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“(The film) goes over the lineage of the squadron and the fight at Combat Outpost (COP) Keating which was a pivotal moment in the squadron’s history.”
— Maj. Andrew Tresch
By Sgt. Gabrielle Weaver
2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
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FORT CARSON, Colo. — Spc. Jake Fisher, infantryman with Troop E, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, listens to Q&As for a screening of the film “The Outpost” Aug. 7, 2020, at McMahon Auditorium at Fort Carson. (Photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Weaver)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were treated with a special screening of the film “The Outpost” featuring a Q&A forum with the film’s director, Rod Lurie, CNN correspondent and author Jake Tapper and Medal of Honor recipient Ty Carter Aug. 7, 2020, at the McMahon Auditorium at Fort Carson.
The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation program organized the screening and it was the culminating event of the battalion’s spur ride.
“Our Soldiers just finished up their spur ride, earned their spurs and carried out (a) cavalry tradition,” said Maj. Andrew Tresch, executive officer, 3rd Sqdn., 61st Cav. Reg., 2nd SBCT. “(The film) goes over the lineage of the squadron and the fight at Combat Outpost (COP) Keating which was a pivotal moment in the squadron’s history.”
A group of approximately 130 Soldiers attended the event with the Q&A forum taking place directly before the film’s screening.
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FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, participate in a Q&A forum featuring Jake Tapper, author of “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor” Aug. 7, 2020, at the McMahon Auditorium at Fort Carson. (Photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Weaver)
“There was a sense of pride of the professionalism of our Soldiers, the manner in which they (asked their questions) and the way they take this seriously,” Tresch said. “Giving them the opportunity to truly appreciate those who came before them. I think is something worth celebrating.”
Following the screening, Soldiers said they were left with a newfound appreciation for their squadron and the legacy they represent.
“It shows us where we’re from and gives us a lot to live up to,” said Spc. Dillon Zettel with 3rd Sqdn., 61st Cav. Reg., 2nd SBCT. “We definitely look up to all those guys who were there, and we try to carry on that spirit with us every day.”
“I’d like to thank Mr. Jake Tapper and Mr. Rod Lurie for taking the time and energy it took to write the book and tell that story and then to produce a movie from that story,” said Lt. Col. Gary McDonald, commander, 3rd Sqdn., 61st Cav. Reg., 2nd SBCT. “It’s important for our Soldiers to understand where they come from and pay their respects to the eight men who died at COP Keating and 21 others in the squadron who have given the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
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FORT CARSON, Colo. — A Soldier memorial commemorating the lives of Soldiers who served with 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during the War in Afghanistan, is displayed Aug. 7, 2020, at the McMahon Auditorium at Fort Carson, Colorado. (Photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Weaver)