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Natick jumps into Leapfest

NATICK, Mass. -- An all-civilian team from the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center participated in Leapfest 2017 on Aug. 6 in West Kingston, Rhode Island. The event, hosted by ...
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Mobile paratrooper veteran to make his 50th static line jump in Normandy for 80th D-Day Anniversary

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad ...
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DEVCOM Soldier Center paratroopers jump into action at Leapfest

NATICK, Mass. -- Paratroopers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, recently participated in Leapfest, the International Military Parachute ...
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Local grandson of D-Day veteran makes the jump onto Normandy 80 years later

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Eighty years ago, some 13,000 paratroopers geared up for a jump behind enemy lines, not knowing if they would see another day. What has been called “The Longest Day,” was really ...
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LEAPFEST brings parachute teams to Rhode Island

WJAR's Bill Rappleye , Sara Wye to inducted in the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame NBC 10’s Bill Rappleye and Sara Wye will be inducted in the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame.They are ...