...owns the French apple orchard where the paratroopers, members of Company A, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, landed on June 6, 1944.George's niece, Doris Dickerson, who lives in Texas near where George lived years...
...22-year-old relative who was killed in Vietnam before he could send them home.Military representatives of the Army's 101st Airborne Division presented the 40-year-old letters in a ceremony Saturday.They were found on the body of Sgt. Steve Flaherty...
...Jude Classic golf tournament. This summer, the Simkins family will visit Normandy, France, where the Army's 101st Airborne Division landed during World War II.The Normandy trip, granted by the Make a Wish Foundation, has been Brennan's...
...at the graveside by the American Legion Post 71 Honor Guard. Mr. Herrington was a veteran of WWII serving in 101st Airborne Division invasion of Normandy, Holland, & Battle of the Bulge. He retired from United Merchants after 27 years of service...
...assailants in Mosul while riding in a civilian car.Unit: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.Family: Sons, Mantrell (Ni Sharn), Sidney.Medals and badges...
...raising more than $18,000 for his defense against murder charges. The 24-year-old staff sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division was one of four soldiers charged with killing three Iraqi detainees last year. The other soldiers have pleaded...
...Saving Private Ryan and The Dirty Dozen. Those movies largely were based on the World War II experiences of 101st Airborne Division paratroopers who trained at Camp Toccoa, and about two dozen of those who remain returned to Toccoa for the veterans...
...at Darby Field. Col. Palekas has served with a number of units, including the 24th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq. The Illinois native takes over for Col. Michael Cloy, who is joining the U.S. Forces Command at...
...her graduation Friday night in Clarksville. Seven high schools near Fort Campbell, the home of the Army's 101st Airborne Division, broadcast their graduation ceremonies live over the Internet for the first time for family members stationed...
...of Jasper, Ga., and Sgt. 1st Class Randall L. Lamberson, 36, of Springfield, Mo., both members of the 101st Airborne Division, were fatally injured when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Al Anbar Province...
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