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Paratroopers suffer losses in Mojave war game
Four paratroopers were killed and 71 injured during the Gallant Eagle 82 exercise near Fort Irwin California. Airborne units from Fort Bragg joined about 3 000 troops as winds gusted up to 40 mph moments before a 6 05 a m jump. Army officials cited acceptable wind speeds and stressed training purpose while reporting casualties from non opening parachutes and hard landings. Sixty less serious injuries were to be flown to Fort Bragg for treatment and 11 seriously injured were transported to hospitals in California and nearby bases.
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Fort Irwin
Caluf
UPI
Gainess
Mojave Desert
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Robert Kingston
Kingston
Army
Loma Linda University Medical Center
San Bernardino
March Air Force Base
Veterans Hospital
Long Beach