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10th April 20135th Battalion 7th CavalryThe Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 6 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit in Zabul, Afghanistan with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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SSG. Christopher M. Ward, 24, of Oak Ridge, Tenn. Submitted By: CSM Dennis Webster (Retired) 1st CDA 26th March 2013Clothing donated by the residents of Millen, Georgia
Clothing donated by the residents of Millen, Georgia and collected by local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 2776, were delivered by Commander Byron Scogins to the Veterans Hospital, Dublin, Georgia in support of the Homeless Veterans Program. Accepting the donation is Mr Frank Brooks. Byron Scoggins joined the 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry as a platoon leader in early spring 1966. He was assigned to Charlie company and was badly wounded in May of 1966. He has done a very outstanding job of supporting all our vets...This is just one of the many endeavors he has completed on our behalf... Submitted By: Bud Alley 20th March 2013Ten years on, soldier recalls Iraq invasionOn March 19, 2003, Brockton native Luke Devlin, now 32, was a 22-year-old 2nd lieutenant, a 7th Cavalry tank platoon leader camped on the Iraqi border, about to cross what the Army called the Line of Departure as part of the 3rd Infantry Division’s historic move north to take Baghdad and topple Saddam Hussein. Devlin later served in Iraq at the height of the insurgency in 2005. He recalled the start of the war yesterday with Herald editor Jules Crittenden, who rode with the 3rd ID as an embedded reporter: Everybody was ready for it. We had been sitting in the desert for quite some time. At that point, it was getting kind of old. Everybody was ready to go home. It felt like the fastest way to go home was north. Through Baghdad ... moving into hostile territory. As we crossed the LD, it was surreal. If I saw someone, I could open fire. Continue:1st December 2012In Remembrance1LT James Brigham (LTC Retired) HQ 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry 1965. 
LTC James (Jim) Brigham of Charlotte, NC went to be with the Lord on Thursday 29, November. Jim was originally enlisted and served with the 101st and 82nd Airborne Division. He was part of a classified drop into Panama in the Cuban missile crisis. As an enlisted man He attended Jungle School and Rigger School. Upon completion of OCS he was posted at Benning in the 2nd ID and subsequently assigned to the First Cav (Airmobile) 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry on July 1, 1965 as the Support Platoon Leader and de facto S-4 and as such did all the packing for movement and oversaw the entire conex container coding, etc. On the 17th of August he boarded the USS Rose for the trip to Vietnam. He shared a room with LT John Howard, MSC, LT Bud Alley and 1LT Andy Lawrence. We shared shower facilities with Lt's Jeanette, Pujals, and Grove. Upon arrival LT Brigham became the "go to man"for everything we needed. He seemed to be MR. Fixit of the battalion in addition to being its chief scrounger, architect of the officer's club, chief engineer of its construction and main man of supply in the Ia Drang Valley for the 2-7. In December of 1965 he assumed command of the HQ company until March of 66 when he became the assistant S-4 for the battalion. Jim left active duty in 1972 but continued with the reserve component in Charlotte, NC subsequently reaching the rank of Lt. Colonel. Following an early reunion of the 2-7 Jim began to resurrect contacts with all who had served in the 7th Cav and helped bring the Association to life again… He was a member of the First Cav Division Board, as well as President of the 7th Cav Association. In addition to his leadership, he served as the loyal quartermaster of the Association. His wife Judy, passed away earlier this year and along with Jim their ashes returned to Oklahoma as they wished. We have all lost a dear friend. There will be no formal ceremony. At the family's request, memorial gifts may be made to the First Cav Scholarship Fund, the Vietnam Memorial Foundation, or the charity of one's choice. GARRY OWEN! Submitted By: Bud Alley 26th October 2012In RemembranceSGT Daniel F. Robinson, D Company, 1-7th Cavalry, 1965-66 died on 25 August 2012. Daniel Forrest Robinson, "Big Dan the Machine Gun Man," 67, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 25. He was born in Richlands, Va. Dan has resided in the Hopewell/Prince George area for the last 45 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Malcolm Thurston Robinson Sr. and Ivory Alice Meadows Robinson. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte L. Jamison Robinson; his daughters, Toni Gayle (David) Bucciarelli and Terri Jo (Kelly) Tolbert; grandchildren, Kaitlyn Nicole Tolbert, Ruger Daniel Satterfield, and Drew Steven Callis; one brother, M.T. (Terri) Robinson Jr.; and a host of nieces and nephews. Big Dan was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Richlands, Va. Dan served in the Army 1/7th Cavalry in 1964-1966. He was the last surviving radio man of the Ia Drang Valley Battle. Dan retired from Allied Chemical in the '80s. Dan was a member of the VFW and a former member of the Colonial Heights Moose Lodge. Dan was well known for his gun business in Hopewell, The Pro Gun Shop, his caring and helping for others, his love for life and his family and his larger than life personality. If he was still here he would tell you ... GARY OWEN! Dennis Webster - Executive Director, 1st Cavalry Division Association 10th October 2012In Remembrance
Visitation is Monday from 10am to 8pm at Striffler Hamby Funeral Home GoTo: Striffler Hamby Funeral Home GoTo: Guest Book Funeral service is on Tuesday 10/16/2012 at 1pm at the old Chapel at Ft Benning, GA Retired CSM Basil Plumley. Plumley, 92, died Wednesday morning at Columbus Hospice after he was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. He was a veteran of the World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. 
During the Vietnam War, Plumley served as a sergeant major of the 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment. The unit's actions in 1965 during The Battle of Ia Drang were revisited in the book "We Were Solders... and Young ". The book became a movie in 2002. We Were Soldiers, starred Mel Gibson; actor Sam Elliot portrayed CSM Plumley in the movie. Plumley enlisted in the Army in 1942 and retired after 32 years of service. He later worked at Martin Army Hospital on post before retiring after 15 years of service. Awards and decorations: Bob Anderson - Jim Brigham - Ron Migut, The 7th Cavalry Association 31st July 2012In RemembranceFORT HOOD, TexasFort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died of injuries in an incident involving a train July 26 in Copperas Cove, Texas. Specialist Nicholas Paul Webb, 28, whose home of record is listed as Clifton, Texas, entered active duty service in August 2007 as a Motor Transport Operator. He was assigned to "D" Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, since June 2008. Webb deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from February 2009 to February 2010. Webb's awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Overseas Service Ribbon. Dennis Webster - Executive Director, 1st Cavalry Division Association 14th June 2012In RemembranceRoberts Charles R PFC 7th Cavalry Regiment 1950-51 - KoreaROBERTS, Charles R., 79 of Jamestown, OH and formerly of Middletown, OH went away to be with the Lord Monday June 4, 2012 at Greene Memorial Hospital. He was born February 24, 1933 to William Virgil and Elizabeth Roberts. His parents preceded him in death, also 3 wives, Ruth (Gebhard) Roberts, mother of his son, Dee (Cochran) Roberts, and Geri (Meadows) Roberts, an infant son, Baby Roberts, brothers, Richard Roberts and infant brother, Carl and a sister, Pauline Sexton. Surviving is a son, Master Sergeant Charles Roberts Jr., USMC (Ret.), wife, Allyson and grandchildren, Amanda Rae and Tyler James, of Swansboro, NC; brothers, Bill, Earl, and Paul and wife (Ruthie) Roberts; stepdaughter, Missy Gibson of Somerset, KY and stepson, Ron Meadows of Trenton, OH; fiancé and companion, Wilma Ferguson of Jamestown, OH; and numerous step-grandchildren, step-great grandchildren, a niece, and nephews. Continue:14th June 2012In Remembrance
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11th June 20122-7 Trooper named to the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of FameA Carrollton man who is a veteran of the Vietnam and Iraq wars with 27 years of active service has been named to the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame. Col. Robert Powell will be honored July 12 at the 20th annual Ranger Hall of Fame ceremony in Marshall Auditorium at Ft. Benning, Ga. He will be among 12 inductees into the 2012 group. “I’m humbled by this great honor bestowed upon me,” he said. “Other than my family, I’m most proud of having served as a combat infantryman in Vietnam and Iraq, and experiencing the great camaraderie, teamwork and brotherhood of these men serving in a noble cause.” The U.S. Army Rangers are elite members of the U.S. Army, with a history dating back to the 17th Century and the French and Indian Wars. The six battalions of the modern Rangers have been deployed in wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, and saw action in several conflicts, including Panama and Grenada. The Ranger Training Brigade is headquartered at Ft. Benning. Continue:
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