C000050

Round shaped, brass colored coin 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

C Company, 52d Infantry Regiment (Anti-Tank) is a Stryker Anti-Tank Company task organized under 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team). As a Company of 54 Infantrymen, the Company nicknamed "Avalanche" has conducted primarily Infantry, not Anti-Tank, operations during two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During the first deployment of a Stryker Brigade to Iraq (OIF 03-04), C-52 IN earned five Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and a Superior Unit Award. In the most recent deployment (OIF 06-08) which saw C-52 IN operating in many significantly different environments, Avalanche soldiers earned one Silver Star, 16 Bronze Stars, 17 Purple Hearts and received Honors from the Washington State Senate as a Company of 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team.