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The Globe has reported many of the stories of local veterans of World War II. Airmen in the Doolittle Raid on Japan, sailors ...
There is no better place to die,’” Maj. Gen. James "Pat" Work, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, said reading Dolan's message during this month’s ceremony.
There is no better place to die,’” Maj. Gen. James "Pat" Work, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, said reading Dolan's message during this month’s ceremony.
On Thursday, the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division offered a sneak peek at what you’ll see when you look up on Saturday night. Standing steps away from a massive double-rotor helicopter, the CH-47 ...
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, one of the most intense battles unfolded at La Fière Bridge, a key crossing in Normandy. The 82nd Airborne Division fought against overwhelming German resistance to secure ...
The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.
An 82nd Airborne noncommissioned officer said, “I bet none of those soldiers booing even know the mayor’s name or could identify them in a lineup; they’re nonexistent in the chain of command.” ...
Although M10 Booker production will conclude, the Army appreciates the efforts of the team and Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division who worked on the program.
That is what was so shocking about this event in particular.” Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications revealed specific directives on who was chosen to sit behind the president.
Crowd of soldiers booed and cheered at Trump’s partisan speech, breaking the military’s tradition and regulations around remaining non-political ...
Waves of Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine killed more than a dozen people and injured and injured at least 117 overnight during an eight-hour long airborne assault.