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July 26, 2012
Foreign jump wings are a prized possession in the U.S. Army airborne community. For an Army ROTC Cadet to earn foreign jump wings before he or she is even commissioned is rare.
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June 6, 2012
When Eugene Cook jumped into Normandy during the predawn hours of June 6, 1944, he landed several miles from his intended drop zone.
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June 5, 2012
Air Force reservists and other U.S. and allied military members paid their respects to the people of this small French village June 1 as part of a number of ceremonies recognizing the 68th anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion.
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June 4, 2012
As American service members prepare for events to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day landing, there are many opportunities to better understand the legacy of valor that stems from the hedgerows and beaches of Normandy.
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October 18, 2011
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- Service members from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Bulgarian air force are participating in a two-week jump exercise, which started Oct. 9 and is scheduled to end Oct. 22.
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April 5, 2010
REES, Germany — Imagine your heartbeat racing uncontrollably at the speed of 160 beats per minute. You're filled with anticipation and uncertainty. No one knows what will happen next. The sound of small arms fire and artillery echoes through your head, and here you stand, above it all just waiting to hear one word - GO!
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February 19, 2010
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures set the stage for the soldiers of the 5th Quartermaster Company, 21st Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, as they prepared for a full-scale airborne operation outside Marnheim, Germany.
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June 11, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - With his plane engulfed in flames after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire, Ralph Manley jumped out at an altitude of 200 feet and managed to deploy his chute and touch down on the Normandy beaches near Caen, France. That was 65 years ago. The veteran of the 101st Airborne Division's 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment returned to France this month to take part in events commemorating the 65th anniversary of D-Day and was the only D-Day veteran to jump in Normandy again this year.
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