▁target ▁ac quisition ) ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁ 4 th ▁B CT ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁unit ▁is ▁nick named ▁the ▁" Head h un ters ". ▁The ▁unit ▁was ▁featured ▁as ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L TC ▁Kil g ore ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Ap ocal yp se ▁Now . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁( 1 - 9 th ▁Cav ), ▁began ▁deployment ▁to ▁Ira q ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom . ▁Head quarters ▁& ▁Head quarters ▁Tro op ▁( H HT ) ▁and ▁Tro op ▁C , ▁ 1 - 9 th ▁Cav ▁were ▁assigned ▁an ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁inf antry ▁unit ▁( Company ▁C , ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 5 3 rd ▁Infantry , ▁AR NG ), ▁a ▁combat ▁engineer ▁unit ▁( Company ▁A , ▁ 8 th ▁Engine ers ), ▁a ▁support ▁unit ▁( 2 1 5 ) ▁and ▁a ▁civil ▁support ▁unit ▁to ▁compr ise ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 - 9 ▁( TF ▁HE AD H UN TER ). ▁Comp an ies ▁A ▁and ▁B , ▁ 1 - 9 th ▁Cav , ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁other ▁task ▁forces ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁not ably ▁Task ▁Force ▁All ▁American ▁( TF - AA ). ▁During ▁their ▁first ▁deployment , ▁ 1 2 4 ▁Pur ple ▁Heart ▁med als ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 - 9 ▁soldiers , ▁who ▁operated