<P> The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army , and is the oldest continuously serving in the Regular Army . It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed `` The Big Red One '' ( abbreviated `` BRO '' ) after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed `` The Fighting First '' . However , the division has also received troop monikers of `` The Big Dead One '' and `` The Bloody First '' as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames . It is currently based at Fort Riley , Kansas . </P>
<P> The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army , and is the oldest continuously serving in the Regular Army . It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed `` The Big Red One '' ( abbreviated `` BRO '' ) after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed `` The Fighting First '' . However , the division has also received troop monikers of `` The Big Dead One '' and `` The Bloody First '' as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames . It is currently based at Fort Riley , Kansas . </P>
how did the big red one get its name
how did the big red one get its name
its shoulder patch
its shoulder patch