Stands Alone, Together, Forever - by James Dietz

Description: Stands Alone, Together, Forever by James Dietz The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, "Currahee" - which is Cherokee for "Stands Alone" - was established on July 20, 1942 at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. Throughout World War II, the 506th gained a tremendous reputation as one of the best fighting units in the Army. The Currahee Regiment received Presidential Unit Citations for combat action in Normandy and Bastogne with battle streamers for action in Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. The 506th was inactivated at the end of World War II and later assigned as a training unit at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky and later moved to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 506th was reactivated and deployed to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1967. While in Vietnam, the Regiment was converted from Airborne to Airmobile Infantry. Here, our battalions would serve for four years, earn twelve more battle streamers, and receive a third Presidential Unit Citation for actions at Dong Ap Bia Mountain, better known as "Hamburger Hill" in the A-Shau valley. In December 1971 the 506th redeployed back to Fort Campbell and was deactivated in May 1984. The 506th was reactivated as the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division back "home" at Fort Campbell on October 13, 2005. The modern day Currahee "Band of Brothers" consists of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 506th Infantry, along with 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry; 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery; the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion; and the 801st Brigade Support Battalion. This force deployed to Iraq from November 2005 through November 2006 where it served in East Baghdad with distinction. In March and April of 2008, the 4th Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan and transitioned to Combined Task Force Currahee, consisting of almost 6,000 service members from the United States, Poland and the Czech Republic to promote peace and prosperity to the people of Paktya, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Logar and Wardak as part of Combined - Joint TaskForce 101. The Currahees redeployed back to Fort Campbell from this operation in March 2009. In August 2010, 4th Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan as part of the surge of forces approved by President Obama. Task Force Currahee took operational control of Paktika Province to advance the Coalition Forces efforts in stabilizing Regional Command East, securing key population centers and denying enemy freedom of maneuver along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. After the end of their mission in Paktika, 4th Brigade redeployed to Fort Campbell in August 2011. Signed by the artist. - Includes certificate of authenticity. Image size: 12" x 24" Edition size: 506 About us: We have been in business for over thirty years, supplying fine art prints to collectors all over the world. We are an authorized dealer of numerous major publishing houses, we also work directly with many of the individual artists. Customer service and satisfaction is of the highest importance, we take this very seriously. We are proud of the artwork we supply and the service we provide. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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