WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Soldiers on Fort Hood spent the week celebrating the history of the 1st Cavalry Division.

Since 1921 the 1st Cavalry Division has dawned the big yellow patch as they defend America and its Allies.

“A legacy forged on horseback along the border, in the jungles of the pacific, the mountains of Korea, the valleys of Vietnam, in the deserts of the Middle East, now on the plains of Europe,” said Maj. Gen. Thomas Feltey, Commander General of 1st Cavalry Division. “The yellow patch is has been everywhere our nation has needed it.”

That history is celebrated In true warrior fashion with a little healthy competition through sports like basketball, combative sports like grappling, boxing and more.

All happening during a weeklong celebration they call Cav Week.

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