September 22, 2016 - U.S. Army paratroopers
assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division compete in the Waal River
Crossing Competition at Fort Bragg, NC. The competition honors
and commemorates the 72nd anniversary when engineers assisted
the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment made five trips across the
Waal River in canvas boats, under heavy enemy fire, using only
helmets and rifles as paddles during Operation Market Garden in
World War II. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anthony Hewitt)
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