Rectangular shaped with long axis horizontal and arched and banner over, 2 1/2 inches high x 1 1/2 ibches wude. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • XVIII Airborne corps
  • 10th Mountain Division
Location
Coin Location: 4R2
Homebase: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Deployment: Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 7 September 2014
Donated by: SPC Garcerant
Copies: 1 of 1

C004884

Location: 4R2

Coin: General Officer - Command

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Narrative

Rectangular shaped with long axis horizontal and arched and banner over, 2 1/2 inches high x 1 1/2 ibches wude.

SIDE 1 -

SIDE 2 - On a barrel-shaped blue field, a pair of crossed red bayonets outlined in white, surrounded by a white border; above the barrel, a tab-shaped blue banner with the word, "MOUNTAIN."

Journal - Page 108 - Line 11

The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Originally constituted as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size to receive intense specialized training for fighting in mountainous and arctic conditions. Today, the 10th honors that legacy by retaining the "Mountain" designation. Since 2001, the division and its four combat brigades have seen over 20 deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, respectively.