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15/11/2021

This week 3-71 Cavalry Regiment, 1BCT, 10th MTN DIV (LI), honors the legacy of PFC Theodore B. Rushing.

PFC Theodore B. Rushing, 25, of Longwood, Fla. died Nov. 11, 2011, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment; 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, N.Y.

PFC Rushing joined the U.S. Army in March of this year. Upon completion of his training at Ft. Benning, Georgia, PFC Rushing reported to Fort Drum, New York. In August he deployed with his unit to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. PFC Rushing's impressive list of awards and decorations include the Purple Heart; Army Achievement Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; NATO Medal; National Defense Service Medal; the Combat Action Badge; and a Bronze Star awarded posthumously.

PFC Rushing was a former student at Altamonte Christian School in Altamonte Springs where he had a reputation of being fearless, an attribute that he carried into battle. Upon completion of high school, PFC Rushing attended Seminole State College where he earned his associates degree. PFC Rushing had planned on following in his father's footsteps as a police officer once he had completed his military service. We shall never forget the ultimate sacrifice PFC Rushing has given for his country.

Thank you, PFC Theodore B. Rushing.

10/11/2021

This week, 3-71 Cavalry Regiment, 1BCT, 10th MTN DIV, honors the legacy of SGT Michael F. Parazino.

Sergeant Michael F. Parazino was killed in Kandahar by an improvised explosive device on November 5, 2010. The Newport, and Middleton, Rhode Island soldier was twenty-two years old. The decorated soldier had been a cavalry scout with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. He had been in Afghanistan since March, after serving a tour in Iraq.

Michael was a 2006 graduate of Middletown High School. A year after his graduation he enlisted in the Army and was a cavalry scout with the 1st Squadron, 71st Calvary Regiment. After his basic training he was stationed at Fort Drum in 2008 and was deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom just a few months later. In 2010 Michael was sent to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. He was recognized with more than 10 decorations for his military service just after three-plus years, including the Army Achievement Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon, the NATO Medal and the Combat Action Badge.

During high school, Michael did some wrestling and was also a good archer. He didn’t want to go to college right away and explored other options, such as working at a tent company and toiling on fishing boats. Ultimately he decided to volunteer for the military. “He said, ‘I don’t want to be a nobody and hang around here. I want to make something of my life,’ ” his father recalled.
He grew up in the St. Lucy’s Parish community where he was baptized, participated in CCD classes and was confirmed. While he was a student at Middletown High School, Michael made trips to Nicaragua in January of 2005 and 2006 with the Northeast Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (NEVOSH) to provide humanitarian support to the disadvantaged and poor in Catarina and Nandasmo, Nicaragua. These trips provided life-expanding experiences for Michael and were the precursor to many of the values he believed in along with the leadership skills that he displayed as an Army Sergeant.

He is survived by his wife and his two sons of Fort Drum, NY, his parents and his brother of Middletown, RI. Sgt. Michael F. Paranzino, a decorated soldier, had been a cavalry scout with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

Thank you, SGT Michael F. Parazino.

06/11/2021

Nothing better than a welcome back feast!Thank you to all the SFRG’s and the USO that helped make today possible! A successful Mountain Peak, and a full stomach to end with!

31/10/2021

Ghost Squadron,

Happy Halloween to all! Thank you to all for coming out to the Squadron’s Trunk or Treat event. Great costumes and even better people! We appreciate the support and those that helped make this event possible!

28/10/2021

Ghost Squadron!

Just a reminder for all, tomorrow is the annual Trunk or Treat at 5:00pm in the Squadron parking lot. All are welcome to come out and enjoy! This event leads right into 1BCT's Trunk or Treat at Magrath Gym. We're looking forward to the endless candy and wild decorations!

27/10/2021

Ghost Squadron!

Tomorrow, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, we will be selling engraved Mountain Recon ornaments at the Squadron building, room #110. Stop by and get yours before we run out! We will be accepting cash and Venmo as payment options. See you there!

25/10/2021

Ghost Squadron,

This week 3-71 Cavalry Regiment honors the legacy of SFC Charles M. Sadell.

SFC Charles M. Sadell, 34, of Columbia, Mo., died Oct. 24 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered Oct. 5 2010 at Arif Kala, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Charles Sadell was just out of Missouri’s Harrisburg High School in 1995 when he enlisted in the Army. Known to his friends by “CJ”, he was searching for direction. He found it, along with a lengthy and decorated career that took him from his home in Columbia, Mo., to Saudi Arabia, Kosovo, Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan, where he was deployed in the spring.

An avid outdoorsman who loved to spend time hunting, fishing and nailing balls on a golf course, the 34-year-old intelligence analyst married Kristin McMillan in 1999. The couple had two sons, Cameron and Hunter.

“He was a standup guy, he was respectful, a great husband and an amazing father. Everyone that met him just fell in love with him because he was a charmer.”

Thank you, SFC Charles M. Sadell.

“In the Shadows”

14/10/2021

Today soldiers from HHT were met with endless bowls of chili and other snacks to signify the end of Warrior Peak. The end of the two week training exercise led straight into recovery operations for everyone in the Squadron.

During the close out formation, SPC Woodhead was recognized for his dedication and effort put forward in making the Squadron a more lethal unit. SPC Woodhead will be leaving the unit this fall for his next duty station in Hawaii.

SSG Coughlin was officially welcomed into HHT at the formation, as well as being recognized for his promotion from SGT to SSG Coughlin.

The rest of the pictures are from Warrior Peak, stay tuned for more and have a great weekend!

“In the Shadows”

13/10/2021

Ghost Squadron,

This week 3-71 CAV remembers SPC Jeremiah T. Sancho.

SPC Sancho, 23, of Palm Bay, Florida, who died on Oct. 13th, 2011, in Khandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from insurgents who attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

He was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY. Sancho’s awards and decorations include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal and the Combat Action Badge.

Thank you, SPC Jeremiah T. Sancho.

“In the Shadows”

30/09/2021

Come out this Halloween for the Squadron’s Trunk or Treat! Join in on the fun or decorate your own car by following the link below!

24/09/2021

Check out this quick recap on Ghost Squadron’s live fire training!

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