"Honored to be designated as an Honorary Member of the distinguished 101st Airborne, 506th Infantry Regiment by Colonel Sean Jenkins, Commander and Secretary of the Army in tribute to our humanitarian work with Roots of Peace turning MINES TO VINES in Afghanistan USAID - US Agency for International Development."
Heidi Thomas Kuhn, the founder and CEO of Roots of Peace NGO shared this on her Facebook page.
She noted that the regiment was initially formed during World War II at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, in 1942 where it earned its nickname, "Currahees", after the camp's Currahee Mountain. Paratroopers in training ran from Camp Toccoa up Currahee Mountain and back with the shout "three miles up, three miles down!". The Cherokee word, which translates to "Stand Alone", also became the unit's motto. Members of the unit wear the spade ( (♠) symbol on the helmet outer and the Screaming Eagle patch (indicating membership in the 101st Airborne Division) on the left sleeve.
"As Heidi Kuhn, CEO and Founder, Roots of Peace, we continue our efforts to wage peace on former war-torn lands—cultivating peace through agriculture", H.Kuhn concluded.