July 16, 2008 – 8:33 pm
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Vrooman, 28, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died July 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was conducting combat operations in Kn’an, Iraq. He was assigned to [...]
July 7, 2008 – 12:07 pm
VILSECK, Germany – July 2, 2008 – The Vilseck community announces the establishment of the Dragoon Foundation – a private organization designed to support the Soldiers and families of the 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment. The Foundation serves to promote camaraderie and fellowship among the Regiment, and to honor and perpetuate the memory of those Soldiers [...]
July 7, 2008 – 8:19 am
This is approximately how the monument will appear. Courtesy of RCSM Victor Martinez.
A fund has been set up by the 2nd Cavalry Association for donations towards a memorial honoring the 2d Dragoon fallen troopers of OIF, to be unveiled at the 2SCR homecoming celebration in Vilseck, Germany, November 25, 2008.
Anyone wishing to donate can do [...]
June 24, 2008 – 12:42 pm
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Du Hai Tran, 30, of Reseda, Calif., died Jun. 20 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations. He was assigned to the Fires [...]
June 2, 2008 – 11:44 am
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Justin R. Mixon, 22, of Bogalusa, La., died June 1 in Baghdad Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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 [...]
April 10, 2008 – 10:07 am
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Plum man serving with the American military in Iraq was one of two soldiers killed in a rocket attack in Baghdad Monday.
Army Spc. Jason C. Kazarick, 30, died when insurgents in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City opened fire with a rocket propelled grenade. Another soldier in Spc. Kazarick’s unit, Sgt. Michael T. [...]
