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  • ‘Gunners’ Recognize Heroes Past and Present

    04/09/2004 8:24:10 AM PDT · by Ragtime Cowgirl · 12 replies · 91+ views
    CENTCOM ^ | April 9, 2004 | Cpl. Benjamin Cossel, 122nd MPAD
    ‘Gunners’ Recognize Heroes Past and PresentBy Cpl. Benjamin Cossel, 122nd MPAD BAGHDAD, Iraq – Wounded warriors from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, and the healers who cared for them were honored at a ceremony April 5. In addition to honoring individual soldiers for the heroism, the “Gunners” battalion was recognized for its service during Operation Iraqi Freedom with a Presidential Unit Citation. With the battalion assembled in front of its headquarters building, a former palace of Uday Hussein, Col. Peter R. Mansoor, 1st Brigade Combat Team commander, 1st Armored Division presented 16 Purple Heart Medals, nine Combat...