Bravo Company Soldiers of the 1/34 Brigade Troops Battalion stand at parade rest during the Meritorious Unit ceremony at Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 15, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Trisha Betz, 1/34 BCT Public Affairs)
Retired Army General John W. Vessey Jr. and other distinguished guests present arms to the colors at the Meritorious Unit Ceremony for the 1/34 Brigade Special Troops Battalion Aug. 15 at Camp Ripley, Minn. The 1/34 Brigade Special Troops Battalion was awarded the commendation for its exceptionally meritorious conduct during the 1st Brigade Combat Team deployment in 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Keeler, 1/34 BCT Public Affairs)
Retired Army General John W. Vessey Jr., with the assistance of 1st Brigade commander Col. Eric Kerska, attaches the Meritorious Unit streamer to the battalion colors at a ceremony Aug. 15 at Camp Ripley, Minn. The 1/34 Brigade Special Troops Battalion was awarded the commendation for its exceptionally meritorious conduct during the 1st Brigade Combat Team deployment in 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Trisha Betz, 1/34 BCT Public Affairs)
Retired Army General John W. Vessey, Jr., speaks during a Meritorious Unit ceremony for the 1/34 Brigade Special Troops Battalion Aug. 15 at Camp Ripley, Minn. The 1/34 Brigade Special Troops Battalion was awarded the commendation for its exceptionally meritorious conduct during the 1st Brigade Combat Team' deployment in 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Keeler, 1/34 BCT Public Affairs)
Capt. Thomas Axtell marches Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division Brigade Special Troops Battalion during the pass and review at the Meritorious Unit commendation ceremony Aug. 15 at Camp Ripley, Minn. The 1/34 BSTB was awarded the commendation for its exceptionally meritorious conduct during the 1st Brigade Combat Team's deployment in 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Keeler, 1/34 BCT Public Affairs)
