'Warriors' depart for Iraq

By Lt. Col. Sean E. Wilson, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeJuly 1, 2010

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1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers of the 2nd "Warrior" Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, board an aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, prior to their departure for a 12-month deployment to northern Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers of the 2nd "Warrior" Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, board an aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, prior to their departure for a 12-month deployment to northern Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Bernard Champoux, commanding general, 25th Infantry Division, shakes hands with a deploying 2nd BCT Soldier as his unit boards an aircraft bound for Iraq at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Champoux joined fellow 25th Inf. Div. senior office... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers of the 2nd "Warrior" Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, board an aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, prior to their departure for a 12-month deployment to northern Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers of the 2nd "Warrior" Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shake hands with division senior officers and brigade veterans as they board an aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, prior to their departure for a 12-month deployment t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mr. William "Easy" Smith, a former 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division "Wolfhound" and Vietnam Veteran, shakes hands with a deploying 2nd BCT Soldier as his unit boards an aircraft bound for Iraq at ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Bernard Champoux, commanding general, 25th Infantry Division (left), and Command Sgt. Maj. retired Jerry McKinney, and combat veteran and the regimental sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Brigade Comb... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL