The 82nd Airborne Division has seen some of the American Army's most
elite soldiers pass through its ranks. The history of the glorious
division has been forged by thousands of anonymous paratroopers, always
prepared to jump in extreme situations and to accomplish their objective
on the ground, whatever the conditions.
From the trenches of the Somme ( World War I) to the Iraqi desert (2nd
Gulf War), from the Normandy bocage to the snow-covered forests of the
Belgian Ardennes or the Vietnam jungle, the paratroopers of the 82nd
Airborne Division have accomplished their missions, never failing to do
their duty. They have been the spearhead of the American army for almost
90 years.
This memorial album includes almost one thousand photographs, virtually
all published for the first time, from private collections and the
Division's archives