Our association proudly supports the mission of our deployed troops in their fight against world terrorism. To that end, we have put together this set of pages, consisting of news about the deployed elements of our division, a message board for posting messages of support, and links to other sources for these purposes.

War On Terror: Our Honored Dead
Our division has lost soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have created a memorial page in remembrance of them.
Kaziah Hancock, an artist based in Utah, has created Project Compassion, a remarkable undertaking which provides the families of fallen soldiers with an oil painting of their soldier, at no charge. She has been joined by other artists, and together they have given over 500 paintings to the families. Their gallery contains portraits of several Tropic Lightning soldiers.

"Spartan Brigade"
The 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) of the 25th Infantry Division is based at Fort Richardson, Alaska. From October 2006 to December 2007 they conducted operations in Iraq and were involved in some of the most difficult combat of the war. The 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) memorial was unveiled at Fort Richardson, Alaska on May 16, 2008.

Recent News Stories

Brave acts in combat earn two Fort Rich soldiers Silver Stars
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage, AK, June 23, 2010
The U.S. Army awarded two Fort Richardson soldiers, Spc. Ryan. S. Chester and Spc. Robert E. Parson, Silver Star medals for bravery in combat in a ceremony Tuesday morning at the post. The two soldiers were members of Fort Richardson's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) of the 25th Infantry Division, which began a year-long deployment to Afghanistan in February 2009.

2 Schofield units to deploy to Iraq
Honolulu Star Bulletin - Honolulu, HI, May 8, 2010
At least two 25th Infantry Division units, including new leader Maj. Gen. Bernard "Bernie" Champoux, are headed for Iraq and will be among the last military units to leave when the U.S. pullout is completed next year.

Frederick Weyand, American patriot, dies at 93
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu, HI, February 12, 2010
Gen. Fred Weyand, who dedicated nearly four decades to the Army, retired in 1976 as its chief of staff, and then became a leader in Hawaii's community, died Wednesday night at his Kahala Nui retirement residence at the age of 93. In 1964, Weyand assumed command of the 25th Infantry Division and deployed with the Tropic Lightning soldiers to Vietnam 18 months later.

New commander named for Schofield
Honolulu Star Bulletin - Honolulu, HI, December 9, 2009
Maj. Gen. Bernard S. Champoux, who served as a deputy commander of the 25th Infantry Division in 2003 and accompanied one of its units to Afghanistan, will return to Schofield Barracks to be its next leader.

Hero Who Led Last Bayonet Charge Dies
Army News Service - November 20, 2009
Retired Col. Lewis L. Millett, who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading what was reportedly the last major American bayonet charge, died Nov 14. Millett, 88, died in Loma Linda, Calif., last weekend after serving for more than 15 years as the honorary colonel of the 27th Infantry Regiment Association.

Stryker team at Schofield will deploy to Iraq
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu, HI, October 8, 2009
The Pentagon today announced it is ordering the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Schofield Barracks back to Iraq amid plans by the U.S. to wind down its presence in the country and as increasing attention is focused on the dilemma of a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan.

160 soldiers back home
Honolulu Star Bulletin - Honolulu, HI, September 9, 2009
Soldiers in the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Bronco Brigade Combat Team are starting to come home after nearly a year in Iraq.

Schofield soldiers head back to Iraq
Honolulu Star Bulletin - Honolulu, HI, August 11, 2009
Members of the 25th Aviation Brigade face their fifth deployment.

Schofield soldier's heroics saved day
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu, HI, May 27, 2009
Sgt. Scott Kenyon, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry "Gimlets," on Friday will receive the Silver Star at Schofield Barracks for actions on June 6, 2008, west of Abu Ghraib, Iraq.

4,500 Schofield soldiers return home
KHNL Channel 8 News - Honolulu, HI, March 13, 2009
4,500 Hawaiii-based soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are back in the arms of loved ones. On Thursday, they had their official homecoming at Schofield Barracks.

Alaska-based soldiers head for Afghanistan
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK, February 3, 2009
In an event that mixed warrior traditions with the farewell to families of a modern volunteer army, Fort Richardson's airborne brigade held a deployment ceremony Tuesday in advance of its departure for Afghanistan. ess than 15 months ago, the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) of the 25th Infantry Division returned from an extended tour in Iraq, where it played a major role in the surge of coalition forces there, primarily in the provinces south of Baghdad.

Choice of bombs or bites
Worcester Telegram - Worcester, MA, December 12, 2008
It has been more than 60 years since World War II ended, but Auburn resident Chester H. Urban [M Co., 35th Infantry] still remembers the day when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and he still remembers the time he spent in foxholes on Pacific Ocean islands, including Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands.

Salute to heroic past: Local Korean War vet remembers comrads in new book
Northern Virginia Daily - Strasburg,VA, November 8, 2008
As Veterans Day approaches, Carlysle C. Crank [25th Infantry Division Association Chaplain] took time out to reflect on his military service and to talk about what inspired him to write a book about the Korean War, "Combat Infantryman Badge Salute."

Other Division News Sources

• Newspapers:
  

  Hawaii Army Week You will find numerous stories from the division's public affairs reporters in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as news about the Army in general.

  US Army, Pacific Has two publications of interest: Freedom Watch (Afghanistan) and The Coalition Scimitar (Iraq). Both publications are in Adobe Acrobat format.

• Association Chapters:
  Our 5th Infantry Chapter has two sections of their site devoted to the Bobcats in Iraq and Bobcats in Afghanistan.

  Hounds in Iraq Instructions on how to address mail to Wolfhound troops in Iraq, plus a couple of deployment news links.

  Hounds in Afghanistan Instructions on how to address mail to Wolfhound troops in Afghanistan, plus a couple of deployment news links and an update from the 2-27th XO.

• Other Resources:
  Remembering the Fallen of the 3/509th Infantry The father of a soldier in this unit created this memorial page to honor the memory of their fallen.

  Stryker Brigade News: 1/25 Brigade News Archive This excellent site has compilations of news stories about the 1st Brigade, photos, links and more.

  Michael Yon : Online Magazine Michael Yon is a writer embedded with the Deuce Four. His blog is very interesting reading. Among the topics he has covered are the swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. citizens among the Deuce Four, and the uncovering of a huge cache of terrorist weaponry in Mosul ("The Devil's Foyer").

• Deployment Photos
  The division site has a page of photos of our deployed troops, plus some pre-deployment photos.

• Any Soldier Inc.
  Any Soldier Inc. started as a family effort to help a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade who deployed to Iraq in 2003. Their mission has since expanded to support other military units. Under "Where to Send", the "AnySoldier Search Tool" can be used to specify branch of service, where the unit is from, country deployed to, etc.. The contacts in the deployed units list what they need and want. The soldiers are volunteers for this effort. They see the "ATTN: Any Soldier" line and put your letters and packages into the hands of soldiers who don't get much or any mail. Because this list changes all the time due to unit movements, soldier transfers, or even soldier casualties, DO NOT send any letter or package to a soldier's address unless you check the Any Soldier web site the same day you mail your packages.

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