Tales of the First Team

On September 13th, 1921, the 1st Cavalry Division was activated in Fort Bliss, Texas. They were the true last cowboys and rough riders of America on the southern border. But, when the world descended into fascism and darkness, the troopers exchanged their stallions for jeeps; sabers for bayonets; and bugles for radios. The 1st Cavalry Division sailed across the Pacific in World War Two, landing in the Admiralty Islands and the Philippines before garrisoning Japan and fighting again in Korea in the early 1950s. This site is dedicated to the troopers who went and served with the First Team and truly "lived the legend."