Gotta Love It
this WW-II era Jeep complete with canvas top is in pristine condition
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"Hooked Up"
Cpl. Barry Halter is an eager 82nd Airborne re-enactor and will soon attend
a jump school to satisfy FAA regulations. Once certified his fondest wish
is to participate in a jump over Normandy |
Suited Up
Other than the mustache, he appears to be authentically attired.
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Man of Different Cloth
the man standing next to Barry is wearing a camouflage uniform and puttees,
the laced web covering over the lower legs |
Bus driver Too
Wearing a 508th name tag labeled "Transportation Specialist", coach driver
Jim Lynch stood with this trooper
(courtesy Ellen Peters) |
Treasured Autographs
were written by many men of the 508th on this re-enactor's reserve chute.
Here Ernie Lamson adds his name to the trove. |
Herman Jahnigen
pens his signature on the chute
(courtesy Irv Shanley) |
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Shanley
scribes his John Hancock as wife Flo looks over his shoulder |
 Modern Jumper
Staff Sergeant Bredbauer explains how current Army jump equipment works, including an automatic chute deployer in case a jumper is rendered unconscious
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 Equipment Failures
can happen and the sergeant related his own experience on a mission jump that forced him to go to his reserve chute.
Unlike WW-II equipment that used separate main and reserve chutes, today's gear incorporates both chutes into one pack. If the reserve is deployed, the main automatically separates and drifts free.
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Lou Manion
supplies an autograph to another fan |
HQ 1st Guys
(l-r) Warren Brown, George Stoeckert, OB Hill and Bill Goudy |
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