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1st Lt. Derek Hines, a field artillery officer assigned to D Battery, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, was killed September 1, 2005. His family continues to honor his legacy each year through memorial events in Vicenza, Italy—home of the brigade.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade, known as the “Sky Soldiers,” carries a legacy forged in valor and sacrifice. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan spanned from 2005 to 2013, with multiple deployments across that period. The brigade lost 82 paratroopers—young paratroopers who deployed from Europe into some of the most remote and dangerous terrain in the world, never to return.
| Date Taken: | 05.10.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.10.2025 07:43 |
| Photo ID: | 9027382 |
| VIRIN: | 250510-A-XY121-6898 |
| Resolution: | 450x350 |
| Size: | 127.51 KB |
| Location: | AF |
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82 Sky Soldiers Lost in Afghanistan: 173rd Airborne Brigade Honors Legacy of Valor and Sacrifice
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