Family support/discussion e-mail groups

Here are known e-mail discussion and support groups related to the 2nd BCT:

1) MSN group for family and friends of the 1-503rd -- was moved from the old Yahoo "503rd_Infantry_in_Iraq" group in Feb, 2005.
2) Yahoo 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division "newsfromga2id" discussion group out of Ft. Benning, GA.
3) Yahoo 2nd BCT "Korea_to_Iraq" support group
4) Yahoo group for families of 1st Platoon, B Company of the 1-506th
5) MSN 2nd BCT "Desert Strike" Support group.
6) Yahoo group for familiies of A Co, 44th Engineering Battalion.
7) Yahoo group for families of primarily D Co, 1-506th, but also others from the 1-506th
8) Yahoo group for 2nd BCT family members
9) Yahoo Group for 2nd Platoon, A Co, 1-503rd
10) Yahoo Group for B C0, 44th Engineer Battalion
11) Yahoo Group for the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines
12) Yahoo Group for girlfriends and fiancees of 2nd ID soldiers
13) MSN Group for B Company, 1-506th
14) MSN Group for C Company, 1-506th
15) MSN Group for 2-17th Field Artillery
16) Yahoo Group for A Company, 1-9th Infantry

Most of the groups have restrictions on membership and require some first-hand association with individual soldiers or marines.

A general community for all coalition forces, contractors and family members is at www.campdoha.org. The site has some pictures, a discussion forum, and a large variety of references. There is a large associated MSN group at groups.msn.com/campdoha, which currently has 530 members.

In addition, a geographic resource and discussion list at www.redtailcanyon.com contains information on the Ramadi region, and some posts have mentioned the troop situation in the discussion area.