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June 30, 2010
During a short ceremony on June 28, 2010, Col. Sean P. Swindell, the 10th Special Forces Group commander, honored the 1st Battalion Soldiers with the Larry Thorne Award for being the best detachments in 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) throughout 2009. The award commemorates Special Forces legend Larry Thorne – a technically and tactically proficient warrior who was always on the offensive.