 The 325th Infantry Regiment was activated on August 5, 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia, as part of the 82nd Infantry Division All-Americans. The regiment was the first element of the division to come into contact with enemy forces in World War I. The 325th was ordered back to active military service on March 25, 1942. They reorganized as the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. The Falcons saw their first action of World War II in Sicily on September 16, 1943. They landed in Normandy on D-Day. On June 9, 1944, Private First Class Charles de Glopper of Sea Company, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, won the Medal of Honor for his actions. Following the success in France, the Falcon Brigade participated in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. The regiment occupied Berlin until the end of World War II. In May of 1965, Falcon Brigade participated in Operation Powerpack in the Dominican Republic to establish a corridor to safely evacuate civilians. Later, the mission was that of peacekeeping and civil relief. October 1983, the 325th spearheaded the All-American Division's assault of Grenada to rescue 138 American students that were trapped amidst a coup that threatened the stability of neighboring Caribbean islands. December of 1989, 4th Battalion of the 325th conducted a parachute assault into the Republic of Panama as part of Operation Just Cause. The Golden Falcons assaulted critical objectives to assist U.S. forces to re-establish the legitimate democratic government of Panama. Second Brigade was one of the first units to deploy to Saudi Arabia in August 1990 as part of Operation Desert Shield. Their actions were paramount in the liberation of Kuwait. December of 2004, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of 325th were alerted and deployed to Iraq to conduct combat operations and assist in their first free elections. In July of 2005, 1st of the 325 deployed to Afghanistan and the Falcon Brigade went on numerous combat operations to destroy insurgent forces. January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake devastated the country of Haiti. Second Brigade was called to deploy humanitarian aid to the over 2 million Haitians left without homes. Second Brigade has consistently deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and successfully repelled the insurgent forces in their area of operations. Today, our mission is to within 18 hours of notification, strategically deploy, conduct forceable entry parachute assaults, and secure key objectives for follow-on military operations in support of U.S. national interests. We stand ready to deploy anywhere in the world to fight and win.