Efforts are under way to raise funds to add names of fallen 1st Infantry Division soldiers to the Big Red One monument in Washington DC.

Phyllis Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Society of the 1st Infantry Division, said the monument will be 100 years old in 2024. "Right now it does have the names of 12,947 of our fallen from the 1st Infantry Division from World War I to Desert Storm." 

Fundraising has been under way to add the names of 631 more soldiers. Approximately $250,000 more is needed. You can donate at www.1stid.org.

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 </figure>Efforts are under way to raise funds to add names of fallen 1st Infantry Division soldiers to the Big Red One monument in Washington DC.Phyllis Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Society of the 1st Infantry Division, said the monument will be 100 years old in 2024. "Right now it does have the names of 12,947 of our fallen from the 1st Infantry Division from World War I to Desert Storm." Fundraising has been under way to add the names of 631 more soldiers. Approximately $250,000 more is needed. You can donate at www.1stid.org.

Efforts continue to raise funds for a Big Red One monument project