"Toast of the Army, Favorite Son! Hail to the brave Big Red One! Always the first to thirst for a fight. No foe shall challenge our right to victory. We take the field, A grand sight to see. Pride of the Infantry. Soldiers of a great division, Courage is our tradition, Forward the Big Red One!"
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Donald T. Kellett, Big Red One Song, also quoted at , originally composed during World War II. One word in one line, "Soldiers of a great division," originally read "Men of a great division," but was changed in the 2010s to reflect the co-ed status of the U.S. Army.
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1st Infantry Division (United States)
1918 – 2015
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