▁following ▁six ▁weeks , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁conducted ▁live - fire ▁training ▁and ▁am ph ib ious ▁exer cis es ▁on ▁the ▁Georgia ▁and ▁Florida ▁coast s . ▁One ▁highlight ▁was ▁a ▁visit ▁from ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁t ensions ▁e ased ▁and ▁the ▁division ▁returned ▁to ▁F t . ▁H ood . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁as ▁a ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁two ▁units , ▁Company ▁A , ▁ 5 0 1 st ▁A viation ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁Squadron , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁served ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁Both ▁earned ▁President ial ▁Unit ▁Cit ations , ▁and ▁ 1 - 1 ▁Caval ry ▁received ▁two ▁Val orous ▁Unit ▁Awards ▁and ▁three ▁Vietnam ese ▁Cross es ▁of ▁Gall antry . ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁unit ▁was ▁officially ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁thus ▁veter ans ▁of ▁both ▁units ▁may ▁wear ▁the ▁division ' s ▁patch ▁as ▁a ▁combat ▁patch . ▁Also , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁division ' s ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁deployed ▁from ▁Fort ▁H ood ▁to ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁batt al ions , ▁ 1 - 6 ▁Infantry ▁and ▁ 1 - 5