Weathered

This is the guidon we used in Afghanistan it's so weathered. We were destined to have a drama filled deployment I believe. During Annual Training, the guidon was lost by the airline on the way back. A claimed was filed but it was never found. So we showed up at Camp Shelby without one and finally as we were leaving we received the new one. The wind and sand tore it apart and the sun faded it but I believe it's more of a sign of the way our unit was out there. At one point when the unit was having a bunch of internal issues the poor thing was falling apart. Well, we all made it back and so did the guidon even tough it has it holes and tears. Today, I took this picture so that we can get a new one and retire this one. Hopefully, both the unit and the guidon will have better luck this year.