Final Reunion Special

The Thoroughbred
The Newsletter of 2d Cavalry Association
April, 2019
Saddle up Dragoons it’s time to get moving!!
Our Reunion is less than 30 days away and I am already looking for my Stetson and Spurs!
As an association, we have been very busy since we last met in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2017, and there is much to discuss.
The state of the Regiment, the Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Vilseck, the Regiments memorial in Benning, our drive to join the Combined Federal Campaign, the recovery of one of our missing-in-action WWII Troopers!!!! Whew!!! What a couple of years.
Please join us in KC to discuss all of this and more as we continue to move the Dragoons down the course road, and to the next objective.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Kansas City for beer, BBQ and some good Cavalry story telling!!  
Remember it its 10% true it’s not a lie!!
Always Ready!! 
Bryan E. Denny
President
2d Cavalry Association 
Fellow Dragoons –
I don’t usually insert my views in the TBred, But I am writing to ask you to join us in Kansas City later this month.
I have watched this Association do things that have continued to make me proud of our Regiment and our Army.
I have seen us honor our fallen in combat while visiting Vilseck, I have participated in discussions, and am financially supporting the construction of a memorial to all troopers who have sacrificed their lives in the service of our Regiment, whether it was in combat, training, or in garrison.
I’ve seen us honor troopers who have gone to Fiddler’s Green more than a century ago, were missing and found from the Second World War, and those who have left us lately.
I’ve also seen us celebrate the skills of our active troopers in gunnery, soldier skills, Ranger School and on deployment.
Lastly, I’ve seen that because we have been on the frontier, almost since our formation, that our Distinctive Unit Insignia isn’t as well known as it deserves. We need Dragoons everywhere to show the flag, It is time to hear CPT May and Remember OUR Regiment!
Dragoon for Life,
John MacEnroe
Editor
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The Memorial will be on a 30’x30′ piece of land in same area as other memorials at Ft. Benning. It will have 7 panels depicting our history and it is our intent to place the 1300+ dragoon who died from the Regiment on the other side corresponding to the era they served and died in. On the center stone it is our intent to have the “Dragoon for Life” print etched in place of the words Dragoon for Life. This will give a graphic history of the Regiment.
Go to the following link for a Youtube video of the memorial:
 This video gives you a greater appreciation of the memorial and let you see the memorial close up and from several different angles.
We have set a target of November 11, 2020 to finalize our fundraising efforts. This will give us enough time to have the memorial in place for our 2021 Reunion at Ft. Benning where we will dedicate the memorial. We need your help to make this a reality.
OR
Send a check to Frank Hurd
1626 Comanche Rd Arnold, MD 21012
Please indicate on your check that it is for the Memorial Fund
Quick Notes
Upcoming Events
April 2019 – Kansas City Reunion
Summer 2019 – 2/2 Change of Command
Sept 2019 – Lunnevile, France
Spring 2021 – Memorial Dedication/Reunion