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Unit/Organization Information
  • Minnesota Armky National Guard
  • 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
  • 34th Infantry Division
  • 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery Regiment
  • C Battery
Location
Coin Location: 18L2
Homebase: New Ulm, Minnesota
Deployment: Mendenhall, United Kingdom
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C005558

Location: 18L2

Coin: Unit - Deployment

National Guard » U.S. Army » Artillery - Field

Narrative

Round shaped coin, antique copper in color, 1 3/4 inches in diameter.

The 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, is a Minnesota Army National Guard battalion headquartered in New Ulm. The 1-125 FA provides artillery fire support to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. Each of the unit's three batteries field six guns to answer calls for fire. In the 1-125 FA's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Soldiers are trained to assist with targeting and assess the enemy's counter-fire capabilities.

In 2003, the battalion mobilized and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Elements of the battalion provided force protection and security for Air Force bases in Turkey, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom. The battalion demobilized in spring 2004. During the same period, several elements of the battalion mobilized and deployed to support stability operations in Bosnia and Kosovo.