US Army 10th Mountain Division
The pride of Fort Drum in New York. The 10th Mountain Division is a light-infantry unit that has been used a great deal in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but they got their start long before the Global War on Terror.
The unit was originally formed in 1918 as a regular Army unit, but became a light alpine division in 1943 with their primary purpose being experts in mountain warfare. They were the only unit of its size to receive alpine training. Subsequently, the unit was used to fight in the hills and mountains of Italy during WWII and has maintained their mountain status since.
We have served along some of these brave young soldiers, and though the division has been moved, deactivated and reactivated time and time again, we are glad they appear here to stay at Fort Drum.
