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Unit/Organization Information
  • Wisconsin Army National Guard
  • 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
  • 1st Battalion, 121 Fielld Artillery Regiment
  • Bravo Battery
Location
Coin Location: 304C1
Homebase: Plymouth Wisconsin
Deployment: Afghanistan, United Arab Emirites
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 8 May 2019
Donated by: 1LT Trenton Manderle
Copies: 1 of 1

C006112

Location: 304C1 Height: 2.0

Coin: Unit - Deployment

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

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Shield shaped coin topped by a pair of mobile rockets and with a ribbon banner above, pewter in color, 1 3/4 inches high x 2 1/4 inches wide.

1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard.

Department of Military Affairs news release by Vaughn R. Larson, dated 10 May 2019:

"FORT BLISS, Texas — For approximately nine months, the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery operated in 15 locations across six countries in the Middle East conducting general support fire missions and working with High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) units from military partners to build joint readiness. That mission ended May 1 with a transfer of authority ceremony, and approximately 350 Soldiers from the 121st Field Artillery are now back in the United States. Senior Wisconsin Army National Guard leaders greeted the returning Soldiers upon their arrival at Fort Bliss, Texas.

The 121st Field Artillery is expected to return to Wisconsin in approximately two weeks, after completing demobilization requirements at Fort Bliss.