C002536

Location: 18M9

Coin: Command

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

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2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment "Bearcats"

The 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry provides the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division with a trained and ready combat force. Additionally, the 2-136th Infantry, a Minnesota Army National Guard battalion, is prepared to support the State of Minnesota with troops capable of assisting in a disaster. The Battalion is headquartered in Moorhead, Minnesota. As of 11 January 2011, there were 5 major units in the 2-136th Infantry: the Battalion's Headquarters and Headquarters Company in Moorhead and Fergus Falls, Minnesota; A Company in Bemidji and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; B Company in Crookston and Thief River Falls, Minnesota; C Company in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; and D Company in Wadena, Minnesota.