WIESBADEN, Germany -- After 40 years in Germany, 1st Armored Division headquarters Soldiers will be trading in a diet of bratwurst and beer for one of Tex-Mex and barbeque.
“Old Ironsides,” as the division is nicknamed, was congressionally mandated in 2005 to relocate to Fort Bliss, Texas, from its home of the past 10 years in Wiesbaden. The division has been stationed in Germany since 1971.
A casing of the division’s colors occurred Friday at Wiesbaden Army Airfield to mark the 1st AD’s official transition stateside.
The Front Gate to the Kaserne !
I was stationed here my last three years in the Army 78-80. HHB 2/59 ADA attached to the 1st AD. We had alot of good times, but it's way past time for the Germans to defend their own country. Welcome home guys ! |