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FORT LIBERTY — The 82nd Airborne Division will host current and former paratroopers, their families and the local community May 20-23 during All American Week, a news release from the division ...
The 82nd Airborne Divison will host All American Week at Fort Bragg this month. Here's a look at the schedule. What to expect at 82nd Airborne Division's All American Week at Bragg
Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its "AA" on the shoulder patch. The division later served in World War II where, in August 1942, it was reconstituted as the first airborne division of the U.S. Army and fought in numerous campaigns during the war.
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 ...
Colonel Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr. (July 14, 1915 – September 19, 2001) was a highly decorated United States Army officer of the 82nd Airborne Division who in June 1944, as commander of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, parachuted behind enemy lines into Normandy and was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for leading an attack that captured the French ...
This is a list of current formations of the United States Army, which is constantly changing as the Army changes its structure over time. Due to the nature of those changes, specifically the restructuring of brigades into autonomous modular brigades, debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations; for the purposes of this list, brigades are currently excluded.
All American Week ended Thursday at Fort Bragg. Here's what it means to 82nd Airborne Division veteran paratroopers.
The 82nd Airborne Division's headquarters and combat aviation brigade are deployed to Europe and the Middle East. Here's what else is happening. Q&A: 82nd Airborne Division general talks ...