Among the hardcore of the 11th were many WWII and Korean War airborne veterans- not all of them on the U.S. Side. We had quite a few *Lodge Act* foreign volunteers, some former German *Green Devils* as well as some former French Para and Foreign Legion types who saw what was coming in Algeria and got out as their enlistments terminated and took their skills elsewhere. Quite a few moved on into 10th Group with a reenlistment, others who qualified for US citizenship took it and some of those went to civvy street and others re-upped.
I was at a REFORGER fess tent and saw the German paras and US paras fight off the Brits and Aussies amongst the rafters of the tent. They were trying to post their colors on the highest shackle.
And if you have to ask about REFORGER, don’t.
And I still think the Ballad of the Green Berets is the best, bar none.