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Insignia for 101st Airborne

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The 101st Airborne were nick named the screaming eagles because of their insignia. The eagle was made to resemble the eagle named "Old Abe" which was part of a Wisconsin regiment of troops during the Civil War. The Eagle is immortalized in a statue on an arch entering the park with trail to Camp Randall Football Stadium, which was a major union army camp during the war.

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The Airborne was formed on November 1st 1918 and was demobilized 10 days later when the war ended

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The Airborne was re-mobilized in 1921 in Milwaukee and disbanded again in 1923. This was the period where the Screaming Eagle "Old Abe" was associated with the division.

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It was activated again in 1950 and served a bit in the war and was deactivated again in 1953 when it ended

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In 1954, the 101st Airborne was reactivated and in 1957, 9 black students attempted to go to Little Rock Central High School. When white protesters began to deny them access to the school, President Eisenhower signed an order so that the 101st would escort them in the school

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The fact that in 1921-23, the 101st Airborne was based out of Wisconsin heavily contributed to the origins of the Division. This all includes the Screaming Eagle insignia based off Old Abe.

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The participated in many campaigns throughout the war and were vital to the success of the operations they participated in.

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This Division was in the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi, and Afghanistan and is still fighting over seas today

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The 101st Airborne's mission for D-Day was to drop behind enemy lines and stop routes for German reinforcements to the coast for the offensive the next morning. The mission was semi successful with the German Anti Aircraft Flak Guns shooting down many airborne planes. The Drops were very random and caused many troubles for the German forces to help reinforce the troops defending the beaches being invaded

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The Easy Company of the 101st Airborne was the first to invade Hitlers Mountain Top Vacation home

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They participated in the Coldest battle of the War in Belgium. The battle took place in the winter of 1944 and into early 1945.

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This HBO Series debuted days before 9/11. This series tracks the whereabouts of Easy Company during WWII. Easy Company was part of the 101st Airborne. The series covers the Holocaust, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's Eagles Nest, and V-E Day.

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Lt Winters Received this After D-Day

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The re-mobilzation of the Division was rooted in Louisiana. This war for WWII, the most critical period for the Division