Army - 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Germany with COLD War Service Ribbon - Mug baseball-hat The Big Red One's soldiers

The Big Red One's soldiers earned a reputation for courage and effectiveness in some of the war's most challenging combat operations

earning their nickname "Pyramiders" from their operations near the Egyptian pyramids

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The division was ordered into active military service on 15 September 1942 under the command of Major General Gilbert R

Army - 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Germany with COLD War Service Ribbon - Mug baseball-hat The Big Red One's soldiersThe 33rd Field Artillery Regiment is an inactive field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first constituted in 1918 in the National Army (USA). A parent regiment under the U. S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has no active regiments. The regiment saw active service with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II. The regiment's 2nd and 6th Battalions served in Vietnam.