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CURRAHEE:” A BATTLE CRY
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Just imagine it. You’re standing on a C-47 flying over France. The year is 1944. The door is open as the biting wind smarts your cheek. You see the light above the door turn green as your commanding officer yells, “Currahee!” and your squad jumps out of the plane into the battle below.
Scenes like this have played out over many books and movies over the years. All of them revolve around a special group of men that trained right here in Toccoa as paratroopers at Camp Toccoa. What many don’t realize is that the men of the 506th Infantry Regiment did not only serve America during WWII, but continue to do so today.
“Currahee!” is still the battle cry of courageous men and women who serve our country.
In World War II, “Currahee!” was proclaimed on D-Day, during Operation Market Garden, at Bastogne and the overarching Battle of the Bulge. “Currahee!” was yelled in Vietnam from 1967 – 1971 and in Sinai in 1984. The brave men of the 506th Infantry Regiment were stationed in South Korea in 1987 and “Currahee!” served as the battle cry of the 506th in Iraq in 2004 and in Afghanistan in 2008.
The regiment is active today. And every single one of those men and women who serve in it understand its history began right here in Toccoa, Georgia. Come visit our Currahee Military Museum and see thousands of exhibit pieces, including the actual stable from Aldbourne, England where the “Band of Brothers” stayed during WWII. Then take a short drive to Camp Toccoa at Currahee and see the camp in a process of revitalization. The Col. Sink Memorial Trail leading 3 miles up and 3 miles down is right nearby, and gives you the opportunity to run the same ground that our brave soldiers ran.
EXPERIENCE “CURRAHEE!” RIGHT HERE IN TOCCOA.
