News Articles through December 2004


278th ACR - LOCAL NEWS ARTICLES

278th ACR Unit Locations

278th ACR History and Information Link

Murphy's Laws of Armor

278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
"I Volunteer Sir!"
From Global Security

News Articles of 278th ACR

278th ACR News From Macon County Times

AUSA Chapter Forming to Support Local Soldiers, Military Families

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
"Honoring the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment"

Local Bikers Take to the Road in Tribute to 278th ACR Warriors

900 Tennessee Troops Unpack at Shelby
Citizen soldiers prepare for mission in Iraq

Knoxville area 278th members undergo intense training in Mississippi

Local 278th members aided in training by former Iraqi citizens

"Local Heroes"

News From HHT 1/278 ACR

Tennessee Cavalry Homepage

Pictures from June 20th, 2004 From Morrison Photography

"Iraqi Natives Help Prepare Troops At Camp Shelby For Urban Combat In Iraq"

"Tennessee Legislators Visit Guardsmen At Camp Shelby"

"Troop G Soldier Injured"

"Marching Orders for Iraq"

"278th Adds Exhibit to Camp Shelby Museum"

"278th To Get a Brand New Name"

Hattiesburg Church Provides Lunch for Tennessee Guard

Veterans Day 278th Send-off to Precede Deployment

Local U.S. Army Reserve Unit Is To Be Mobilized In October

"278th Prepares for War"

"National Guard’s 278th RCT Heads For California Training"

"278th Armored Cav. Regiment Going To Kuwait In November"

News from/about NTC - Fort Irwin, California

278th Combat Team Schedules ‘Send-Off’ In Miss. On Nov. 11

844th Engineer Battalion Company C Soldiers Salute EastView’s Second-Graders

A Brief Respite (The Cartwrights)

Company C Leaving Greeneville Saturday

One More Goodbye for 844th

MEMORANDUM FOR 278TH RCT FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAMILY READINESS GROUPS

Secretary Elaine L. Chao Reminds Employers of Responsibility to Rehire Returning Military Reservists

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
DoD Stresses Troop Support Mail Policy

OPERATION YELLOW RIBBON
News Release

A "MUST" READ ~ 12 Days To Make Many Memories

Congratulations to Jeremy and Ashley Bonds!!
Soldier, Sweetheart Marry Before He Goes To Iraq Soon

National Guardsman Shares His Time With First-Graders

Dad gives kids insight into Army life

Labor of Love

Precious Time Knoxville-based Guardsmen, Their Families Make 10-day Leave Count

Local Guardsman May Be Featured In Upcoming New York Times Article

Cub Scouts Present Care Packages To Local National Guardsmen

278th’s Departure Ceremony On Thursday Will Attract Thousands To Camp Shelby

Soldiers Bound for Middle East

Older, Young Soldiers Combine Strengths for Betterment of 278th

Veteran's Day 2004 Proclamation

Goodbye Again

Godspeed, 278th!

278th’s Soldiers Say They’re Ready For Mission In Iraq

Gov. Bredesen honors 278th before deployment to Iraq

278th departs for Iraq mission

On to 'Total Victory' - Thousands Attend Send-off

A Special "Thank-You"

278th Begins Move To Iraq

Sale of Ribbons, More to Benefit the 2/278th

278th - November 19th 2004

'It's Real Now, Boys'

Celebrating 278th’s Guardsmen Training In Kuwait, Readying For Iraq

Celebrating Here and There (Thanksgiving 2004)

DISPATCH Kuwait - A Desert Thanksgiving

Convoy Tests Soldiers’ Navigational Skills

Ryan and Christy's Blog

Bomb Class Shows Sobering Images

‘No Soft-Shell Vehicles’

‘Soldiers Cold But Well Fed’

‘Soldiers Prepare to Travel by Land and Air into Iraq’

‘Students Sending a Little Holiday Cheer to Soldiers’

‘Hillbilly armor’ for 278th

Troops' Queries Leave Rumsfeld on the Defensive

Bush: Soldiers’ equipment gripes heard

From the Publisher (Chattanooga Free Press): An Explanation to Our Readers

278th Soldiers Ignore Armor spat

450-mile Convoy Takes 278th from Kuwait to the Eastern Diyala Region

Some members of the 278th Regimental Combat Team have Exchanged their Kitchen Utensils for Weapons

278th Reported In Position In Tikrit’s Province Of Iraq

Company C Takes Part In Departure Ceremony

North Carolina brigade welcomes 278th to Iraq

Empty Pantry Packing a Family Affair

Soldiers Destroy Weapons, Open School on Same Day

‘Left Seat, Right Seat’ Training for 278th

Security in Place at Base Camps

Soldier Counts His Blessings

Home for the Holidays in Iraq

278th Takes Over Authority

Songs, Prayers Fill Christmas in Iraq

Family Reunion Helps With Armor

Guarding the Border

Christmas is Lonely Time for Families of Deployed Soldiers

(844th ENG) Reservists In Kuwait, Commander Reports

Security tight at 278th's mess hall

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