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Third Infantry Division Monument Left at Fort Benning

With the construction of the new Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, our beautiful Third Infantry Division Monument has been left behind at the old Infantry Museum location. This monument honors the 3rd Infantry Division and was dedicated during the Society of the Third Infantry Division Reunion at Ft. Benning in 1992. There is a place set aside at the new museum for the monuments from the old location.

It is estimated the cost for moving our monument and setting it in the new location will be about $8,000. If every active duty Soldier and all Veterans could give from $1.00 to $10.00 each, we would have the
funds to move the monument. It is possible that we could receive enough donations to add another wing to honor our Soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Eight thousand of us each giving a dollar would cover the cost. Giving a bit more will insure the success of the fundraising effort, and will conclude the fundraising as soon as possible. The sooner we move the monument the better will be our location at the new museum.

To help, please send your contribution, identified as “monument relocation,” to:

Ray Anderson,
10 Paddington Ct.
Hockessin, DE 19707-9766

Thank you for your help.
—Bob Bailey, Chair of the Monument Moving Committee

Soldiers will deploy in Feb. and April
Tours expected to last nine months
POSTED: January 6, 2012

Two battalions representing about 1,500 soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, according to news releases recently issued by the 3rd ID’s public affairs office. The 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment’s “Battle Boars” will deploy next month, and the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment’s “Desert Rogues” will deploy in April, according to a Jan. 4 release.

The release stated that this is the first time either unit has deployed to Afghanistan. However, both units previously have deployed to Iraq four times with the 3rd ID’s 2nd HBCT, having most recently returned from their last one-year combat tour in October 2010.

Family members of the deploying soldiers should know the upcoming tour of duty is expected to last nine months instead of 12, according to a Jan. 3 release, which reiterated that the U.S. Army is transitioning to a new deployment period policy that was announced by the Secretary of the Army in August. The shorter tours took effect Jan. 1.

The mission of the 800 soldiers from the 1-30th Infantry is to provide security for other units conducting contingency operations, and they will provide security for units conducting village stability operations in Afghanistan, the release said. The 700 soldiers from the 1-64th Armor will deploy as part of a Stryker brigade combat team already deployed to Afghanistan from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., the release added.

According to www.sbct.army.mil/About-Us.html, a Stryker brigade combat team is a mechanized infantry force structured around the eight-wheeled Interim Armored Vehicle called the Stryker. A Stryker brigade combat team has the armor advantages of a heavy brigade combat team with its Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the mobility advantages of an infantry brigade combat team, which features “light” infantry units.

Accordingly, the Desert Rogues will increase that Stryker unit’s capability to perform multilevel counterinsurgency operations. They’ll also assist in training Afghanistan National Security Forces, preparing them to lead security efforts in their country.

Both news releases emphasize that Marne Division soldiers are flexible regarding worldwide deployment requirements and ready for any contingency operation. The releases stated the 3rd ID always will meet requirements for contingency operations with well-trained units.

Courier staffer Randy Murray contributed to this report.
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UPDATE:
Battalions to Deploy in February and April

By Ryan Smith
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Two Fort Stewart battalions, the 1-30 Infantry and the 1-64 Armor,
will head to Afghanistan this year.

Two Fort Stewart battalions will deploy to Afghanistan in February and April, according to the 3rd Infantry Division public affairs office.

The 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment -- both part of 3rd ID's 2nd Brigade Combat Team -- will deploy in 2012, according to a press release. About 1,500 troops will deploy, rather than the 1,600 estimated in an earlier 3rd ID press release.

The 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, scheduled to deploy in February, consists of about 800 soliders. Their mission in Afghanistan will be "to provide security to units conducting contingency operations in Afghanistan, as well as support for stability operations," according to the release.

The 700 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment will deploy in April to support a Stryker brigade already in Afghanistan. The Fort Stewart battalion will help the Stryker Brigade perform counterinsurgency operations and train Afghan National Security Forces, the release stated.

This will be the units' first deployment to Afghanistan, although both units have previously deployed to Iraq.

Each deployment is expected to last about nine months, the release stated. The nine-month timeframe is in line with the Army's new policy of shorter deployments, which took effect Jan. 1.

Last Update January 20, 2012

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