Posted on May 31, 2014
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Have you ever seen anyone wearing a Glider badge? How many Soldiers could you ask before receiving the correct answer without the help of a search engine?
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SPC George Long
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Yep saw a couple back in '68-'71.
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SPC Glenn Lovell
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As a former 75E/42A, I was reading the awards reg to re-do my section SOPs in the mid-90s and came across that one. I had to do some reading at the library, and was surprised to learn about the gliders. Insane program, I think. But still pretty interesting way to deploy troops.
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SSG John Jensen
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worked with one summer of '89 right before I was hired as a Technician at Cp Roberts CA. Saw a few at the 82d Abn convention in '85
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SSgt Boyd Herrst
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The only Glider badge I'd seen was earned by a Cadet I knew that earned it in England af a IACE (int'l Air Cadet Exchange he went up and qualified with RAF. That was back in '69.
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SSG Edward Tilton
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Badge or patch. The patch was standard on airborne headgear until the berets came along. I saw some badges during the Cuban Missle crises at Ft. Bragg in 1962. I don't think there were any glider units after World War II
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SP5 Robert Ruck
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Nope. Do we still have glider troops?
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No. Airborne, HALO, and HAHO only.
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LTC Chief Of Public Affairs And Protocol
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I don't believe this is anyone currently serving authorized to wear the Glider Badge.
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SPC Rob Lewis
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AN old SGM back in the early 80's.
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CPT Aviation Combined Arms Operations
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Saw the caption the Facebook page for RP puts out and my first thought was "Must be the Astronaut Badge."
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SSG Small Group Leader
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Not many of those in existence these days as we no longer have gliders in the inventory. The glider was a short lived experiment during WWII.
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