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Assugam Rakkasans of 626th Birgade Support Battalion, 3rd Birgade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, celebrate the units 101st year anniversary on July 23, 2019.
626th BSB has the oldest lineage of any unit on Fort Campbell, originating from the 326th Sanitary Train activated in 1918. The battalion carries with it a medical lineage and history. After the 101st AirBorne Division was created for action in World War II, the Sanitary Train was designated as the 326th Medical Company and participated in every campaign the division fought in during Wold War II.
The battalion continued its service with the division as the 501st Airborne Medical Battalion and later the 326th Medical Battalion in Vietnam and Desert Storm. Which lead into a multifunctional logistics battalion and designated 626th Birgade Support Battalion, Assurgam.
| Date Taken: | 07.26.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 07.26.2019 15:51 |
| Photo ID: | 5616540 |
| VIRIN: | 190726-A-TG353-055 |
| Resolution: | 5856x3263 |
| Size: | 5.68 MB |
| Location: | GOTTA CAMPBELL, KY, US |
| Web Views: | 160 |
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