506th Infantry
Air AssaultOperation Iraqi Freedom 2.5-3.5
Habbaniyah, Iraq - August 2004-July 2005
Air Assault |
In August 2004, the active-duty soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division were redeployed from the South Korean DMZ area to IRAQ and were stationed at Camp Manhattan, Habbaniyah Airbase, in and around the city of Ar Ramadi, which lies within the infamous Sunni Triangle and is about 100 miles to the west of Baghdad. In August 2005, they were deployed (along with the other units in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division) to their new home at Fort Carson, CO, where, on September 29, 2005, the 1st Battalion, 506th was reflagged as 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2ID. were activated as the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 506th Infantry at Fort Campbell, KY. |
32,000 Servicemembers with I MEF Eligible for Navy Unit Commendation:
December 29, 2006, article from the Pacific edition, Stars & Stripes, includes Task Force 506thDepartment of Army Memorandum: December 2006 (5-page Adobe PDF file)
Army INTERIM concurrence with the recommendation of the Department of the Navy
to award the Navy Unit Commendation to Army units who participated in operations
with the I Marine Expeditionary Force, 2 August 2004 to 1 February 2005.Department of Army Memorandum: June 3, 2009 (8-page Adobe PDF file)
Army FINAL concurrence with the recommendation of the Commandant of the Marine Corps
to award the Navy Unit Commendation to Army units who participated in operations
with the I Marine Expeditionary Force, 2 August 2004 to 1 February 2005.Description of Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon Order of Wear Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress:
- PFC Matthew J. Dalimata (A Co, 1st BN, 506th, 2004-2005)
- CPT William Jones (C Co, 1st BN, 506th, 2003-2004)Currahee Packages Project 2004-2005
Currahee Packages Project 2004-2005 Donors
Thank-You's from Iraq, 2004-2005
Iraq Campaign Medal: established by Public Law 108-234, dated 28 May 2004 and Executive Order 13363, dated 29 November 2004, authorized to be awarded to soldiers who deploy to Iraq in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) on or after 19 March 2003 to a date to be determined or the cessation of OIF
2nd BCT Media Links: blog of centralized media links for the 2BCT, 2ID during its deployment from Korea to Iraq as part of OIF 2.5, August 2004-July 2005
Hard Rock 6 - Wounded in Action: declassified November 2004 article by CPT William Jones [C Co (CO), 1st BN, 506th, 2003-2004; WIA 11/11/04]
Supporting Jose Barco: Facebook page for Jose M. Barco (3rd Platoon, C Co, 1st BN, 506th, 2004-2005; WIA 11/11/04)
Combat Medic in Iraq: by PFC Steven L. Husemoller [HHC (Medic), 1st BN, 506th, 2003-2005]
SSG Thor Ingraham Carried on Family Tradition by Serving His Country: newspaper clipping about SSG Thor H. Ingraham (B Co, 1-506th, KIA 05/08/05); clipping courtesy of Carl Rebele (M Company, 506th AIR, Camp Breckinridge, KY, 1952)
2nd BCT Uncases Its Colors: October 8, 2005
Bionic Hand Breaks Touch-Control Barrier With Five Powered Fingers: July 17, 2007, MTB europe article (with photo) about SGT Juan Arredondo (B/5-5 ADA, attached to 1-506th; WIA 02/28/05)
Human Cost of Combat Can Come Due at Home: May 17, 2010, The New York Times article (with photo) about 3rd Platoon, C Company
Thinking Like an Insurgent: June 21, 2010, DefenseNews on-line article (with photo) about CSM Hideshi Sasaki (BN CSM, 1st BN, 506th, 2004-2005)
YouTube Videos:
Currahee Yearbook 2004-2005: 5 minutes; Korea and Iraq
Kuwaiti Sand Storm: 1/4 minute; August 2004
