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    World War II veteran visits paratroopers in Afghanistan [Image 4 of 5]

    World War II veteran visits paratroopers in Afghanistan

    BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    12.24.2007

    Photo by Staff Sgt. James Wilt 

    Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO

    Retired Lt. Col. James Megellas can be seen signing an 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper's book following a leadership class for staff personnel at the Joint Operations Center on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 24. Megellas, who chronicled his time in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division during World War II in his book, "All the Way to Berlin," came to Afghanistan to visit service members. He was a member of the division during Operation Market Garden where he participated in the Waal River crossing.

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    Date Taken: 12.24.2007
    Date Posted: 12.26.2007 13:54
    Photo ID: 70299
    VIRIN: 071224-A-7186W-004
    Resolution: 2100x1391
    Size: 466.81 KB
    Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF

    Web Views: 231
    Downloads: 14

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