138th Field Artillery Brigade

This is the official webpage of the 138th FAB.

Constituted Jan. 21, 1839 in the Kentucky Militia as the Louisville Legion and organized at Louisville. The unit mustered into federal service May 17, 1846 as the first Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and mustered out of federal service May 17, 1847 at New Orleans, Louisiana. May 7, 1860 the unit reorganized in the Kentucky State Guard as the 1st Infantry Regiment (Louisville Legion) to consist of the Louisville Battalion and the Marion Rifle Battalion. 1st Infantry Regiment reorganized in July 1861 at Camp Joe Holt. Indiana, ‘with men of Union sympathy’ as the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Louisville Legion). Sept. 9, 1861 the unit mustered into federal service as the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Louisville Legion) and mustered out of federal service Sept. 14, 1864 at Louisville. Between 1864 and 1904 the unit reorganized three separate times to fit the changing needs of the unit.

The Kentucky State Guard re-designated March 19, 1912 as the Kentucky National Guard. Under the name change the unit was called into federal service June 18, 1916 for service on the Mexican border and mustered into federal service June 25, 1916 at Fort Thomas. From 1968 to 1969, Kentucky Thunder served a 12-month tour in the Vietnam War. The unit has participated in every major conflict to date since 1839. The unit’s campaign participation includes Mexican War, Monterey, Buena Vista, Civil War (Union service), Shiloh, Murfreesborough, Chickamauga, Atlanta, West Virginia 1861, Mississippi 1862, Kentucky 1862, Tennessee 1862, Louisiana 1862, Indiana 1863, Tennessee 1863, Kentucky 1864, South Carolina 1865, Civil War (Confederate service), Henry and Donelson, War with Spain, Puerto Rico, World War I, Streamer without inscription, World War II, New Guinea, Leyte (with arrowhead), Luzon, Ryukyus, Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead), Tunisia, Sicily (with arrowhead), Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead), Anzio (with arrowhead), Rome-Arno, Normandy, Northern France, Southern France (with arrowhead), Rhine Land, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe, OEF and OIF. The unit headquarters is currently located in Lexington.

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138th FA BDE NEWS

Kentucky Guardsmen help secure Valhalla for 96th PGA
August 10, 2014
More than 40 Guardsmen assisted Louisville Metro Police Department with security details at the club for the PGA Championship.

103rd Brigade Support Battalion Headquarters gets new leadership
March 8, 2014
Curdie, a former Marine and current Kentucky Army National Guardsman residing in Barbourville, Ky., assumed Command from Capt. Anthony Travis of Elizabethtown, Ky.

Kentuckians honor the cost of freedom on Labor Day weekend
September 6, 2013
Mattingly and his wife , both longtime residents of Harrodsburg, Ky., decided to begin a massive undertaking to bring the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall to Harrodsburg after seeing the Wall years earlier. The effort, which culminated in a holiday weekend from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 2013 that teemed with emotional tributes to American heroes, involved numerous dedicated local volunteers and generous donors.

Harrodsburg locals prepare to honor fallen veterans
July 19, 2013
In addition to the cannons being on display with traveling wall and other planned tributes, local soldiers will provide an honorary guard for the wall during its three-day stay in Harrodsburg.

'Morgan's Men' prepare for deployment to Jordan
December 16, 2012
Soldiers sat with their families during the ceremony, part of the unit's "family is first" philosophy.

Kentuckians, multi-national force work to better roads in Africa
December 11, 2012
Two groups started at opposite ends of the road, cleaning up debris and trash, working throughout the day.

A Thanksgiving feast
November 22, 2012

A Lasting Impact
November 17, 2012

HOA deployment is home to this Soldier
November 9, 2012
Ismaila Pam, a resident of Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky Guardsmen deploy to the Horn of Africa
August 31, 2012
Kentucky's Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini speaks to the Soldiers of the 2/138th Field Artillery during the unit's farewell ceremony in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 31, 2012. Approximately 565 soldiers deployed to the Horn of Africa for a scheduled nine-month deployment.

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