Memorial Day is a difficult day to write about and for many to think about as we remember our loved ones - ancestors and veterans - and especially those who ...

When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, who served ...

As 173rd Airborne Brigade jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Harris stood at the open door of the C-130 Hercules, the roar of the engines and the rush of the wind filled his ears. He had jumped at ...

The brigade earned 13 Medals of Honor during the Vietnam War after being the first major U.S. unit to deploy in the war, and they conducted the conflict's only combat parachute jump.

Milton had served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in 1965, I served in the 173rd two years later, and was wounded two years after Milton was killed. The 173rd was a very small unit and had much ...

Walterboro native Cephus L. Bright is a Vietnam-era veteran who was part of the 173rd, the first major U.S. Army unit to serve in Vietnam.

Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 414th Contracting Support Brigade modify a drone at the 173rd’s drone lab in Italy. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joskanny Lua ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade was the first U.S. Army unit to arrive in Vietnam in 1965, and it sustained heavy losses in the Battle of Dak To in 1967. In the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola movie "Apocalypse ...

Col. Joshua Gaspard, the 173rd Airborne Brigade commander, left, welcomes new paratroopers during a patching ceremony July 26, 2023, at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy. (Jose Lora/U.S. Army) ...

Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy, share candid reflections on what service means today and express deep gratitude to the veterans who established the Sky Soldiers ...

Paratroopers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (1-91 CAV), 173rd Airborne Brigade, work together as a team to conquer various obstacles and challenges at Grafenwoehr ...

The shoulder patch of a paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team can be seen during exercise Saber Strike 2014, June 15, 2014. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Spc.