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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DENVER (KDVR) — Sgt. James Dassinger was a Vietnam War paratrooper. It was his job to jump out of aircraft and into harm’s way.
An all-female assemblage of 70 paratroopers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson jumped from an aircraft operated by an all-women Air Force flight crew Thursday.
PENDLETON — A group of former U.S. Army paratroopers plan to honor the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, an all-Black unit from World War II that was based at Pendleton Field, where the Eastern ...
ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - An employee with the city of Athens will participate in a paratrooper jump at a D-Day celebration later this year. Cody Brown, who works at Water Services for Athens Utilities, ...
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A 100-year-old veteran is planning to make his final jump this weekend. Elias Hernandez was a World War II paratrooper, making his first jump at the age of 19. The last jump he ...
FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — To earn your wings, donate a toy. That was the stipulation for the soldiers who took part in Operation Toy Drop, a paratrooper jump this year on Fort Moore. Others ...
Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about US paratrooper jump over water from UH-60 Helicopters. Footage Credit: US Army, US Air-Force, US Marine ,Derivative Work by The ...
Former paratrooper Tom Rice did return to Normandy on June 6, 2019, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, to re-create his jump. However, most online posts recounting the story fail to note the ...