DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND
200 STOVALL STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22332·0400

PERMANENT ORDER 145-15 2
4 May 2012

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment
Company A. 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment (less Detachment for the period 28 August 2009 to 25 August 2010)
Detachment, Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment
Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment (less Detachment for the period 28 August 2009 to 23 August 2010)
Company D, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment
Company E, 782d Support Battalion
Battery A, 2d Battalion, 321 st Field Artillery Regiment (7 September 2009 to 4 December 2009)
Company A, 2d Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment (less Detachment for the period 28 August 2009 to 25 August 2010)

Announcement is made of the following award:

Award: Valorous Unit Award
Period of service: .28 August 2009 to 27 August 2010
Authority: AR 600-8~22, paragraph 7-14
Reason: For extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy. During the period 28 August 2009 to 27 August 2010, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment and its subordinate units displayed unmatched valorous service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Operating in Zabul and Kandahar provinces, the unit demonstrated the ability to innovate and accomplish the mission beyond the call of duty. The unit's ability to successfully implement and execute the fundamentals of counterinsurgency operations along kinetic and non-kinetic lines of operation, and the integration of Afghan Nation Security Force partners and the unit in fighting terrorism with professionalism and valor represents an 'outstanding effort. The dedication and outstanding performance of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment and its subordinate units 'is in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon the unit, United States Forces-Afghanistan and the United States Army. Format: 320

Additional Instructions: This order serves as official notification that a unit award has been approved for the organization(s) listed above and will serve as authority for eligible Soldiers to update their records and wear the award. The award is still subject to final confirmation in Department of the Army General Orders. Official verification of a specific unit's entitlement to display the award in the form of an appropriate streamer on its flag or guidon rests with the U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH), which is also responsible for determining official unit Lineage and Honors for MTOE

PERMANENT ORDER 145-15, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122,24 May 2012

organizations. CMH will use this permanent order to authorize the manufacture of an appropriate decoration streamer for any organization clearly entitled to display the award. The streamers will then be manufactured and sent to the U.S. Army Human Resources Command for automatic distribution to the units concerned. It is not the responsibility of HRC to replace streamers that are lost or damaged. Please refer to AR 840-10 for further guidance regarding the responsibilities of the unit concerning the display, care and disposition of the streamers.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
/s/ LISA M. ROBINSON
W4, AG
Deputy Chief, Awards and Decorations Branch