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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg speaks to past and present paratroopers, families, and supporters during the National Airborne Day opening ceremony at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in downtown Fayetteville, N.C., Aug. 24, 2013. National Airborne Day is a day designated by the U.S. Congress to honor the nation’s airborne forces of the Armed Forces, proclaimed by President George W. Bush, Aug. 14, 2002. August 16, 1940 marked the first official Army parachute jump, validating the innovative concept of inserting U.S. ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy Lugo/Released)
| Date Taken: | 08.24.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 08.24.2013 20:03 |
| Photo ID: | 1002328 |
| VIRIN: | 130824-A-FO214-965 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 578.33 KB |
| Location: | FAYETTEVILLE, NC, US |
| Web Views: | 64 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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