Troops marched to the Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Fort Richardson. 

(Photo by Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News)

Published: October 24, 2003

Troops marched to the Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Fort Richardson for an activation ceremony Thursday of the Task Force, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and the unit's upcoming departure for duty in Afghanistan.

The 800-plus member unit is the largest deployment by U.S. Army Alaska since the Vietnam War.

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