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The paratroopers and their supporting drone units have knocked out potentially dozens of Russian vehicles—first, factory-fresh BMP-3s.
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David Axe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Within seconds the ring was awash with trainers, officials and fans, shortly followed by Zairean police and paratroopers.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
An Army paratrooper who served in Afghanistan, Greer works in real estate.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
In 1983: Hezbollah militants targeted the barracks of U.S. Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, Lebanon, with a suicide truck bombing that killed 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French troops.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Within seconds the ring was awash with trainers, officials and fans, shortly followed by Zairean police and paratroopers.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
An Army paratrooper who served in Afghanistan, Greer works in real estate.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
In 1983: Hezbollah militants targeted the barracks of U.S. Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, Lebanon, with a suicide truck bombing that killed 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French troops.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Paratrooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratrooper. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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