Army major becomes Tower of London Beefeater

A former British Army sergeant major is the first member of the Parachute Regiment to become a Yeoman Warder (YW) at the Tower of London. Lee Fox, who grew up in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, ...
Stratford Herald

Stratford’s Fred Winter Centre has helped homeless for almost three years - but running costs have become unsustainable

Army veteran Jamie Rogers spent four years in the parachute regiment and completed tours of Afghanistan and the Falklands ...
WRAL

Soldier from Chapel Hill killed in Afghanistan

Local News Soldier from Chapel Hill killed in Afghanistan Pfc. Morris L. Walker, 23, of Chapel Hill, and Staff Sgt. Clayton P. Bowen, 29, of San Antonio, Texas, were assigned to the 1st Battalion, ...
Time

Between Duty and Downtime in Afghanistan

Photographer Marco Di Lauro documents the daily life of British soldiers deployed in the battle against the Taliban Soldiers from the British 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment deploy during a ...
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Parachute Regiment recruits sent on the wrong training course in major Army blunder

Hundreds of British Army recruits have been placed on the wrong training course after a military blunder. Junior soldiers who were three weeks into basic training at the Army Foundation College (AFC) ...
The Washington Post

Afghanistan War Deaths

838In hostile actions:In non-hostile actions:Fatalities592246Tallies may be incomplete because of lags in reporting. Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek, 20, of DeKalb, Ill.; 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute ...
Beyond Walks on MSN

Paratroopers in 'Devil Avalanche' Live Firing Exercise

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment “White Devils” 1st Brigade Combat Team, conduct live fire exercises during Devil Avalanche on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, July ...