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• The latter seemed to fit with “persistent reports of several thousand Jap paratroops in enemy held China.” Whirlwind
• From the age of 10, he wanted to wear the red beret of the paratroops, the army's finest.
• I transferred to the paratroops in May 1944 and successfully completed six compulsory parachute jumps.
• In the early hours German troops crossed the frontiers of Holland and Belgium in force, supported by paratroops, gliderborne troops and hordes of bombers and fighters.
• It is no coincidence that combat soldiers, particularly paratroops, wear camouflage uniforms that somewhat resemble a leopard's spotted coat.
• Adam Harmon is an American-Israeli, who in 1990 served in the IDF paratroops and later joined a special operations unit, which pursues terrorist leaders and prevents suicide bombings, and in which he does his yearly reserve duty. In Case You Missed It: What Makes An Army Jewish? A Dialogue. « The Blog at 16th and Q
• President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday ordered a battalion of paratroops to reinforce the garrison at the Russia. Kyrgyz Crisis Poses Dilemmas for U.S., Russia
• Ten Russian armoured personnel-carriers, with a hundred and fifty paratroops aboard, attempted a rescue. KARA KUSH
• In-depth studies of combat employment of paratroops in WWII have found that one of the hardest problems in all airborne operations was all-round logistic support for the troops dropped by parachute and landed by glider.
• When the two harassed leaders took off from Luluabourg and headed for Stanleyville, they never made it: a Belgian crew member overheard Lumumba say he wanted to break off diplomatic relations with Belgium, and the Belgian pilot turned the plane toward Leopoldville, where Ndjili Airport was in the hands of Belgian paratroops. TIME.com: Top Stories