C000037

Round shaped, brass coin 1¾ inches in diameter.

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1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry -- On June 15, 1983, the 1st Battalion was relieved of its assignment to the First Cavalry Division and was inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas. Three years later, on October 4, 1986, the Battalion was reactivated as the 1st Squadron at Fort Knox, Kentucky. There, the squadron assumed the mission of training new armor soldiers. On December 16, 1992 the Squadron was redesignated the First Battalion and moved to Fort Hood, Texas.

As of May 2003, the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry transitioned to the M1A2 SEP tank - the first unit in the 1st Cavalry Division to do so. In March 2004, 1st Battalion deployed as part of 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division to East Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Organized as a Task Force with attached infantry and engineer companies and operating from Camp Eagle outside Sadr City, 1-12 CAV battled the Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr throughout 2004. Commanded by LTC Tim Meredith, with senior NCO CSM Donald Battle, Task Force 1-12 Cavalry racked-up one of the most successful records for defeating enemy forces, executing significant civil-military programs, and providing excellent force protection.