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Fort Liberty honors first U.S. Army all-Black paratrooper unit

By Leoneda Inge
Published January 9, 2024 at 3:08 PM EST
555th Trooper attaching equipment bundle that would be airdropped prior to the soldiers jumping.
Photo taken by Kate Medley
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Courtesy of 82nd Airborne Museum on Fort Liberty
555th Trooper attaching equipment bundle that would be airdropped prior to the soldiers jumping.

WUNC reporter Sharryse Piggott recently reported a story on the Triple Nickles, the first U.S. Army paratrooper unit. Formed during World War II, the Triple Nickels were led by Sgt. Walter Morris. Piggott spoke with Morris' grandson Michael Fowles for her story.

She shares an exclusive excerpt of her interview in her conversation with Due South co-host Leoneda Inge.

Guest

Sharryse Piggott, WUNC PM reporter

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Leoneda Inge
Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
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