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    World War II Veteran Visits Alaskan Paratroopers

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    07.15.2021

    Photo by Maj. Jason Welch 

    2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs

    Vincent Speranza, World War II Veteran and machine gunner from the 501st Infantry Regiment, describes the extreme conditions he and his fellow paratroopers faced during the Battle of the Bulge to junior paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, during a visit to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 15, 2021. Speranza traveled to JBER to meet and share stories about his World War II experiences with the paratroopers of the 1-501st PIR and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade.” The Spartan Brigade is the only airborne infantry brigade combat team in the Arctic and Pacific theaters, providing the combatant commander with the unique capability to project an expeditionary force by air.

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    Date Taken: 07.15.2021
    Date Posted: 07.19.2021 12:41
    Photo ID: 6739203
    VIRIN: 210715-A-XI247-002
    Resolution: 3000x2000
    Size: 2.32 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US

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