82nd Airborne division celebrates its legacy

Throughout the week, paratroopers will compete in events such as boxing, swimming, basketball, combatives, soccer, flag football, functional fitness, tug-o-war and a culinary competition.
Posted 5/23/2024, 9:37:11 PM Updated 5/24/2024, 12:58:06 PM

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>> MEMORIAL DAY IS USUALLY

CONSIDERED BY MANY PEOPLE TO BE

THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER.

MANY PEOPLE WILL SPEND IT

COOKOUTS TRIPS TO THE BEACH.

ANOTHER SUMMER FUN WRAL'S

FAYETTEVILLE REPORTER GILBERT

BAYS SPENT THE DAY WITH MEMBERS

OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION

WHO USE THE HOLIDAY TO HONOR

FALLEN SOLDIERS. WE ALSO

CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF THEIR

UNIT THAT IS KNOWN AROUND THE

WORLD

>> WELL, THIS IS A TRADITION

HERE AT FORT LIBERTY IN THE

WEEK BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY

WEEKEND. MEMBERS OF THE 82ND

AIRBORNE DIVISION CELEBRATE ALL

AMERICAN WEEK.

>> THIS IS WHAT THE 82ND

AIRBORNE DIVISION IS KNOWN

FALLING FROM THE SKY AND

BRINGING LETHAL FORCE TO THE

GROUND.

>> IN FACT, OUR NATIONAL

LEADERSHIP WILL ASK YOU THE

PARATROOPERS OF THE 82ND

AIRBORNE DIVISION TO GO

SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. STOP

PERSUADE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,

KILL ANYONE WHO WISHES THIS

NATION ILL WILL OR ANY OF OUR

ALLIES

>> THIS IS THE CONCLUSION OF

ALL AMERICAN WEEK. THE SOLDIERS

REPRESENT THE 19,000 PARA

TROOPS THAT MAKE UP THE 82ND

AIRBORNE DIVISION, RETIRED

COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR TIDBIT.

WE DID IS 90 YEARS OLD. HE WAS

MY COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR WHEN

I WAS A YOUNG LIEUTENANT.

>> WHAT MAKES HIM ISSUE?

THIS CRITICAL.

WITH THE MOTIVATION OF THE

SOLDIERS, PARIS SHOOTINGS.

THEY BROUGHT HIS MILITARY

COUPLE TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, I

KNOW THAT FOR US TO BE

TOGETHER. YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO

AIR ONE SCHOOL AND WE CAN BE IN

THE SAME DUTY LOCATIONS.

SO,

>> YOU KNOW, AS I REALLY WANT

TO JUMP OUT OF PLANES. BUT I

DID. AND HERE WE ARE NOW, YOU

KNOW, I'M A PARATROOPER AND

I LOVE BEING JUST ABOUT

EVERYONE IN THIS CROWD LOVES

BEING AIRBORNE DURING ALL

AMERICAN WEEK. OLD SOLDIERS

COME BACK TO ORANGE TO REMEMBER

FALLEN HEROES. BUT I TRY MY

BEST TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT,

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER

OUR FALLEN. NEVER FORGET OUR

FALLEN AND KEEP THE LEGACY

ALIVE. MY POWER OF THE 82ND

AIRBORNE DIVISION IS ON DISPLAY

DURING ALL AMERICAN WEEK.

>> IT'S REMINDER TO ALL

AMERICANS THAT FREEDOM ISN'T

FREE. THE GREATEST HONOR WAS

NOT ONLY SERVE IN THE ARMY, BUT

IT WAS A CERTAIN 82ND AIRBORNE

DIVISION. SO THE NEXT

GENERATION OF PARATROOPERS ARE

GETTING READY TO JOIN THE 82ND

AIRBORNE DIVISION. AS WE ALL

REMEMBER THOSE WHO MADE THE

ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

>> AT FORT LIBERTY, GILBERT

BAYS, WRAL, NEWS TODAY. BE

THERE. THE TROOPS SPENT THE

WEEK COMPETING TO WIN THE

COMMANDERS TROPHY. THAT HONOR

THIS YEAR WENT TO THE FIRST

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