TF Dragoon Memorial

Task Force Dragoon Memorial Committee

561 Madison Dr

Smithfield PA, 15478

10/18/2021

Colonel (Retired) Philip J. Logan

Lauerstraße 20

Otterberg 67697

Germany

(049) 0152 2447 1044

In 2004-2005, I had the honor and privilege of Commanding Task Force DRAGOON, deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Task Force, formed around Headquarters,

1st Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment,

28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army

National Guard was the first Battalion of the

28th ID deployed for combat operations since

World War II. In Iraq, the Task Force would grow to over 800 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen, earning the Meritorious Unit Citation while conducting

combat operations in northern Salah ad Din Province. Sadly, there was a cost: 13 Dragoons

were Killed in Action (KIA) during that year.

Veterans of Task Force Dragoon have come

together for a new Mission: forming a committee to place a memorial to those 13 fallen brothers

at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg PA. This monument will honor the 13 Task Force Dragoon troopers who fell supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom III (2004-2005), and recognize the many units who made up our Task Force.

In recent months, this noble endeavor has gained great momentum. We believe it is simply right to honor them. Thus far, the committee have secured several cost estimates, approved a design and have begun fund-raising efforts to raise

the $40,000 necessary to complete the Mission. However, I need your assistance to get us onto

the Objective.

Please, consider joining our team with a

contribution. Any amount is appreciated.

Our goal is to complete construction of the

memorial in early 2023 with a dedication at the annual 28th Infantry Division Boalsburg Ceremony in May 2023.

If you cannot give but still wish to support our Mission, please share this with friends, family members and coworkers. With more people aware of our cause, we will be one step closer to the Objective.

The Task Force Dragoon Memorial Committee

and I thank you in advance for your support.​

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Sincerely,

Philip J. Logan

Colonel (Ret)

Armor