Currahee Challenge Coins
Republic of Iraq
August 2004-July 2005
| Challenge Coins are used to recognize soldiers
for outstanding acts, to boost morale, and to build camaraderie. Traditionally, "coining" is executed to see if fellow soldiers are carrying their unit's coin. |
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| Medical Platoon coin given to the
506th Association by SFC James Hesson (Medical Platoon Sergeant) as a "thank-you" for the Curahee Packages sent by the 506th Association to the active-duty soldiers in Iraq. Fred May, Chairman of the Currahee Packages Committee, accepted the coin on behalf of the Association. |
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August |
2004 | |
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Doctors |
TF-506 (Currahee) |
Alone |
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July |
Al Anbar Province Camp Habbaniyah, Iraq |
2005 |
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I am the medic. Where you go I follow. From Concord's Bridge to the deserts of Iraq, I've healed the wounds of those who fell. America's heed I've served. I am the Medic - I save. the shore. Wherever brave men fight and die, wherever the best serve, I am there. And will be there the next time. I serve America's best . . . I am an American Medic - I save. |
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| 1-506th INF BN (AA) C, 44th ENG BN B, 5-5th ADA BN |
A, 2-72nd AR BN |
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| NOTE#1: the insignia to the right of the
Currahee Shield is that of the 1st Marine Division, which TF-506 (Currahee) supported in Iraq |
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| NOTE#2: this coin has a bright reflective
finish, which scans in dark rather than the actual color of the coin. |
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