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To: Retain Mike

“” I wonder how many troopers they lost to injuries in the many practice jumps they made before the Normandy landings?”’

Probably a significant number, the old T-4 and T-5 chutes were supposedly much rougher than the T-10, which was still a little rough, especially with a lot of weight underneath it.


20 posted on 03/17/2023 1:21:11 PM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: ansel12
I can imagine the troopers entertaining the new arrivals with this song,

Blood on the risers LYRICS (Gory gory what a helluva way to die

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5HtVYr9aKRM

25 posted on 03/17/2023 2:17:08 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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