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Other Memories Constituted as the 25th Signal Company assigned to the 25th Infantry Division and activated at Schofield Barracks on 1 October 1941. The company received its baptism of fire on 7 December 1941 during the Japanese attack on Hawaii. The 25th Signal Company went on to participate in the Guadalcanal, Northern Solomon's and Luzon campaigns receiving a Philippine Presidential Units Citation for its operations during the Luzon campaign. After occupation duty in Japan the 25th Signal Company responded with the 25th Division to the North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950. The 25th Signal Company participated in all ten campaigns of the Korean War receiving two Meritorious Unit Commendations and two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations. Returning to Schofield Barracks in 1954 the 25th Signal Company was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 125th Signal Battalion on 1 February 1957. The organic elements of the battalion were concurrently constituted and activated on 1 February 1957. Company B accompanied the 3rd Brigade to the Central Highlands in December 1965 and one platoon of Company B accompanied the 2nd Brigade to Cu Chi in January 1966. The remainder of the battalion arrived in Vietnam on 11 March 1966. The battalion was based at Cu Chi from which it provided a division-wide area communications system. Battalion elements were also routinely placed in direct support of divisional units conducting combat operations. The 125th Signal Battalion participated in twelve Vietnam campaigns receiving two Meritorious Unit Commendations, and two awards of the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. Company B received a Valorous Unit Award in support of the 3rd Brigade in Quang Tri Province for the period 22 April 1967 to 31 July 1967. The 2nd Forward Signal Center of Company B received a Valorous Unit Award for signal support of the 2nd Brigade in the Cu Chi District from January to April 1966. The 125th Signal Battalion departed Vietnam on 8 December 1970 for Schofield Barracks. All elements of the battalion have served tours of duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Company B served a thirteen month tour of duty in Iraq from January 2004-February 2005 providing signal communications support to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The rest of the battalion served a one year tour of duty in Afghanistan April 2004-2005. The battalion headquarters and Company C furnished signal communications support for the headquarters of the Joint/Combined Task Force 76 at Bagram Air Field while Company A supported the 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Kandahar Airfield. Detachments of both companies were located at forward operating bases to provide communications connectivity between combat units and headquarters. As part of the modular conversion of the 25th Infantry Division, the 125th Signal Battalion was inactivated on 15 November 2005 after 64 continuous years of service with the Tropic Lightning.
