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Redeployment Ceremony

Oct- 9-2009 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

The Daily News Miner has an article and photos covering the official redeployment ceremony conducted by the 1/25 SBCT.

Thousands of soldiers and their families packed into the arena to witness the formal uncasing of the colors, the removal of a covering from the brigade’s flag that signifies the troops officially have returned to work at the post.

The 1-25th’s yearlong mission in Iraq’s Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, focused on counterinsurgency operations and rebuilding the infrastructure of the country. After two years of preparation and action in Iraq, Col. Burt Thompson, commander of the brigade, said he was pleased to sum up the deployment in two words: Mission accomplished.

“Words simply cannot describe what these soldiers have done as individuals and as a team,” he said.

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