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All Americans: Fort Bragg Honors the 82nd Airborne

A picture of the Airborne logo.
The US Army Institute of Heraldry
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US Army

All American Week gets underway today at Fort Bragg to honor members of the 82nd Airborne Division. 

Events begin this morning with a four-mile division run with 20,000 participants. 

Wednesday is International Day, where military leaders from US allies will be invited to tour the base and attend a ball in the evening. 

Lieutenant Colonel Bob Risdon said the culminating events will be held Thursday when thousands will turn out to see the Division Review.

“Veterans from wars going all the way back to WWII will come and in some cases march in the parade, and you'll see all 20,000 paratroopers standing on the parade field with their maroon berets. It’s a very, very exciting thing to see and watch,” Risdon said.  “And then the last event we'll have for the week is our memorial ceremony where we will honor our fallen comrades.”

82nd Airborne paratroopers have participated in conflicts dating back to World War I. 

Risdon said there will also be a series of competitive sporting events throughout the week including hand-to-hand combat, and football and basketball games.

Eric Hodge hosts WUNC’s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
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