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82nd Airborne Division GALLERY.
Gen. Charles A. Flynn, from 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, left, escorts Mildred Gen. Charles A. Flynn, from 82nd Ai
Army Spc. Monica Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands over Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan in this August 3, 2010 DOD handout photo. Brown is the second woman since World War II to earn a Silver Star for gallantry in combat. Army Spc. Monica Brown, a medic fro
First Lt. Nalise Gaither, leader of a Female Engagement Team, briefs fellow paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team on her meeting with several women of a village in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, in this May 4, 2012 U.S. Army handout phtoo. During meetings with Afghan females, Gaither replaces her helmet with the green headscarf to put them at ease. First Lt. Nalise Gaither, leader of
An Afghan truck is driven past U.S. Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicles of 508th Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, at an Afghan Police checkpoint on the Highway One, the main Afghan road around the country, outside the town of Kandahar, southern Afghanistan in this March 25, 2010 file photo. Washington this year has started attacking the Taliban's funding channels ahead of withdrawing most of its forces by 2014, ending the country's longest war. To match Special Report AFGHANISTAN-HAWALA. An Afghan truck is driven past U.S.
A boy plays on a street as U.S. Army soldiers of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, patrol during a mission in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan in this May 30, 2012 file photo. Washington this year has started attacking the Taliban's funding channels ahead of withdrawing most of its forces by 2014, ending the country's longest war. To match Special Report AFGHANISTAN-HAWALA. A boy plays on a street as U.S. Arm
RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2012 - Jake Beaudoin, a U.S. Army Private of 508 BSTB, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, takes cover during a controlled detonation to clear an area for setting up a check point in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 31, 2012. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2012 - Jake
Josh Beneviat takes pictures of his fiance Mandie Grahagan before leaving with her new wedding gown and accessories during the 2nd Annual Brides Across America Gown Giveaway at Poffie Girls bridal and formal boutique in Gastonia, N.C., on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. The couple grew up living next door to one another in Pittsburgh, Pa. and now reside in Fort Bragg where Beneviat is stationed with the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division. Josh Beneviat takes pictures of his
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC. 9 - In this Nov. 13, 2012 photo, John Rankin, shows his military medals in his home in Shelby, N.C. The Shelby native was 21 years old when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He spent time with the D Company of the 82nd Airborne Division near the Cambodian border. He vividly remembers April 1969. It was a time of constant, heavy fire from the enemy. But the memory of six fellow soldiers lightens the tension in Rankin's voice. He's never forgotten them, the military family he shared days with. ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC. 9 - In this
Tom Blakey tell about his experience as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division at the time of the D-Day invasion in 1944 to students visiting the National World War II Museum on Saturday, Nov.10, 2012. Tom Blakey tell about his experienc
At the graveside ceremony of Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Belbech, left, and her mother, Alexandra Moll, center, receive folded flags as Ramirez is buried with full honors, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Ramirez died Sept. 5, 2012, when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter she was piloting crashed in the Pul-e Alam district of Logar Province in Afghanistan. She served in the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division based at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina. At the graveside ceremony of Army C
A graveside ceremony for Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, is held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. The flag from her casket is presented to her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Belbech, seated beside her mother, Alexandra Moll. Ramirez died Sept. 5, 2012, when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter she was piloting crashed in the Pul-e Alam district of Logar Province in Afghanistan. She served in the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division based at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina. A graveside ceremony for Army Chief
The flag-draped casket of Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, is carried to a graveside ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Ramirez died Sept. 5, 2012, when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter she was piloting crashed in the Pul-e Alam district of Logar Province in Afghanistan. She served in the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division based at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina. The flag-draped casket of Army Chie
Laureen Berry, widow of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Berry, center, receives the flag that draped her husband's coffin from U.S. Army Forces Command Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Charles Flynn, left, during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. According to the Defense Department, Berry died July 22 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an enemy improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Laureen Berry, widow of U.S. Army S
A caisson carries the coffin of Army Staff Sgt. Richard Berry of Scottsdale, Ariz., during a burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. According to the Defense Department, Berry died July 22 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an enemy improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. A caisson carries the coffin of Arm
This image provided by the Department of Defense shows Sgt. Eric Williams, an 82nd Airborne Division flight medic who was killed July 23, 2012, when the forward operating base came under enemy fire in Logar Province, Afghanistan. This image provided by the Departme
Andrew Gaston, center, hangs his head on the casket of his brother, Jonathan Batista as their parents Jeannette Gaston, left, and Erik Gaston pay their respects at Our Lady of the Magnificat, Monday, July 16, 2012, in Kinnelon, N.J. Batista, a 22-year-old paratrooper, was on his first deployment to Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Kandahar province on July 8. Batista was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Andrew Gaston, center, hangs his he
Jeannette Gaston lays a rose on top of the casket of her son, Army Spc. Jonathan Batista, during funeral services at Our Lady of the Magnificat, Monday, July 16, 2012, in Kinnelon, N.J. Batista, a 22-year-old paratrooper, was on his first deployment to Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Kandahar province on July 8. Batista was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Jeannette Gaston lays a rose on top
Servicemen shoot a gun salute during funeral services for Spc. Jonathan Batista at Our Lady of the Magnificat, Monday, July 16, 2012, in Kinnelon, N.J. The 22-year-old paratrooper was on his first deployment to Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Kandahar province on July 8. Batista was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Servicemen shoot a gun salute durin
Andrew Gaston looks on as pallbearers hold a U.S. flag over the casket of his brother, Army Spc. Jonathan Batista, during funeral services at Our Lady of the Magnificat, Monday, July 16, 2012, in Kinnelon, N.J. Batista, a 22-year-old paratrooper, was on his first deployment to Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Kandahar province on July 8. Batista was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Andrew Gaston looks on as pallbeare
Jeannette Gaston, center left, walks with her husband Erik Gaston, center right, during a procession following a hurst carrying the casket of their son, Army Spc. Jonathan Batista, during funeral services at Our Lady of the Magnificat, Monday, July 16, 2012, in Kinnelon, N.J. Batista, a 22-year-old paratrooper, was on his first deployment to Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Kandahar province on July 8. Batista was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Jeannette Gaston, center left, walk
Sarah Leach, 30, of Ferndale holds her son Jack, 7 months, as the Military Honor Guard carry the casket of her husband, Staff Sgt, Matthew Leach as he is laid to rest at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Mich., on Wednesday July , 11, 2012. Leach died June 26 in Kandahur , Afghanistan during his third combat deployment. The Pentagon hasn't announce the circumstance of his death. Leach served two tours of duty in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division, before his deployment to Afghanistan where he was a member of the 1/334th Regiment , 1st Brigade, 104th Training Division. Leach worked with robots. Sarah Leach, 30, of Ferndale holds
A U.S. Army soldier of 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne Division, fires at a Taliban position after the latter attacked an Afghan security forces compound in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 12, 2012. A U.S. Army soldier of 5-20 Infantr
A U.S. Army soldier of 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne Division, takes cover behind a wall during a patrol in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 12, 2012. A U.S. Army soldier of 5-20 Infantr
A puppy sits between U.S. Army soldiers of 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne Division, as they secure an area during a patrol in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 12, 2012. A puppy sits between U.S. Army sold
Joel Sigfrid, a U.S. Army Specialist of 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne Division, looks through the sight of his rifle as he holds a grenade launcher during a patrol in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 12, 2012. Joel Sigfrid, a U.S. Army Specialis
Nicholas Martinez, a U.S. Army Sergeant of 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne Division wipes his forehead after returning from a mission to an Afghan security forces compound in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 11, 2012. Nicholas Martinez, a U.S. Army Serg
U.S. Army soldiers of 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne Division play cards on an ammunition box at an Afghan security forces compound in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 11, 2012. U.S. Army soldiers of 5-20 Infantry
A U.S. Army soldier of 508 BSTB, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division attached to 5-20 Infantry Regiment casts a shadow as he returns to an Afghan security forces compound in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 11, 2012. A U.S. Army soldier of 508 BSTB, 4t
U.S. Army soldiers of 508 BSTB, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division attached to 5-20 Infantry Regiment secure an area before a controlled explosion in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 11, 2012. U.S. Army soldiers of 508 BSTB, 4th
A U.S. army soldier of 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne Division and an Afghan boy joke with a military radio handset in Zharay district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 10, 2012. A U.S. army soldier of 5-20 Infantr