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The war in Burundi started in 1993 when Tutsi paratroopers assassinated the country’s first democratically elected president, a Hutu.
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Doug served four years in the Army as an artilleryman and paratrooper, left with an honorable discharge and a good-conduct medal, then joined the National Guard.
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The three paratroopers from Rubinger's photo are Zion Karasenti, Yitzhak Yifat and Haim Oshri.
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That might was on display at the annual Airborne Review on June 1, with 4,500 paratroopers of the 82nd’s 18,000 strong taking part.
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A website specializing in assessments of air safety standards said the Y-8 aircraft was configured to carry a maximum of 96 soldiers or 82 paratroopers.
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At 2 a.m. on June 6, the paratroopers, commanded by Colonel Motta Gur, crossed no-man’s-land.
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Paratrooper Brigade 55 had been formed a year before.
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More than 13,000 Allied paratroopers landed during D-Day, including men from the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.
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First Known Use of paratrooper
1927
PARATROOPER Defined for English Language Learners
paratrooper
playDefinition of paratrooper for English Language Learners
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: a member of a group of soldiers who are trained to jump out of airplanes using a parachute
PARATROOPER Defined for Kids
paratrooper
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: a soldier trained and equipped to parachute from an airplane
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