When I was at Ft. Carson Colorado the 1/10th Infantry (Mechanized) was known as the Golden Rifles. It stayed at Ft. Carson when the 5th Infantry Division when it became the 4th Infantry Division when the 4th came back home from Vietnam.
This is interesting, because I had a Grandfather who was a sniper in the Vietnam War, and I found the "Red Diamond" in his patch box that was given to me recently. Wanted to do some research. Thanks for some info! 👍
Colonel a future video suggestion I would like to make is doing patches related to US allies like the South Korean Armed Forces, ROC Armed forces and South Vietnamese Armed Forces. Many of these patches are rare and aren’t seen by ordinary people. Thank you for all you do.
I know you’ll be on this “divisions of WWII” series for a while yet (looking forward to some of the later ones that my ancestors were involved with), but when the series is eventually finished my suggestion for a future topic could be to do an episode on cords and lanyards on US military uniforms- the blue infantry cord, various fourragère’s, various aiguillettes, lanyards, the Schützenschnur, etc. What each different type represents, how to identify them, and how to wear them if you have more than one.
One question, my Great Grandfather never told that many stories of the war, however he did mention witnessing the death of an Italian woman, my grandmother said. The video says that the 5th Division was awarded a 2nd presidential unit citation for actions in the vicinity of Mount Altuzzo, Italy in September 1944. I have researched the 5th Infantry Division extensively and have never heard of this, is this true or a typo?
