All American Legacy | The History of the 82nd Airborne Division

All American Legacy | The History of the 82nd Airborne Division episodes:

• 01.09.2018

  46 - Watershed l Lessons Learned in Grenada

  Thirty four years ago the United States invaded the Caribbean island of Grenada, rescued some medical students, and rounded-up a gang of thugs and criminals, along with their Cuban communist backers. The 82nd Airborne Division, in a display of its...

  
• 12.05.2017

  44 - A New Parachute I Transition to the T-11

  The 82nd Airborne Division must be able to drop thousands of Paratroopers into a contested area from the air.  For most of the Division's life, our Paratroopers relied on the T-10 Parachute for delivery from aircraft to ground.  Beginning in...

  
• 11.21.2017

  43 - Boots On the Ground l The 2003 Invasion of Iraq

  On episode 43 of the All American Legacy podcast, host Joe Buccino speaks with reporter Karl Zinsmeister.  Karl has written several books about the war in Iraq over the years, but this discussion focuses on his 2003 book "Boots on...

  
• 11.11.2017

  42 - Armistice l The Story of Veterans Day

  Veterans Day, a national holiday observed every year on November 11th, honors the accomplishments of American Veterans from all of our nation’s wars. Veterans Day is a celebration of the men and women who keep us free. But, it wasn’t always...

  
• 11.07.2017

  41 - Revisiting Alvin York l A Closer Look at the Myths Surrounding the Greatest Legend in All American History

  Along with Jim Gavin, Sergeant Alvin York looms as the largest figure in the 100-year history of the 82nd Airborne Division.  His evolution from drunken troublemaker to Christian pacifist to God of war to philanthropist is told all over the...

  
• 10.24.2017

  40 - Hot in the Cold War l DomRep, 1965

  It was the spring of 1965: the height of the Cold War.  In a post-World War II economy, the United States was soaring, the clearly-identified head of the free world.  With the Soviet Union its greatest adversary, the spread of communism...

  
• 10.17.2017

  39 - Line in the Sand l War in the Desert

  Before the shale oil boom in the United States, Americans were reliant on the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf.  The tiny Emirate of Kuwait was a reliable partner for us and a major oil producer in the region.  When...

  
• 10.10.2017

  38 - Natural Disaster l Earthquake in Haiti

  In January 2010, a catastrophic magnitude 7 earthquake hit Haiti, with the largest impacts just outside the capital of Port-au-Prince. The damage was unthinkable: tens of thousands of buildings destroyed or severely damaged and hundreds of thousands of people killed in the already...

  
• 09.26.2017

  36 – Longest War l Devil Brigade in Afghanistan, 2017

  Less than one month ago, President Trump announced that America will “fight to win” in Afghanistan with a revised approach that includes a larger military presence and an emphasis on counterterrorism over nation building.  Central to this new strategy is...

  
• 09.19.2017

  35 - War on Terror l Baghdad 2003

  In the aftermath of 9/11 President George W. Bush declared a Global War on Terror.  Following the invasion of Afghanistan in October, 2001, U.S. forces invaded Iraq, believing president Saddam Hussein sponsored terrorist groups and possessed weapons of mass destruction....

  
• 09.07.2017

  34 - The Battle Against ISIS l Falcon Brigade in Iraq and Syria

  For the past eight months, Falcon Brigade, the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, has been a critical part of the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.  The Falcon Paratroopers assisted Iraqi forces in the fierce fight to...

  
• 09.05.2017

  33 - A Violent, Complicated Place l Success and Tragedy in Kosovo, Part 2

  In Episode 33, part 2 of our 2 part series, “A Violent, Complicated Place,” the story of our paratroopers in Kosovo takes a dark turn as a shocking war crime threatens the progress made by the All Americans. The fallout...

  
• 09.05.2017

  32 - A Violent, Complicated Place l Success and Tragedy in Kosovo, Part 1

  In 1999, the eyes of the world once again turned to the 82nd Airborne Division.  With the breakup of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Balkans collapsed into a vision of hell; decades of hatred between Serbs and Albanians boiled...

  
• 08.22.2017

  31 - Hourglass

  Although constituted August 5, 1917, the 82nd Airborne Division was officially manned 20 days later on August 25. This is the day on which we celebrate its birth. One-hundred years later, we are still All American, All the way. We...

  
• 08.15.2017

  30 - A Century of Service

  The All American Division was born in August, 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia for entry into World War I. Since its designation as an airborne unit, the Division has played a critical role in almost every major conflict involving U.S....

  
• 08.01.2017

  28 - Paratroopers on Fire l Disaster at Green Ramp

  The March 23, 1994 collision of an F-16 and a C-130 at Fort Bragg's Green Ramp is among the deadliest accidents in U.S. military history and marks the greatest single-day loss of life for the 82nd Airborne Division since the...

  
• 07.25.2017

  27 - Victory l The End and Life after WWII

  World War II is coming to an end and the 82nd Airborne Division is making its final push into Germany. In this episode we discuss the closing days of the war, joining our All Americans in Rhiems, France where the...

  
• 07.11.2017

  26 - Brutal War l The Battle of the Bulge

  We've almost made our way through World War II. For this episode, we hear from Paratroopers who fought in some of the fiercest conditions of the war.  During the final German offensive that began in December 1944, the Battle of...

  
• 06.27.2017

  25 - The French Hat I The History of the Maroon Beret

  Within the culture of the 82nd Airborne Division, few symbols are more recognizable than the maroon beret, the odd-looking hat of the 19th century French peasant that has come to represent the American Paratrooper.  In this episode of the All...

  
• 06.20.2017

  24 - Riot in the Streets I The All Americans Respond to the 1968 DC Riots

  When you study the 82nd Airborne Division through the lens of American history over the past one hundred years you find that all the important occasions - the defining events that shaped our Nation - are somehow touched by the...

  
• 06.13.2017

  23 - Guerilla War I The 82nd Airborne in Vietnam

  Today we move forward in the chronology of All American history to a dark period for our country: the Vietnam War.  This was a time of domestic strife; the war was unpopular, anti-war protests were held all over the country,...

  
• 06.06.2017

  22 - Sanctuary l A Commemoration of D Day

  Episode 22 -- Sanctuary l A Commemoration of D Day The All American Division formed in Georgia, reformed in Louisiana and is now headquartered in North Carolina. But the All American Legacy really started in Sainte-Mère-Église, the town we liberated...

  
• 05.30.2017

  21 - The Next One Hundred Years l All American Week 100 Through the Looking Glass

  All American Week 100 is behind us.  The celebration, the running, the competition.  It’s all over.  In this episode we take a look back at the highlights, the best moments, and the most somber reflections of 100 years of All...

  
• 05.23.2017

  20 - A Celebrated Tradition l The History of All American Week

  All American Legacy Podcast Ep. 20 - A Celebrated Tradition l The History of All American WeekAll American Week is a part of our grand mythos but it is a relatively new phenomenon in the lifespan of the 82nd Airborne...

  
• 05.16.2017

  19 - The Longest Podcast l A Review of an All American Classic

  We here at the All American Legacy Podcast know history.  We don't know movies.  So, we brought in an expert to help us break down the 1962 classic "The Longest Day," about the Allied D Day invasion of Normandy.Brian Gill,...

  
• 05.09.2017

  18 - Little Groups of Paratroopers I Life, Love, and Legacy in the 82nd Airborne Division

  For more than 70 years, the concept of Little Groups of Paratroopers; LGOPs for short; has been a foundational principle in the way the 82nd Airborne Division is organized to fight. We meet on the objective and, with little command direction,...

  
• 05.02.2017

  17 - Celebrating a Century of Service | A Conversation with AA9

  Known by the call sign "All American 9," Command Sgt. Maj. Michael D. Green, the senior enlisted leader for the 82nd Airborne Division, joins Master Sgt. Dan Bailey on the All American Legacy Podcast to discuss a variety of topics. With...

  
• 04.25.2017

  16 - At the Movies! | A Review of "A Bridge Too Far"

  Operation Market Garden, the failed September 1944 Allied invasion of Holland, was the largest airborne operation in world history.   The 1977 star-filled blockbuster movie "A Bridge Too Far," depicting the 82nd Airborne Division's valiant efforts to take the Nijmegen Bridge, made...

  
• 04.18.2017

  15 - World War II Paratroopers In Their Own Words | Voices of All American Legends

  We’re working our way through World War II and over the last few episodes we’ve given you the history, the places, the generals, and the strategy.In this episode, you hear from the Paratroopers themselves.  Their stories in their own words....

  
• 04.11.2017

  14 - The Day Before the Day | Part II

  This is the second of our two-part series on the 82nd Airborne Division on D Day. If you have not yet heard part one (episode 13), please stop, go back, and listen to that one first.In part two we hear...

  
• 03.07.2017

  9 - The Best Damn Fighting Outfit in the World | The 82nd AIRBORNE Division

  In “The Best Damn Fighting Outfit in the World” we learn about the history of airborne operations in the U.S. Army and how the 82nd Infantry Division because reorganized as the 82nd Airborne Division. Sgt. 1st Class Alex Burnett joins us...