It was represented by the double A shoulder patch ... It broke the color barrier a year before President Harry Truman signed an order desegregating the armed forces. The 82nd Airborne is known ...

82nd Airborne, and French officials. Soldiers from the division packaged and sent full-color unit patches via mail to the town’s children over the summer, who reciprocated the gift by sending a ...

the unit acquired the nickname “All American,” which is the basis for its famed “AA” shoulder patch. What has the Army done/ is doing? The 82nd Airborne Division serves as the nucleus of ...

The patch symbolizes the partnership between the unit and the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, which have been paired as part of an Associated Units program announced by Army leaders ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - When someone mentions the 82nd Airborne Division ... involve a lot more than just the "All American" shoulder patch; they also include a host of Airmen and fellow Soldiers.

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus ... all of us in saying it’s quite an honor to wear the double A patch as we know the legacy behind it. I know the division after ...

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus at a live broadcast of "America's Got Talent." (Richard Shotwell/AP) The 82nd Airborne All-American Chorus will compete Tuesday night in ...