Officers of the First Division is a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division and the memory of those who fought and died with The Division.
Membership comprises officers who served in combat or peacekeeping operations with the Big Red One, and in memory of those who died fighting with The Division.
Carry on programs to perpetuate the memory of deceased veteran officers and soldiers of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division and comfort their survivors
Sponsor and participate in activities of a patriotic nature to include the perpetuation of the combat spirit of the 1st Infantry Division.
Provide social and recreational activities and organize ceremonial military events for its members.
On the last Saturday of April, veteran and currently serving officers of The Division gather for an annual dinner. The program has remained largely unchanged since the first gathering in 1919, including a cocktail hour, mess call, regimental colors display, regimental marches, Commanding General update on the state of The Division, and a toast to our fallen comrades, concluding with Taps and Auld Lang Syne.
Membership is open to commissioned and warrant officers who were assigned or attached to the First Infantry Division during combat operations, peacekeeping missions, and operational deployments. This includes World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Balkan peacekeeping missions, and more recent operational deployments to Europe, Africa, and Korea.