Hamburger Hill Veterans Visit Fort Campbell Kentucky
May 13, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – Dozens of Vietnam-era, 101st Airborne Division Veterans returned to Fort Campbell, May 12th – 13th, to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Battle of Hamburger Hill.
The 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, “Iron Rakkasans” welcomed the Veterans back to Fort Campbell and will host several events in their honor.
The Veterans, on May 12th, visited to the Sabalauski Air Assault School, where Veterans witnessed a demonstration of 21st Century combat insertion techniques and Air Assault operations.
Hamburger Hill Veterans return to Fort Campbell
May 10, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – Dozens of Vietnam-era, 101st Airborne Division Veterans will return to Fort Campbell, May 12th – 13th, to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Battle of Hamburger Hill.
The 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, “Iron Rakkasans” will welcome the Veterans back to Fort Campbell and will host several events in their honor.
Veterans of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division gather at a memorial dedicated to fallen Soldiers of the 187th Infantry Regiment.
Fort Campbell Welcome Home – 3rd BCT Feb. 3rd 5:30pm
February 4, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – On February 3rd, 2011 at 5:30pm, Fort Campbell KY held a welcome home ceremony for the 101st Airborne Division. 37 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (Wings of Destiny) soldiers and 109 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasan) soldiers were greeted by cheers from family members and friends. 146 Soldiers total returned from duty in Afghanistan on this flight.
Fort Campbell Welcome Home Ceremony – 3rd BCT (3-320) Jan. 30th
January 31, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – On January 30th, 2011 at 7:45am, Fort Campbell KY held a welcome home ceremony for the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team (3-320). 200 Soldiers returned from duty in Khowst Province, Afghanistan.
More of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team returned from Afghanistan Late Saturday Afternoon.
January 30, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – The return of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team from the Khowst Province of Afghanistan continued last night with the arrival of 167 “Red Knight Rakkasans” part of the the 3-320th Field Artillery unit.
Family and friends of the returning soldiers had gathered together to give their loved ones a proper welcome home.
Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team wait for a few moments with their families
3rd Brigade Combat Team colors are cased as they head off to Afghanistan
January 21, 2010
Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) cased their colors today in preparation for their transportation to Afghanistan, where they will be uncased.
The brigade started the deployment process in early January, and expects the 4,000 soliders to be fully deployed by March 1st replacing Taskforce Yukon (4 Brigade 25th Infantry Division out of Fort Richardson Alaska). They are scheduled for a 1 year deployment.
Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Patton (Left) & Col. Viet Luong (Right), case the brigade colors.
The Brigade is the vanguard of roughly 17,000 soldiers from the 101st Airborne division who will also be deploying over the course of the next year. [Read more]
