101st Airborne Division — the "Screaming Eagles"
It is the only U.S. Army division with two aviation brigades.
One of the most decorated divisions in the U.S. Army.
And deserve our respect!
Posted on 05/23/2009 4:02:52 PM PDT by William Tell 2
Lest We Forget: Screaming Eagles Know Freedom’s Cost
The men of the 101st Airborne Division, or Screaming Eagles, train. (Courtesy of US Army) By MICHAEL P. TREMOGLIE, The Bulletin Friday, May 22, 2009 It is said that freedom is not free. The wise person knows this to be true. However, it takes more than wisdom to know the exact value. If anyone knows the price, it is the men of the 101st Airborne Division. They know it all too well because they have paid it many times.
They are known as the Screaming Eagles, the men of the 101st Airborne. They are among our finest, these men who descend from the sky into harm’s way to engage America’s enemies — and keep freedom’s lamp burning bright.
Their history and their distinctive patch are known worldwide because they have traveled the globe. And wherever they went, tyrants trembled, dictatorships dissolved, the enslaved were freed.
From Normandy to Bastogne to Iraq, the Screaming Eagles have ..
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101st Airborne Division — the "Screaming Eagles"
It is the only U.S. Army division with two aviation brigades.
One of the most decorated divisions in the U.S. Army.
And deserve our respect!
Michael will be my guest Sunday night at 8 pm est on Freedom Radio.
I am really looking forward to it.
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Anyone who can watch “Band of Brothers” without shedding a tear (or crying their eyes out!) has absolutely no soul.
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