C004806

The coin is shaped like the outline of the unit's insignia which reads: A trumpet, mouthpiece up, entwined vertically with a cord, surmounting a scroll arced on the left and right and looped below the trumpet.

The coin isantique brass in color, 1 1/2 inches high and 2 inches wide.

Journal - Page 106 - Line 26 3rd Cavalry Regiment (3rd ACR)(Brave Rifles)

The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (sometimes 3d) ("Brave Rifles"[1]) is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Hood, TX. The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1846, when it was constituted in the Regular Army as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Under various names it has seen action during eleven major conflicts: the Indian Wars, the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, World War I, World War II, the Persian Gulf War, SFOR in Bosnia, Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. Twenty-three of the regiment’s troopers received the Medal of Honor, all awarded for gallantry in action between 1871 and 1898. The list includes William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, whose award was rescinded in 1916 for not being a member of the military. Cody's medal was reinstated in 1989.