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	U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		7th Cavalry reached the Visayan Sea in late December, 1944, and reassembled with the 1st Cavalry Division near Tunga on January 7, 1945.
		In December 1917, 7th Cavalry was assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division, a on-paper organization designed for service in France during World War One that was never more than a simple headquarters because of the speed in which the war ended after the entry of the United States.
		After the Korean War, 7th Cavalry was used mainly in a reconnaissance role.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._7th_Cavalry_Regiment (1944 words)

	5th Regiment Cavalry, United States Colored Troops, a Civil War unit of African descent reportedly subjected to a brutal massacre following the Battle of Saltville.
		White officers that led the 5th USCC were subsequently assigned to the 10th Cavalry, one of two cavalry regiments comprised of men of African descent that served in the western frontier and became known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
		On June 30, 1864, Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas, responsible for organizing colored regiments in the Mississippi Valley for the Union Army, authorized the officers of the newly formed 5th United States Colored Cavalry (5th USCC) to begin selecting recruits.
		The regiment was attached to the 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio until February, 1865.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /5thuscc (1052 words)

	No Gun Ri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		U.S. forces were not responsible for the large evacuations in the vicinity; they may have evacuated Im Gae Ri but if so they were not 7th Cavalry Regiment soldiers.
		Lawrence Levine and James Crume, who worked at the headquarters of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, said it was their opinion that the orders to shoot civilian refugees must have come from headquarters, though neither said that he actually saw or heard such an order.
		The 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment showed up in the afternoon of the 26th to the east of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, relieving the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/No_Gun_Ri (2565 words)

	TNGenWeb Project Tennesseans in the Civil War, 7TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY REGIMENT, U.S.A..
		On August 20, the Cavalry Corps was reorganized, and the 7th Tennessee assigned to Colonel L. McCrillis's 2nd Brigade.
		On November 1, a battalion from the regiment was with the 7th Illinois in an engagement at Collierville, Tennessee.
		The remnant of the regiment served the rest of the war on garrison duty at Paducah and Columbus, Kentucky.
	www.tngennet.org /civilwar/usacav/usa7cav.html (1502 words)

	JS Online: Storied 7th U.S. Cavalry unit finds new battlefields in Iraq
		The 7th Cavalry, a mobilized infantry unit that has been serving as a spearhead moving in advance of the Army's powerful 3rd Division, is one of the armed forces' oldest continuously serving regiments, its history replete with tales that hint at the heroism, mishap and tragedy that go hand in hand in war.
		On July 26, 1950, in the chaotic first weeks of battle, members of the 7th Cavalry's 2nd Battalion, fearing that North Korean soldiers were hiding among refugees, panicked and fired their machine guns into a crowd of unarmed civilians huddled under a railroad bridge near the village of No Gun Ri.
		There, the 7th was present during another desperate battle, a two-day firefight in the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965 in which several hundred U.S. soldiers staved off several thousand North Vietnamese.
	www.jsonline.com /news/gen/mar03/129295.asp?format=print (728 words)

	7th_U.S._Cavalry
		On 21 September 1866, the 7th Cavalry regiment was organized at Fort Riley, Kansas commanded by Colonel Andrew J. Smith.
		The last encounter that the 7th cavalry had with the Indians, was at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on December 29, 1890.
		As the story goes, one of the Irish troopers of the 7th Cavalry, who had a wee bit more of the of spirits than he should have, was singing the song.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/9056/7thus.html (1672 words)

	washingtonpost.com: U.S. Launches Major Assault in Najaf
		U.S. commanders displayed confidence as well, while acknowledging the exceptional tactical challenge they face in trying to dislodge a guerrilla force from a religious site that U.S. troops are under orders not to target.
		U.S. Special Forces called in an AC-130 gunship to destroy a Mahdi Army headquarters and a police station the militia had overrun.
		The military announced that one U.S. service member was killed in the day's fighting, but did not identify the victim or specify where the incident occurred.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A61166-2004Aug12?language=printer (1451 words)

	globeandmail.com - Target Iraq backgrounder
		Stunning images of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment racing through the Iraqi desert emerged as the war opened.
		U.S. and allied forces preparing in Kuwait for a possible invasion of Iraq may face a formidable foe in the sandstorms that ravage across the country.
		Whether the United States leads a military strike on Baghdad in the coming weeks or awaits a consensus from the United Nations, many feel the current crisis is no more than the continuation of the Gulf War that began nearly a dozen years ago.
	theglobeandmail.com /backgrounder/target_iraq/index-ctv-features.html (866 words)

	2nd Battalion ? 7th Cavalry Regiment
		On 16 October 1986, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry was reorganized as an armored cavalry squadron and redesignated the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry.
		From the period 1892-1917, the 7th Cavalry fought in Cuba, the Philippines, and in Mexico.
		On 6 June 1974, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry was activated as an armor unit in 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/2-7cav.htm (1986 words)

	AsianWeek.com: National News: Koreans Protest U.S. ‘Massacres’
		The U.S. and South Korean governments investigated, concluding later that the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment killed “an unconfirmed number” of refugees there between July 26 and July 29, 1950.
		The U.S. Army found no orders were given to kill civilians and implied the shooting should be blamed instead on confused, inexperienced soldiers.
		Washington — Some 80 protesters opposing the U.S. military presence in South Korea rallied outside the White House June 25, seeking an apology for alleged U.S. massacres during the Korean War.
	www.asianweek.com /2001_07_06/news08_koreanprotest_us.html (279 words)

	7th Ks Cavalry Page
		The 7th became a full-fledged regiment of cavalry in October ‘61.
		The 7th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry was formed at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on 28 Oct., 1861 with 902 officers and men.
		The mission of the 7th was to protect the Kansas Missouri border from border ruffians and guerilla bands operating in that area.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/9056/7thks.html (1803 words)

	4th Squadron 7th Cavalry
		In 1988, the colors of the 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry was inactivated and the unit reflagged as the 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry at Camp Garry Owen, Korea.
		The 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry was reactivated on 5 April 1995 and the colors of the 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry were inactivated.
		The 7th Regiment, known as the "Garry Owen Regiment," was constituted by act of Congress and War Department General Order 56 on 1 August 1866 at Fort Riley, Kansas under command of Colonel Andrew Jackson Smith.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/4-7cav.htm (1635 words)

	Why War? Keywords: Armored Cavalry Regiment
		The title of one communiqué: "Third Armored Cavalry Regiment Convoy Ambushed" (May 26), but one must read the body of the press release...
		...ls for the Stryker Brigade to arrive in Iraq in October to augment the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, which is to leave in March.
		...on, the 101st Airborne Division, the Third Infantry Division and the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment were involved in the raids, which have been mounted to try to suppress poc...
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/organizations/Armored_Cavalry_Regiment (309 words)

	Islam Online- News Section
		A Pentagon official said a U.S. tank was disabled by grenade fire in the fighting and two other vehicles of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment were damaged in the firefight.
		Elements of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment engaged the Iraqis after coming under RPG fire that damaged some U.S. equipment, said the official, who asked not to be named.
		U.S. officers said Wednesday that the Nasiriyah remained unsecured and that Marines were still encountering stiff Iraqi resistance.
	www.islamonline.net /english/News/2003-03/26/article05.shtml (741 words)

	7th Cavalry Regiment
		In 1963, the battle group was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, at the time a straight-leg infantry battalion.
		In 1986, the US Army Center of Military History made some realignments under CARS, and one of the changes that occurred was the redesignation of the division cavalry squadron from 1-9 Cav to 1-7 Cav.
		As part of this preparation, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry, (division cavalry squadron for the 2nd Armored Division) which was slated for inactivation, detached its A and B Troops to provide fillers and vehicles for 1-7 in mid-September.
	lewis184.home.mchsi.com /7th_cavalry_regiment.htm (6335 words)

	CNN.com - Tanks roll in desert as airstrikes hit cities - Mar. 21, 2003
		Friday morning, the 3rd Squadron of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, lead element of the 3rd Infantry Division, was heading toward Baghdad unopposed after brushing aside initial resistance as it rolled across the border from Kuwait the night before, according to a CNN correspondent accompanying the troops.
		U.S. officials said the strikes were part of a psychological warfare campaign to ratchet up the tension among Iraq troops and their high command ahead of the main bombardment.
		U.S. intelligence specialists were examining the tape to determine whether the speaker was Saddam or a double.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/20/sprj.irq.war.main (1227 words)

	Untitled
		Such logs for the 7th Cavalry's sister regiments, the 5th and 8th Cavalry, are in their assigned places at the National Archives.
		But the 7th Cavalry log is missing, although other 7th Cavalry documents are available, such as the regimental war diary, a follow-up document compiled by a staff officer.
		Retired Col. Gilmon A. Huff, the regiment's executive officer at the time, told AP before his death in 1999 that he had heard that 7th Cavalrymen were killing refugees, but he was not aware of No Gun Ri specifically.
	www.1worldcommunication.org /nogunri.htm (1415 words)

	Online NewsHour Update: Heavy Iraqi Casualties in Battle Near Najaf -- March 25, 2003
		In what may be the largest clash yet in the Iraq war, a ground battle between Iraqi forces and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment east of the city of Najaf left up to 300 Iraqi combatants dead, according to defense officials.
		U.S. military officials said they could not easily assess the numbers of Iraqis killed in action and were reluctant to estimate.
		Kenneth Preston of the Army's V Corps told the Associated Press that hundreds of Iraqis were killed in the town 100 miles south of Baghdad.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/najafbattle_03-25-03.html (351 words)

	CTV.ca Fighting in Baghdad could be like a 'knife fight in a telephone booth'
		Stunning images of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment racing through the Iraqi desert emerged as the war opened.
		One U.S. colonel said that if a battle unfolds within Baghdad it would be like a "knife fight in a telephone booth." Almost everyone agrees the casualty rate would be high for both sides if the ground war is taken to the streets of Baghdad.
		Eighteen U.S. soldiers were killed and several of the dead were dragged through the streets.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1049061383245_8?hub=Sp... (1095 words)

	Fight And Rebuild: Squaring Iraq's Circle
		Last month, nearly nine months after the 3rd Squadron 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment took over southern Baghdad and Salman Pak - a former Ba'athist resort town and insurgent playground until they arrived - they lost their first men.
		According to the U.S. Treasury Department, some American cash paid for reconstruction work is ending up in the pockets of insurgents, based on a comparison of serial numbers on seized money.
		The problem is that the U.S. military is one of the few truly functioning institutions in this country.
	www.spacewar.com /news/iraq-05zzzzc.html (1714 words)

	7th Cavalry (Garryowen)
		Reproduction, or transfer by electronic means, of the The 7th U.S. Cavalry Association or any internal element, is not permitted without prior authorization.
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	www.us7thcavalry.com (119 words)

	The Seattle Times: Conflict with Iraq
		Joseph DeWitt carries an Iraqi boy who was injured during a heavy battle between the U.S. Army 7th Cavalry Regiment and Iraqi forces near the village of Al Faysaliyah, Iraq on March 25.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/photogalleries/iraqnationworld59/6.html (41 words)

	Ten Years with Custer: A 7th Cavalryman's Memoirs
		Between his Civil War service in the 28th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry Regiment and the 7th Cavalry, Ryan fought in some 45 military engagements and saw many “hard sights” on those battlefields, but it was his last one he recalled as the worst—the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25-26, 1876.
		In 1866, John Ryan, a 21-year-old Union Army veteran, enlisted in the new 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment.
		Some 475 of those pages dealt with his 7th Cavalry career and are published for the first time in this work.
	www.astpress.net /book6.html (320 words)

	7th Cavalry Regiment - 1st Cavalry Division - US Army - Korean War Project
		7th Cavalry Regiment - 1st Cavalry Division - US Army - Korean War Project
		My dad was with the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division.
		Comments: Charles M. Folger, Co. L, 7th Cav is looking for anyone who can substain his claim of being wounded in action in late Oct '50 - Nov '50 by shrapnel in hand during retreat from North Korea after the Chinese attacked.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/7cav.htm (1404 words)

	Keyword
		who is a former 7th Cavalry Company Commander (1994-96), Professor of History at West Point and a current Army fellow at the Center for Strategic -and- International Studies...
		about the 7th Cavalry's Battle of IA DRANG-1965 at the start of the Vietnam War.
		According to AP, the story was buried for decades until survivors and some soldiers began speaking out about the horrors they lived through.It's not the first time...
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=nogunri (800 words)

	Shovels & Speculation
		Best known to historians as a stalwart first sergeant in Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Little Bighorn, John Ryan was also a proud veteran of the Civil War.
		In late 1861, 16-year-old John Ryan of West Newton, Mass., enlisted for three years in the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, thus beginning a lengthy Army career that extended to December 1876 and included 10 years in the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment on the Plains under the legendary Lt. Col.
		Between his Civil War service in the Massachusetts regiments and the 7th Cavalry, Ryan saw many "hard sights" on some 45 battlefields.
	www.astpress.net /book7.html (666 words)

	The Agonist: Flash LXXXIX
		8:39 EST The U.S. 7th Armored Cavalry Regiment is reportedly 50 miles south of the southern suburbs of Baghdad, traveling north.
		U.S. military units said they had been told the initial assault could begin within three days and could last for as long as 10 days.
		This will let us know who is calling the shots in the US military now.
	www.agonist.org /archives/000903.html (2958 words)

	Once More Into The Fire
		Please review the sample chapter describing the combat experiences of the Class of 1950 in Korea, as told in the representative story of then First Lieutenant David R. Hughes, K Company of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment.
		"In memory of the 1,092 officers and men of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, and all Academy graduates, who gave their lives in defense of freedom, democracy, and the Republic of Korea in '...the forgotten war.'"
		It tells about the Korean War, West Point graduates in it and men of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment.
	www.west-point.org /users/usma1955/20315/korea.html (160 words)

	Mahomet-Seymour High School
		PFC Ryan was member of the U.S. Army 7th Cavalry Regiment.
		He did his basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. and was briefly stationed at Camp Stoneman, CA.
	www.ms.k12.il.us /Military/links/ryan.htm (397 words)

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