The Warhorse Pride is a bi-monthly newsletter produced by the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division, for the Soldiers, Families and friends of the "Warhorse" Brigade.

1. Serving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div.
Vol. 2, Issue 2 January 17, 2014
Entering an elite club
Sfc. Terris Kolmorgan, infantryman, HHT, 2STB, receives his Sergeant Audie Murphy Club medallion from Maj. Gen. Kurt J. Stein, commander, 1st Sustainment Command, during the
SAM-C induction ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 6.
Story and photo by
Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch
2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
C
AMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – The
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club,
an elite organization aimed
at spreading knowledge throughout the
noncommissioned officer corps and helping
the community, received one new member
during an induction ceremony at Camp
Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 6.
Sfc. Terris Kolmorgan, infantryman,
HHT, 2nd STB, 2nd ABCT, represented the
“Lonestar” Battalion, “Warhorse” Brigade
and “Ivy” Division to the fullest as the lone
inductee of the Army Central Command’s
first quarter SAM-C board.
“We inducted a great leader into the
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club,” said 1st Sgt.
Michael Oliver, senior enlisted advisor, HHT,
2nd STB.
Kolmorgan, one of fourteen participants,
showed his care for Soldiers and overall
knowledge while attending the SAM-C
board,
“You have brigade level sergeants major
and higher saying ‘you are what we are
looking for in a noncommissioned officer’
and I think that is just one of the most
amazing feelings that I actually have ever
had,” said Kolmorgan.
During the ceremony, Kolmorgan
showed his knowledge by reciting Murphy’s
biography word-for-word and attendees
watched an excerpt from the movie “To Hell
and Back,” adapted from the best selling
book of his war experiences by the same
name.
“Kolmorgan was the noncommissioned
officer that I knew, just by looking at him,
that he would be successful in this board,”
said Oliver. “Because of things he does on a
day-to-day basis in order to get his Soldiers
See INDUCTION, Page 4

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Vol. 2, Issue 2 January 17, 2014
‘Roughriders’ share knowledge across formations
Sgt. Justin McCann, 88M, Company A, 204th BSB, raises an M1165 HMMWV in preparation
for the tire to be changed during a battalion-wide cross training event on Camp Buehring,
Kuwait, Jan. 4.
Cpt. Antwone Wilson, battalion human resources OIC, HHC, 204th BSB, helps his team
push a HMMWV during a battalion-wide training event aimed at improving Soldiers
knowlwdge on jobs throughout the battalion on Camp Buehing, Kuwait, Jan. 4.
Fake blood, real effects
Story and photo by Sgt. Matt Waymire
2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers of Company C, 204th BSB,
performed advanced medical training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait,
Jan. 3.
The training allowed the Soldiers of “Charlie Med” the chance
to evaluate casualties under high-stress situations and to test their
ability to think in the heat of the moment.
“If anything happens in this brigade, we need to ensure the
medical personnel inside the BSB are capable of taking care of
whatever the mission dictates,” said Staff Sgt. Marcus Reid, Company
C, 204th BSB, health care specialist. “We never know what’s going
to happen now, tomorrow or next month, so we need to ensure that
we don’t become complacent and that we stay sharp on our medical
tasks.”
The advanced training consisted of life-like manikins with
realistic wounds that simulated what a Soldier would see in combat.
“With all those capabilities, it adds stress and raises the bar as
Pvt. Kashia
Duncan, left,
dental specialist,
applies a
tourniquet to a
bleeding training
manikin while Spc.
Robert Singleton,
right, health care
specialist, both of
Company C, 204th
BSB evaluates her
progress on Camp
Buehring, Kuwait,
Jan. 3
far as urgency and proficiency,” said Reid. “Hopefully the pressure
was over-the-top, so that when the real pressure comes, they’re
accustomed to working at a higher level so they can work properly
and efficiently.”
Other parts of that pressure included a simulated nighttime
scenario with only headlamps for light, and strobe lights, a fog
machine and war movie soundtracks for effects.
“I don’t see these types of injuries in my job, so to me it was a
shock,” said Pvt. Kashia Duncan, dental specialist, Company C,
204th BSB. “But I learned to stay calm no matter what, always
recheck my interventions and always make sure my patients are taken
care of.”
Duncan also said she thought it’s important for all Soldiers to
have this type of training because they never know when they’ll be in
battle.
“Knowledge that you can’t apply means nothing, but if you can
apply it you’ll be effective,” said Reid.
Spc. Joshua
Kimmel,
radiology
specialist,
Company C,
204th BSB,
begins a needle
decompression
with a medical
training
manikin
on Camp
Buehring,
Kuwait,
Jan. 3, 2014.

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‘Cherokee’ gets new commander
Cpt. Kelly Leaverton, left, incomming commander, Company C, 2nd STB, and Lt. Col. Joseph Mouer, commander, 2nd STB,
stand at parade rest during the Company C Assumption of Command Ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 10.
Vol. 2, Issue 2 January 17, 2014
Photos by Sgt. Jarrad Spinner
2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
Lt. Col. Joseph Mouer, commander, 2nd STB, passes the
guidon to Cpt. Kelly Leaverton, incoming commander,
Company C, 2nd STB, during an assumption of command
ceremony on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 10.
CAV patches!
Community service
Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Vogl, senior enlisted leader, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry
Regiment, applies a patch to a “Bison” Soldier during their patching ceremony at Camp As
Sayliyah, Qatar, Jan 10.
Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Bliss, Texas, participate
in a community service event at a local church in southwest Asia, Jan. 11. The 1st Sqdn., 13
Cav. Reg., Soldiers cleaned up debris and helped trim tree branches on the church’s olive
trees, which were damaged after a snowstorm.

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Vol. 2, Issue 2 January 17, 2014
‘Chaos’ conducts validation for future missions
Photos by 2nd ABCT PAO
2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
Soldiers of Company C, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg., 2nd ABCT conduct training at the Udairi Range Complex near Camp Buehring, Kuwait,
Jan. 7. The training validated the Soldiers ability to conduct future missions with regional partners in the area of operations.
Sfc. Terris
Kolmorgan,
left,
infantryman,
HHT, 2nd STB,
recites the
biography of
Audie Murphy
during his
induction into
the Sergeant
Audie Murphy
Club at Camp
Arifjan, Jan. 6.
Kolmorgan
recited the
biography
word for
word, a
requirement
for newly
inducted
members.
Warhorse Pride
Col. Omar Jones IV......................2nd ABCT Commander
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Lehtonen 2nd ABCT CSM
Maj. Chris Maestas.................................................PAO OIC
Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch..................................PAO NCOIC
Sgt. Matt Waymire.............................Layout and Design
Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch............................................Editor
From INDUCTION, Page 1
ready for missions, in order to
make sure they are prepared for
whatever is going to come their
way.”
Over the past year,
Kolmorgan prepared by studying
Army regulations, but it takes
more than just remembering
some information to become a
member.
“I think a lot of people focus
on the studying, what it takes
is long hours and dedication,
memorization and though that
is true, what it really takes is to
care,” said Kolmorgan. “Care
about your fellow Soldiers, care
about your subordinates and care
about the community.”
After Kolmorgan received
his medallion, the attendees
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gave him one more memory, a
standing ovation.
“He is a charismatic
noncommissioned officer that is
willing to sit down and talk to
a Soldier versus going the other
route of being directive, which
makes him very good at what he
does.”
After it was all said and done,
Kolmorgan reminded everyone
why he joined the club.
“To be apart of the SAM-C,
it’s a huge honor,” said
Kolmorgan. “It’s a huge honor to
be part of a group that is named
after a humanitarian, named
after a man who truly, truly
cared about everyone around
him and who loved our country
and loved our Soldiers.”
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Family Readiness Group
Vol. 2, Issue 2 January 17, 2014

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Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers
Vol. 2, Issue 2 January 17, 2014