After nine years in Lincoln, the 320th Ordnance Battalion with the United States Army Reserve has folded their colors.

The 320th Ordnance Battalion held an inactivation ceremony Sunday, honoring and recognizing the final chapter of the Battalion's story.

As dozens of past and present members of the Army Reserve's 320th Ordnance Battalion sang their army theme song Sunday, many recalled the time they spent as a member of a unit that is no longer.

The unit is no longer because as of Sunday, September 7, 2008, the 320th is now inactive.

"The reason we're doing this, is the bigger army has decided we don't need any more ordnance battalions, or not as many, under their current structure," said Lieutenant Colonel Daniel DeHann, Commander 320th Ordnance Battalion.

The U.S. Army will now change their structure, focusing on fighting terroristic activities and threats in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq.

"Things change. The Army's changing. We're going to a smaller, quicker unit. It's just part of being in the military. You've got to move on," said Staff Sgt. Cody Schaaf, 320th Ordnance Battalion.

For many soldiers, deactivating a unit such as the 320th, is not something they like to see.

"It's always sad, because this has been a top unit. We've always had great strength and succeeded at what we've done. It's a very positive unit. It's won big awards, national awards have been won at this unit, so it's sad to see it go, and to fold up the colors. The big part of the ceremony is casing the colors. We'll start by retiring the colors, because the colors represent the unit. It's a symbol of what the unit means and represents, and what we're here for, and what we stand for," said Lieutenant Colonel DeHann.

With the 320th colors retired, and the American flag still standing, soldiers say it is a bitter sweet ending to their career in Lincoln.

"It is kind of like your family splitting up, and that, so it is kind of hard, but we're each going to continue on with our careers, and do our own thing," said Spc. Madison Bohlmeyer, 320th Ordnance Battalion.

The 320th was constituted in 1943 and was activated at Camp Hood, Texas.

Since 1943, the Ordnance Battalion has been inactivated and activated numerous times, based out of a variety of sites, like Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Fort Ord, California, as well as Grand Island and Omaha.

Military officials say while there are no plans to reactivate the Ordnance Battalion in the near future, there is always the possibility it will be reinstated down the road.