Multinational soldiers with Battle Group Poland participated
Summary
Multinational soldiers with Battle Group Poland participated in the unit's first multinational Spur Ride of the year Jan. 16, 2019, in Poland. Spur candidates from the United Kingdom, Romania, Croatia, Poland and U.S. completed multiple Soldier tasks while cold, tired, and hungry to earn their silver-spurs in a cavalry unit rite of passage called a Spur Ride. The tradition of having to "earn your spurs" reaches back to the beginning of the American Cavalry. When green Troopers first arrived at their new cavalry assignments they were assigned a horse with a shaved tail. This led to the nickname "Shave Tail" for newly assigned, spur-less Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Arturo Guzman)
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Date
22/01/2019
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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