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"The Big Red One" is the official nickname of the 1st Infantry Division, the oldest continuously serving division in the United States Army. Organized in 1917 during World War I, the division earned its unique moniker from the prominent red numeral "1" emblazoned on its shoulder sleeve insignia. Currently headquartered at Fort Riley, Kansas, the unit lives by its famous motto: "No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great—duty first!".Key Historic CampaignsThe "Fighting First" has spearheaded major American military operations for over a century:World War I: Constituted as the First Expeditionary Division, it achieved the first independent American victory of the war at the Battle of Cantigny in May 1918.World War II: The division conducted three major amphibious assaults: Operation Torch in North Africa, Operation Husky in Sicily, and the D-Day landings on Omaha Beach. It also fought through the Huertgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge.Vietnam War: Deployed in 1965, it was the first full army division sent to South Vietnam, operating heavily in the jungle environments northwest of Saigon.Modern Conflicts: The division led major ground breaches during Operation Desert Storm and later deployed forces for the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan.Pop Culture LegacyThe unit's gritty World War II legacy inspired the acclaimed 1980 war film "The Big Red One". Written and directed by Samuel Fuller, the movie is a semi-autobiographical chronicle of Fuller's real-life combat experiences serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment of the division
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Map of the square and stationary earth: four hundred passages in the Bible that condemn the Globe Theory, or the Flying Earth, and none sustain it.
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Private William Henry Christman was the very first military service member buried at Arlington National Cemetery on May 13, 1864. A 19-year-old Union soldier from the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, he tragically passed away from illness just weeks after enlisting.Location of the GraveSection 27: He was laid to rest in Section 27, located on a small hill in the northeast corner of the grounds.The Original Intent: Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs originally wanted to begin burials directly next to the Custis-Lee Mansion to make the home unlivable for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. However, Union officers living in the mansion complained about being surrounded by the dead, driving the very first burials farther out to Section 27.Visual Landmarks: Today, his headstone is positioned within sight of the Netherlands Carillon and the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial.Surrounding Early BurialsSection 27 remains a highly historic area of the cemetery because it contains the earliest wave of Civil War casualties