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National Airborne Day Parachute Jump August 23, 2024
August 16, 2024 - A U.S. Army parachutist with the Fort Moore Silver Wings Parachute Demonstration Team descends toward a designated landing zone during the National Airborne Day Celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore, the birthplace of the Airborne, celebrates National Airborne Day with a parachute jump demonstration and U.S. Army Basic Airborne Course graduation ceremony. Former President George W. Bush proclaimed August 16, 2001, as the first National Airborne Day to commemorate the first official Army parachute jump, which took place on August 16, 1940. Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder. U.S. Army Gifts | U.S. Army | U.S. Army Reserve | U.S. Department of Defense Americans | I Am An American! | We The People | America's Destiny | Give Thanks | Love and Pride of USA | National Will God and Country | One Nation Under God | America's Symbol | Old Glory | Hooray USA! | America, My Home! Our Valiant Troops | I Am The One | Answering The Call | Brave Young | Brave Blue | Our Heroes, America's Best Veterans | Citizens Like Us | Vietnam War Veterans | Spouses Serve Too Honoring The Fallen | Don't Weep For Me | Remember The Fallen | Tears For Your Fallen | Our Wounded |
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