Round shaped, brass colored coin, 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Georgia Army National Guard
  • 48th Separate Infantry Brigade (Mech)
  • 35th Infantry Division
Location
Coin Location: 17Q14
Homebase: Macon, Georgia
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C002445

Location: 17Q14

Coin: Unit - Deployment

National Guard » U.S. Army » Infantry

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

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The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Macon Volunteers") is a modular infantry brigade of the Georgia Army NG.

One of the oldest units in US Army history, the lineage of the 48th Infantry Brigade can be traced back to 1825. It is one of few units in the US Military that also saw service as a unit of the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War.

In May 2005 the unit began deploying to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom III (the third major U.S. military rotation of forces into the area of operations) and experienced some of the fiercest combat actions in the campaign. The brigade was assigned to Multi-National Division - Baghdad (MND-B) under the control of the 3rd Infantry Division and was responsible for a sector of southwest Baghdad, nicknamed the Triangle of Death. The 48th Brigade conducted a unique Brigade-wide change of mission in October 2005, taking over the Iraq Theater of Operations (ITO) security mission from the 56th Brigade Combat Team.