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U. S. ARMY RANGER -   The U.S. Army Ranger history predates the Revolutionary War.  In the mid-1700s, Capt. Benjamin Church and Maj. Robert Rogers both formed Ranger units to fight during King Phillips War and the French and Indian War.  Rogers wrote the 19 standing orders that are still in use today.

U. S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 143RD INFANTRY REGIMENT -  The 143rd Infantry Regiment is an Army National Guard unit assigned to the 36th Infantry Division. 

Coat of Arms

• Shield: Azure, a bend wavy argent between an oak tree eradicated and a key
• Crest: On a wreath of the colors argent and azure a mullet argent encircled by a garland of live oak and olive proper
• Motto: Arms Secure Peace

Symbolism

U. S. AIR FORCE 98TH BOMB GROUP -  The 98th Operations Group is a component unit of the Nevada Test and Training Range, assigned to the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. The group is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

U. S. ARMY 106TH INFANTRY (GOLDEN LION DIVISION) -  The 106th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army formed for service during World War II.  Two of its three regiments were overrun and surrounded in the initial days of the Battle of the Bulge, and they were forced to surrender to German forces on December 19, 1944.

U. S. ARMY 104TH INFANTRY (TIMBERWOLVES DIVISION) -  The 104th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army.  Today, it is known as the 104th Division (Leader Training) and based at Fort Lewis, Washington, as a training unit of the United States Army Reserve.

U. S. ARMY 103RD INFANTRY (CACTUS DIVISION) -  The 103rd Infantry Division ("Cactus Division") was a unit of the United States Army which served in the U.S. Seventh Army of the 6th Army Group during World War II.  It was variously assigned to the VI Corps, XV Corps, and XXI Corps.  By war's end it was part of VI Corps' dash across Bavaria into the Alps, reaching Innsbruck, Austria, taking the Brenner Pass, and earning the honor of linking up with the U.S. Fifth Army coming north from Vipiteno Italy, joining the Italian and Western European fronts on May 4, 1945.

U. S. ARMY 102ND INFANTRY DIVISION (OZARK) -  The 102d Infantry Division ("Ozark") was a unit of the United States Army in World War II.

World War II

U. S. ARMY 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION (SONS OF BITCHE) -  The 100th Division (formerly the 100th Infantry Division) is an infantry division of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky.  It currently serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.  Throughout its long history, the division has taken on numerous roles. Serving as the 100th Infantry Division until the 1950s, the division then briefly became the 100th Airborne Division before becoming the 100th Division (Training).

U. S. ARMY 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION (CHECKERBOARD OR BATTLE BABIES) - The 99th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II.  It played a strategic role in the Battle of the Bulge when its inexperienced troops held fast on the northern shoulder of the German advance, refusing them access to the vital northern road network that led into Belgium.

U. S. ARMY 97TH INFANTRY (TRIDENT DIVISION) -  The 97th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. Nicknamed the Trident division because of its shoulder patch, a vertical trident in white on a blue background, it was originally trained in amphibious assaults as preparation for deployment in the Pacific Theater, it was pulled to infantry in 1944 when casualties in Europe needed to be replaced.

World War I