'Casing of the Colors' ceremony held to honor 1st Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment held on Saturday

'Casing of the Colors' ceremony held to honor 1st Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment held on Saturday

A formal “Casing of the Colors” ceremony in honor of the 1st Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment, was held at the Maj. Clifford F. Riley Army Reserve Center on Dublin Lane in Owensboro on Saturday morning.

Army Reserve battalion in Owensboro inactivated after decades of service

The 1st Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment formally ended its chapter in Owensboro on Saturday as Army leaders cased the unit's colors and inactivated the battalion as part of a broader military force realignment. Continue reading Army Reserve battalion in Owensboro inactivated after decades of service at The Owensboro Times.