Posted on May 31, 2014
Have you ever seen anyone wearing a Glider badge?
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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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Anyone other than a older veteran? Meaning WW2, not Panama.
My uncle, who kept his Class A’s with DD214 ready to go because he might get called back after thirty something years, after retiring in the 1960’s!
My uncle, who kept his Class A’s with DD214 ready to go because he might get called back after thirty something years, after retiring in the 1960’s!
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Having served in the 101st Airborne 2/187 Rakkasans back in the 90s and went to a couple of the reunions at the museum on base I had the honor of meeting a few of the veterans of the unit from WWII that had them.
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My father, 1LT Bernard "Pappy" Jordan, did not have this badge, but proudly wore his Glider Pilot wings. He was a pilot on gliders that carried personnel and equipment into Normandy, Holland, and Germany. When asked what the "G" on the wings stood for, he'd always reply, "GUTS!" No one contradicted him! He retired from the Air Force in 1965, and died in 1995.
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WWII Glider Pilots wore wings with a G in the middle of a shield. My dad was one of them.
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Yes, I've seen them but not for almost 50 years and those who had them were WWII veterans.
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