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This Fort Riley Friday we look at one of the newer displays in the area. West of the U.S. Cavalry Museum and north of Wainwright Hall is a memorial to Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
The "Duke" Memorial honors all of brigade's Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Originally erected at Fort Knox, KY in 2012, the memorial was transferred to Fort Riley in the fall of 2014 after the 3rd BCT deactivated there.
The memorial is comprised of 18 large stone panels with 56 smaller stone pieces, all of which total more than 40 tons.
The lineage of the Duke Brigade goes all the way back to May 1917 as it was then Headquarters Troop, 1st Expeditionary Division. The 3rd BCT spent much of its time here on Fort Riley and in Germany before transferring to Fort Knox in 2009.
Pictured: Duke Memorial today (top left & right) and as it was being
prepared for transfer from Fort Knox (bottom left & right.)
| Date Taken: | 10.13.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 02.10.2023 16:42 |
| Photo ID: | 7628166 |
| VIRIN: | 171013-A-YH536-001 |
| Resolution: | 920x920 |
| Size: | 137.34 KB |
| Location: | FORT RILEY, KANSAS, US |
| Web Views: | 98 |
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