Airborne Divisions
- 11th Airborne Division – "The Angels"; possibly after their shoulder patch, a white-bordered red circle with a white numeral "11", with white wings rising obliquely from the circle, all on a royal blue field
- 17th Airborne Division -- "Golden Talon"; taken from their shoulder patch.
- 173d Airborne Brigade - "Sky Soldiers"; They received their official nickname (Tien Bien translates to Sky Soldiers) from the Taiwanese locals during exercises when they were parachuting in Taiwan. The 173rd was the only major conventional airborne operation (Operation Junction City….82 days) during Vietnam War.
- 82nd Airborne Division – "All-Americans"; original members of the division in 1917 came from every state in the Union
- 101st Airborne Division – "The Screaming Eagles"; after their shoulder insignia, an American eagle's head on a black shield. Also, during Vietnam the nicknames "Puking Pigeons" and "One 'o Worst" a comment on their mode of transportation and a play on the official divisional name were used. Both were used derogatorily by other soldiers, and were not used by the division itself. Several regiments within the 101st were nicknamed "The Battered Bastards of Bastogne", due to their part in holding the important crossroads town during the Battle of the Bulge.
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