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Walleye

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1. My boyfriend was in the airborne infantry in the 50s. 11th airborne.

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Sun Oct 20, 2024, 07:15 AM

Oct 20

It was just after Korea. He volunteered his draft and volunteered to be airborne. Sadly, he died 19 years ago and I miss those jump stories so much. In my newspaper work I have flown to Germany on a C1 41 with 98 combat troops. They slept the whole way.

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For the D.U. Airborne veterans community memories good memories. [View all] Duncanpup Oct 20 OP

My boyfriend was in the airborne infantry in the 50s. 11th airborne. Walleye Oct 20 #1

😁 Duncanpup Oct 20 #2

He made at least a couple of night jumps. He told me about them Walleye Oct 20 #3