It's actually the very first line of the division song for the Big Red One (or "BRO" - which commonly referred to as "America's Warfighting Center," "The Fighting First," "The Bloody First," and/or "The Big Dead One.")
Interesting fact: the Big Red One is the oldest division in the United States Army.
At every formal ball we attend here, every Change of Command Ceremony, and any other formal function that's held at Fort Riley, we're going to be singing this song. I am trying to brush up on the lyrics...which is tough. The first few lines are fun and just kind of roll off the tongue, but then I really stall out. I'll copy the lyrics here...along with a link so you can hear the song played/sung and read a little more about the history of the song!
Toast of the Army,
Favorite Son! Hail to the brave Big Red One!
Always the first to thirst for a fight.
No foe shall challenge our right to victory.
We take the field, A grand sight to see.
Pride of the Infantry.
Men of a great division,
Courage is our tradition,
Forward the Big Red One!
You can see that it's a very simple song...so I'm not sure why it is such a challenge for me to learn! It's kind of like an Alma Mater song...of course, I never learned any of those songs (of the 4 schools from which I matriculated) either...
More often than not, you can hear me around the house belting out "Toast of the Army, Favorite Son!" before humming the rest... :)
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