Initially awarded the "right" to wear red berets by British MG Sir Frederick A.M. Browning, Commander, 1st Airborne Division, who made the 509th honorary "Red Devils." Performed America's first ...

Berets, of course, have a long tradition in the Army, and in militaries in general. In 1943, the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment — which carried out the first American airborne drop of World ...

In a story told to us by Nick’s nephew, Paul DeGaeta , the 509th Parachute Infantry ... members of the British Airborne and were awarded that service’s Maroon Beret. They were the first ...

Berets were first used during World War II, when the British gave the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment maroon berets. However, the beret didn’t really catch on in the Army until later.

Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger, was a member of the U.S. Army’s 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which wears a maroon beret. AP Answer to Wednesday’s trivia ...

But even before that, “All The Way,” was the original motto of the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment ... boasting individual accolades, the Green Berets have a song penned by one of their ...

An Army sergeant killed Monday in Afghanistan was a highly decorated Green Beret serving his fourth ... an Infantryman with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry ...

“With respect to the beret, this is a unique ... of the British 1st Airborne Corps gifted the paratroopers of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion — now a regiment, the unit is now part ...

After completing basic training and advanced individual training, Golin was assigned as an 11B Infantryman with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat ...

He later landed at Salerno on D-Day in a night drop, commanded the 509th Parachute Battalion at Naples ... The U.S. Army Special Forces had worn green berets at least since the mid-1950s, but the Army ...

An Army sergeant killed Monday in Afghanistan was a highly decorated Green Beret serving his fourth ... an Infantryman with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry ...