5:502nd Infantry

The 5th Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment (5/502nd Infantry) is a distinguished unit of the United States Army, tracing its lineage to the famed 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, activated during World War II. Though the original 502nd PIR fought valiantly in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge, the 5th Battalion was activated during the Vietnam War as part of the Army's expansion. Serving with honor in Vietnam, 5/502nd Infantry participated in numerous combat operations, earning recognition for its bravery and effectiveness in counterinsurgency missions. The battalion was later inactivated, but its legacy endures as part of the storied history of the "Five-Oh-Deuce" within the airborne and air assault communities.