On this date in 1950, the 116th Engineer Combat Battalion mobilized for service in the Korean Conflict. The battalion consisted of 200 enlisted men and 34 officers. In 2020, Soldiers gathered to celebrate the unit's 70th anniversary of their deployment, Only 29 Soldiers were still alive. “To the members of the 116th Engineer Combat Battalion, nearly 70 years ago you stepped forward as guardians of freedom and fought in this war,” said Brig. Gen. Russ Johnson at the time. “Thank you for your courage, selfless sacrifice and for making the world a safer place.” The unit trained at Fort Belvoir, where it received an additional 200 recruits before deploying to Korea. After about a year in Korea, most of Idaho’s Soldiers returned home, but the unit and its colors remained in Korea as replacements rotated in throughout the conflict. The 116th Engineer Combat Battalion received the United States Distinguished Unit Citation and two Korean Presidential Unit Citations. The unit also received t...