Gulf War Book of Honor
Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm ’90-’91
Whell convoy to port and deployment Desert Shield
These patriots, members of the 1st Cavalry Division and the Tiger Brigade of the 2nd Armored Division, answered the challenge to safeguard liberty and democracy. With selfless devotion, they have bought justice and freedom with their own blood, the price paid as the vanguard of our Nation’s principles.
They answered the call to defend freedom 10,000 miles from home in the deserts of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait. With all its uncertainty, sacrifice, and danger, it was a life with purpose and mission, hope and accomplishment. It was a life of comrades moving forward together, individuals bound into teams and tempered in the heat of war, as so many before them.
And as before, we remember those among us who did not return, who made the very highest sacrifice. These fine Troopers, our comrades, will live in our memory and in the legacy of the Cavalry. They will never be forgotten!
Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death |
| SPC Steven D. Clark HHC, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Armor 7 November 1990 PFC Ardon B. Cooper A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry 20 February 1991 PV2 Michael L. Fitz D Company, 27th Main Support Battalion 27 February 1991 SSG Jimmy D. Haws C Battery, 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery 20 February 1991 SPC James P. Heyden E Company, 27th Main Support Battalion 12 March 1991 SPC David C. Hollenbeck E Company, 27th Main Support Battalion 25 May 1991 |
Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death |
| SPC William Palmer 1st Platoon, 502nd Military Police Company 25 February 1991 SGT Ronald M. Randazzo A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry 20 February 1991 PFC Roger E. Valentine A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery 2 March 1991 PFC David M. Wieczorek C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry 2 March 1991 SGT Scott L. Wittenburg D Company, 27th Main Support Battalion 27 February 1991 SFC Harold P. Witzke, III HHC, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor 26 February 1991 |
The loss of these gallant warriors tears at our hearts; yet we can all take great pride in their valiant stand against injustice and tyranny. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Families of these true American heroes.
– General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army Retired
Highlights - CTA
Ghosts of Fallujah
Ghosts of Fallujah (written by Coley D. Tyler) is a first person account of the Second Battalion, Seventh Cavalry’s participation in the Second Battle of Fallujah, the largest single engagement of the Iraq War and the largest urban battle since Hue in 1968. A First Marine Division operation, it was spearheaded by one of the […]
Special Annoucements
Public Request for Division Assets (Band/Horse Cav Detachment/Honor Guard)
Need to request a Division asset: the Band, Horse CAV Detachment, or Honor Guard? Fill out the provided DD Form 2536 and email it to: SFC Kristin M. Chandler at usarmy.hood.1-cd.mbx.1cd-division-comrel@mail.mil. If you have any questions about filling out the form call SFC Chandler at 254-288-2601. DD2536 Asset Request Form
