Whereas, October 26, 2017, is the 100th anniversary of the organization of the 2nd Infantry Division; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division— (1) was established in October 1917 at Bourmont, France, as the 2nd Division; (2) was the first division organized on foreign soil; and (3) has been proudly serving since 1917; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division is the only Army unit that has ever been commanded by a Marine Corps Officer because, at the time of activation, the 2nd Infantry Division— (1) was composed of both Army and Marine units; and (2) was commanded during World War I by Marine Corps Generals Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen and Major General John A. Lejeune; Whereas, since the heroic start of the 2nd Infantry Division, the 2nd Infantry Division has played an integral part in the history of the United States by serving in— (1) World War I; (2) World War II; (3) the Korean War; (4) the Cold War; (5) Operation Iraqi Freedom; (6) Operation Enduring Freedom; and (7) current operations in South Korea; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division— (1) drew first blood at the Battle of Belleau Wood, France in May 1918; and (2) contributed to shattering the 4-year stalemate on the battlefield during the Chateau-Thierry campaign that followed; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division played a central role in other monumental struggles of World War I, such as— (1) the Battle of Soissons; (2) the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge; (3) the Meuse-Argonne Offensive; (4) the 1918 campaigns in— (A) Île-de-France; and (B) Lorraine; (5) the Battle of Saint-Mihiel; (6) the Battle of the Aisne; and (7) the Aisne-Marne Offensive; Whereas immediately after the establishment of the 2nd Infantry Division (then commonly known as the Indianhead Division ) the 2nd Infantry Division started to build a prestigious reputation for its service during World War I