The 5th Infantry Division is currently inactive. But the Red Diamond has a superior combat record from the First World War, World War II, Vietnam, and Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama. This blog is a short history of the 5th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War and includes a video by the Roving Historian, Jim Broumley featuring archival footage and photos of the Red Devils in Vietnam.

Soldiers of the 187th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) have the distinction of belonging to the only airborne regiment that has served in every conflict since the inception of American airborne forces. During their time in the Korean War, the Rakkasans were awarded a Presidential Unit Citation and two Korean Presidential Citations, as well as earning five more Battle Streamers for their flag. Three soldiers from the 187 were awarded the Medal of Honor.

History of the 1st Cavalry Division from 1833 to present. View photos and video footage of the 1st Cavalry Division during WWII, including images of the unit during horse-mounted expeditions into Mexican territory.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (BCT) is a parachute infantry brigade of the United States Army, with its home base in Vicenza, Italy. The "Sky Soldiers" are the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe. With a rich history dating back to 1917, the 173rd Airborne veterans can hold their heads high, proud of the time spent serving in one of the best units of the United States Army.

"The Pathfinder Division" - A Summary History of the 8th Infantry Division. The 8th ID was a mechanized infantry division in the US Army. The 8th Infantry Division went by the nickname of the "Golden Arrow Division" and later, the "Pathfinder Division." Both referred to the gold arrow in the unit's shoulder patch. However, many soldiers referred to the wearers of an 8ID patch as "Crazy Eights." The 8th I.D. served proudly during WWarI, WWII, in Europe during the Cold War and

The job of the 44th Medical Brigade, now the 44th Medical Command, is to organize, train, deploy, command, and control their subordinate medical units to provide corps-level combat medical, and community health support, across all levels of conflict and in a peacetime garrison environment. The summary history of the 44th Medical Brigade goes into detail about the history of this life-saving group of soldiers.

he 11th Cavalry, also known by its nickname of "the Black Horse Regiment," has been on the go since its inception. They have credit for twenty regimental campaigns, earning the regiment's motto of "Allons," which means "let's go."

The 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army is nicknamed the "Old Reliables." It was created during World War I as the 9th Division but was never deployed overseas. The division proved to be an important asset during World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War. During the pre-war buildup for World War II, the 9th Infantry Division was constituted on August 1, 1940, at Fort Bragg, NC. The Old Reliables were among the first U.S. troops to enter combat in WWII.

Much of the history of the 509th PIB has to be pieced together by the use of veteran narratives and some work by a few "history detectives".

Diego Cancelli owns and operates Il Casale di Giulia a working farm, & B & B. This was the 509th Command Post during the battle of Anzio...

A summary history of the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment - the first to jump into combat.

The Boldest Plan is the Best - The combat history of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion during WWII

History of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment from their time fighting during WWII in the Pacific Theater - which earned them a Presidential Unit Citation - all the way through to their multiple deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan during the Global War on Terror [GWOT].