1. My Brigade: The (real) story of a Folgore paratrooper
True story of a Parachutist from the 186th Parachute Regiment Folgore.
True story of a Parachutist from the 186th Parachute Regiment Folgore
2. Letters Home: A Paratrooper's Story | The American Legion
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Last August, a movie captured theater audiences with its gripping story of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team's dangerous mission in the height of World War II. The story behind Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed is a true story, inspired by a book by L. Vaughn Curtis called Letters Home: A Paratrooper's Story.
3. The Paratrooper spirit passes through three generations of Soldiers | Article
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The Army celebrates its history and traditions and many families help carry on that tradition. The Hookers are one such family.R.D. Hooker Sr., graduated from parachute jump school in 1956, served three tours in Vietnam and retired in 1986 as a ful.....
4. Easy Company Paratrooper Shares His Story - Hangar Flying
4 jun 2020 · He is one of the real-deal, 101st Airborne paratroopers made famous as a member of Easy Company, the “Band of Brothers.” This man had jumped ...
I have conducted hundreds of interviews with veterans and people of interest in aviation and history. So, why was I nervous for this one? I was about to call one of the real-deal, 101st Airborne paratroopers made famous as a member of Easy Company, the “Band of Brothers.”
5. Ronald Speirs: Badass Paratrooper or War Criminal?
Discover the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Speirs, a legendary figure from the 'Band of Brothers' during WWII.
Ronald „Sparky” Speirs
6. The Story of John Steele, the Sainte-Mère-Eglise Paratrooper
16 mrt 2017 · What really happened to the famous American paratrooper who remained hanging from the steeple of the church of Sainte-Mère-Eglise on D-day?
What really happened to the famous American paratrooper who remained hanging from the steeple of the church of Sainte-Mère-Eglise on D-day?
7. This is the Harrowing, Real-Life Story Behind the Movie '12 Strong' - USO
19 jan 2018 · The movie “12 Strong” tells the harrowing story of the first U.S. Special Forces mission in Afghanistan following the Sept.
As the movie "12 Strong" arrives in theaters on Jan. 19, here's the harrowing story of the first U.S. Special Forces mission in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
8. Walter Morris and the “Triple Nickles” Jump into History
Morris observed that watching the white paratrooper trainees day in and day out demoralized his men. He believed that if he could at least have his men mimic ...
Despite systemic racism, Walter Morris and the "Triple Nickles" forced their way into parachute training and took one major step toward integration. This article details how Black American soldiers became paratroopers during World War II.
9. Paratrooper - Spirit of Canada
The first KIA in the first combat jump was a Canadian named Gordon Fengstad, who made the drop with the C/187 on the 24th of September, 1950. A lot of Canadians ...
I joined the US Army's 187th Airborne Regional Combat Team, which served in the Far East from the 20th of September 1950 until after the war on the 12th June 1955. During the Korean War, I made several combat jumps with this unit. Not many people know about the Airborne contribution to the war, but it is there in all the history books and the memories of those who served.
10. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir ...
As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr, an American paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, was among the ...
Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an un…
11. The true story behind one of the most iconic moments in Black Hawk Down
21 aug 2020 · The real-life Delta Forces soldier portrayed by Eric Bana in 'Black Hawk Down' tells the true story behind the movie's most iconic scene.
We spoke to Norm Hooten, the real-life Delta Forces soldier portrayed by Eric Bana in 'Black Hawk Down' about one of the movie's most iconic scenes.
12. From Paratrooper to POW: Bob Nobles of the 82nd Airborne
Paratrooper Bob Nobles fought for a week in Normandy with the 82nd Airborne Division until captured by the Germans. Then his new war began.
