2ND SQDRN CPT SARTLANO GHOST TRP COMMANDING

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Subject: 2ND SQDRN  CPT SARTLANO  GHOST TRP  COMMANDING                  

Unit: 2D ACR      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001703

Folder Title: 2D ACR HISTORICAL INTERVIEWS                                                                    

Document Number:         13

Folder Seq  #:         39




            E'UPII
                 What stands out in Sartiano's memory about the people and his
            mission on the Euphrates Demarcation Line was "the inability for us
            to do the right thing." At times, this was the most frustrating
            part of combat. Sartiano remembers providing all the assistance
            and support possible for the Iraqi civilian refugees during the
            day. "However, everynight at about eight o'clock," said Sartiano,
            "the fireworks started, the gunfire started... and the next day the
            kids would come up to us and say @my father was killed last night,
            my mother was killed last night by the Iraqi soldiers, and that was
            frustrating because you could not do any-thing."        Sartiano
            continues, heatedly, "The Iraqis were a bunch of pussiesl ... One
            minute if they'd had the upper hand they'd want to put cigarettes
            out in our eyes, but when it is they who are giving up it's @oh
            your great, so great' they were a bunch of hypocrites."

            REDEP
                 One of the toughest things for Ghost troop to deal with was
            the loss of SGT Miller, a Bradley gunner who was killed in action.
            Sartiano, quietly recalls how his troops reacted to it. "It was an
            eye opening experience, up to this point we thought we were
            invincible. All of a sudden they hit one of us and Lt. Carver came
            over and said, @Hey, SGT Miller's dead.,"


            ISG Vegacruz
            1SGr HHT, 2/2

            DEP
                 Vegacruz and a majority of his soldiers deployed from Germany
            about 16:30 4 December.


            COMBAT
                 During the ground war, Vegacruz found himself covering alot of
            ground while working with the supply end of HHT's operations.
            Besides delivering fuel, he also had a major role in handling
, during combat the
            Squadron cooks had the job of transporting EPWS. Vegacruz never
            had a problem with dealing with the enemy as far as resistance or
            violence. "Their morale was so low that all they wanted to do was
            shoot one time and surrender. That was their main goal."
                 With 10 fuel Hemmets and 10 cargo Hemmets, vegacruz would
            drive right up to the front line fighters in order to support
            them. On the night of the 26 Feb, Vegacruz and his support trains
            has to go right up to the tanks while engaging the enemy. They
            were resupplying G, El and Fox troops. The fight was going on 200
            m infront of their position while the tanks rotated to be topped
            off.



            CPT Rudd
            2/2 S-4


            DEP
                 There was no pro-existing movement plan in Europe prior to the
            Regiment's deployment, so CPT Rudd and his staff went to Stutgart
            to input data on the squadron's equipment and vehicles. 2d
            Squadron would become

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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001703
Unit = 2D ACR
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = 2D ACR HISTORICAL INTERVIEWS
Folder Seq # = 39
Subject = 2ND SQDRN CPT SARTLANO GHOST TRP COMMANDING
Document Seq # = 13
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997