Set to Leave...

U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division leave a police station during a patrol with Dog Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, who are set to leave after a 15-month tour, in Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Evening...

Additional photos of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment on joint patrols with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat (SBCT) Team, 25th ID, appeared today, courtesy of Maya Alleruzzo from the AP. I will continue to post these so you can peruse them and maybe catch a glimpse of your warrior.

Late last night I built a video tribute to the 2nd SCR which I will post later this week. Nothing special - just my way of saying thank you to Chris, his buddies and the entire 2nd SCR. As I sifted through some 1200 photos that have appeared in this blog my memory was cued to many different stories associated with the shots. It was interesting to see the photo and remember the context in which it appeared in a blog here...it's like these photos have been seared in my mind.

Our warriors have been through so much these past 15 months...we, nor they, will ever forget.

Oh, here is an article tipped by the info hounds that might be of interest to you: Iraq arrests top Qaeda female suicide bomber recruiter - "...police had caught the 38-year-old woman dubbed "Mother Fatima" in Hommadi village in Baquba's east side after a tip-off."

Enjoy tonight's photos and please continue to pray for all of our warriors.

Chris, stay with it buddy! Almost there....

I love you more than you will ever know!

v/r,
- Collabman

U.S. Army soldiers from Dog Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment sprint across a street as they patrol with their replacements from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

U.S. Army soldiers from Dog Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment stand guard during a patrol with their replacements from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

An Iraqi girl passes U.S. Army Lt. Matthew Frost from Dog Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment during a patrol with the company's replacements from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Baqouba, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)