Orange pride in Iraq
Originally published: October 28. 2009 3:01AMLast modified: October 27. 2009 11:42PM
Soldiers with the 1st of the 230th Army National Guard unit, currently serving in Iraq, proudly display their support of the Tennessee Vols in this photo recently taken in the country. Capt. Stephen Small of Greenback, a member of the unit serving out of McGhee Tyson Air Base, recently asked his wife Julie to mail him a UT flag. Members of his unit displayed the flag on the helicopter and flew over the water tower. Capt. Small used good timing to snap this photos to catch the flag and the "Power T" inscribed on the water tower by members of the 101st Airborne, who directed its construction in 2003. The 101st is based out of Ft. Campbell near Clarksville.
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