2nd Cavalry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:allies gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Black_and_Gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_carbine
gptkb:vehicles
gptkb:Humvee
gptkb:M113_armored_personnel_carrier
M249 light machine gun
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Vilseck,_Germany
gptkbp:historical_significance first cavalry regiment in the U. S. Army
gptkbp:history served in the Spanish-American War
deployed to the Balkans
engaged in World War I
involved in the Global War on Terror
participated in the Indian Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Cavalry Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Regimental crest
gptkbp:is_active_in 1836
gptkbp:mission humanitarian assistance
combat operations
peacekeeping
training exercises
gptkbp:motto Toujours PrĂȘt
gptkbp:nickname Dragoons
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:General_George_Armstrong_Custer
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_John_Buford
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:2nd_Dragoons
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:tradition cavalry charge
horse cavalry
regimental ball
cavalry sabers
gptkbp:type gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:website www.2ndcavalryregiment.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Army_Europe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5