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Mobile paratrooper veteran to make his 50th static line jump in Normandy for 80th D-Day Anniversary

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad ...
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Jumpmaster who saved paratrooper breaks down viral video

Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt (left) shown in a video (right) stopping a paratrooper from suffering a “catastrophic injury” during a Nov. 17, 2025 training jump. Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt was closely watching as ...
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Local grandson of D-Day veteran makes the jump onto Normandy 80 years later

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Eighty years ago, some 13,000 paratroopers geared up for a jump behind enemy lines, not knowing if they would see another day. What has been called “The Longest Day,” was really ...
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A paratrooper recalls his final jump — and his walk off the drop zone

Editor’s note: This piece was first published in The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. The C-130 bounced ...