Posted on Aug 9, 2015
Army celebrates 75 years of the American paratrooper. Will you be jumping on August 15th?
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The Army will honor the 75th anniversary of the American paratrooper with — what else? — a large jump into Fort Benning, Georgia.
The commemoration, led by the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, will mark 75 years since the War Department approved the formation of a test platoon of airborne infantry from Fort Benning’s 29th Infantry Regiment. Less than 45 days after it was formed, on Aug. 16, 1940, members of the test platoon made their first jump from a Douglas B-18 over Lawson Army Airfield.
On Aug. 15, today’s paratroopers, along with the Liberty Jump Team, a group of civilian World War II airborne reenactors, will jump into that very same airfield.
“This entire year, we’ve been very cognizant of the 75th anniversary,” said Lt. Col. Korey Brown, commander of 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Battalion, and commander of the U.S. Army Airborne School. “It’s a very key year for the airborne community.”
Read more at ...
http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/08/09/army-celebrates-75-years-american-paratrooper/31278775/
The commemoration, led by the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, will mark 75 years since the War Department approved the formation of a test platoon of airborne infantry from Fort Benning’s 29th Infantry Regiment. Less than 45 days after it was formed, on Aug. 16, 1940, members of the test platoon made their first jump from a Douglas B-18 over Lawson Army Airfield.
On Aug. 15, today’s paratroopers, along with the Liberty Jump Team, a group of civilian World War II airborne reenactors, will jump into that very same airfield.
“This entire year, we’ve been very cognizant of the 75th anniversary,” said Lt. Col. Korey Brown, commander of 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Battalion, and commander of the U.S. Army Airborne School. “It’s a very key year for the airborne community.”
Read more at ...
http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/08/09/army-celebrates-75-years-american-paratrooper/31278775/
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I would have loved to have had the opportunity to jump. The closest I was able to get was fast roping and helo casting. Thank you SOTG for that!
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I would if I could but I can't so I won't !!...My Last jump was into the desert of Hill AFB, Utah in 1983.
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Not this year, i just left my last Airborne unit. My Airborne School graduation was on 16 August '96. It was a great airborne day.
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This is also called, "The day of the human lawn dart." You guys got more balls than me. Not doing anything where the difference between a good jump and bad jump is death.
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SGT William Howell
PVT James Strait I do not understand physics nearly as good as I do gravity and if that puffy sheet don't open above you, gravity is a crazy bitch that will kill you.
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My heart and mind say yes, but my knees say no. Guess I'll sit this one out.
All The Way!
All The Way!
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Something I've always wanted to do, but just never made the time to do it. I'll need to find a good excuse to drag the wife down to Richmond for the day.
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