Paratrooper

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British paratrooper.

World War Two Airborne Reenacting

FORREST GUTH Forrest Leroy Guth Age 88, of Hockessin, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 9, 2009, at Cokesbury Village. He was born in 1921 in Lehigh County, PA to the late John H. R. and Mayme L. Guth. Upon graduation from high school, Forrest went to work a Bethlehem Steel making armor plate for the...

"The world must know what happened, and never forget." - General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Marcel "Bruno" Bigeard (1916-2010) was one of the most decorated soldiers in France; he rose from enlisted man Second Class, the lowest possible rank, in 1936 and finished his career in 1976 with the rank of LT General (Airborne).He fought in WW2, Indochina, and Algeria. He was particularly controversial for his defense of the use of torture in counter-insurgency operations in the Algerian War.

- Compagnon de la Libération (1945-05-28) - Légion d'Honneur - Croix de la Libération - Croix de Guerre 1939-45 - Croix de Guerre T.O.E. - Médaille de l'Aéronautique - Médaille des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre - Médaille de l'Education Physique - Distinguished Service Order (britannique)

A Military uniform is the standardized dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations. Military dress and military styles

French paratroopers descend on the fortified outpost at Dien Bien Phu to provide reinforcements for soldiers trying to hold out against a siege by the Viet Minh, March 16, 1954

Les parachutistes de la Legion etrangere en Indochine

Le capitaine Pierre Sergent 1 rep

MG James Gavin, CG of the 82nd during WWII. AKA "Jumpin' Jim". Regarded as Father of the Airborne.