Up and to horse, as the kiss of mornReddens the cheek of the skyAnd her sweet breath blows through the aisles of the corn,And the pulse of youth beats high!Up and away in the cool clear air,Life worth living, and all things fair,Clickity-click-click-“clickity-click-“And it’ s oh for the Cavalry!
Our good steeds sniff the evening air,Our pulses with their purpose tingle;The foeman’ s fires are twinkling there;He leaps to hear our sabres jingle!Halt! Each carbine sends its whizzing ball;Now, cling! clang! forward all,Into the fight!
The corral’s not quite as crowded now, the chores a little lighter. And the closer I get to the barn, my throat’s a little tighter. I thank the Lord I no longer hear the muffled, painful groan, And I’m glad he gave me courage, to show mercy for the roan.
Our bugles sound gayly. To horse and away!And over the mountains breaks the day;Then ho! brothers, ho! for the ride or the fight,There are deeds to be done ere we slumber to-night! And whether we fight or whether we fallBy sabre-stroke or rifle-ball,The hearts of the free will remember us yet,And our country, our country …
Halfway down the Trail to HellIn a shady meadow green,Are the Souls of all dead troopers campedNear a good old-time canteen,And this eternal resting placeis known as Fiddlers’ Green. Marching past, straight through to Hell,The Infantry are seen,Accompanied by the Engineers,Artillery and Marine,For none but the shades of CavalrymenDismount at Fiddlers’ Green. Though some go …
Troopers of the 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz) reported as missing in action, ETO (European Theatre of Operations) during WW II.
This is a list of troops for the 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz) that were killed in action or died of wounds in the European Theatre of Operations during WW II. The free world will ever be indebted to these Soldiers for the price they paid for our freedom. May their souls be released from the …
On December 21, 1945, following an accident on the Autobahn near Heidelberg, General George S. Patton Jr., Combat Commander of the Third U.S. Army, died as the result of the injuries he sustained. With all the allied world in mourning, General Patton’ s funeral was held following the decision by Mrs. Patton that her husband …
CPL James McCoy – Killer Troop SGT Nels Moller – Golf Troop CPL James Miller – C&C Squadron PFC Aaron Howard – Co C, 82nd Engineer Bn SGT Dodge Powell – Co C, 82nd Engineer Bn SGT William Strehlow – Co C, 82nd Engineer Bn SPC Thomas Jarrell – 214th Military Police Company
The Dragoon TapsStryker Gone Stryker GoneGod AwaitsWith His ArmsWith His HomeWe Will GoThose Left BehindSay Good ByeToujours Pret Dragoons DownDragoons DownWe Will NotLeave Our Comrades BehindBring Them ToStronger HandsThan Our Own WarriorsOne And AllThey Will StandWith The TroopsOf Our PastAJ WalkerSFC JohnsonLT Burks Saddle UpPat Your MareCheck Your SpursPull Your SaberHold It HighAim Your HorseTo …
Below you will find a sampling of past Thoroughbred Newsletters, the official publication of the 2d Cavalry Association. Just click on a date to view that newsletter. If you don’ t have Adobe Reader, download it here free: ADOBE READER. December 2002, pdf format, 1.37mb file size November 2003, pdf format, 828kb file size July …
Media Release HQ, MND- South Basra, Iraq APO AE 09374 VOIP: 858-4087 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June, 28 2010 RELEASE No. Commentary by Spc. David Dyer, 3-1 Cav Public Affairs Liaison What is a Cavalry Scout? CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq – I was reading an old copy of “Armor” magazine the other day and came …
I received this article from a gentleman that served in the Constabulary before most of us were born. It is well worth the time to read: Just a word of background for those of you who are not familiar with the Daily Mirror newspaper, which is published in England. It is a notorious left-wing daily …
A HORSE BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A HORSE Call it what you will – camaraderie, esprit de corps. Around here we call it – Cav Pride. To anyone that has ever served in a Cavalry unit, or has even been attached to a Cavalry unit, it’s just something you have to live with. …
“Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of former Union soldiers and sailors – the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) – established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan …
Dear Tankers and Cavalrymen, Thought you or some of your members might be interested. From an Armor chapter… our orders were – if something got in our way, to either run over it or blow it out of the way!! I graduated from Armored Officers Basic 69-1 at Knox. I recently wrote this NF book …
