June
23, 2008 - The 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat
Team has brought some firsts to Fort Hood. They are the
first light infantry unit to grace the post's heavy stomping
grounds and the first full brigade to deploy to Afghanistan
from Central Texas. The brigade cased it's colors on
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in preparation for the upcoming
deployment to Afghanistan. Flights carrying the Big Red One
soldiers have already started leaving Fort Hood with the big
push to begin this week and carry on through July. What does
this mean for the Prince Frederick Volunteers? One of our
own is part of this unit. SPC Patrick I Hassler "PJ"
will be deployed for a little over 15 months to Jalalbad,
Afghanistan. This will be the second member of PFVFD to go
fight the war on terror.
