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82nd Airborne Division – "America's Guard of Honor", "All-Americans"; original members of the division in 1917 came from every state in the Union. [2] In addition, the 82nd Airborne has been called "Alcoholics Anonymous" or "Almost Airborne" in reference to the "AA" on its shoulder patch by members of other divisions.
On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd was selected after deliberations by the U.S. Army General Staff because of a number of factors; it was not a Regular Army or ...
101st Airborne Division - Rendezvous with Destiny [2] 71st Airborne Brigade - Go Texans Go [2] 173rd Airborne Brigade - Sky Soldiers [2] 82nd Airborne Division Artillery - Mass the Fire [2] 101st Airborne Division Artillery - De Nubibus (From the Clouds) [2] Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division - Wings of the Airborne [9]
Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Divison will induct nine honorees into Hall of Fame this year. Here's who they are.
Here the 82nd Airborne Division earned the name, "America's Guard of Honor," as a fitting end to hostilities in which the 504th had chased the German Army some 14,000 miles (23,000 km) across the European Theater. [1] Following their occupation duty with the 82nd Airborne Division in Berlin, the Devils reported to Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The 505th Infantry Regiment (505th IR), formerly and colloquially the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR) and the 505th Airborne Infantry Regiment (505th AIR), is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army, one of four infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, with a long and distinguished history.
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division. This is a list of commanders of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. The 82nd Airborne Division is one of the oldest divisions in the U.S. Army, having been raised shortly after the American entry into World War I in April 1917 and seeing service in World War I and World War II and many subsequent conflicts. Major General ...
It was a happy surprise when the 82nd Airborne All-American Chorus marched on to the America’s Got Talent stage with its tough military façade and then did a 180-degree turn and displayed its ...