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2ND BATTALION 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY FAMILY NEWSLETTER
BATTALION COMMANDER LTC Jeffrey P. Marlette Another month has come and gone and we have continued to be blessed with safety, good health and wonderful families to support us. It seems to a degree that the days drag by, but then all of a sudden we turn around and another large block of time has passed. We hope the time at home is also passing quickly. As this letter is being written, the Battalion is staying busy with all of its assigned missions and with the upcoming move for our units to Tallil. Even though some of the units will continue to perform duties in remote locations, all of our soldiers will also have a designated area at Tallil. This will allow the soldiers a place to base out of as they transition between missions. We are excited about the new arrangements as they will allow our soldiers to get out of tents and into trailers. Another process we are excited about starting is the re-deployment process. It is exciting to be starting to plan for our units return to Kuwait and on to the United States. There are many things that will need to be accomplished to make it all come together. Although we know it is several months away, there is comfort in being close enough that we have to start the planning process. We will keep everyone informed as this continues to develop. Lastly, I want to again thank everyone for all of the support we continue to receive. Our soldiers have been the recipient of so many generous care packages and thoughtful gestures on the part of people back home. The mail is always a highlight of everyone’s day. But even more than the packages, we appreciate the job our families are doing back home. We know who the true heroes are, and we appreciate everything you do that allows us to be able to do our mission. Our time here in Iraq is getting shorter, but there is still much work to be done. Our commitment to you is that each of us will do everything we can do to come home safely.
BATTALION COMMANDSERGEANT MAJOR CSM Joe Schwebach Hello to family members and friends of the 2/147. Operations continue to run smoothly and soldier moral remains high. Our men maintain their focus to the mission at hand and look forward to minor adjustments along the way. The adjustments keep our minds from wandering which helps us to remain focused. The diagnostic APFT and the upcoming record APFT are tools to keep soldiers in shape. They are looking forward to the challenge and are training hard to increase their scores. The Brigade (BDE) rifle competition is moving forward. Battery and Battalion level qualification will begin very soon with the BDE finals in late October. There will be awards for top shooters at each level. The winners at the BDE will receive a knife and sheaf with engraving. Our enlisted soldiers are also preparing for State soldier, NCO, and Artilleryman of the year competition. Battery and Battalion selections will be made here and phone interviews will be conducted by our BDE from South Dakota in December. The NCOs of each unit are busy counseling younger soldiers for ETS, EPS, and NCOERs. They are all important events in the careers of our soldiers and are taken very seriously. There is a Cedar II softball tournament in progress with one team from Alpha and one from HHS. The men are enjoying the game, camaraderie, and a taste of home. Many of us "older" soldiers love to watch the younger generation play and have a good time. Autumn is a busy time of year at home with football games, hunting, and getting ready for a long winter. We all miss our families and friends and what fall brings but, we know that we have a job to finish and plan to do it safely. We are staying busy here also doing many things to encourage a positive experience through challenging times. CSM SCHWEBACH
The S-3 or Operations Section This month we are highlighting the S3 section and the major accomplishments the BN has completed so far during the deployment. The S3 section is responsible to operate the Tactical Operations Center. Duties include commanding and controlling the BN operations, monitoring all movement of the BN, planning and monitoring current and future missions and maintaining 24/7 communications with BDE and our batteries. Here are the major accomplishments we have completed in theatre to date.
43,905 LOGPAC Operational Mileage Total Operational Mileage 1,500,000 + |
We are looking forward to our future mission here in Iraq and coming home to our families and friends.
MAJ Carter
The current personnel slotted are in the Operations Section or in our Battalion Fire Direction Center (FDC) and their tasking in Iraq are written about in this article.
 | SPC Justin Wasland is currently working with Road Hunter Team 16, escorting supply convoys to and from the Iraq/Kuwait Border. He has also worked in the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) for several months. He has become known as the "Battle Wazz" and the second best Yahtzee player in the battalion. |
| SPC Scott Long has worked in the TOC the majority of the time while in Iraq. He has also filled in on various Road Hunter Teams and LogPac Convoys as a M249 Machine Gunner. He has become very interested in the possibilities of becoming a furniture salesman when he returns home. He is an original member of the "Blue Falcon Club". |
| SGT Wayne Rabine has spent most of his hours in Iraq day dreaming of his new fishing boat he ordered and bought while he has been here. "Wayner" has spent most of his time working in the TOC and helping out with miscellaneous convoys. He is also an original member of the "Blue Falcon Club". |
| SGT Jason Severson spends time on the different convoys as well as working in the TOC when he isn’t sleeping. Since we have been in country we have found out that he likes junk food and does not hear very well. Besides improving on his Playstation we have also made giant strides in his housekeeping skills. |
| SSG Steven Chell our BN NBC NCO had the misfortune of injuring his back and has been state side since MAR04, |
| SFC Leslie Kolden primary job was to be the Assistant Operations NCO working out of the TOC. Along with his time spent in the TOC he has spent many days filling in as a Convoy Commander for several different Road Hunter Teams. Les was the inspiration for the "Blue Falcon Club". |
| MSG Todd Rose is the Operations NCO and spends majority of his days in the TOC overseeing the day to day functions of the TOC. Back in Watertown is his wife Sheila and his 3 kids (Kahlab, Meghan, Emily). |
| MAJ David Siemonsma is currently attached to MND-CS G3 Future Operations. He works on divisional operations projects. His current projects include Forward Operating Base (FOB) closures for Central South, preservation of the Babylon ruins and several short term projects. At home he has a wonderful wife Dawn and 6 beautiful children with the last one being born on the 8th of Aug 2004. His civilian job he works at Premier Bankcard in Sioux Falls. He and his wife also own cafes in Colton and Chester. |
| 1LT Don Johnson has moved from B Battery Firing Platoon Leader to the BN as the Liaison Officer. He is currently working at FOB Duke where he has received intelligence from the 2ACR, 1ID and the 11 MEU and has delivered this intelligence to the BN. He also works closely with American civilian contract workers who are disposing the captured enemy ammunition. 1LT Johnson is from Brandon and has been married for 13 years with 3 children. His current job back home is the Drug Demand Reduction Administrator for the South Dakota National Guard Counter-drug Program. |
| CPT James Linn is the Assistant S3 with additional duty as the day shift Battle Captain planning and monitoring the different operations performed by the battalion. CPT Linn is from Brandon, has been married to JoAnn for six years, and has two daughters (Shelby 5 and Ashley 16 months). He is employed by Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals as a Primary Care Sales Professional. |
| MAJ Bruce Carter is the S3 in charge of the TOC and the Operations sections. MAJ Carter is from Watertown, where he is the Full Time Administrative Officer for the BN. |
| SPC Ben Helder, SPC Mark Reif and SGT Jason Everson are all 31C Radio Operator/Maintainers in our normal field artillery mission in the FDC section. Since our arrival in Iraq, they have all been assigned to convoy escort teams. SPC Helder is a Squad Assault Weapon (SAW) operator working out of a HMMWV turret. SGT Everson is on the same team as a vehicle commander of a HMMWV. SPC Reif is the convoy commander’s driver on another team. |
| SPC Brad Jensen and SPC Mike Nei are both 13P Fire Direction Specialists in a field artillery environment. They both are assigned to a convoy escort team since coming to Iraq. They both are almost inseparable so it is hard for them to do their jobs as drivers of the front and rear gun trucks on their convoy escort team. |
| SPC Dave Schuttloffel is slotted as a vehicle driver for our organized mission. SPC Schuttloffel has been working in the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) on night shift for the first six months working on daily convoy assignments. He is now a day person working on compiling convoy data for the day and he also goes on the road with the convoy escort teams. |
| SGT Dennis Lauseng is normally slotted as a Fire Direction Specialist. He is spending his time as a .50 caliber machine gunner on the Battalion Commander’s Escort Team. |
| SSG Dave Converse normally performs duties as a Senior Fire Direction NCO. He is working in our TOC (Tactical Operations Center) and also as a member of the LOGPAC convoy team which takes supplies, chaplain support, finance support and personnel for R&R leave here in Iraq. |
| SFC Mark Thyne is the senior enlisted person in the Fire Direction Arena for the Battalion when our artillery mission is being conducted. He is working in our TOC and is also the convoy commander for our LOGPAC team. |
| SSG Mike Wiley is in the LNO section when our artillery mission is being conducted, he did the job of LNO for us with MND SE for the first 5 months he was here, now he is working in the TOC and with the convoy escort teams. |
| SSG Jay Roberts is in the LNO section in the when our artillery mission is being conducted, he did the job of LNO for us with MND CS for the first 5 month he was here, now he is working in the TOC on the night shift. |
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| S3 Section: Front row L to R (SPC Wasland, SFC Thyne, MSG Rose, MAJ Carter, Back Row L to R, CPT Linn, SFC Kolden, SSG Converse) Those not in the picture have either been highlighted with their current job or will be in a future issue. |
CHAPLAINS CORNER
Iraq in the Bible
MAJ Lynn Wilson
THE CITY OF UR, IRAQ PT 2
We are doing a series of newsletter articles about the tour to Ur several of us soldiers have taken. Ur is mentioned in Genesis 11:28, when it says of Abraham's brother Haran: "And Haran died before his father in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees". We've talked about going up the ziggurat, and going into a building with the world's oldest arch, some 2,113 years old. I want to talk today about the tombs. One of the sites of Ur is the excavations of some 2,000 tombs discovered in 1922. Some of them are called "Tombs of the Common People", and some of them are royal tombs (which were much larger than those for the common people). One of the tombs we went down was 5 meters, 55 centimeters deep, and the other was 10 meters, 70 centimeters in length and 4 meters in width. In some of the royal tombs they found eating and drinking, so that those who went to eternity would have something to eat and drink. I saw a candy bar laying there in one of the tombs, so I ate it . . . Just kidding!:-) One of the tombs was from King Amarsuen. Usually they found one person in these royal tombs, unless an accident while digging the tomb caused the death of some worker, who was then buried with royalty. In conclusion, it’s interesting to note that Ur once totaled between 250,000 to 500,000 people, but now no one lives there anymore. Next newsletter we'll finish our series by taking you to the home of the prophet Abraham!
You can contact me at lynn.wilson1@us.army.mil if you have any questions or concerns.
Chaplain Lynn Wilson
NEWS FROM THE BATTERIES…….
HEADQUARTERS BATTERY
CPT Charles Hauck and 1SG Bruce Brekke
Greetings from warm and sunny Iraq. By looking at the calendar, you realize that we are into our first full week of fall. The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are cooling slowly, but the lack of trees and grass with Mother Nature painting her fall colors is truly missed. The sparse green that was in the desert left months ago and it sits just waiting for the winter rains. The local farmers are plowing their small fields and starting to grow their vegetables crops. It is amazing to see the small patches of dark green growing around the mud houses and tents. This week we watched the Iraqi electrical company install electrical wiring along the road to provide electricity to those same mud huts. Not much for fancy equipment, just guys climbing the poles and stringing the wire as they go.
The long awaited start of NFL football has provided some relief from the normal daily routine. There are quiet a few fantasy football teams playing every weekend and the fun continues into the next week. Chaplin Wilson (1-2) even won a game beating CPT Linn (0-3) last week. The Old Faithfuls are following the Twins on their winning another Division Championship and hope they can do well in the playoffs.
We are making final preparation for the move of the unit to Tallil. We are moving to hard sided, trailer house type building. They will provide shelter from the rain that the tents would not have. The tent living has been good, but everyone is looking forward to the move. I hope by the time it is complete and everyone is finally settled in, we can start making plans for the move home. The three Road Hunter teams continue to travel back and forth to Navistar every day. There have been very few incidents so far and we continue to preach safety and discipline. They have each traveled about 40,000 miles each without a serious injury, a remarkable feat for the conditions and happening over here.
The Maintenance team has done a fantastic job keeping things up and running. They have changed out an engine or transmission overnight on more than one occasion, to have a vehicle up and running the next morning. The Commo section has also far exceeded any thoughts of what was expected of them. They are installing and maintaining satellite telephone and computer equipment that we never were trained on or ever expected to see. The TOC has also been a great effort on all those working there. The daily insums and briefs are all keeping the troops informed of what is going on and what to expect as we travel around Iraq. A big thank you goes out to all the troops for their courage and discipline. Our jobs have been made easier by the hard work everyone has done without any discipline problems.
We are in the final quarter of our year in country and the real world operation of the unit continues just like we are back home. The first line leaders are busy with NCOER’s, soldier evaluations, and we are starting to do promotion packets on all E-5 to go to E-6. The sections chiefs have all turned in names for various awards and the S-1 section is busy typing and submitting them. The unit will conduct its annual APFT (PT) test this month. Guys have been busy preparing for it, running and working out when ever they get time.
In closing, the last soldiers are preparing for their turn at going on R & R, with only 35 soldiers remaining to go home. It is a big day for everyone when the list finally comes out and those selected gets their date. 15 days sounds like a long time, but all say it goes so very fast. Time has gone very quickly for everyone, but the real important days are still ahead of us. We need to continue to do our mission and keep everyone safe. We hear about the election and anti-war talk. I think all soldiers over hear realize that we have made a difference in the lives of the Iraqi people. It is hard to imagine how primitive these people are and how they live. I think we all agree that our sacrifice will make us more appreciative of our lives when we return home to our friends and families.
ALPHA BATTERY
CPT Lucas Lentsch and 1SG Michael (Red) Jensen
To all our friends, family, and neighbors: The intent of this writing is to convey back to the home front the experiences of these South Dakota Citizen Soldiers who have been called to serve. Battery A, 2nd BN 147th Field Artillery is headquartered out of Sisseton with a detachment in Watertown. Soldiers are from several North Eastern South Dakota communities.
Article by CPT Lucas Lentsch
This newsletter is a little different…it is an intimate look into my personal thoughts and feelings from a recent trip home to South Dakota. Although brief, it was a snapshot of time that I feel like sharing. The experience in and of itself is something that is a real part of this deployment. The soldiers within our battery are discovering their own stories of returning home on their two week Rest and Recuperation rotation. By Thanksgiving, we will have the last of the Battery Soldiers scheduled for their leave. Many friends and family continue to ask the question, "What has changed most since you left?" The answer lies somewhere within each of us…in different ways.
The day I will remember well – coming home on R&R. The sun was caught in a permanent sun rise. It felt like dawn for several hours as we flew over the Atlantic Ocean - homeward bound. The sun didn’t seem to rise any further into the sky as we flew westward at 30,000 feet. My thoughts were racing in my head. I was asking myself if it had really been eight months since I kissed my wife and children goodbye in the early morning fog of December 27th. Here it was, August 31st, and soon I would be landing in Baltimore, Maryland. The on board communications system crackled and the pilot said, "Good Morning. We have just entered American Airspace." With that single announcement, the plane erupted in cheers and clapping…chill bumps.
After making our way through Customs, we boarded the plane and flew to Dallas, Texas. Upon arriving at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport, we were greeted by the Dallas Fire Department with a cross cannon of water from the fire trucks as the airplane taxied in under the water. Although tired, the men and women, American Soldiers, sitting along side of me were ready to get off the plane and start the final leg of our journey home. As we entered a secure area, we walked up into the terminal through a wave of cheering veterans from the Korean War, WWII, Vietnam, and even a Gulf War Veteran. It felt like a hero’s welcome home! There were Girl Scouts and volunteers handing out bottles of water and cookies. I looked into many of the veteran’s eyes…tears and all. We received hand shakes, applause, hugs, and even a kiss on the cheek from someone that could have been anybody’s Grandmother. It was the first of many emotional moments that I would encounter while experiencing the joy of seeing life in America…the life I used to take for granted.
Home coming…the feeling is unexplainable. Words do not do justice to how it feels to see your wife and children after being gone for an extended period of time. The image of driving into my yard will forever be in my mind. My four year old daughter raced out of the house towards the Jeep. Her hair was blowing in the breeze as she raced towards my wife and me. She held a little stick flag, and I hurriedly put the vehicle into Park. I made it out of the seat just in time to catch her mid-air. Her hug was a choke hold that I didn’t want to see come to an end. The sun was descending in the west. The sky was blue with majestic clouds. The grass was amazingly green, and the trees were beautiful. My son had a moment of shyness as it had been a long time since we have been physically in the same space; he too climbed on board the Daddy hugging machine. As I walked towards my front door, my one year old son was standing and squinting up at me. I knelt down beside him, and we just looked at each other. I put out my hand to see if he’d give me "five" or something. He quickly smirked and slapped my hand, and he did it a second time. I then put out both of my hands and in a swift motion the moment was complete. He stumbled into my hands, and we embraced or at least I hugged him. Ladies and gentleman, the tears are real, even as I write this, I love that moment. It’s like a second chance to say the things that need to be said. Don’t wait…life is too short. Say the things that you hold deep inside for whatever reasons; be true to yourself and the ones you love.
Well, I could write about how we said our goodbye’s…those memories aren’t as fun to think or write about. All I know, if you’re loved, you need nothing else! My wish is that all the men in our unit know the love that is felt for them. If you have that loved one serving, share it all, love without boundaries. From parents to spouses to brothers and sisters to significant others and our children, the real deal is our freedom…the freedom to live our lives in a country we love.
BRAVO BATTERY
CPT Steven Siemonsma and 1SG Wayne Labelle
Hello once again from sunny Iraq. September has proven to be a very busy month for Bravo Battery, as we were busy preparing for the highly mentioned rainy season! We have now been on site here at the ASP for just over 2 months and things couldn’t be going better. I will attempt to give you a quick snap shot of all the improvements happening to our camp, which is nicknamed (camp kickstand).
To talk about all the changes would take up several pages, so I will attempt to discuss just a few. All our tents have been moved into a row which will allow for us to place tarps over them. The mess area has been completely revamped, a mess tent has since gone in and the cooks (SPC Malsom, SPC Hughes, SGT Cranford, and SGT Mathis) are doing an outstanding job of cooking us steaks, hamburgers, hotdogs, macaroni and cheese, and numerous other meals which are just fantastic. The cooks mentioned before continue to get accolades from the civilians, Bulgarians and our own soldiers. Of the food that is being served, a majority of it is coming from family support and let me tell you the soldiers and civilians alike could not be happier. We now call what was once ammunition bunkers our living bunkers and approximately 77 soldiers live inside and are very content. We have a shower trailer that has been moved and placed out near a hard surfaced road so our soldiers can walk and shower without going through the sand. Our maintenance guys have spent many tireless days ensuring our vehicles are operational and even recently put in a wash rack. Our last big improvement was our weight room, which was until recently out in the elements. SSG Zok, SPC Godes and I along with numerous others moved the weight room into an air conditioned tent which has a wood floor under it. This weight room is a welcomed change as we no longer have to work out in 105 plus degree weather.
In closing my portion of the news letter I would like to say that I am extremely pleased with the soldiers of 2nd BN and more specifically the soldiers of B Battery. They continue to do great things and are all looking forward to the trip home whenever that may be. We continue to make improvements which will ensure the safety of all soldiers here at our site is paramount. The morale of the soldiers is high, and we will continue to make sure everything that can be done is, to ensure everyone comes home the exact same way they left. Thank you to everyone at home who continue to help out our families, it is definitely appreciated. Now for a little information on our mission here at the ASP by 1LT Kerry Engelmann!
Article by 1LT Kerry Englemann
Our mission here at Site 1(which is an old ammunition cache) is to provide site security for the civilian contractors as they work to destroy the CEA (Captured Enemy Ammunition) and UXO (Unexploded Ordnance). "So what is the difference between CEA and UXO", you ask? Good question. Briefly, the difference is this: CEA is ammunition that has not been disturbed; i.e. an air strike or other means that would compromise the stability of the round. UXO, on the other hand, has been disturbed. Removal of UXO by the civilian contractors is generally a more tedious and time-consuming affair. There is usually a fair amount of each at most cache sites, which often makes pinpointing the completion date very difficult.
All right, enough with the technical stuff. All in all, the soldiers of Bravo Battery are pleased to be settled in, and are eagerly anticipating (relatively) cooler weather. Site security involves spending a great deal of time outdoors-tower guard, roving patrols, front gate security, as well many other day-to-day tasks required to sustain operations at a remote site. All these tasks are performed day in, and day out, regardless of the temperature, how hard the wind is blowing, etc.
Our battery is currently split up into 3 platoons, and each platoon plays a vital role here at Site 1. One platoon works all the towers and patrols during the day, while another covers the night shift, and the 3rd covers a smaller area 24 hours a day. Here are a few pictures of your soldiers at work.
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| Tactical Operations Center | MWR Tent/Weight room | Mess Tent |
I hope this letter finds you all doing well. We look forward to hearing from you, and greatly appreciate all the letters, cards, and packages we continue to receive. Your support has been steadfast and unwavering. Thank you, for all you do.
CHARLIE BATTERY
Article by SPC Nathan Griesse
Dear Family and Friends,
It is great to receive all the food packages that you all send to our soldiers over here. We thank you all very much for the love and prayers that you have shown us thus far in our tour. It has been eight months that we have been in country and time seems to be moving along. There have been a number of our Charlie Battery soldiers that have went on leave already and they are coming back to their missions refreshed and rejuvenated. Others that haven't gone on leave yet anxiously wait to find out their dates for their flight home, myself included. It’s encouraging to hear about all the stories that the men are returning with. Either engagement announcements or babies being born seem to be a frequent story.
The morale of the troops has its ups and downs. Some days seem longer than the rest. Letters that we all receive from families helps us get through the tough times so keep them coming folks. September flew by and October is knocking on our door. The weather seems to be cooling down. Everyone has hopes for cool weather the rest of the tour, but we still have some hot weather. Last month it was recorded by one of our soldiers that the high was 149.7 degrees. It’s kind of funny before all of this we used to think that 90 degree weather was an excuse to stay inside for the afternoon. Now we’re satisfied when we get low 110-115 degrees.
The time that we have spent so far at Abu Naji for the most part has been a good experience. The British chaps are not like your common South Dakotan. Their customs are a change to us. One in particular, they are open about themselves. It is not unusual to be walking by the trailers and see a couple of British men tanning nude. It is a disturbing site but we just deal with it. They do have something in common with the typical South Dakotan though - There always seems to be a loud obnoxious person scattered throughout the chow hall and their whole purpose is to annoy us while we eat.
On our down time many of the men go to the weight room as well as run, trying to look good for their loved ones waiting for them at home. Other than that I think a majority of us have watched movies over and over so many times, that we can recite each line that the actor says. All in all, it is good bonding time. There are many friendships made here that will last a lifetime. Its not everyday you get a chance to sleep in a tent with 8-10 other guys for a long period of time and still keep your sanity. Very soon a good number of our troops will be traveling back down to Camp Cedar to do KBR missions and help with the movement of the Battalion to Tallil. That will take most of October so we will be working hard moving stuff around. The rest of the Charlie men are staying up at Abu Naji completing a CEA site for a couple extra weeks. They then will join us in Cedar until we get more CEA missions. We hope this newsletter finds you all healthy and smiling. You all are doing a great job taking care of things at home it makes our time here go easier. Again thank you for all the letters and food that you send as well as the prayers for our men. It’s good to know that there are many people at home who think about us and pray for us daily.
Deadlines for Holiday Mail
Here are some excerpts from the Associated Press in the Star and Stripes Newspaper September 19, 2004
Parcel post addressed to military APO and FPO addresses worldwide should be sent by November 13, 2004. First-class letters and priority mail to APO and FPO addresses with ZIP codes beginning with "093" should be sent by December 6 and the deadline for other military ZIP codes is December 11.
FREE MAILING STUFF FROM THE US POST OFFICE….
We are not sure if this is true or not as we have not heard of anyone trying this, but we thought we would mention it to you. You can call a US Post Office (USPS) number 1-800-610-8734, press 1 for English or select your language preference, and then press 3 to place an order, the USPS will send you free boxes, packing materials, customs forms, tape and mailing labels. The intent is that families of deployed soldiers can use these items to mail care packages to their soldiers. It is only supposed to be for the families of deployed soldiers. Once again, we have not tried it, but it sounds like a good deal that our soldiers and their families should hear about.
Contacts:
| Alpha Battery SGT Steven Despiegler |
Bravo Battery SGT John Berndt |
Charlie Battery SPC Brett Engelmann |
| HHS
SFC Chad Haaland |
FAMILY SUPPORT Michele
Anderson |
Mail:
Mail can be sent to your soldier at the address below. You can expect it to take 7-14 days for your mail to get picked up by the battalion. Then we must deliver it to the units in their various locations when we deliver other supplies. The mail address for each unit is listed below:
| Rank/Name | Rank/Name | Rank/Name | Rank/Name |
| HHS 2/147th FA | A Btry 2/147th FA | B Btry 2/147th FA | C Btry 2/147th FA |
| CSC Cedar II | CSC Cedar II | CSC Cedar II | CSC Cedar II |
| APO AE 09331 | APO AE 09331 | APO AE 09331 | APO AE 09331 |
Web Sites:
2-147th FA BN: Our web site is: www.DakotaSteelRain.com at this site you will be able to find links to other battery web sites and pictures.
HHB 2-147FA: www.homepages.dsu.edu/2147fabn/
C 2-147FA: www.147th.com
197th FA BDE web site: ( http://www.nharmy.guard.com/family_services/units.htm )
General Military Information: www.military.com
Trip to Disney World: www.shadesofgreeen.org
Webmaster: Holly Hauck
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