Photos: 46th ECB(H) celebrates 91 years of service to nation
By 1st Lt. Janeene Yarber
46th ECB (H) PAO, 926th Eng. Bde., MND-B
By 1st Lt. Janeene Yarber
46th ECB (H) PAO, 926th Eng. Bde., MND-B
The 46th Battalion was initially designated as an Engineer Railway
Maintenance-of-Way Battalion in 1918 at Camp Sheridan, Ala. The
battalion is now based in Fort Polk, La., and its Company B is
based in Fort Rucker, Ala. Soldiers, officers and special guests of
the 46th ECB (H) assembled for the reverent, yet simple ceremony
to reflect on the unit’s long and proud history
at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
Maintenance-of-Way Battalion in 1918 at Camp Sheridan, Ala. The
battalion is now based in Fort Polk, La., and its Company B is
based in Fort Rucker, Ala. Soldiers, officers and special guests of
the 46th ECB (H) assembled for the reverent, yet simple ceremony
to reflect on the unit’s long and proud history
at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
The “Guardian of the Spike.”
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Command Sgt. Maj. Francis Thibodeau (left), hands a red
spike to 18 year-old Pfc. George Deems. Thibodeau and Deems are both
assigned to the 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), which currently serves
with Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 926th Engineer Brigade, during a
ceremony here Dec. 7. As a tradition, Deems, a native of Malvern, Ark., will keep
the “Steel Spike” for a year until the new Guardian is revealed.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Jenny Cirillo, 46th ECB (H), 926th ECB (H), MND-B)
Soldier of the month.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Pfc. Matthew Boyle (right), a native of Syracuse, N.Y., who
serves with Headquarters and Support Company, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion
(Heavy), is congratulated by Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Daniel Zebrauskas (left), a native of
Chicago, Ill., who is the senior enlisted leader for the 926th Engineer Brigade,
Multi-National Division – Baghdad, following the 46th ECB (H) 91st birthday
ceremony here Dec. 7. Boyle, the battalion’s Soldier of the Month for December,
was chosen to recite the “Soldier’s Creed” during the ceremony.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Hill, 46th ECB (H), 926th ECB (H), MND-B)
Cake and drinks.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq –Soldiers from Headquarters and Support Company, 46th
Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 926th Engineer Brigade, Multi-National
Division – Baghdad, which is based out of Fort Polk, La., wait in line to get a slice
of the battalion’s birthday cake, which was being served up by 1st Sgt. Steven
Hall (right), the senior enlisted leader for the battalion’s Headquarters Support
Company, following the ceremony here Dec. 7.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Padron, 46th ECB (H), 926th ECB (H), MND-B)
Guardian and Commanders.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Pfc. George Deems (left), the designated “Guardian of the
Spike,” a native of Malvern, Ark., who serves as a mechanic with Company A,
46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), speaks with Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, a
native of South Bend., Ind., who is the commander of the 926th Engineer
Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, and Lt. Col. Matthew Zajac, a native
of Schaumburg, Ill., who is the commander of the 46th ECB (H), following the
battalion’s 91st birthday ceremony here Dec. 7.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Hill, 926th ECB (H), MND-B)
Honors.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – The Soldiers and officers of the 46th Engineer Combat
Battalion (Heavy), 926th Engineer Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad,
render honors to the flag during an early morning ceremony here Dec. 7 to mark
the battalion’s 91st birthday.
(U.S. Army Photo by Jenny Cirillo, 46th ECB (H), 926th ECB (H), MND-B)
Posting the US flag.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Sgt. Scott Daigrepont, a native of Tampa, Fla., assigned to
Headquarters and Support Company, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy),
926th Engineer Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, posts the nation’s
colors as the battalion’s Soldiers and officers salute during an early morning
ceremony here Dec. 7 to mark the battalion’s 91st birthday. Daigrepont is the
battalion’s Soldier of the Year.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Padron, 46th ECB (H), 926th ECB (H), MND-B)
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