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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...