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170K views · 10K reactions | During #Normandy81, WWII Paratrooper SSG William Owens—who jumped into Normandy on D-Day—became the 18th recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross. “We stay. There is no better place to die.” #DDay81 #AATW | 82nd Airborne Division | Facebook

82nd Airborne Commander Lieutenant General Pat Work surprises our WWII Veteran, Dennis Boldt. #dday #NormandyTrip #WW2History #NormandyInvasion #DdayAnniversary #WW2Travel #NormandyBeaches #DdayLandings #WW2Normandy #NormandyTour #DdayMemorial #WW2Sites #NormandyHistory #Dday75 #WW2Traveler #NormandyBattlefields #DdayTour #WW2Remembrance #NormandyExperience #DdayHistory #omahabeach #dday79 #britishhero #britishveteran #WWIIBritishArmy #BandofBrothers #N4OH #walkamongheroes #greatestgeneration #d

8.9K views · 193 reactions | . . . #DDay #airborne #82ndairborne #aatw #normandy #overlord | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II | Facebook

The 82nd Airborne Division is ready for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition. Get to know the Best Squad members from the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, who are primed and ready to bring home the title of “Best Squad” to Fort Bragg. We are just a few days away from the competition happening at Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield. Five teams from across America’s Contingency Corps will compete in the Corps Best Squad competition July

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National Airborne Day The first official Army parachute jump was on August 16, 1940. This validated the insertion of U.S. ground forces behind enemy lines. In 2001, President George W. Bush designated August 16 as National Airborne Day. All Americans, may you always have fair winds and soft landings! #NationalAirborneDay #AATW #ThrowbackThursday | 82nd Airborne Division