design from 1922 to 1934 as a shoulder sleeve insignia. Background: The distinctive unit insignia was approved 25 August 1965. The Flag of the 1st Cavalry Division is a white field with the distinctive yellow triangular Norman shield with rounded corners, a black diagonal stripe extending over the shield from upper left to lower right and in the upper right a silhouetted horse's head cut off diagonally at the neck with a green border. Awards and decorations Campaign credit Unit decorations In popular culture The 1st Cavalry Division is featured in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now (1–9 Cavalry). The 1986 film Platoon is an extrapolation of director (and 1st Cavalry Division veteran) Oliver Stone's experiences in Vietnam. The characters of Sgt. Elias K. Grodin (Willem Dafoe) and S/Sgt. Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger) were real soldiers. Juan Angel Elias died in combat in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, on 29 May 1968, serving with the 2nd Platoon, Company E, 52nd Inf. (LRP), and John Barnes, served in the same platoon at the same time and retired from the Army as a SGM. In the film, Elias wears the 1st Cavalry Division's unit insignia as his combat patch (the unit depicted in the film is: B Co, 3-22 IN, 3d BDE, 25th ID—Stone having served with both divisions). The 1992 book We Were Soldiers Once… and Young, along with its 2002 film adaptation, follows the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Ia Drang. In the 2012 movie Men in Black 3, the guardsman protecting the Apollo 11 launch site is part of this division. The 1st Cavalry Division was depicted in the National Geographic Channel miniseries, The Long Road Home, created by Mikko Alanne. The miniseries was based on the 2007 book The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family by Martha Raddatz. The miniseries premiered on 7 November 2017, on National Geographic. The Army football team honored the 1st Cavalry Division in the 2019 Army-Navy Game with special uniforms. In the 1981 film Stripes, the character Sergeant Hulka is wearing a 1st Cavalry Division patch on his right arm. Notable former members Robert D. Rucker, served in the Vietnam War See also 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment Complete list of commanders Sergeant Jesus Santiago Duran (1948–1977) – Posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor, for action during the Vietnam War while serving with the