4th Battalion 42nd Artillery Page 6

4th Battalion 42nd Artillery

Crew of "Cold Duck" of the 4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery, working in support of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry at LZ Niagara, RVN 1969

C Battery 4/42 Artillery

Photo from the National Archives via Greg Brauer

C Battery 4/42 Artillery

Photo from the National Archives via Greg Brauer

C Battery 4/42 Artillery

Photo from the National Archives via Greg Brauer

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From the Ivy Leaf July 5, 1970

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Iraq, 2003

CPT Jamie Holden gives a thank-you speech after receiving her promotion at a ceremony outside the 4th Division Main Headquarters palace.
Her husband, CPT Brandon Holden, stands to her right as the Task Force Ironhorse commanding general, MG Raymond Odierno, listens.
The Holdens are married, and both were promoted to Captain by MG Odierno the same day, at Saddam Hussein’s palace in Tikrit.

Captain Brandon Holden is the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery Executive Officer with the 4th Battalion, 42 Field Artillery Group, 4ID.

Captain Jaime Holden is the Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander of the 502nd Support Battalion, 4ID.

Photo by SPC Derek Dexter

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The following photos were taken of the 4-42 FA Battalion during training in the United States in 2007.
The location and exact date are unknown.

The vehicles are the M109A6 "Paladin".

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