![]() One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005Ħ6 Regimiento de Montaña, 1 Brigada de Montaña (66th Mountain Regiment, 1st Mountain Brigade)ĭied when his VAMTAC all-terrain vehicle accidentally overturned while on patrol in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2007 Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of two French soldiers killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004 One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009ģe Régiment de Hussards (3rd Hussard Regiment) Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008Ĭompany D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Jelewar, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009Ĭompany C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team The unit also deployed to Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 as part of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers with the 2-130th made history in the summer of 2004, becoming the first United States troops to train in Bulgaria after the previous Soviet Bloc nation was accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the unit was deployed to Europe as part of Task Force Santa Fe, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Soldiers with the 2-130th Infantry Regiment served in Kuwait in support of Operation Desert Spring in 2000-2001. The unit has served honorably in the Black Hawk War, Civil War, Spanish American War, Mexican Border War, World War I, World War II, Afghanistan and Iraq. Known as the ‘Blackhawk Battalion,’ the 2-130th’s military history dates back to the early 1700s with the formation of the Militia Companies at the villages of Kaskaskia and Cahokia. They trained at Fort Bliss, Texas, before departing for the U.S. Nearly 400 Illinois Army National Guard troops from the 2-130th mobilized Jan. “Your actions have helped ensure stability in the region and the relationship between the United States and our hosts remains strong and infallible.” “The rituals of significant events mark those important life moments and etch them into our collective memories,” said Settle. To be eligible for the combat patch, Soldiers must be serving in a theater or an area of operation designated as a hostile environment or serving during a war period as declared by Congress. Army, the Army combat patch, officially known as the ‘shoulder sleeve insignia-former wartime service,’ recognizes Soldiers' participation in combat operations. “It is an honor to receive a combat patch and your work here has earned you that honor.”Īccording to guidelines published by the U.S. Settle, of Effingham, Illinois, Commander of the 2-130th, told the nearly 400 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers taking part in the ceremony. “The awarding of the shoulder sleeve insignia for wartime service, better known as the combat patch, is a tradition that first began during the Revolutionary War under General George Washington,” Lt. Army Central Command area of responsibility. In a time-honored tradition, Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, based in Marion, Illinois, with units in West Frankfort, Mount Vernon, Litchfield and Effingham, Illinois, received combat patches for their overseas deployment during recent ceremonies in the U.S. ![]()
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