Round shaped, pewter colored coin, 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Minnesota Army National Guard
  • 1st Brigade Combat Team
  • 34th Infantry Division
  • 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Regiment
  • Bravo Battery
Location
Coin Location: 6B1 X
Homebase: New Ulm, Minnesota
Deployment: Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C002489

Location: 6B1 X

Coin: Unit - Deployment

National Guard » U.S. Army » Artillery - Field

Narrative

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

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In the fall of 2005, the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery and B Battery were again mobilized, this time to prepare for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi freedom. During combat operations in Iraq from May 2006 through July 2007, the Battalion was charged with the mission to secure Convoy Support Center Scania, a key logistics hub south of Baghdad.

During operations the Battalion conducted counter-insurgency, civil-military support, humanitarian assistance, and security operations throughout a 400 square mile area of operations comprising portions of Babil, Qadisiyah and Wasit Provinces. The Battalion worked with Multi-national Divisions Baghdad, Center and Center-South to defeat insurgent, militia networks subverting Iraqi national security and rule of law. The Battalion sustained 2 KIAs and several WIAs during its 16 months of combat operations in Iraq. For its distinguished service in combat, the Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation.