INTERESTING FACTS RE: MY OLD UNIT, THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, THE "ALL AMERICAN" UNIT.

Thank you Martin Glynn for your contribution to the 82nd's history. I borrowed this from Martin Glynn's post. I inserted my information in it before posting it here. Martin Glynn, former MI Officer at 82nd Airborne Division (1990-1994) Answered Mar 15, 2020 · Upvoted by Dan G, former Scout at 82nd Airborne Division and Milton Franklin, former Ex Paratrooper at 82nd Airborne Division (1981-1985), Dennis Heryford, former ex-paratrooper 82nd Airborne Division (1972-1974). Related Which unit is more historically prestigious, the 101st Airborne or the 82nd Airborne? How different are their missions and training? The 82nd Airborne Division is more historically prestigious. The 101st is just more well known to the American public because of the “Band of Brothers” mini-series and because everyone likes their “Screaming Eagle” shoulder patch. The 82nd served in World War I as the 82nd Infantry Division. Sergeant York of the 328th Infantry Regiment was its most famous Soldier in that conflict. In World War II, the 82nd Airborne Division was the Army’s first Airborne Division. It served in North Africa, Sicily and mainland Italy in addition to Northwest Europe, and made four combat jumps. The 101st served only in Northwest Europe, and made two combat jumps. The only combat veteran unit that jumped into Normandy was the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd, which was also the only regiment that took all of its assigned objectives before H-Hour, when the regular infantry divisions hit the beaches. That’s where it earned its regimental motto, “H-Minus.” During the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944, the 101st got a lot of publicity for holding the town of Bastogne in Belgium until General Patton’s Third Army rescued them. The media was focused on them, because the 101st was almost destroyed. Meanwhile, the 82nd was stopping the advance of Kampfgruppe Peiper of the 1st SS Panzer Division. Since WWII, the 82nd served in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf War, Haiti, Bosnia, and in the Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also made another combat jump into Panama in 1989. The 101st served in Vietnam, where it was taken off of jump status in 1968. It also served in the Persian Gulf War, Haiti, Bosnia, and in the Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 101st still maintained a few small units, such as a Pathfinder Detachment and a Long Range Surveillance Detachment, on jump status for quite a while, but most of the units in the 101st haven’t been Paratroopers for over half a century. As an ideal situation, I’d like to see the Army maintain the 82nd as its East Coast Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC, and put the 101st back on jump status and move it to Fort Lewis, WA to be the West Coast Airborne Division. That’s not likely to happen anytime soon though, and until then, the 82nd is a Paratrooper unit, and the 101st isn’t. >>>>>>> You "screaming eagle" folks don't kill the messenger. When I enlisted I went directly to basic training in Ft. Polk, Louisiana (June-August, 1972) and to Jump School at Ft. Benning, GA (September, 1972). I was assigned to the HHC 4/68th Armor as a 17K2P and later to the 2/504th. Infantry, 82nd ABN. I made several jumps... chopper blasts, C-130s and more... loved it! ...and all for a fat $35.00 of hazardous duty pay a month on top of my pithance of a salary as a spc4. I still loved it but, the pay sucked. Just thought I'd share... MAGA2024! TRUMP2024!

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THANK YOU VETERAN'S FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, OUR WORLD!!!

As a veteran myself I found it rewarding and humbling to serve my country for the short time I had the opportunity to serve. I appreciate all of those who served in any branch of the military and I hope the best for each and every one of them.

For those who chose to betray our country in their "service" of it I hope they'll understand our angst towards them someday for their transgressions and I hope they will forever be held accountable for their betrayal, their poor choices they made that caused so many others suffering as a result.

The United States of America is the greatest country on the face of this earth!

And our liberties, our freedoms, our continued independence can be attributed to our veterans and to those who continue to serve and those who will serve in the future!

God Bless our Veterans and may GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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