Round shaped, antique brass colored coin 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • 8th Army (EUSA)
  • 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Stryker)
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 2nd Battalion 17th Field Artillery Regiment
Location
Coin Location: 3P15
Homebase: Fort Lewis Washington
Deployment: Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C000142

Location: 3P15 Height: 2

Coin: Command

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Narrative

Round shaped, antique brass colored coin 2 inches in diameter.

The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, nicknamed "The Steel Battalion", was reactivated for the second time as part of III Corps Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in July 1988. In September 1990, the battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait. The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery once again demonstrated that they were prepared for battle - supporting the 24 Infantry Division and allied forces in the liberation of Kuwait from January through March 1991. Departing Southwest Asia, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery continued to train and prepare for war in the continental United States.

On 5 June 1996, the 2bd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery returned to the Republic of Korea. In the summer of 1997, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery fielded the US Army's most technologically advanced howitzer system, the M109(A)6 Paladin. Today, the battalion serves as part of the most forwardly deployed and lethal division artillery in the United States Army. The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery continues to train and stands ready to continue its tradition of accurate and lethal fires.