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Veterans

DashOneBravo

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5. We remember on this day

Reply to DashOneBravo (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:34 PM

Mar 2018

Last edited Thu Mar 21, 2019, 07:28 PM - Edit history (1)

Even in peace time it’s a dangerous job.

The 504th is called devils in baggy pants because this note was found in a dead German Army officer journal.

“American paratroopers – devils in baggy pants – are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can’t sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-hearted devils are everywhere…”

Rest In Peace Airborne.

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