Round shaped, antique brass colored coin, 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Vermont Army National Guard
  • 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Location
Coin Location: 20H9
Homebase: Williston, Vermont
Deployment: Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 9 December 2010
Donated by: Forest Glodgett
Copies: 1 of 1

C002131

Location: 20H9 Height: 2

Coin: Command - Deployment

National Guard » U.S. Army » Infantry

Narrative

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

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Journal - Page 62 - Line 6

The 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) ("The Vermont Brigade") is a Vermont National Guard light infantry brigade. It was reorganized from an armored brigade into a light infantry brigade as part of the United States Army's transformation for the 21st century. The brigade commander is taking advantage of the state's (and the Army's only) Mountain Warfare school to transform the brigade into specialized mountain troops. This is a capability the Army had lost after the 10th Mountain Division inactivated after World War II, except for one battalion split between the north-eastern states.

March of 2010, the 86th IBCT deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In Dec of 2010 the 86th IBCT returned home after a successful completion of their mission.