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3rd ACR uncases colors symbolizing
return to Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Donald Sparks
3rd ACR Public Affairs
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq -- Nearly one
year after ending its tour of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom 1,
the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment unfurled its colors on Iraqi soil
once again April 13.
Donning their traditional Stetson hats and spurs, more than 200
Troopers of the Army's first-ever cavalry regiment stood in line as
Col. H.R. McMaster, regiment commander, explained the unit's mission
in support of OIF 3.
McMaster paraphrased a quote from the 28th commander of the Regiment,
Gen. George S. Patton, to symbolize the importance of the Regiment's
role in fighting the war on terrorism.
"Many years from now when your grandchildren ask you what did you do
or where were you during the Global War on Terrorism, you'll be able
to tell them you were not at home watching it on television or placing
a yellow ribbon on your bumper," McMaster said. "You can tell them you
were here on the ground fighting the war on terror."
The Regiment of Mounted Riflemen was organized by Congress May 19,
1846 and brought into existence as a new organization in the American
Army: a regiment of riflemen mounted and equipped with Model 1841
percussion rifles to provide longer range and more firepower than the
smoothbore weapons of the infantry and dragoons.
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CUTLINES
Photo 1 (Colors salute)
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq -- Col. H.R. McMaster, commander of the 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. John Caldwell, 3rd ACR command
sergeant major, salute the Regiment's colors during the uncasing
ceremony held on Camp Striker, Iraq April 13. The Regiment returned to
Iraq nearly one year later after serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom 1.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Donald Sparks, 3rd ACR PAO)
Photo 2 (Stetsons)
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq -- From left to right 3rd Armored Cavalry Troopers,
Staff Sgt. Morgan Byington, Staff Sgt. Matthew Hodges and Sgt. 1st
Class Jose Colon, stand in formation donning their traditional
Stetsons April 13, on Camp Striker, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st
Class Donald Sparks, 3rd ACR PAO)
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Division Public Affairs Office. For contact 3 ID PAO at DAVID.ABRAMS@id3.army.mil
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