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Christmas 1965 Paratroopers bond and loss at Fort Benning
Stephen Saunders recalls Christmas 1965 at Fort Benning where he and Johnny Sanchez trained as paratroopers in jump school with the 46th Company. The essay details brutal MT training, airborne discipline, and a friendship tested when Sanchez is killed in action, shaping a life a decade later.
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Johnny
Georgia
U.S. Army
Fort Benning
America
Byrds
Johnny Sanchez
el Salvador
Fort Gordon
Post Theatre
Stick
Otis Saddleblanket
Nstead
PLF
Army
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Vietnam
Ray Rivera
Fort Benning, Ga
Stephen Saunders
U.S. Army Parachute Jump School