Louisiana Troops awarded combat patch for deployment [Image 3 of 4]

CAMP VICTORY, IRAQ

04.16.2010

Photo by Sgt. Tresa L. Allemang 

256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard

Abbeville, La., resident, Col. James B. Waskom, commander of the 199th Garrison Command, warns Soldiers to maintain awareness, even after earning a combat patch, during the patching ceremony held to award Troops of the Garrison Command, comprised mostly of the Alexandria, La., unit's headquarters, and the Base Defense Operations Center, formed from Brigade's Special Troops Battalion, of Plaquemine, La. The combat patch will now be worn by Soldiers of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) symbolizing war time service. Mobilized Jan. 5, the 256th deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct convoy escort and force protection missions during the responsible draw down of U.S. Forces in Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tresa L. Allemang)

• Date Taken: 04.16.2010
• Date Posted: 05.04.2010 13:39
• Photo ID: 275634
• VIRIN: 100416-A-3759A-071
• Resolution: 1024x685
• Size: 133.64 KB
• Location: CAMP VICTORY, IQ