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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CPL Timothy Neigh
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SGT Marc George
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Yes I have seen it worn by 2 men but both were WWII vets and one was my CSM way back in 1971.
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COL Dallas Wurst
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Never and I know a lot of WWII Vets.
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SGT Vaughn Neubauer
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My Uncle Bailey had one. I'm pretty sure he was 325 in W.W.II
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CPL Thomas Adams
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My neighbor growing up, we lived net to a recently closed airport. He had been its manager and a pilot. He was in the VFW but was tight-lipped around me, a kid. He did have an M1 Garand, a M1911a1, a box of pineapples, and a garrison cap with a Glider flash.
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1SG William T. Wade III
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The only folks I have seen wearing them were WWII Veterans here at Bragg, and at Ft Campbell, KY.
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SPC Motor Transport Operator
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The only glider badge I’ve ever seen was on my Grandfathers wall. He was a WWII and Korea war Veteran. He was part of the 325th GIR.
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SPC Gerald Alberti
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Nope not in person
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LTC Charles Patchin
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Oh, yes. Many. But they were WWII'ers. Some convertedat the end of the war and wore the ParaGlider badge to show both quals. A lot of the guys were Arty and made the transition. CSM Stan Kusminski, ( ret), (Deceased 2016)
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SSG Wayne Wood
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I had the privilege of marching next to a "Glider Rider" in the 82nd Airborne Division Review in 2014. He rode the kite into Normandy and Holland. Humbling indeed.
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