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El Paso Times - FORT BLISS -- The Army's historic 1st Armored Division and its estimated 16,000 soldiers is finally home after 40 years. The 1st Armored Division's flag was uncased here Tuesday during a change-of-command ceremony in which Fort Bliss commander Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard took control of the division. It was the first time the flag was presented on American soil since 1971. Activated in 1940, the division was named "Old Ironsides" by its first commander, Maj. Gen. Bruce Magruder, after the U.S.S. Constitution, which bears the same nickname. The division has been on campaigns in World War II, Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm and, most recently, Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. The division has also had tours in North Africa, Italy, Cuba and Vietnam, as well as peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. After setting up headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1971, the 1st Armored Division will now be based at Fort Bliss.
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Ceremony marks historic 1st Armored Division's move back to El Paso, Texas
From the El Paso Times - FORT BLISS -- The Army's historic 1st Armored Division and its estimated 16,000 soldiers is finally home after 40 years. The 1st Armored Division's flag was uncased here Tuesday during a change-of-command ceremony in which Fort Bliss commander Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard took control of the division. It was the first time the flag was presented on American soil since 1971. Activated in 1940, the division was named "Old Ironsides" by its first commander, Maj. Gen. Bruce Magruder, after the U.S.S. Constitution, which bears the same nickname. The division has been on campaigns in World War II, Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm and, most recently, Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. The division has also had tours in North Africa, Italy, Cuba and Vietnam, as well as peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. After setting up headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1971, the 1st Armored Division will now be based at Fort Bliss. Read more
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