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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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1836
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:U.S._Army_Europe_and_Africa
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:NATO
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Army_Superior_Unit_Award
Valorous Unit Award
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:colors
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Black and yellow
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gptkbp:communityEngagement
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Local community support
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influence on cavalry tactics
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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Europe
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
War on Terror
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:M1_Abrams_tanks
Humvees
Stryker vehicles
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gptkbp:futurePlans
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Continued_presence_in_Europe
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gptkbp:garrison
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Europe
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Vilseck,_Germany
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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Frontier defense
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First cavalry division in the U.S. Army
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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2nd Cavalry Division (United States)
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gptkbp:isRepresentedIn
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European_deterrence_initiatives
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gptkbp:mission
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Provide reconnaissance and security
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gptkbp:motto
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Toujours Prêt
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gptkbp:nickname
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Ghosts
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Active
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs
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gptkb:2nd_Dragoons
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gptkbp:size
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Approximately 4,000 personnel
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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gptkb:U.S._Army_Europe
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Reconnaissance
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gptkbp:symbol
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2nd_Cavalry_Division_insignia
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Represents_U.S._military_presence_in_Europe
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gptkbp:traditions
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Cavalry traditions
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gptkbp:training
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Combined arms training
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gptkbp:trainingExercises
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NATO_exercises
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gptkbp:type
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Cavalry
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Cavalry crest
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Participated in multiple conflicts
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gptkbp:website
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www.2cd.army.mil
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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February 2, 1836
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