The 82nd Airborne Division

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_28th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Valorous_Unit_Award
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Fort_Bragg
gptkbp:color gptkb:Black_and_Gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Christopher_Donahue
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Bragg,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:historical_significance first airborne division in the U. S. Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 82nd Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division_patch
gptkbp:involved_units XVIII Airborne Corps
airborne infantry
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1917
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Bragg,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Death_from_Above
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:All_American
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:API
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:notable_for parachute operations
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:General_Matthew_Ridgway
gptkb:General_Christopher_Donahue
gptkb:General_Richard_Cody
gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
gptkb:General_James_Gavin
gptkb:General_Stephen_Townsend
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Neptune_Spear
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size approximately 13,000 personnel
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:tradition military ceremonies
airborne jumps
paratrooper heritage
gptkbp:training combat training
airborne training
gptkbp:unit_history served in the Korean War
involved in humanitarian missions
participated in D-Day landings
deployed to Iraq in 2003
deployed to Afghanistan in 2001
gptkbp:website www.82ndairborne.com