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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

-- General George Patton Jr

9th Battalion, 101st Aviation

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Constituted 16 December 1989 in the Regular Army as the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

9th Battalion
101st Aviation Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Korean War: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953

Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II

Southwest Asia: * Defense of Saudi Arabia; * Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Decorations

Valorous Unit Award for THUA THIEN PROVINCE

Valorous Unit Award for TCHEPONE

* Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA

Army Superior Unit Award for 1983-1984

Company B additionally entitled to:

Valorous Unit Award for SOMALIA

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