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

32nd Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate) "Red Arrow"

The 32nd Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate) is Wisconsin's largest Army National Guard unit with 3,900 soldiers. Until Sep 2001, the brigade was a mechanized unit assigned as part of the Minnesota-based 34th Infantry Division. As a result of the Army Division Redesign Study, the Brigade's units are undergoing conversions, such as the 1st Bn/ 632nd Armor "converting" to 2nd Bn/128th Infantry.

While assigned to the 34th, associated with the 32nd Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) were a direct support Field Artillery Battalion (1-120 FA), a Forward Support Battalion (132d FSB) and a direct support Engineer Battalion (173rd EN). Additionally, an Engineer Battalion would be assigned when the Brigade is officially assigned to the Division. These additional battalions give the Brigade the ability to conduct combat operations on the battlefield. The 32nd began transforming in September 2001 into a separate light infantry brigade. By shedding its heavy tracked vehicles - tanks, self-propelled howitzers and armored personnel carriers - the brigade gains the agility favored by the leadership of the Army.