Photo by Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs | 10.16.2014
Pvt. Rodreka Jones (left) and retired Maj. Edward "Doc" Molloy (right), the youngest and oldest members of the 82nd Eng. Bn., 2nd ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., cut the battalion's cake Oct. 16 immediately following the deactivation of the BSTB and reactivation of the engineer battalion. "The travel was a lot for someone my age," Molloy said, "but it was so well worth it."...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs | 10.16.2014
Lt. Col. Alexander Bullock (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Perlandus Hughes, commander and senior noncommissioned officer of 82nd Eng. Bn., 2nd ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., uncase the "Blue Babes" battalion colors during a deactivation and reactivation ceremony Oct. 16 at Fort Riley's Cavalry Parade Field....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs | 10.16.2014
Retired Maj. Edward "Doc" Molloy presented Lt. Col. Alexander Bullock, commander of the 82nd Eng. Bn., 2nd ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., with the French Croix de Guerre medal during the 82nd Engineer Battalion's reactivation ceremony on Fort Riley's Cavalry Parade Field Oct. 16. Molloy served with the battalion during World War II and later became a commander for the battalion....
