Lt. Col. Krista Soria of Springfield, Illinois, commander of the 123rd Engineer Battalion, addresses her Soldiers after uncasing the battalion’s colors during an activation ceremony held at the Bank of Springfield Pavilion in Springfield, Illinois, Sept. 22. The ceremony officially marked the unit’s mission assignment as engineers

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