Shield shaped, pewter colored coin, 2 inches high x 1 7/8 inches wide Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • XVIII Airborne Corps
  • 3rd Brigade Combat Team
  • 82nd Airborne Division
  • 2nd Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Location
Coin Location: 2E5
Homebase: Ft. Bragg, North Carolina
Deployment: Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 31 August 2009
Donated by: CSM Puckett
Copies: 1 of 1

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Location: 2E5 Height: 2

Coin: Unit

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Shield shaped, pewter colored coin, 2 inches high x 1 7/8 inches wide

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Journal - Page 34 - Line 22

This unit was formerly the 3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division and was redesigned as the 2nd-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in January 2006. This unit deploys within 18 hours of notification, worldwide as part of a joint, multinational or unilateral task force to destroy enemy forces, conduct combat operations, and win. The battalion will conduct a forced entry parachute assault to seize and retain a defended airfield or other terrain, build up combat power as quickly as possible and conduct follow-on military operations in order to control land, people, and resources.