by Gabriel Prince Afghanistan was uncomfortable. Is uncomfortable. It never changed much since the 2001 invasion. Going there was like walking back in Continue Reading
82nd Airborne Division
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Rangers Lead the Way
"These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the Continue Reading
Battle of the Bridge: A Company, 1-505th at La Fiere Bridge
75 years ago, units of the American Paratroopers had already landed behind German lines in France. One such unit was the 505thParachute Infantry Continue Reading
Paratroopers of WWII: Double Volunteers
When soldiers are asked why they volunteered for the paratroopers, their responses come in many forms. Many men signed up to be in the Airborne Continue Reading
Roots of Airborne Success: The Parachute Test Platoon
The American Airborne concept first suggested in World War I, became a need heading into World War II. The war started years before direct American Continue Reading
Filthy Thirteen: Symbol of American Fighting Spirit
Units in the Airborne Divisions portrayed characteristics and a culture symbolic and unique to paratroopers. A demolition section attached to the Continue Reading
D-Day & Beyond: Land of the Free Because of the Brave
D-Day is certainly a day to be celebrated; but it is also important to recognize, for those who survived the jumps and beach landings, that day was Continue Reading
American Airborne: Surprise & Deception
On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to Continue Reading
Airborne Go Away
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 21, 2019. I recently read an interesting article that posed an interesting question: Does the Continue Reading
82nd Airborne: Life in a New Sparta
There has been a resurgence of interest in the last several years over the warrior culture of Sparta. The Spartans are admired by the military, law Continue Reading
The Paratrooper
His boots are laced tight, double knotted and the excess tucked in. The tan suede has been rubbed bald in some places from the hundreds of miles they Continue Reading
A Devil’s Funeral Detail
by Bryan "Gannicus" Myers -A flag is folded- -Roll is called- -21-gun salute- We aspire to be great, we train as we fight, We are daydreamers who own Continue Reading