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TEB

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Wed Jun 6, 2018, 01:53 PM Jun 2018

Camp toccoa [View all]

As paratroopers those studs rode into d day. In c47 catching flak 88 mm ripping through aircraft. Or getting towed in a Glider to carry the war to the facist. I think what studs as former airborne infantry and I rode c-130 or c-141 in peacetime as airborne infantry a graduate of fort benning osut infantry and airborne school . I was drinking but 74 years ago fine men said no to facist assholes. Time go work let’s get this over and get home. Or the men when the ramps went down on the beach the confusion and fear. Those men today are well to me amazing. I would have probably tried to find a place to hide seriously out of wanting to live save my hide. I couldn’t imagine the fear.

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Camp toccoa [View all] TEB Jun 2018 OP
Precursor to the modern Airborne and Ranger units bigbrother05 Jun 2018 #1
If you've never been, I'd strongly recommend making the trip to Toccoa Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #2
Exactly airborne studs to this day TEB Jun 2018 #3
He wants me to do the run with him next year Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #4
I'm 52 doc TEB Jun 2018 #7
Well... Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #8
... DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #14
Lol...oh I know very well it is! Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #15
I've always wanted to go DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #9
Its a must do if you're a WWII buff or fan of "Band of Brothers" Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #10
Actually I am both DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #12
If you decide to go... Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #13
My father's high school friend "Monk" Weigel was a paratrooper cyclonefence Jun 2018 #5
I could not imagine what fear he expirenced TEB Jun 2018 #6
Man did you ever talk about that? DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #11
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