Articles 9.30.2005 - 10.6.2005
Colorado 9 News and KRDO News report on the uncasing ceremony on 9.29.2005 for the 2nd BCT at Ft. Carson. According to the 9 News article, in addition to the 68 Soldiers killed in Iraq, "roughly 900" were wounded.
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The Stars & Stripes has an article on a quilting group in Korea that made a memorial quilt with the names of the 68 2nd BCT Soldiers who died in Iraq. They plan to send the quilt to Ft. Carson for display in its museum.
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The Colorado Springs Gazette has an article on the addition of 114 names, etched in stone, to the Ft. Carson war memorial near the front gate. 1500 people attended the dedication ceremony.
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The political blog billroggio.com has a summary of recent actions in Ramadi and other cities along the Euphrates River, including Operation Hiba, a "cordon and search operation today in and around Ar Ramadi’s southern district of Tammin." The Islamic month-long period of Ramadan began on Oct 4. The 2nd BCT saw its highest conflict rate and casualty rate during this period one year ago.
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A reporter with the Des Moines Register, John Carlson, is presently embedded with the 224th Eng Btn at Camp Ramadi. He describes several IED incidents as well as life on the base. He also reports that the 224th have 2 months remaining on their tour in Iraq. The 224th Eng is the last Bn in Iraq that the 2nd BCT, 2ID directly worked with during it's tour. The LA Times reports on the return of the 1/5 Marines to Camp Pendelton during the last week in September. 15 Marines in the Bn were killed in 2005 during their 3rd tour in Iraq (about 100 of the 1100 Marines served in all 3 tours), and 80 were reported wounded during the first half of the 7-month tour.
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1 Soldier of the 3rd ID and 1 Marine of the 3/7 Marines have been killed in Ramadi in October, and 14 Marines and Soldiers were killed in Ramadi in September. Our hearts go out to their families.
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The Stars & Stripes has an article on a quilting group in Korea that made a memorial quilt with the names of the 68 2nd BCT Soldiers who died in Iraq. They plan to send the quilt to Ft. Carson for display in its museum.
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The Colorado Springs Gazette has an article on the addition of 114 names, etched in stone, to the Ft. Carson war memorial near the front gate. 1500 people attended the dedication ceremony.
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The political blog billroggio.com has a summary of recent actions in Ramadi and other cities along the Euphrates River, including Operation Hiba, a "cordon and search operation today in and around Ar Ramadi’s southern district of Tammin." The Islamic month-long period of Ramadan began on Oct 4. The 2nd BCT saw its highest conflict rate and casualty rate during this period one year ago.
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A reporter with the Des Moines Register, John Carlson, is presently embedded with the 224th Eng Btn at Camp Ramadi. He describes several IED incidents as well as life on the base. He also reports that the 224th have 2 months remaining on their tour in Iraq. The 224th Eng is the last Bn in Iraq that the 2nd BCT, 2ID directly worked with during it's tour. The LA Times reports on the return of the 1/5 Marines to Camp Pendelton during the last week in September. 15 Marines in the Bn were killed in 2005 during their 3rd tour in Iraq (about 100 of the 1100 Marines served in all 3 tours), and 80 were reported wounded during the first half of the 7-month tour.
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1 Soldier of the 3rd ID and 1 Marine of the 3/7 Marines have been killed in Ramadi in October, and 14 Marines and Soldiers were killed in Ramadi in September. Our hearts go out to their families.
posted by Ryan Kirk @ 7:20 AM
2 Comments:
At 7:28 AM,
Anonymous said…
The soldier listed on this site that passed away with 3ID, is not in the Ramadi area. This is the soldier that died that day in the area. He is with 2/69 Armor.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Jens E. Schelbert, 31, of New Orleans, La., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Oct. 1, when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. Schelbert was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.
At 9:33 AM,
Ryan Kirk said…
Thank you very much for the correction; the post has been updated.
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