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Click on link to view a copy of troop movement order for the 2/501 to go to Vietnam.
| As part of the post Vietnam reorganization, the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment was deactivated on 31 July 1972. The 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne) is now part of the 25th Infantry Division at Fort Richardson, Alaska and unit is still on jump status. |
The first parachute combat unit to be organized was the 501st Parachute Battalion
The traditional paratrooper cry "GERONIMO" was originated in the 501st
501st soldiers receive Silver Star - Joe Hooper of D/2/50st most decorated soldier of Vietnam
Fire support base T-Bone and misc photos
