SFOR, OP PALLADIUM, Roto 13, RCD Battle Group, Fall 2003 to Spring 2004, Chris Banks Photos
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SFOR, OP PALLADIUM, ROTO 13, RCD Battle Group, Fall 2003 to Spring 2004.
Roto 13 was the largest deployment of reservists (at that time) since Korea. An entire company of reservists from 4 Div joined the Roto; 31, 32, and 33 Brigades filled 31, 32, and 33 Platoons respectively within C Coy, plus a fourth platoon for Defence and Security. Possibly Colonel Chapman on the left beside Chris, when he was Comd 32 Brigade.
SFOR, OP PALLADIUM, ROTO 13, RCD Battle Group, Fall 2003 to Spring 2004. War Memorial. No. 32 Platoon in Sarajevo at the former nazi HQ.
Battle damaged apartment buildings.
Coyote and Iltis conducting surveillance. OP in Northern Bosnia, on a border surveillance op that lasted 6 days.
SFOR vehicles in heavy snowfall.
Section of forest cultivated to spell out "TITO".
War memorial.
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