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By Haley Britzky Dec 6, 2020
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Fort Bragg paratrooper found dead this summer was decapitated, autopsy says

A 21-year-old paratrooper who went missing earlier this year and was later found dead in North Carolina was decapitated, an...
By Haley Britzky Nov 16, 2020
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Army paratrooper found dead in his barracks at Fort Bragg

Rest in peace.
By Haley Britzky Sep 10, 2020
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Paratrooper killed in training accident remembered as ‘dedicated soldier’ and ‘outstanding’ friend

"He was an outstanding paratrooper and friend."
By Haley Britzky Sep 10, 2020
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Fort Bragg paratrooper killed in airborne training accident

Rest in peace.
By Haley Britzky Sep 9, 2020
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‘Beloved’ Army paratrooper killed in motorcycle accident

Rest in peace, Sgt. Hughes.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer Sep 4, 2020
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Fort Bragg paratrooper helps save shooting victim’s life

When Spc. Matthew Conner, a paratrooper with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, heard repeated gunshots from his...
By Rachael Riley, The Fayettville Observer Aug 25, 2020
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82nd Airborne soldier wounded in Afghanistan firefight receives Purple Heart

“My guys put everything that they had out there and they pulled me off target and kept me safe."
By Steve DeVane, The Fayetteville Observer Jul 17, 2020
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‘Someone has to know something’ — Family of murdered Fort Bragg paratrooper seeks answers

Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez was camping with fellow paratroopers on an island at Cape Lookout National Seashore when they say he...
By Jeff Schogol Jun 4, 2020
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Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division are leaving the D.C. region – for real this time

It's really happening this time.
By Steve DeVane, The Fayetteville Observer Jun 4, 2020
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Army reverses plan to send troops home from Washington area amid nationwide protests

President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests Wednesday but then reversed course...
By Rachael Riley, The Fayettville Observer May 5, 2020
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The 82nd Airborne Division is getting a new commander

Maj. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue will be the 82nd Airborne Division's new commander, the Department of Defense announced last week
By Steve DeVane, The Fayetteville Observer May 4, 2020
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82nd Airborne paratroopers are staying ready to deploy despite the COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has not stopped Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division from being ready to go anywhere in the...
By Haley Britzky Apr 26, 2020
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82nd Airborne paratroopers who rapidly deployed to the Middle East in January are finally coming home

Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division said they would begin coming home "in the next several weeks."
By Jeff Schogol Apr 9, 2020
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82nd Airborne Division paratroopers are stuck in the Middle East due to Iran and COVID-19

Thousands of paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division have no timeline for when they will be coming home
By Jeff Schogol Feb 24, 2020
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82nd Airborne paratrooper killed in motorcycle crash in North Carolina

Pfc. Joseph Del Hierro, 26, joined the Army in September 2018 and arrived at Fort Bragg last March.
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Feb 5, 2020
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Jump alongside the 82nd Airborne with a paratrooper’s wild skydive video from Colombia

"All the way!"
By Jeff Schogol Feb 1, 2020
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Death of 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper at Fort Bragg under investigation

'Private Second Class Smither was an invaluable member of the Falcon Brigade and the 82nd Airborne Division.'
By Steve DeVane, The Fayetteville Observer Jan 22, 2020
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82nd Airborne paratroopers to replace Marines protecting US Embassy in Baghdad

The 82nd Airborne soldiers will take over security at the embassy in Baghdad from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task...
By Haley Britzky Jan 16, 2020
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Families of deployed 82nd Airborne soldiers warned about social media use after receiving threatening messages

"Go back to your country. You and your terrorist clown president brought nothing but terrorism," one message said.
By Jeff Schogol Jan 12, 2020
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Two paratroopers killed in Afghanistan ‘represent the very best of our nation and our Army’

'When our nation called for its best Airborne Combat Engineers to deploy into harm's way, Staff Sgt. McLaughlin and Pfc....
By Matthew Cox, Military.com Jan 9, 2020
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82nd Airborne paratroopers just deployed without their phones. Your unit could be next

As America's adversaries become more sophisticated, U.S. combat troops heading to the war zone may have to get used to...
By Rich Mckay, Reuters Jan 7, 2020
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‘We’re going to war, bro’ — preparing for battle with the 82nd Airborne

"The Army is an all-volunteer force. We want to do this. You pay your taxes and we get to do...
By Haley Britzky Jan 6, 2020
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Here are all of the US troops deploying to the Middle East amid soaring tensions with Iran

Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade are reportedly deploying to the Middle East as part of an ongoing buildup in...
By David Roza Jan 3, 2020
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US to deploy 3,500 paratroopers to the Middle East in response to threats of retaliation from Iran

Thousands of additional paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division will soon deploy to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, a...
By Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters Jan 2, 2020
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Rock-throwing Iraqi militias quit US embassy after protests

The protests marked a new turn in the shadow war between Washington and Tehran