Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Geddings (left)

Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Geddings (left) holds the colors of the 2nd Engineer Battalion while Battalion Executive Officer Maj. Christian Thomas lights the flag on fire during a ceremony held on White Sands Missile Range Nov. 30. The Battalion holds its Burning of the Colors Ceremony every year to commemorate the Battle of Kunu-Ri, a battle during the Korean War where the Battalion was overrun and burned their colors rather than risk them being taken as a war trophy by Chinese forces.