Round shaped, brass colored coin with gold colored rim, 1¾ inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • III Corps
  • 3rd Brigade Combat Team
  • 1st Cavalry Division
  • 215th Forward Support Battalion
Location
Coin Location: 1C10
Homebase: Fort Hood Texas
Deployment: Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C000087

Location: 1C10 Height: 1.75

Coin: Command - Deployment

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Narrative

Round shaped, brass colored coin with gold colored rim, 1¾ inches in diameter.

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215th Brigade Support Battalion "Blacksmiths" -- On July 15th, 2005, as part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force, the 215th Forward Support Battalion stood down from the Division Support Command (DISCOM) and was reactivated as the 215th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) of the 3rd Brigade later on that day.

The battalion provides the "life blood" of the the 3d Brigade Combat Team. food, fuel, maintenance, transportation and repair parts. The 3d Brigade could not accomplish its mission if our soldiers did not first accomplish theirs.

In March 2004 they deployed, conducted additional training in Kuwait, road marched to Iraq, and established operations in Baghdad. The soldiers were challenged daily by the environment, weather, and security conditions, but they never failed to face each day with a can-do attitude.