Combat Operations...

A US soldier with Fox company, 4th squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment shoots a lock on a door during a patrol in Al-Askari village, 30 kms south of Baquba on July 22, 2008. Around 30,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen will begin a military assault in the province of Diyala -- the stronghold of Al-Qaeda -- from August 1, Iraqi army and police officers said July 23. (ALI YUSSEF/AFP/Getty Images)

Evening...

I will let the photos of our warriors from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment stand on their own tonight...

Our journey continues...as do our prayers for all of our warriors with the 2nd SCR.

Chris, we love you and remember your sacrifice and courage.

Be safe!

v/r,
- Collabman

Villagers watch as Iraqi police and U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment take positions around their house during their joint operation near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 24, 2008.
(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

Iraqi police and U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment take positions during their joint operation near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 24, 2008. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment secures the meeting between local tribe leaders with Iraqi and U.S. security forces near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 25, 2008.
(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

Iraqi policemen and U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment take positions during their joint operation near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 24, 2008. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

Iraqi police and U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment take a break during their joint operation near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 24, 2008. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment casts a shadow during a joint operation with Iraqi police near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 24, 2008. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment holds his weapon next to a villager during a joint operation with Iraqi police near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 24, 2008.
(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

An Iraqi man stands before U.S. Army soldiers from Hawk Company,Third Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment as they check his identification card against a list of wanted terrorists during a raid on an al-Qaida cell east of Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Branham, from Hawk Company,Third Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment, right, stands guard over men temporarily detained in a raid on an al-Qaida cell east of Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Friday, July 25, 2008.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment shares a laugh with an Iraqi man as local tribe leaders meet Iraqi and U.S. security forces near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 25, 2008. Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in Iraq's ethnically and religiously mixed northern cities, such as Diyala and Mosul, after military campaigns pushed its militants out of former strongholds in western Anbar province and Baghdad.
(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

An elderly Iraqi man smokes a cigarette as U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment secure the meeting between local tribe leaders and Iraqi and U.S. security forces near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 25, 2008. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

Iraqi children look at U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment securing a meeting between local tribe leaders with Iraqi and U.S. security forces near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 25, 2008.
(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ))

US soldiers from Fox company, 4th squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrol an area south of Baquba on July 21, 2008. (ALI YUSSEF/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Branham, from Hawk Company, Third Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment, left, checks an Iraqi man's identification card during a raid on an al-Qaida cell east of Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Friday, July 25, 2008. The raid netted two suspected local al-Qaida leaders, said U.S. Army Capt. Scott Polasek. The man pictured was not detained.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)


U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Malecki, right, from Hawk Company, Third Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment, rests after gathering suspects in a raid on an al-Qaida cell east of Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Friday, July 25, 2008.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

U.S. Army Spc. Seth Cotrell, right, and Staff Sgt. Scott Malecki, left, from Hawk Company,Third Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment, take a smoke break after gathering suspects in a raid on an al-Qaida cell east of Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Monroe from Hawk Company,Third Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment, leaves a home during a raid on an al-Qaida cell east of Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

An Iraqi man and a boy walk in front of a US Army Stryker vehicle with US soldiers from Fox company, 4th squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Al-Askari village, 30 kms south of Baquba on July 22, 2008. Around 30,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen will begin a military assault in the central province of Diyala -- the stronghold of Al-Qaeda -- from August 1, Iraqi army and police officers said July 23. (ALI YUSSEF/AFP/Getty Images)

A US soldier (R) from Fox company, 4th squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment bops a football with his head while entertaining an Iraqi child during a patrol south of Baquba on July 22, 2008.
(ALI YUSSEF/AFP/Getty Images)

As an Iraqi man (C) peeks out from a damaged residence entryway, US soldiers from Fox company 4th squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment stand guard over the site where an IED previously detonated in western Baquba, 45 kms northeast of Baghdad, on July 20, 2008. (ALI YUSSEF/AFP/Getty Images)

An Iraqi youth (C), standing in front a damaged entryway of a residence, offers a drink of water US soldier (L) from Fox company, 4th squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment as another (R) stands guard over the site where an IED was previously detonated in western Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, on July 20, 2008.
(ALI YUSSEF/AFP/Getty Images)