WEBVTT 00:00.840 --> 00:03.007 The division has long been the base of 00:03.007 --> 00:05.118 the Army National Guard strength . In 00:05.118 --> 00:07.229 World War I , the Army National Guard 00:07.229 --> 00:09.229 supplied the American expeditionary 00:09.229 --> 00:11.451 force with 18 full divisions with 12 of 00:11.451 --> 00:13.673 those seen combat before the end of the 00:13.673 --> 00:15.784 war . During World War II , the guard 00:15.784 --> 00:17.729 provided 18 divisions again and an 00:17.729 --> 00:19.951 additional 80 separate regiments with O 00:19.951 --> 00:22.118 I F and O E F . The division's role of 00:22.118 --> 00:24.340 seemed less visible . But under the new 00:24.340 --> 00:26.562 division alignment for training , we're 00:26.562 --> 00:28.729 returning to that story passed again . 00:28.729 --> 00:30.896 Let's take a look at the 35th Infantry 00:30.896 --> 00:30.820 Division at Fort Leavenworth and the 00:30.820 --> 00:33.010 brigades that make it up Originally 00:33.010 --> 00:35.920 formed in 1917 , the 35th gained its 00:35.920 --> 00:37.976 nickname and insignia from the cross 00:37.976 --> 00:40.031 hair design used on the signs of the 00:40.031 --> 00:42.198 Santa Fe Trail , which ran through the 00:42.198 --> 00:43.976 divisions training ground . The 00:43.976 --> 00:45.809 division went on to fight in the 00:45.809 --> 00:45.670 village mountains and the Argon in 00:45.670 --> 00:48.040 World War , but in World War Two became 00:48.040 --> 00:49.984 well known for its skills fighting 00:49.984 --> 00:51.929 across Normandy in northern France 00:51.929 --> 00:54.207 before crossing the rhine into Germany . 00:54.207 --> 00:56.096 Well , the units that make up the 00:56.096 --> 00:57.984 division now come from across the 00:57.984 --> 01:00.151 Western United States . They all carry 01:00.151 --> 00:59.770 a similar fighting record from World 00:59.770 --> 01:02.180 War Two . The one 55th Armored Brigade 01:02.180 --> 01:04.347 combat team has drawn from Mississippi 01:04.347 --> 01:06.402 and Kansas and its members , such as 01:06.402 --> 01:08.820 the six 35th armor and 1/14 Field 01:08.820 --> 01:10.820 artillery carry battle honours from 01:10.820 --> 01:12.987 World War Two in both theaters . While 01:12.987 --> 01:15.153 the Kansas members fought in the hedge 01:15.153 --> 01:16.987 rows of France , the Mississippi 01:16.987 --> 01:19.153 soldiers fought through the jungles of 01:19.153 --> 01:21.042 the pacific The battalions of the 01:21.042 --> 01:20.990 brigades added battle streamers , two 01:20.990 --> 01:22.934 flags already displaying a service 01:22.934 --> 01:26.530 record dating back to the 1800s . The 01:26.530 --> 01:28.650 45th Infantry Brigade combat team and 01:28.650 --> 01:30.761 its members served on the front lines 01:30.761 --> 01:32.817 longer than almost any other unit in 01:32.817 --> 01:34.910 all of World War II , from Africa to 01:34.910 --> 01:37.130 Sicily up the entire coast of Italy , 01:37.140 --> 01:39.307 and finally across France and into the 01:39.307 --> 01:41.473 heart of Germany . The Thunderbirds of 01:41.473 --> 01:43.140 the 45th have one of the most 01:43.140 --> 01:45.307 impressive guard legacies of World War 01:45.307 --> 01:47.360 II . Like the one 55th , the 39th 01:47.360 --> 01:49.193 Infantry Brigade combat team had 01:49.193 --> 01:51.416 members serving all over the globe . In 01:51.416 --> 01:53.249 World War Two , The units of the 01:53.249 --> 01:55.416 brigade fought in the frozen tundra of 01:55.416 --> 01:57.638 Alaska's Kiska Islands and others broke 01:57.638 --> 01:59.749 the Siegfried line in France with the 01:59.749 --> 02:01.582 35th Division , the unit Support 02:01.582 --> 02:03.693 Brigade , the to 30th sustainment and 02:03.693 --> 02:05.360 1/10 maneuver enhancement are 02:05.360 --> 02:07.582 relatively new formations , but of down 02:07.582 --> 02:09.804 trace units who fought with the 35th in 02:09.804 --> 02:11.749 France in World War Two . The 35th 02:11.749 --> 02:11.600 Division carries on much of the 02:11.600 --> 02:13.711 heritage of the early years along the 02:13.711 --> 02:15.822 Santa Fe Trail , but has added battle 02:15.822 --> 02:17.933 honours and a legacy from some of the 02:17.933 --> 02:20.100 most prolific National Guard units who 02:20.100 --> 02:20.450 served in World War II .