The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army is an elite airborne infantry division and was constituted in the National Army as the 82nd Division on March 5, 1917. It was organized on March 25, 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Since members of the division came from all 48 states, the unit was given the nickname "All-American." This is the basis for its famed "AA" shoulder patch. Famous soldiers of the division include Sergeant Alvin C. York, General James M. Gavin, and former Chief Dave Bald Eagle (Sitting Bull grandson).Operation Enduring Freedom: AfghanistanAfter the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the 82nd's 49th Public Affairs Detachment deployed to Afghanistan in October 2001 along with several individual 82nd soldiers who deployed to the Central Command Area of Responsibility to support combat operations.In June 2002, elements of the Division Headquarters and 3rd Brigade deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In January, 2003...