2nd (Indianhead) Division Association
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2nd (Indianhead) Division Association Mission • Memorialize valiant acts and patriotic deeds of the 2nd Infantry Division warriors • Pay homage to the honored dead • Support the active 2nd Infantry Division • Protect the interests of our members and their families • Promote and maintain friendships and camaraderie created by active service with the 2nd Infantry Division and its attached units Member Benefits • Connection with other Veterans who truly understand • Relevant articles in the Indianhead Newsletter • Diverse membership • Annual national conference • Friendships and camaraderie • Educational scholarships • World-wide memorial foundation • Continued pride in your service Members Continue to Serve • Serving as 2nd Infantry Division Association Mission leaders • Attending funerals of fallen comrades • Attending deployment ceremonies • Greeting returning units • Setting examples of patriotism Proud history The 2nd Infantry Division was activated in Bourmont, France on 26 October 1917 during WWI. The 2nd (Indianhead) Division Association, which was organized in 1918, is the official organization of veterans who served in the 2nd Infantry Division. The 2nd Infantry Division has served with distinction and valor fighting in the trenches and forests of France during WWI, the hedgerows of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, the mountains of Korea, and the deserts and cities of Iraq. Though its missions, personnel and equipment have changed dramatically over the years, it remains the premier combat formation in the United States Army and “Second to None.” www.2IDA.org As with many of you, my service in the Army’s famous 2nd Infantry Division left me with a deep sense of fulfillment. I hope you will join me as a member of the Indianhead Division Association in order to honor the accomplishments of former Warriors and to support today’s Warriors. - General Colin Powell
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2nd (Indianhead) Division Association
Mission • Memorializevaliantactsandpatrioticdeeds ofthe2ndInfantryDivisionwarriors
• Payhomagetothehonoreddead
• Supporttheactive2ndInfantryDivision
• Protecttheinterestsofourmembersandtheirfamilies
• Promoteandmaintainfriendshipsandcamaraderiecreated byactiveservicewiththe2ndInfantryDivisionanditsattachedunits
Member Benefits • ConnectionwithotherVeteranswhotrulyunderstand
• RelevantarticlesintheIndianheadNewsletter
• Diversemembership
• Annualnationalconference
• Friendshipsandcamaraderie
• Educationalscholarships
• World-widememorialfoundation
• Continuedprideinyourservice
Members Continue to Serve• Servingas2ndInfantryDivisionAssociationMissionleaders
• Attendingfuneralsoffallencomrades
• Attendingdeploymentceremonies
• Greetingreturningunits
• Settingexamplesofpatriotism
Proud history
The2ndInfantryDivisionwasactivatedinBourmont,Franceon26October1917
duringWWI.The2nd(Indianhead)DivisionAssociation,whichwasorganizedin
1918,istheofficialorganizationofveteranswhoservedinthe2ndInfantryDivision.
The2ndInfantryDivisionhasservedwithdistinctionandvalorfighting
inthetrenchesandforestsofFranceduringWWI,thehedgerowsofNormandy
andtheBattleoftheBulgeinWWII,themountainsofKorea,andthedeserts
andcitiesofIraq.Thoughitsmissions,personnelandequipmenthavechanged
dramaticallyovertheyears,itremainsthepremiercombatformationinthe
UnitedStatesArmyand“SecondtoNone.”
www.2IDA.org
As with many of you, my service in the Army’s famous
2nd Infantry Division left me with a deep sense of
fulfillment. I hope you will join me as a member of
the Indianhead Division Association in order to honor
the accomplishments of former Warriors and to
support today’s Warriors. - General Colin Powell
The Indianhead Insignia
Inmid-March1918,ColonelHerringshawsentamemorandum
tohisforcesofferingprizemoneyforthebestinsigniadesign
forhisforces.Heexplainedthedesignshouldbesimple,easily
distinguishable,noteasilyconfusedwithotherunits,andhave
somespecialsignificance.RoughsketchesweredueatHead-
quartersbynoonMarch31st.
Sketchesbegantopourinandswampedtheboardresponsibleforse-
lectingthebestdesign.Aftersomedebate,twowinnersemerged:anIndianhead
submittedbySergeantLouisLundy,andastardesignedbySergeantJohnKenny.
Fortunately,ColonelHerringshawwasnotcompletelysatisfiedwiththewinning
designssohecombinedthem,placingtheIndianheadontheStar.Hedecided
thecombinationofthetwomadethebestdesign.
InJune1920,itwasdirectedthattheinsignia,ablackshieldwithawhitestar
andIndianhead,betheofficialinsigniawornbyall2ndInfantryDivision
personnel.ItbecameapermanentpartoftheuniformswornintheDivision.
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