BAGHDAD, Iraq</B> - Brigadier General Thomas S. Vandal, the deputy commanding general for support for the 3rd Infantry Division, and Command Sergeant Major Jesse Andrews, 3rd Infantry Division command sergeant major, arrived at Camp Liberty, Aug. 19 as a part of their pre-deployment site survey for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
As part of their visit to Camp Liberty, they visited the 260th Quartermaster Battalion, from Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., currently deployed as 260th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion.
During the visit to the Fuel Masters, Brig. Gen. Vandal honored Soldiers currently serving their first deployment by awarding them the 3rd Sustainment Brigade combat patch.
Both men spoke to the Soldiers about the honor of serving during a time of persistent conflict and the pride that they will have wearing their newly earned combat patch. The Soldiers were told how proud they should be as "Dog-Faced Soldiers" and how they were now a part of that proud heritage.
Brigadier General Vandal also spoke to the Soldiers about the importance of their mission and the upcoming deployment of the 3rd Infantry Division. He ensured them that their Families would be taken care of back in Savannah and promised some that he would call their Families and tell them how successful their Soldiers were conducting their mission in Iraq.
The Soldiers of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 260th CSSB were excited and honored to get visits from their own "Dog-Faced" leaders, and they learned how proud everyone in the division is of their accomplishments. They are performing an incredibly important mission of providing units in the Baghdad area of operations with the critical supplies needed to conduct their missions, and both Brig. Gen. Vandal and Command Sgt. Maj. Andrews emphasized that importance and how the Soldiers would not be alone for long when the rest of the "Dog-Faced Soldiers" of the division joined them soon.
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