User talk:24.160.30.103

There is an error on the wikipedia page on Mike Pompeo.

I am not disputing that he served in Germany or that he was assigned to a squadron of the 7 cavalry or that he served in the 4th Infantry division,, but neither 2-7 cavalry nor 4 ID were in Germany during the timeframe specified (1986 to 1991). They were at Ft Carson CO.

I served in the Army from 1973 until 1995 that included tours in Korea and Germany and participated in Desert Storm with the 1st Armored Division.

4 ID was stationed at Ft Carson during that time frame.

2-7 cavalry had been inactivated after the Vietnam war and was reactivated as the Divisional Cavalry Squadron with the 4ID (at ft carson) in 1986 until 1993.

4-7 Cav was the Divisional Cav Squadron for 2nd Inf Div from 1983 to 1988, and reactivated as the Divisional cav squadron for 3rd Armored Division in Germany from 1989 to 1991, when it was deactivated after it returned from Desert Storm where it fought in the Battle of Phase Line Bullet.

See lineage and timelines here:

http://www.us7thcavalry.com/dateline.htm

More research needs to be conducted as to which units in Germany Mike Pompeo served with and when, and whether he had served with 2-7 cav as part of the 4 ID at Ft carson CO. Normal Tours of duty in Germany at that time was 3 years for a tour accompanied by family members and 2 years unaccompanied.

minktin