26th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 26th Infantry Regiment | |
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26th Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms | |
| Active | 1901–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 101st Airborne Division |
| Regimental Headquarters | Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
| Nickname(s) | "Blue Spaders" |
| Motto(s) | Palmam qui meruit ferat ("Let him bear the palm who has won it") |
| Facings | Light blue |
| Engagements | Philippine Insurrection World War I World War II
Vietnam War Kosovo Campaign Iraq War Afghan War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Robert Lee Bullard Charles DuVal Roberts Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Barnwell R. Legge John H. Hughes John F. Madden John F. R. Seitz John W. Bowen |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia | |
| Airborne background trimming | |
| Organizational beret flash, worn on the Army black beret | |
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The 26th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. Its nickname is "Blue Spaders", taken from German soldiers in World War I who saw the spade-like device on the regiment's distinctive unit insignia and called the soldiers “Blauerspadern”. The 26th Infantry Regiment is part of the U.S. Army Regimental System; currently only the 1st Battalion is active and assigned to the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).