Brigade by the numbers

The Olympian • Published October 10, 2007

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2 Number of Iraq deployments completed by the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)

15 Months the brigade served in Iraq this deployment

300-plus Number of eightwheeled Stryker vehicles used by the brigade

3,600-plus Number of soldiers assigned to the brigade

48 Number of soldiers killed during brigade’s second deployment to Iraq. Of those:

14 were assigned to its 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment

12 were assigned to its 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment

11 were assigned to its 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment

7 were assigned to its 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment

2 were assigned to its 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment

1 was assigned to its 296th Brigade Support Battalion

1 was assigned to its 18th Engineer Company

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