1st Infantry Division Patch

The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving in the Regular Army.^[4] It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I.^[5] It was officially nicknamed “The Big Red One” (abbreviated “BRO”^[2]) after itsshoulder patch^[5] and is also nicknamed “The Fighting First”.^[5] However, the division has also received troop monikers of “The Big Dead One” and “The Bloody First” as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames.^[6] It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.