Round shaped, pewter colored coin, 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Kansas Army National Guard
  • 169th Fires Brigade
  • 161st Field Artillery Regiment
  • Battery E (Target Acquisition)
Location
Coin Location: 19E12
Homebase: Larned, Kansas
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 2
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National Guard » U.S. Army » Artillery - Field

Narrative

Round shaped, pewter colored coin, 2 inches in diameter.

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Battery E (Target Acquisition), 161st Field Artillery, Larned and Great Bend, departed for Ft. Benning in February, 1996, in preparation for this mission to Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Endeavor. The unit arrived in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Feb. 28, 1996.

In early 2000, Battery E again received the call to Kosovo this time arriving on May 21, 2000.

For the third time in less than 10 years, soldiers from Battery E (Target Acquisition), 161st Field Artillery were mobilized on Sept. 20, 2005. This time, the unit headed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. One group of 13 soldiers was attached to a Texas field artillery unit, while a second group of six soldiers was to join up with another unit. They returned to their armories at Great Bend and Larned on Dec. 3, 2005.