The Fighting First
Colonel Robert R. McCormick, benefactor of the McCormick
Foundation, Cantigny and the Cantigny First Division Foundation, was a World
War I veteran of the First Division, today’s 1st Infantry Division, of
the US Army. No institution save the Chicago Tribune was dearer to
him.
Start your journey through the history of America’s most
storied division—the Big Red One (or BRO, as it is also
known). Follow along from World War I to the modern day. The
men and women who served are our grandfathers, our fathers,
our sons, our brothers, our sisters and our daughters. They
come from all walks of life to do their duty for their
country. Their story is the 1st Division’s story, and the
1st Division’s story is America’s story. The story of the
Big Red One is our story.