An ex-Blue Fox sent this to me. It’s in German, but you old border troopers will get the gist. DDR grenz troopers circa 1984 and how they operated. Enjoy!

     On Veterans Day, the USA honors those who have served in our military. This year, the holiday will have even more meaning for the families of two fallen...

FM 2-10 Cavalry Field Manual – Mechanized Elements – 8 April 1941 – Download PDF Copy.

Troop portrait of C Troop, 1 Squadron, 2 Armored Cavalry Regiment – 1979 – PDF Version for download

GIBSON, George G.; enlisted: January 16, 1836, Philadelphia, by Lieut. Abercrombie; born: Boston, Massachusetts; age: 24 yrs; occupation: trader; blue eyes, black hair, dark complexion, 5’7”; Company D, 2d Dragoons;...

HARRINGTON, John; enlisted: December 23, 1835, Frederick, Maryland, by Maj. Young; born: Nattee, Rhode Island; age: 22 yrs; occupation: farmer; hazel eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5’11”; Company D, 2d...

Field cap issued to Sergeant Leonard A. Walencewicz 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized) – January – December 1943 2nd Cavalry Group (Mechanized) – 1943- 1946 USA 3rd Army World War II –...

Yearbook 1941- Camp Funston – 2d Cavalry in the 2d Cavalry Division – “Historical and Pictorial Review: Second Cavalry Division: United States Army: Camp Funston, Kansas: 1941” – Downloadable PDF...

Yearbook 1955 – 119th Anniversary – 119th Anniversary: 1944-1955:  2D Armored Cavalry – Downloadable PDF version – YB-1955-119th-Ann

Yearbook 1922 – 86th Anniversary – “Second United States Cavalry” YB-1922-86th-Ann-Compressed-150dpi

Yearbook 1936 – 100th Anniversary – Centennial – “Centennial – Second United States Cavalry – Toujours Pret – 1836-1936″ YB-1936-100th-Ann-Centennial-Compressed-150dpi

Yearbook 1952 – “Always Ready – 116th Anniversary of the 2d Armored Cavalry” – Colonel Creighton W. Abrams, Commander YB-1952-116th-Ann-Compressed-150dpi

Yearbook 1953 – 117th Anniversary of the 2d Armored Cavalry YB-1953-117th-Ann-Compressed-150dpi  

LENZ, Anton; enlisted: November 6, 1835, Lancaster, by Capt. Boyce; born: Joudra, Germany; age: 27 yrs; occupation: carpenter; black eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5’9¼”; Company D, 2d Dragoons; died...

Jeremiah Potter was possibly the Regiment’s youngest casualty. Rest in peace, son. God only knows the travails you dealt with as a boy or the hardships your mother faced in...

One of two 2d ACR Yearbooks from 1954. This one was entitled, “Germany – The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regimental Combat Team” which included the 371st Armored Infantry Battalion and the ...

One of two 2d ACR Yearbooks from 1954. This one was entitled, “118th Anniversary of the 2d Armored Cavalry.” The other being entitled, “Germany – The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regimental...

Troop portrait of C Troop, 1 Squadron, 2 Armored Cavalry Regiment – 1977 – Downloadable JPEG Version  

Troop portrait of C Troop, 1 Squadron, 2 Armored Cavalry Regiment – 1977 – Downloadable JPEG Version  

CHURCH, Abiah; enlisted: December 11, 1835, Boston, by Lieut. Wheelock; born: Putney, Vermont; age: 30 yrs; occupation: farmer; grey eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, 5’6½”; Company D, 2d Dragoons; died:...