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The 22-year-old served as an infantryman and paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But Spencer, who served in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and deployed to Iraq as a paratrooper in the late 2000s, has said a sheriff’s key role is leadership.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Alarmed by my plans, my father and Uncle Brennan and their close friend Joe Cotchett — each one steeped in law and politics but only Joe standing six foot four and a former Special Forces paratrooper —attempted a last-minute intervention.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
But Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth changed the name back in February 2025 in honor of a World War II paratrooper, Pfc.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But Spencer, who served in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and deployed to Iraq as a paratrooper in the late 2000s, has said a sheriff’s key role is leadership.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Alarmed by my plans, my father and Uncle Brennan and their close friend Joe Cotchett — each one steeped in law and politics but only Joe standing six foot four and a former Special Forces paratrooper —attempted a last-minute intervention.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
But Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth changed the name back in February 2025 in honor of a World War II paratrooper, Pfc.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Paratrooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratrooper. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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