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  • Think you will find that Para Reg are often correctley described as Paratroopers and refer to themselves as Paratroopers, it's not just a Yank term.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Think you will find that Para Reg are often correctley described as Paratroopers and refer to themselves as Paratroopers, it's not just a Yank term.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Think you will find that Para Reg are often correctley described as Paratroopers and refer to themselves as Paratroopers, it's not just a Yank term.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • He suggested to the BBC only this week that he could approve a reconciliatory visit to Northern Ireland by Britain's Queen Elizabeth -- who incidentally is the titular Colonel-in-Chief of 10 British Army regiments, with the Paratroopers conveniently enough not among them.

    David Tereshchuk: Struggle Through Decades to Overturn Massacre Lies David Tereshchuk 2012

  • He suggested to the BBC only this week that he could approve a reconciliatory visit to Northern Ireland by Britain's Queen Elizabeth -- who incidentally is the titular Colonel-in-Chief of 10 British Army regiments, with the Paratroopers conveniently enough not among them.

    David Tereshchuk: Struggle Through Decades to Overturn Massacre Lies David Tereshchuk 2012

  • Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team arrived at Fort Bragg, N.C., after a 7-month deployment in Iraq.

    Troops Come Home for Christmas 2011

  • In June of 1944, I commanded a company of Paratroopers who dropped into Normandy and took them all the way to Paris for the liberation of France.

    FIRE ON FALCON ROAD • by Mickey Mills 2009

  • A roundup of the week's best photos, including a motorcycle performance artist; Romanians protesting against austerity measures and Russians celebrating Paratroopers' Day.

    The Week in Photos 2011

  • Paratroopers stormed the area at four in the morning, Mr. Vitorino said.

    Africa Dispatch: Angola Slumdwellers Long for 'Baghdad' 2010

  • Paratroopers of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division flew there Saturday to set up a base for handing out water and food.

    Haiti Earthquake Aid Slowly Reaching Victims As Desperation Grows 2010

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