compiling our regiment’s Gulf experience. Anyone interested, please contact the History Center editor Dave Gettman.
September 29, 2007 – 6:28 pm
2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Cougars uncase their colors at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Southern Baghdad, September 16, 2007. Interview with Lt. Col. Myron Reineke, Spring Valley, MN, Commander.
Produced by Spc. Ben Washburn, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. May take several minutes to open.
COUGARS RAISE COLORS
