An elite paratrooper division of the U.S. Army that parachuted into Normandy on D-Day to thwart Nazi German troops publicly denounced a white supremacist protesting in Charlottesville who donned a hat bearing the unit's insignia.

The condemnation came after a photo of an older man wearing camouflage pants and a baseball cap with the seal of the 82nd Airborne Division sewn across went viral on social media in the wake of the violence that erupted between white nationalists and counter protestors in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. The unidentified man was photographed with his arm raised in a Ku Klux Klan solute.

Would *LOVE* to know the name of Mr. 82nd Airborne Division here rendering Hitler's Nazi salute. The 82nd jumped into Normandy on D-Day. pic.twitter.com/oObJNgXzEI — Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) August 13, 2017

The 82nd Airborne Division, whose troops were tasked with destroying vital German infrastructure in Normandy during World War II, took to Twitter on Monday to issue a blistering denunciation of the man in the photo.

"Anyone can purchase that hat. Valor is earned," one tweet read.

Anyone can purchase that hat. Valor is earned. pic.twitter.com/qk6rQHBwui — All American 💯 (@82ndABNDiv) August 14, 2017

The unit also took issue with replies to a viral tweet of the image from former Obama administration official Brandon Friedman suggesting the man had ties to the 82nd Airborne Division.

U really think that guy is an active member of the 82nd just because he has that hat? My mom has that same hat. She's 78 & has never served — All American 💯 (@82ndABNDiv) August 14, 2017

Andy – Respectfully, anyone who thinks this man represents our culture and values has never worn the maroon beret…and never will — All American 💯 (@82ndABNDiv) August 14, 2017

President Donald Trump was heavily criticized over the weekend for failing to call out by name white nationals and neo-Nazis in a broader condemnation of the protests that left 32-year-old Heather Heyer dead.

On Monday, Trump explicitly condemned hate groups that participated in the violence, including the KKK and neo-Nazis, as "criminals and thugs" who are "repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans."