Retired Lt. Col. Timothy Gauthier, a former scout platoon leader with Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, christens a T-72 Iraqi Tank, the same model tank that Gauthier and his former Soldiers fought against during the Battle of 73 Easting, while participating in the squadron's commemoration ceremony held at Rose Barracks, Germany, March 11, 2016. The event was in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the unit's historic Operation Desert Storm victory and commemorated the history of the longest serving Cavalry Regiment in the United States Army. ( Army photo by Sgt. William A

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Retired Lt. Col. Timothy Gauthier, a former scout platoon leader with Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, christens a T-72 Iraqi Tank, the same model tank that Gauthier and his former Soldiers fought against during the Battle of 73 Easting, while participating in the squadron's commemoration ceremony held at Rose Barracks, Germany, March 11, 2016. The event was in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the unit's historic Operation Desert Storm victory and commemorated the history of the longest serving Cavalry Regiment in the United States Army. ( Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner)

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