"The Screaming Eagles"; after their shoulder insignia, an American eagle's head on a black shield. During Vietnam, the nicknames "Puking Pigeons" and "One 'o Worst", a comment on their mode of transportation and a play on the official divisional name, were used. Both were used derogatorily by other soldiers, and were not used by the division itself. In addition, the Vietnamese called them the "Chicken Men" since they had never seen a bald eagle. Several regiments within the 101st were nicknamed "The Battered Bastards of Bastogne", due to their part in holding the important crossroads town during the Battle of the Bulge.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division [en.wikipedia.org]