
Wearing his new spurs, Spc. Thaddeus Dawkins of B Company, 101st Military Intelligence Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, salutes Lt. Col. Christopher Ballard, commander of 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. Dawkins, and members of his unit were awarded gold combat spurs and were named “Honorary Cavalry Troopers” Jan. 11 for serving a combat tour under the First Team’s 5th Brigade Combat Team in Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Al Barrus, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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