4th Brigade Combat Team

     

506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association (Airmobile - Air Assault)
Presentation of Currahee Battle Flags
Fort Campbell, KY - July 27, 2010


Currahee Battle Flags were presented by the 506th Association to all 30 companies/troops/batteries, and
to the brigade and all battalion/squadron headquarters of the entire 4th Brigade Combat Team, 506th
Infantry, for their 2010-2011 deployment to Afghanistan. 506th Association President Don Thies (B Co,
2nd BN, 506th, 1970-1971) recruited a group of Currahee veteran volunteers to present these flags after the
July 27, 2010 Color Casing Ceremony at Fort Campbell.

photos from 4th BCT, 506th PAO
1-61st CAV

Holding the Currahee Battle Flag presented to the 1-61st CAV Squadron
Headquarters are (L): Buford Byers (B/HHC, 2nd BN, 506th, 1970-1971) and
(R): 506th Association President Don Thies (B Co, 2nd BN, 506th, 1970-1971).
Also in the group are more of the Currahee veterans who participated in
the Currahee Battle Flag presentations.

Second from the left in the photo, holding the flag presented to B Troop,
is CPT Ellery R. Wallace (CO, B Trp, 1-61st CAV, KIA 08/29/10).

801st BSB
Presentation of Currahee Battle Flags to the companies and the battalion
headquarters of the 801st Brigade Support Battalion.

2-506th

Currahee Battle Flag presented to the 2-506th Battalion Headquarters

(L-R): Buford Byers, CPT(R) Benjamin Peters, Jr., MAJ(R) William Williams,
and LRC(R) William Hand (all from B Co, 2nd BN, 506th, 1970-1971); LTC Donn Hill
(CO, 2nd BN, 506th) and CSM Christopher Menton (CSM, 2nd BN, 506th)

1-506th

Presentation of Currahee Battle Flag to the 1-506th Battalion Headquarters

(L-R): MSG(R) John Keene [E Co (Mortars), 1st BN, 506th, 1967-1969], 1SG(R) John
Foley (C Co, 1st BN, 506th, 1990-1991), LTC David Womack (CO, 1st BN, 506th) ,and
CSM Charles Judd (CSM, 1st BN, 506th)

4-320th FA
Holding the Currahee Battle Flag presented to the 4-320th FA Battalion
Headquarters are (L): LTC Andrew Rendon (CO, 4th BN, 320th FA) and
(R): LTC(R) Joe Alexander (A/E/HHC, 3rd BN, 506th, 1967-1968).

4th BSTB

Presentation of Currahee Battle Flags to the companies and the battalion
headquarters of the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion.

Anyone may purchase one of these Currahee Battle Flags via US Mail from the
506th Association. ALL profits from the sale of these flags are donated to the
Widows, Orphans & Wounded Soldiers Fund.




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