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    Army celebrates 75 years of the American paratrooper

    Army celebrates 75 years of the American paratrooper

    For all Army paratroopers, past and present.

    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.”
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    These are the ones who jump outta planes, right? Did you jump outta planes, Peter?

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    Yes. And yes.

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    My dad did that in WWII. He didn't like it.

    I jumped once, tandem with an instructor. I hated it too.

    Those paratroopers were amazing and deserve much praise.

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