5-2 Infantry (5th Stryker Brigade) STRIKE & DESTROY Embroidered Scroll (Scroll Only) – 2nd ID – OEF 2009

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5-2 Infantry (5th Stryker Brigade) STRIKE & DESTROY Embroidered Scroll (Scroll Only) – 2nd ID – OEF 2009

The “Strike and Destroy” brigade began operations in Kandahar Province and quickly found itself in combat against a determined, lethal enemy. Thirty-seven 5th Bde. warriors died in combat during the deployment, and 239 suffered wounds. Of those, 95 returned last week to take part in the ceremony. In a moving moment, the wounded warriors complied with Tunnell’s order to rejoin their units, some limping and others steering wheel chairs into company formations.

“What I hope the citizens of the United States will remember about us is that 5th Bde., 2nd Div., Stryker Bde. Combat Team deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom 9-11, so fitting a designation for a team conceived under the aegis of Mars,” he said. “I hope they will remember that we lived up to our commitment to the American people by honorably performing our duty in combat.”