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All-American is a term that can have varied and even contradictory meanings. To nativists and xenophobes in the United States, it can mean something that would meet with their approval -- something archconservative, and probably comprised of or oriented primarily or solely toward white Protestants. To those of a more liberal mindset, the same term can mean something diverse and inclusive. To this group something could be truly All-American if it were comprised of or appealed to Americans of all stripes: Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Jewish-Americans, gay Americans, Native Americans, Irish-Americans, Italian Americans and others, especially any group who had been previously stigmatized or marginalized.

The term "All-American" can also be used as a reference to an athlete selected as a member of an All-America team, as in " Eddie GeorgeEdward Nathan George, Jr. is an American football player, born September 24, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After attending a prep military school in Virginia, George starred at Ohio State University. He won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award i was named an All-American football player by both wire services in 1995See also 1994 in sports, other events of 1995, 1996 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Jeff Gordon CART racing season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve In."

All-American is the nickname of the 82nd Airborne DivisionThe 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army was formed originally as the 82nd Infantry Division on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Since members of the division came from all 48 states, the unit was given the nickname "All-Americans," t of the United States ArmyThe Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. As of fiscal year 2002 (FY02), it consisted of 480,000 soldiers on active duty and 555,000 in reserve (350,000 in Army National G, so called because the initial recruits came from all of the then-48 states of the US.

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