paratrooper
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The paratrooper, outfitted with a cheap plastic chute, never lived up to his promise, even if deployed from the second floor of a school classroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
In October 2025, a former paratrooper known as Soldier F was found not guilty of the murder of William McKinney, 26, and James Wray, 22, and the attempted murder of five others on Bloody Sunday.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The roots of Venezuela’s current system go back to the 14-year rule of former President Hugo Chávez, a former paratrooper elected in 1998 after almost two decades of deepening wealth inequality and stagnant living standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Its founder is Magnus Freyer, a former paratrooper in the Norwegian army.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
A wounded US paratrooper receives help from two medics in a blinding rainstorm, 1969.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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