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'Grey Wolf' Brigade Cases Colors in Iraq

by Sgt. Serena Hayden

The color guard for the 3rd "Grey Wolf" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to case the brigade colors at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq, Nov. 27 as the brigade completes its tour of duty in Diyala province. All Soldiers of the Grey Wolf Brigade will redeploy before the holiday season after a 14-month tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08.

Col. David W. Sutherland and Command Sgt. Maj. Donald R. Felt, commander and command sergeant major of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, case the brigade colors during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq, Nov. 27. The "Grey Wolf" brigade is in the process of redeploying after a 14-month tour in Diyala province.

Maj. Gen. Mark P Hertling, commanding general of Multi-National Division-North and the 1st Armored Division, presents the Purple Heart to Col. David W. Sutherland, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, after the brigade's color casing ceremony marking the end of their deployment at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq, Nov. 27. Sutherland was wounded Sept. 24 in Shifta, Iraq, during a suicide bombing at a brotherhood gathering with tribal leaders and dignitaries from Diyala province.

Col. John Lehr, commander of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and incoming commander of Diyala province, speaks during the Nov. 27 color casing ceremony for the outgoing 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq. The "Grey Wolf" brigade, commanded by Col. David W. Sutherland and Command Sgt. Maj. Donald R. Felt, is in the process of redeploying after a 14-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08.