323rd MI Battalion, OIF 1 Reunion Page

04/03/2026

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A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be formally rescinded on Feb. 27.

04/03/2026

Others may not have had the exact experience, the exact same wounds, but are here to walk with you... we, the living, have a mission to complete and can heal together.

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04/03/2026

Congratulations to all the Soldiers who competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics!
Special shout-out to the 2026 Winter Olympics Bobsled Team USA and their coach, Lt. Col. Garrett Hines.

Hines served as the start coach for Team USA's four-man and two-man teams, helping them compete in Milan this year.

A three-time Olympian, Team USA bobsled coach, and Environmental Science Officer (72D), Hines guided the next generation of Soldier-athletes toward the 2026 Winter Games in Milan.

A Soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, Hines earned a silver medal in the four-man bobsled at the 2002 Winter Olympics before transitioning to coaching.

Growing up, Hines excelled in track and field. He placed second in his Memphis regional meet, qualifying for the Tennessee State Track and Field Championships in the 200 meters. He did not discover bobsled until age 23, but quickly developed a passion for the sport. Recruited by noted driver Bruce Rosselli in 1992, he went on to earn multiple medals, including an Olympic silver medal.

With a family military legacy dating back to the Civil War and both World Wars, Hines saw U.S. Army service as a natural path. Through the World Class Athlete Program, he continues to serve the nation as a Soldier, Olympian, and coach.




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02/02/2026

4 Chaplains...

It’s Feb. 3, 1943, 80 years ago. Midway through World War II. The torpedo strikes. The troop transport Dorchester goes black. Confusion reigns. But four chap...

27/12/2025

14/11/2025

SSG Brandon Pepper (OIF 1)

Staff Sergeant Brandon R. Pepper, a native of York, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on July 21, 2012, after sustaining wounds from enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was 31 years old.

Pepper began his military career in January 2000, enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserves as an Intelligence Analyst. After completing his initial training at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, he was assigned to the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion at Fort Meade, Maryland, and deployed in March 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In 2008, he transitioned to Active Duty, completed Infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division as an Infantry squad leader.

In October 2009, he completed the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course, and in 2011, graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course. He was then assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, serving as a Special Forces Communications Sergeant (18E). This was his second deployment in support of Overseas Contingency Operations.

Staff Sergeant Brandon Robert Pepper is remembered as a dedicated Green Beret, committed leader, and selfless warrior. He is survived by his spouse, three brothers, and parents. His service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

IN MEMORIUM – 20 years ago, on Aug. 12, 2003, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Eaton passed away from heat stress and exertional rhabdomyolysis following a 24-hour firefight in Hit, Iraq. Eaton, a Guilford native, was assigned to the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion out of Fort Meade, Maryland and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Please take a moment to remember Staff Sgt. Eaton and keep his family, friends, and those affected by his sacrifice in your thoughts.

12/11/2025

Honoring the Fallen.

On August 12, 2003, Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., a counterintelligence special agent with the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion (U.S. Army Reserves) died of heat-related injuries following a firefight in Al-Hit, Iraq. The U.S. Army Reserve center at Fort Belvoir now bears Eaton’s name. The reserve center is the only DOD building named for an Army counterintelligence special agent.