Round shaped poker chip, black & blue in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • III Corps
  • 3rd Brigade Combat Team
  • 4th Infantry Division
  • 1st Battalion 12th Infantry Regiment
Location
Coin Location: 4L6
Homebase: Fort Carson, Colorado
Deployment: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 8 March 2014
Donated by: LTC William D. Voorhies
Copies: 1 of 2
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Location: 4L6

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Narrative

Round shaped poker chip, black & blue in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

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Journal - Page 102 - Line 35

The 12th Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest and most decorated regiments of the United States Army. The 12th Infanty has fought in seven wars from the Civil War to the Global War on Terrorism and has been awarded four Presidential Unit Citations, five Valourous Unit Awards, a Joint Meriorious Unit Award, two citations in the Order of the Day of the Belgium Army, three Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal First Class, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and the Belgian Fourragere.