[Cannoneer No. 4]

Man, I am glad they surfaced. 3/2 had fallen off the face of the earth since Halloween. Good OPSEC. They will more than likely be in Kuwait about two weeks, then road march north. I would love to see that convoy roll into Fallujah. Hope they have some journalists embedded with them. Young Sergeant Heckler needs a history lesson.

"'Bout time time you boys showed up. Welcome to the war. Give 'em hell."

Newcomers to this topic may want to check out the keywords. Lots of good info on all those threads.

[ladtx]

3rd Brigade, 2d Infantry

[Momaw Nadon]

[Cannoneer No. 4]

THEY MADE IT!

Stryker Brigade Combat Team Tactical Studies Group (Chairborne)

[Travis McGee]

Ping

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

[Thunder 6]

God go with them. Good Hunting!

regards,

[bigfootbob]

A bunch of maggot infested Not in Our Name scum are holding an anti-American rally this Saturday at Madigan Hospital that is part of the Fort Lewis military campus. They'' be protesting the arrival of the Washington State National Guard 82nd Brigade as they prepare for deployment. Follow link to Fort Lewis Protest. http://www.notinourname-seattle.net/

This has infuriated the sane people of the area. The 2 local conservative radio stations KVI & KTTH are co/sponsoring along with Operation Support The Troops organization a counter-rally. It's gonna be hugh! The last time this happened over 3000 good guys showed up and the NION pukes went back home and dropped some acid, man.

To hell with those who would be so evil as to try and demean the morale of us, our sons, daughters, and neighbors that put our Country first.

[HonorInPa]

Just read an article on the Stryker - $52/mile operating costs! The Army 'hopes' to get this down to $25 within a few years but adding the extra armor that was not in the original design adds so much weight that the cost may actually go up.

[dfwgator]

I thought the Stryker Brigade was lost over Macho Grande.

[Graybeard58]

Also on Nov. 12 the first main-body flight of Arrowhead Brigade soldiers completed their day-and-a-half trip from Fort Lewis Kuwait

My son is part of that - with the 724 Transportation Division. it took about a day and a half as reported via N.Y. to Germany, then to Kuwait. About two weeks there then he says they have been told they will go to near Takrit.

One correction to the article. Ft. Lewis is in Washington, not Kuwait.

[Libertina]

Your're from my area Stryker Brigade! Cheers to you, God bless, kick some b*tt, and come home to us safe and sound!

[exnavy]

Tallyhoe! here we go. Keep your butts down and your rifles up, and may God be with you.

[dogbyte12]

The commander of the Stryker brigade was already enjoying the local club scene in Kuwait.

[Coop]

God speed to 'em.

[Criminal Number 18F]

USNS Shughart and USNS Sisler

These two ships that transport Army stuff were named after Army heroes. Most FReepers probably know about Randy Shughart's heroism at the cost of his life in Somalia. Most of you probably don't know about George Sisler, who also won the Medal of Honor at the cost of his life -- in Vietnam. Here's Sisler's citation and here's a picture of that brave man. (It's retouched, yes -- he never lived to wear the medal).

Sisler's son is engaged in a very meaningful way in the Global War on Terrorism. I wish I could tell you how, but I don't want to expose him or his family to any risk. Suffice to say that his father would be as proud of him as he is of his father, even though he's in a different service and doing a different (but equally admirable, in my opinion) job than his Green Beret dad.

These are the sort of men that these transport ships are named after.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F