509th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (509th PIR) was the first combat paratrooper unit of the United States Army formed during World War II. 1st Battalion currently serves as an opposing force at Fort Polk's Joint Readiness Training Center and 3rd Battalion is assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, in Fort Richardson.
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“We had an inspection today of the brigade. The Twenty-third was pronounced the crack regiment in appearance, ... [but] I could see only six to ten in a company of the old men. They all smiled as I rode by. But as I passed away I couldn’t help dropping a few natural tears. I felt as I did when I saw them mustered in at Camp Chase.”
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