C002543

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

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278th Armored Cavalry Regiment "I Volunteer Sir!"

Tennessee has been known as "The Volunteer State" since 1780 when Colonel John Sevier called for "100 good men" - and 200 answered. The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment is the only enhanced Armored Cavalry Regiment within the National Guard, and one of only two Armored Cavalry Regiments in the United States Army. It is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, with units throughout the East and Middle Tennessee Area.

The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment received its mobilization orders on May 11, 2004 and began activating on June 7. The unit began heading to Iraq by November. For its deployment to Iraq, and as a result of it being task-organized for that mission, the 278th ACR was renamed the 278th Regimental Combat Team. More than 3,200 of the 278th RCT are Tennesseans, while soldiers from Wisconsin, Texas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont complete the Team. It is the largest single deployment of Tennessee National Guard troops since World War II.