C001925

Square shaped, gold colored coin, 2-1/4 inches wide x 2-1/4 inches high.

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Journal - Page 52 - Line 34

By tradition, all 3rd Infantry Division coins carry the image of their mascot, a bulldog drawn by Walt Disney for the unit. But during the war in Iraq, the unit leadership made the decision to omit the image due to the sensitivities of the Iraqi people, who would have viewed it as an insult. The bite mark in the corner of the coin was chosen instead to represent the unit's tradition of being known as "the Dogfaced Soldiers."

Pvt Evans was assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis, Washington.