Articles

1st Battalion, 506th Infantry
4th BCT, 506th INF
Fort Campbell, KY -- 2005-current
Republic of Iraq -- 2005-2006
Afghanistan -- 2008-2009
Afghanistan -- 2010-2011

 

Permanent Orders 251-4: 8 September 2005, DOA orders redesignating the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry

A Tribute to Our Troops: 1-506 Currahee

Air Assault Troops Experiment with Hybrid Humvee: October 2005, article (with photos)

Funeral Set for Local Soldier: April 15, 2009, Dayton Daily News (OH) on-line article about SPC James Kurtis Bullen (A Co, 1st BN, 506th, died 04/11/09)

Four 101st Soldiers Earn Silver Stars: June 8, 2009, article (with photo)

Red Currahee Press: Newsletter of the 1-506th, August 2009 [10-page Adobe PDF file]

Press Puts Squeeze on Currahee Leadership: January 15, 2010, Fort Campbell Courier on-line article (with photo)

Currahee Teams Take on Military Intel Field Training: February 18, 2010, Fort Campbell Courier on-line article

Language Training Detachment Debuts: February 18, 2010, Fort Campbell Courier on-line article (with photos)

Currahees Train in BCTC Warfighter Exercise: March 11, 2010, Fort Campbell Courier on-line article includes CSM(R) Charles W. Fitzpatrick [HHC (BN CSM), 1st BN, 506th, 1991-1992]

Currahees Training in Mock Afghan Village Site: April 8, 2010, Fort Campbell Courier on-line article (with photo)

Awards Presented for Second Quarter: April 15, 2010 article

Red Currahee Press: Newsletter of the 1-506th, August 2010 [9-page Adobe PDF file]

Fallen Currahee Awarded Silver Star: September 1, 2011, Fort Campbell Courier on-line article (with photo) about SPC Jordan M. Byrd [A Co (Medic), 1st BN, 506th]

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Iraq Deployment: November 2005-November 2006

MA2 Michael A. Monsoor, USN Seal Team 3 (attached to 1st BN, 506th), KIA 09/29/06, Ar Ramadi, Iraq Fallen Navy SEAL Enshrined in Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes: April 9, 2008 Bush Awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL: April 8, 2008, USATODAY on-line article (with photos) A Debt That Can Never Be Repaid: by Michael Fumento, The Weekly Standard, 04/21/2008, Volume 013, Issue 30 SECNAV Names New Zumwalt-Class Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor: October 30, 2008, US Department of Defense News Release Medal of Honor Story: 4 1/2 minutes YouTube video Mount Soledad Veterans Day Ceremony: November 6, 2010 NEWSLETTERS: Red Currahee Courier, 1st Battalion, 506th Newsletter: January 2006: 13-page Adobe PDF file February 2006: 15-page Adobe PDF file March 2006: 17-page Adobe PDF file April 2006: 16-page Adobe PDF file May 2006: 16-page Adobe PDF file June 2006: 15-page Adobe PDF file July 2006: 14-page Adobe PDF file August 2006: 16-page Adobe PDF file September 2006: 20-page Adobe PDF file October 2006: 15-page Adobe PDF file C Company "Gunfighter", 1st Battalion, 506th Newsletter: January 2006: 5-page Adobe PDF file February 2006: 8-page Adobe PDF file March 2006: 8-page Adobe PDF file April 2006: 8-page Adobe PDF file May 2006: 8-page Adobe PDF file June 2006: 8-page Adobe PDF file July 2006: 10-page Adobe PDF file September 2006: 6-page Adobe PDF file October 2006: 9-page Adobe PDF file Additional articles and photos about the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry can be found on some of the pages of the 506th Regimental Combat Team brigade-level newsletter. Currahee Press: Volume 1, Issue 1, February 2006: 24-page Adobe PDF file Volume 1, Issue 2, March 2006: 30-page Adobe PDF file Volume 1, Issue 3, April-May 2006: 41-page Adobe PDF file Volume 1, Issue 4, June-July 2006: 24-page Adobe PDF file There was no Volume 1, Issue 5 Volume 1, Issue 6, September-October 2006: 24-page Adobe PDF file Volume 2, Issue 1, Winter 2007: 16-page Adobe PDF file The 506th RCT in Iraq Echo Company Newsletter March 2006: page 1 - page 2 Operation Normandy: March 21, 2006 Walter Reed's World of Hurt, Hope: April 5, 2006, washingtonpost.com article mentions (with two photos of) PFC Daniel Perry (B Co, 1-506th, WIA) Fort Campbell Soldier Killed in Iraq: April 10, 2006, WBKO.com (Bowling Green, KY) article about SFC Gregory S. Rogers (D Co, 1-506th, KIA 04/09/06) Red Currahee Takes on Insurgents: April 2006 article about A Co, 3rd BN, 103rd AR, 55th Bde (PA National Guard) and 2nd Platoon, C Co, 876th EN (PA National Guard), both attached to 1-506th, Dec 05-Jun 06 Operation Bastogne: April 10, 2006 SPC Maxwell D. Ramsey C Co, 1-506th Sacrifice Honored in Hallowed Place: April 21, 2006, washingtonpost.com article (with photo) Before Graceland, a Less-Publicized Stop at Walter Reed: July 7, 2006, washingtonpost.com article Fumento Weblog: by journalist Michael Fumento Firefight at Ramadi: April 22, 2006 about C Co, 1-506th Another Firefight (One That Came Close to Never Being Blogged): April 23, 2006 (with photos) about A Co, 1-506th Camp Corregidor in Central Ramadi: April 26, 2006 about 1-506th (3 KIAed) Iraq 2006 Photos by Michael Fumento: the photos of the 1-506th are toward the end of this slideshow The Band of Brothers (and Their Mothers): May 11, 2006, The American Spectator on-line article about 1-506th Has photos, videos, and many imbedded links (printed in light blue) The New Band of Brothers With the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in Ramadi. by Michael Fumento The Weekly Standard, 06/19/2006, Volume 011, Issue 38 When Fanaticism is Your Only Skill: June 13, 2006, TCS Daily on-line article about C Co, 1-506th Return to Ramadi: by Michael Fumento, The Weekly Standard, November 21, 2006 The Fighting Killions: March 8, 2007, TCS Daily on-line article (with photo) about SPC Robert Killion (A Co, 1-506th) A Debt That Can Never Be Repaid: by Michael Fumento, The Weekly Standard, 04/21/2008, Volume 013, Issue 30; article about MA2 Michael A. Monsoor, USN [Seal Team 3 (attached to 1st BN, 506th), KIA 09/29/06, Ar Ramadi, Iraq] US Snipers Protect Strategic Ramadi Road: May 1, 2006, washingtonpost.com article (with photo) about C Co, 1-506th Insurgents Keep US at Bay in Ramadi: May 22, 2006, washingtonpost.com article (with photo) quotes SFC Britt N. Ruble (C Co, 1-506th) Operation Dragon's Breath: May 30, 2006 article (with photo) US troops must balance life at home, mission in Iraq, say chaplains: June 15, 2006, Catholic News Service on-line article (with photo) about Father Paul Halladay [HHC (Chaplain), 1st BN, 506th]  Move into Heart of Insurgent Stronghold: National Public Radio (NPR) All Things Considered, June 19, 2006, by Philip Reeves, embedded with C Co, 1-506th CF Find Weapons Cache: July 8, 2006 article about D Co, 1-506th Flags at Half-Staff for Michigan War Casualty: August 1, 2006, Western Michigan University News on-line article about SPC Dennis K. Samson Jr. (B Co, 1-506th, KIA 07/24/06) Troops Inspire Ohio State Lacrosse Team: November 2, 2006, article about B Co, 1-506th WWE Supports Wounded Warriors: December 19, 2006, article about SPC Brandon Ferrell (1-506th) Soldiers Awarded Silver Star: February 15, 2007, article about SPC Jose Alvarez, SPC Greg Pushkin, and SGT Jeremy Wilczek (all from 1-506th) Baseball Star, Bronze Star: Decorated Warrior: May 3, 2007, News Leader (Fernandina Beach, FL) on-line article (with photo) about 1LT Brett Blalock (A Co, 1-506th) Generals Give Medals to Families of Fallen: October 30, 2007, article about SFC Randall L. Lamberson (HHC, 1st BN, 506th, DOW 04/10/06) Keenan Awarded Purple Heart: November 27, 2008, article (with photo) about an individual augmentee assigned to 1-506th Nick Dason’s Road to Redemption: March 31, 2009, SlowTwitch.com article (with photos) about PFC Nick Dason (Scout Platoon, 1-506th) Mission Accomplished: August 9, 2009, TheTimesTribune.com (KY) article (with photos) about SSG Phillip Lawson [C Co (Sniper), 1st BN, 37th Armor BN], attached to 1st BN, 506th MySpace Videos (1-506th in Ramadi, Iraq, 2006): 1st-506th Mortar Team in Action: 1 minute Ramadi Train station GOES BOOM!: 3 minutes; 1-506th Sapper Platoon Ramadi Train station GOES BOOM! part 2: 2 1/2 minutes; 1-506th Sapper Platoon Combat Outpost Corregidor: 5 3/4 minutes; 1-506th Sapper Platoon YouTube Videos (1-506th in Ramadi, Iraq, 2006): Ain't Life Wonderful: 4 1/2 minutes; 1-506th and Animal Company [A Co, 3rd BN, 103rd Armor, 55th Bde (PA National Guard), attached to 1-506th] Send Out the QRF: 2 minutes; 1-506th and Animal Company Combat Mission Exfil: 1/2 minute; Animal Company The Destruction of A-25..part 1: 1/2 minute; April 10, 2006, 2nd Platoon, Animal Company The Destruction of A-25..part 2: 1 minute; April 10, 2006, 2nd Platoon, Animal Company MLRS Missile Strike: 2 minutes; Camp Corregidor (East Ramadi) Crazy Joe in Ramadi: 9 minutes; April 2006, C Company and A Company 1-506th Infantry In Ramadi, Iraq 2006: 3/4 minute; D Company "Dealer" Dealer Air Strike: 1 minute; D Company "Dealer" Enemy: 4-3/4 minutes; D Company at Camp Corregidor Air Support at Camp Corregidor: 1/2 minute; May 2006 Tower Guard at Corregidor: 2 minutes Cobra Hellfire Hit: 1 minute; C Company in Malaab District Ramadi Music Video: 4 minutes; by SGT David Repp (206th Broadcast Operations Detachment, American Forces Network) about A Company and C Company Gonna Cut You Down: 2 minutes; by SPC Andy Johnson (2nd Platoon "Maniacs", A Co, 1-506th) Ramadi 2006: 7 minutes; the Navy SEAL with the MK48 is QM2 Michael A. Monsoor (Seal Team 3, KIA 09/29/06), a few days after this footage was taken Navy Close Air Support in Eastern Ramadi: 2 minutes, by SGT Steve Campbell (A Co, 1-506th) House to House: 1/2 minute Other Video: Freedom Journal Iraq: 4 minutes; May 24, 2006, by Pentagon about D Company at FOB Corregidor during Operation Dragon Breath 1/506 INF actions in Iraq: 3 minutes; by SGT Brandon Vega (D Co, 1-506th)

Afghanistan Deployment: August 2010 - August 2011

Soldier's Story: August 2010, CNN World blog (with photos and videos) about SFC Randy A. Shorter [HHC (Mortars)] Red Currahee Press: Newsletter of the 1-506th, September 2010 [17-page Adobe PDF file] TF Currahee Soldiers on Patrol in KKC: October 6, 2010 article (with photos) about C Company FOB Yahya Khel Soldiers Receive Surprise Lunch: October 20, 2010 article (with photos) about A Company Services for SSG Kenneth K. McAninch: A Co, 1st BN, 506th, KIA 10/21/10; October 30, 2010 [5-page Adobe PDF file with photos] US Soldiers Achieve Gains in Paktika Province: November 18, 2010 article Afghanistan 'Surge' Troops Appreciate Support from Home: November 19, 2010 article LCLA Delivers to Currahee Units: November 20, 2010 article (with photo) about D Company Red Currahee Mechanics Keep Soldiers Moving: November 20, 2010 article (with photo) about E Company, 801st BSB (assigned to 1st BN, 506th) Training Pays Dividends for 4th BCT Soldiers: November 22, 2010 article Red Currahee Cooks Create Special Treats for Soldier Morale: November 24, 2010 article (with photos) about E Company, 801st BSB (assigned to 1st BN, 506th) Troops Spend Thanksgiving Away from Home: November 24, 2010 article about HHC ABP Graduate from Red Currahee Team Leader Course: December 13, 2010 article (with photo) about D Company Star-Studded Tour Entertains Currahee Troops: December 15, 2010 article (with photo) TF Red Currahee Turns up Heat in Paktika Province: December 21, 2010 article about HHC Woven Mats Cut Convoy Time in Paktika: January 24, 2011 article (with photos) about E Company, 801st BSB (assigned to 1st BN, 506th) Currahee Helps Remote FOB Retrieve Supplies: February 3, 2011 article about D Company Biometrics, Guardians of Peace Enhance Security: February 10, 2010 article (with photos) about C Company Paktika PRT Civil Affairs Soldiers Play Integral Role: February 22, 2010 article Trauma Center Named after Fallen Currahee Medic Opens: March 1, 2010 article (with photos) about A Company Afghans Hired to Maintain Sharana Bazaar: March 7, 2010 article about HHC TF Currahee Leaders Attend Peace Shura: March 12, 2010 article about D Company Currahee Unites a US Muslim Community with Afghans in Paktika: March 14, 2011 article TF Currahee First to Test 120mm Precision Guided Munitions in Afghanistan: March 26, 2010 article (with photos) about C Company Paktika Task Force Honors Fallen Soldier: April 27, 2010 article (with photos) about SGT John P. Castro (D Co, 1st BN, 506th, KIA 04/22/11) Red Currahee Reapers Overcome Terrain Challenges, Open Gwashta Pass: May 23-28, 2010 article (with photos) about HHC (Mortar Platoon) Commander Delivers Special Meals to FOBs, Boosts Morale: July 18, 2011 article (with photos) about B Company Fort Campbell Soldiers Honored at Remembrance: October 19, 2011 clipping from THE Eagle POST newspaper; submitted by Donald Thies (B Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971); includes SPC Rafael A. Nieves, Jr. (B Co, 1st BN, 506th, KIA 07/10/11) Task Force Currahee OEF X-XI Scrapbook: ordering information (PDF file) Red Currahee Press (Newsletter of the 1-506th): Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2010: 21-page Adobe PDF file Volume 3, Issue 11, November 2010: 23-page Adobe PDF file Volume 3, Issue 12, December 2010: 21-page Adobe PDF file Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2011: 20-page Adobe PDF file Volume 4, Issue 2, February 2011: 21-page Adobe PDF file Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2011: 21-page Adobe PDF file Volume 4, Issue 5, May 2011: 18-page Adobe PDF file YouTube Video: Task Force Currahee Conducts Air Assault in Paktika Province: 1-1/4 minutes; about HHC (Mortars) Other Video: Currahee Fallen Hero Video: 3 minutes

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