Print Mode Enable Media Only

News chronological

3 items since 1041570 (Keyword: "paratrooper" (~4 currently found))

STRIPES (John Vandiver) - Double-amputee paratrooper to jump into Normandy on anniversary of combat injury | Stars and Stripes Wed Jun 3 00:00:00 2026

A veteran 82nd Airborne paratrooper who lost both his legs during combat in Afghanistan will jump onto the Normandy drop zone of his predecessors.

Channel	t.me/News_Wire
Source	https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-06-03/d-day-anniversary-82nd-airborne-21860722.html
Keywords	normandy d-day 82nd-airborne paratrooper veteran afghanistan combat-injury john-vandiver stars-and-stripes us-army military bravery jump anniversary wounded-in-action

STRIPES (Kent Harris) - ‘A guy you always wanted on your team’: Well-respected NCO remembered at Aviano | Stars and Stripes Thu May 14 00:00:00 2026

Soldiers honor Sgt. Markevian Slacks at memorial ceremony after the Army paratrooper’s May 2 death in a car crash.

Channel	t.me/News_Wire
Source	https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-05-14/aviano-memorial-ceremony-173rd-soldier-21667503.html
Keywords	aviano us-army memorial-ceremony sgt-markevian-slacks paratrooper soldier honor stars-and-stripes italy military-funeral loss service combat-veteran army-nco aviation us-military

STRIPES (Yoojin Lee) - Army squadron from Alaska makes South Korean curtain call before identity change | Stars and Stripes Fri Apr 3 00:00:00 2026

The U.S. Army’s 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, finished its final major training event, a live-fire exercise in South Korea, before it officially becomes a paratroop battalion.