3-foot x 5-foot superknit polyester one-sided flag (design is visible from
both sides) with heading and grommets. The supplier of these flags, which are
sold exclusively by the 506th Association, is OnlineStores.com.Since the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 506th Infantry Regiment includes
infantry troops along with cavalry, artillery and support troops, it was sug-
gested that the CURRAHEE FLAG now in use did not fully represent all
units in the Brigade.Working with the Commander of the 4th Brigade, the 506th Association
came up with a new design which incorporates a modern theme, with
elements from WWII and Vietnam.This flag will be presented by the 506th Association to:
- All 30 companies/troops/batteries of the entire 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division during their 2008-
2009 deployment to Afghanistan.- The brigade and all battalion headquarters, both in Afghanistan and
at Fort Campbell, KY.- Currahee KIA family members who attended the monthly Eagle
Remembrance Ceremony at Fort Campbell in 2008 and 2009.- All Currahee WIA who are visited by 506th Association Repre-
sentatives in hospitals throughout CONUS.The Widows, Orphans & Wounded Soldiers Fund provides the money
required to support KIA and WIA flag presentations and the Hospital
Visitation Teams. The Currahee Packages Fund purchased the flags
given to the active duty troops.Check out the 506th Association Fund-Raising Projects web page to
learn more about these and other charitable funds run by the 506th
Association.Anyone may purchase one of these flags from the 506th Association via
US Mail. ALL profits from the sale of these Flags will be donated to the
Widows, Orphans & Wounded Soldiers Fund.
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CSM(R) Joe
Bossi, 506th Association Honorary Command Sergeant Major, holding the Currahee Battle Flag which he carried in the annual Eindhoven Liberation Parade, September 18, 2008, and later presented to the Dutch people, on behalf of the 506th Association, during a ceremony at the Eindhoven City Hall. |
