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#BeatNavy #FirstTeam big yellow patch boys let's goooooo pic.twitter.com/PHYmdi6hkd

— Austin Inskeep™ (@MakdadyAustin) December 14, 2019

Big day. Grandpa served with @1stCavalryDiv in Vietnam. #BEATNAVY #FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/RiCBOZQyXD

— Mike Richard (@MikeRichard603) December 14, 2019

Go Army! Beat Navy!
9/11/2011 Bagram, Afghanistan
"First Team!" "Live the Legend!" #GoArmy #BeatNavy #FirstTeam #LiveTheLegend pic.twitter.com/JcKwMohd0g

— Mont LAW (@LawSe7en) December 14, 2019

My unit spent a lot of time in the field, especially in the summer, so candid moments like this were memorable for me. #firstteam #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/WpCO8tuqk9

— Will "That GoPro Guy" (@HellbringerX) December 11, 2019

SGT Phil Merritt
1 squadron 9th cav .
(Charlie Troop)First air Calvary division. Vietnam 1968. #FirstTeam #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/hgFbUsg4hR

— phil merritt (@philmerritt9) December 13, 2019

In honor of the Army Black Knights uniforms for the Army Navy Game representing the 1st Calvary Division, I honor my stepfather Al Kramer. Vietnam and 1st Cav veteran (3 times)!! #FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/QSsY8i4J3q

— ryanrt2014 (@ryanrt2014) December 13, 2019

SGT Phil Merritt
1 squadron 9th cav .
(Charlie Troop)First air Calvary division. Vietnam 1968. #FirstTeam #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/hgFbUsg4hR

— phil merritt (@philmerritt9) December 13, 2019

Proud of my #FirstTeam soldier B Co 2-5 CAV ⁦@WestPoint_USMA⁩ #GoArmyBeatNavy @1stCavalryDiv⁩ pic.twitter.com/RzukBI2khW

— Laura Gasbarre (@LJGasbarre) December 13, 2019

#FirstTeam I know this sky trooper will be smiling down watching Army Navy game tomorrow. #GoArmyBeatNavy pic.twitter.com/x80Yh8Uwvk

— Mark Childress (@Markchilly72) December 14, 2019

I started my Army career with the #firstteam, I learned a lot from being with them. And I developed my love of the desert through them. #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/R3MGn3TDsr

— Will "That GoPro Guy" (@HellbringerX) December 11, 2019

My father Leo and crew. Vietnam - 1966 #FirstTeam #GoArmyBeatNavy pic.twitter.com/D3gTmF1F2H

— Peter Kravchuk (@pkravchuk) December 11, 2019

My dad was drafted into the US Army. He retired as a Major and spent another 20 years as a high school JROTC teacher.
The Army team uniforms for the games this weekend are a salute to the 1st Cavalry, the unit my father served in #firstteam #mydadmyhero pic.twitter.com/1A3wBKf8rD

— Betty Martin (@bjmomof5) December 11, 2019

Captain John R Childress (Everyman 6) #FirstTeam 8th Engineer Battalion 1st Cavalry Division Vietnam 1968-1969. pic.twitter.com/JJhCcoA950

— Mark Childress (@Markchilly72) December 9, 2019

I ended my Army career with the #FirstTeam. Served with 1/227 AVN at Fort Hood. #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/9FslAt4vfq

— Dennis (@nlmvp9970) December 9, 2019

Proud to call him Dad #FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/9I5R9InR7X

— Wild Witchy Woman (@wildwitchdoctor) December 9, 2019

My dad flew for the 1/9th AirCav in Vietnam from ‘69-‘70. He’s really excited or this year’s Army-Navy game! #FirstTeam #GoArmyBeatNavy pic.twitter.com/A4fn68EM6j

— Of the People, By the People, For the People… (@vegasvaughan) December 10, 2019

This weekend, @westpoint_usma is honoring the ⁦@1stcavalrydivision⁩.I honor my Grandfather, Major Harry Aloysius Harvey, USMA Class of 1915, assigned to 1st Cavalry, March 10,1916. KIA St. Mihiel, France 9/12/1918, DSC #FirstTeam #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/obFGQAoYO5

— Barb Harvey-Knowles (@saneteachers) December 10, 2019

Been waiting 9 years to wear this again! #GoArmy #BeatNavy #FirstTeam #greywolfbrigade pic.twitter.com/LDPfUcQ48g

— Jessica Scott (@JessicaScott09) December 10, 2019

Lance Broeking, you are the most honorable man I know. #FirstTeam #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/YvfzHJSMKU

— Sherri (@SherriBroeking) December 10, 2019

#FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/4UPj7IV78n

— Michael Waddell Jr (@mjrwaddell) December 10, 2019

Jimy Malone and Jon Calendar. Never forget. #FirstTeam @ArmyWP_Football pic.twitter.com/kh5rmDK5Qu

— Chris Myers (@ChrisMyers19K) December 7, 2019

Half of my platoon back in 2007.
The 2-7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division!

Go Army beat Navy!#FIRSTTEAM @GoArmyWestPoint @1stCavalryDiv pic.twitter.com/rqJ8r7QPl9

— America's Team (@Cowboy__Joe) December 8, 2019

My dad was in the 1st Calvary Division. We are so excited for the game and couldn’t be prouder of him! #GoArmy #BeatNavy #FirstTeam @ArmyWP_Football pic.twitter.com/PrI4zy0aep

— Shelbi (@ShelbiBroeking) December 10, 2019

#FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/L923XPmGJx

— Cons (@CaptainCons) December 7, 2019

#FirstTeam First three years in the Army was with 2BSTB. That Battalion was like a family! pic.twitter.com/Q5cFw5bNtr

— Hampton (@hampton7c) December 8, 2019

#FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/I9Q4YCMv7M

— CVH: Center for Veterans Health (@CVHhealthyvets) December 6, 2019

#FirstTeam J. Michaels, 1st Cavalry in Tokyo, WWII pic.twitter.com/Fj4pbFwhlA

— Pascack (@altoona) December 7, 2019

My uncle Danny served in Vietnam alongside the 1st Cavalry Division as a Huey Mechanic and Door Gunner during battle. My cousin, Louie (his son) served with 1CAV. Always proud to call these men of honor part of my family.#FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/o3BZ34DQLA

— Marcos A. Rael (@m27rael) December 7, 2019

Apache Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment in Al Hamra, UAE in 2017 #FirstTeam @GoArmyWestPoint @1stCavalryDiv pic.twitter.com/eM3oBujQKx

— 19 🏆 (@bakiavelli) December 6, 2019

Go Army, Beat Navy! 2-5 Cav, 1BCT - Iraq 2011 #FirstTeam ⁦@1stCavalryDiv⁩ pic.twitter.com/M3H3bumihY

— Susan Rico (@srico77) December 6, 2019

PROUD to be a 1st Cav soldier - MSG retired 2005 - Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom with Cav - my son (1st Cav also) and I Camp Victory Apr 2004 in Baghdad #FirstTeam pic.twitter.com/jCM4rtNTzk

— Joni Evans (@xtrmcowgirl) December 6, 2019

My uncle, Tony Meyer, passed before I was born, but I always recall seeing this patch at my grandparents house. Here is an Xmas card he sent home from Vietnam in 1967. #FIRSTTEAM #BeatNavy #USMA04 pic.twitter.com/OSKWVJcvst

— Adrian Meyer (@adrian_a_meyer) December 6, 2019

My 1st deployment was w/ 2-5CAV, 1BCT, 1CD to Sadr City, Iraq. A formidable time in my life, that I will always cherish. #FIRSTTEAM #GoArmy #BeatNavy @ArmyNavyGame #KnowYourMil #MeetYourArmy pic.twitter.com/8Gc9RiNDTb

— Andrew W. Frazzano (@AFsurfguy) December 6, 2019

Served with Scouts 1-8 Cav, 1st Cav Division 90-93. Operations Desert Shield/Storm #firstteam pic.twitter.com/97E5C6u7OG

— Kevin Bigbie (@BigbieKevin) December 6, 2019

COL(R) Darrell G. Houston, USMA Class of ‘60. Co Cdr, C Co 1-12 Cav, 1966. Battles of Hoa Hoi and 506 Valley. 2SS, BSM, AM, PH. #FIRSTTEAM #BeatNavy pic.twitter.com/H7pPXxw4Iq

— Dave Houston (@dhouston86) December 6, 2019

Is this awesome or what? @Nike designed @ArmyWP_Football’s uniforms in honor of my ol’ division, the #FirstTeam, @1stCavalryDiv. Check them out at this link: https://t.co/Iv3Sw55taP. I just enlisted my daughter into the @USArmy today to #LiveTheLegend too. #Warriors 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xJATquQZ6Q

— The Wizard 🦀 (@PhilipCrabtree) December 6, 2019

12.12.20
GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!

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Army West Point Athletics would like to thank the following for making this project possible.
USMA Department of History | Nike | Dustin Satloff Photography | USMA Audiovisual Services | USMA Public Affairs | USMA Archives | Museum of American Armor | Tropic Lightning Museum: 25th Infantry DivisIon | 25th Infantry DivisIon Public Affairs | WEST POINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES | Lawrence Scott, Class of 2015