Our United State Army Airforce History

roadkill1 · 05-19-2014, 08:56 PM

Eric:

The "1" signifies the First Infantry Division, the "Big Red One." Because this Sergeant First Class or Platoon Sergeant, is wearing his First Infantry Division Patch on his right arm, he was assigned to this division in combat (combat zone). This division is currently assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. This division has a great history in WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and, as it is referred to, the War on Terror (Iraq and Afghanistan. Because it was serving occupation duty in Germany, this division was not deployed to Korea.

Ron

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05-19-2014, 08:56 PM	#18
roadkill1 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 127 Thanks: 166 Thanked 129 Times in 63 Posts	Eric: The "1" signifies the First Infantry Division, the "Big Red One." Because this Sergeant First Class or Platoon Sergeant, is wearing his First Infantry Division Patch on his right arm, he was assigned to this division in combat (combat zone). This division is currently assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. This division has a great history in WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and, as it is referred to, the War on Terror (Iraq and Afghanistan. Because it was serving occupation duty in Germany, this division was not deployed to Korea. Ron