101st airborne division

Staff Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester military police, Army National Guard Ambushed by enemy forces in Salman Pak, eastern Iraq, on March 20, 2005. Awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest military decoration for valor—the first female recipient since World War II and the first to earn it for close-quarters combat.

We spoke to a group of female servicewomen currently stationed in Fort Campbell, K.Y. as they prepare for deployment to Afghanistan this spring. Here, five of them talk to us about past deployments, navigating expectations, and their changing roles in the Army

Harvey Bernice Baker, who served in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II and...

Bussum, The Netherlands 2010

Grafewoehr Training Area, Germany - Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team Strike”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), held the Gander

Ft. Campbell. Home of the 101st Screaming Eagles. Two of our babies were born on post.

[Photo] US 101st Airborne Division paratrooper Corporal Louis E. Laird boarded a C-47 transport during dress rehersals for the Normandy invasion, spring 1944 | World War II Database

Sergeant Jake McNiece of the 101st Airborne Division ready to drop into Normandy for the D-Day invasion (June 1944). He was a member of the original "Filthy Thirteen", a group of paratroopers who would loosely inspire the movie THE DIRTY DOZEN. A member later remarked, "We never washed a piece of clothing. We never shined any shoes or boots, and we didn’t salute officers. We didn’t go for any of that malarky, you know?"