He was assigned to the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, completing two combat deployments, one in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the other in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Different units within the 101st used symbols on their helmets for identification purposes including clubs for the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, diamonds for the 501st Parachute Infantry ...

In this image released by the U.S. Army, U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division ...

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In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division ...

Dziedzic was a member of Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. In England, the 501st PIR trained for the eventual D-Day invasion at Normandy. At 2245 on June 5 ...

The next year, the Army’s first official parachute unit, the 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion, made “Geronimo” the motto on their unit insignia after their commander tracked down ...

Paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) touch down onto the Donnelly Drop Zone during a March 2022 iteration of the ...

CHITOSE, Japan — U.S. soldiers from a division that specializes in extreme cold-weather operations are putting their skills to the test alongside Japanese troops on the northern island of ...

Bergdahl has stated that he walked away from 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to bring problems in his unit to the attention of senior Army officials. In 2014, the U.S. government ...

Like many at the onset of World War II, the former Staten Island Advance delivery boy enlisted when he turned 18, and was assigned to Company H, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne ...

A group of Army vehicles travel along the Richardson Highway last year en route to the Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely. (From Alexander Johnson/U.S. Army/DVIDS) The Alaska-based 11th ...