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2. 82nd Airborne Division - Wikipedia

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   The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas [1] with a U.S. Department of Defense mandate to be "on-call to fight any time, anywhere" at "the knife's edge of technology and readiness."

3. John Steele (paratrooper) - Wikipedia

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   Monument to John Steele, whose parachute caught on a church pinnacle on D-Day. Today, these events are commemorated by the Airborne Museum (Sainte-Mère-Église) in Place du 6 Juin in the centre of Ste-Mère-Église and in the village church where a parachute with an effigy of Private Steele in his Airborne uniform hangs from the steeple. [2]

4. American airborne landings in Normandy - Wikipedia

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   82nd Airborne drop pattern, D-Day, 6 June 1944. The 82nd Airborne's drop, mission "Boston", began at 01:51. It was also a lift of 10 serials organized in three waves, totaling 6,420 paratroopers carried by 369 C-47s. The C-47s carrying the 505th did not experience the difficulties that had plagued the 101st's drops.

5. 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper dies from injuries at ...

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   A Fort Liberty paratrooper died from injuries sustained in training last week, the 82nd Airborne Division announced Monday. Pfc. Matthew Perez was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team ...

6. Going to Work: 82nd Airborne Division changes commanders - AOL

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   Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, right, passes the 82nd Airborne Division colors to Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, left, 18th Airborne Corps commander, during a command change ceremony Friday, Nov. 17 ...

7. 82nd Airborne Division names its 2024 Junior Paratroopers of ...

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   FORT LIBERTY —The 82nd Airborne Division named its junior paratroopers of the year Tuesday, this year expanding to include three winners. The winner in the elementary category for ages 5-10 was ...

8. 505th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Soon after, its black paratroopers began to be reassigned as individuals throughout the 82nd Airborne Division, making it the first division in the U.S. Army to become fully integrated. In June 1957, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment was reorganized and redesignated as the 505th Infantry Regiment and relieved from assignment to the 82nd ...

9. Meet this year's Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division ... - AOL

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   FORT BRAGG — Nine paratroopers will be inducted into the 82nd Airborne Division Hall of Fame next month, officials announced. The ceremony is 10 a.m. Sept 28 at Fort Bragg’s Hall of Heroes ...