First Lt. Scott Sharkey of the Colorado Army National Guard's 86th Military Intelligence Company stands in front of a painted 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team patch at Forward Operating Base Falcon July 25. The patch, the combat version of which can be seen on Sharkey's left sleeve, dates back to the founding of the 30th Infantry Division in 1917. Sharkey's grandfather, Allen, was attached to the division in World War II and earned a Bronze Star with "V" device for valor while with the unit. Scott wasn't aware that his grandfather had served with "Old Hickory," as the then-division and current
First Lt. Scott Sharkey of the Colorado Army National Guard's 86th Military Intelligence Company stands in front of a painted 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team patch at Forward Operating Base Falcon July 25. The patch, the combat version of which can be seen on Sharkey's left sleeve, dates back to the founding of the 30th Infantry Division in 1917. Sharkey's grandfather, Allen, was attached to the division in World War II and earned a Bronze Star with "V" device for valor while with the unit. Scott wasn't aware that his grandfather had served with "Old Hickory," as the then-division and current brigade are known, until he himself learned he would be deploying to Iraq with the unit. Sharkey hails from Centennial, Colo. Colorado Guardsman Second in Family to Deploy With 190078
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