On this day in 1991, #IronSoldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment "Bandits", 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division were preparing to engage Iraqi Forces during Operation Desert Storm. Check out this vintage ABC News clip with Sam Donaldson when he embedded with the unit on Feb. 21, 1991. These Soldiers share some candid thoughts just days before ground operations began against Iraqi Forces. The company commander at that time was then Capt. Dana J. H. Pittard. 20 years later, Pi

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1944, Paris was liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division after four years of Nazi occupation. The 2nd Armored Division advanced on the city from the west and the 4th Infantry Division from the south. Hitler ordered Paris defended to the last man and demanded that the city not fall into Allied hands except as “a field of ruins.” General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, dutifully began laying explosives under Pa

The United States of America celebrates its independence on the 4th of July. The holiday commemorates the Declaration of Independence and the principles that all people are created equal with the undeniable right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. The 1st Armored Division wishes you a safe holiday weekend and Happy Independence Day! #IndependenceDay #4thofJuly | 1st Armored Division

Steadfast and Loyal! With a lethal combo of aviation, armor, Stryker and light infantry, the 4th Infantry Division is one of the most versatile combat divisions in the #USArmy. Happy Anniversary "Ivy" Division! | U.S. Army