Massachusetts National Guard
101st Engineer Battalion Rededicates Lexington Battle Streamer
CONCORD, Mass. – Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, The Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard, attaches the Lexington Campaign streamer to the flag of the 101st Engineer Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, as Lt. Col. Shawn Cody, Commander, 101st Engineer Battalion, assists during a ceremony at the Old North Bridge National Historic Site, here, August 1, 2014. In the U.S. Army, a unit is awarded a battle streamer in recognition of a campaign it has served in. The Lexington Campaign streamer is the oldest in the U.S. Army. Only three other units are authorized to display the streamer, the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 181st and 182nd Infantry Regiments and the 125th Quartermaster Company.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt.1st Class Jerry Saslav, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs/Released)
101st Engineer Battalion Rededicates Lexington Battle Streamer
CONCORD, Mass. – Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, The Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard, attaches the Lexington Campaign streamer to the flag of the 101st Engineer Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, as Lt. Col. Shawn Cody, Commander, 101st Engineer Battalion, assists during a ceremony at the Old North Bridge National Historic Site, here, August 1, 2014. In the U.S. Army, a unit is awarded a battle streamer in recognition of a campaign it has served in. The Lexington Campaign streamer is the oldest in the U.S. Army. Only three other units are authorized to display the streamer, the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 181st and 182nd Infantry Regiments and the 125th Quartermaster Company.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt.1st Class Jerry Saslav, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs/Released)