Currahee. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Currahee, a corruption of gurahiyi, a Cherokee word possibly meaning “stand alone”, may refer to: “Currahee”, the motto of the 506th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 101st Airborne Division.Click to see full answer. Also, can you still run up Currahee?Yes, it’s roughly three miles up, gradually ascending for much of the run, before a sharp increase at a switchback near the top that brought me from a slow jog to a slow walk.Also Know, what does We Stand Alone Together mean? Winters’s unit, Easy Company, was part of the 2nd Battalion in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. That regiment trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, and the unit took its motto from the mountain every member was forced to run and hike: Currahee, which in Cherokee means, “We Stand Alone, Together.” Furthermore, is any of Easy Company still alive? As of June 5, 2019 there is one surviving officer from Easy Company, being Col. Shames, Edward. Bain, Roderick G. Passed away 2 June 2016 (93).What does it mean to run up Currahee?Currahee is a Cherokee word meaning “stand alone”. The name of the mountain, “Currahee”, became the proud motto for these paratroopers including the now famous quote: “3 Miles up, 3 Miles down”. A soldier of the 506th Infantry Regiment poses in front of the entrance to Camp Toccoa, GA.
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