Combat Patch Ceremony

Photos by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees
FOB Delta

U.S. Soldiers from Task Force 34th ID, and 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, take part in a ceremony to receive their combat patches for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom at Forward Operating Base Delta , Iraq, Dec. 20. This ceremony commemorates the fourth deployment by 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo, Commander of 3rd Infantry Division, meets with U.S. Soldiers during a combat patch ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq, Dec. 20. This ceremony commemorates the fourth deployment by 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shaun Tooke, Commander of 1-10th Field Artillery BN, gives a U.S. Soldier his new combat patch during a ceremony for Soldiers of Task Force 34th ID and 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team at Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq, Dec. 20. This ceremony commemorates the fourth deployment by 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. Army Capt. James Bertolino, attached to 1-10th Field Artillery BN, receives a combat patch from Lt. Col. Shaun Tooke, Commander of 1-10th Field Artillery BN, at a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delta , Iraq, Dec. 20. This ceremony commemorates the fourth deployment by 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.