[Land-speed] NON- Maxton/Laurinburg 1944

[John Szalay]

Many years ago, (1965-68) I was in the paratroops (101st)
my Sgt Maj  wore two sets of wings, Jump wings like the rest of us
and a set of Glider wings. thats was the only set of glider wings I had
ever seen wore by anyone.  Always impressed me.
I had ridden  in sail planes with the CAP over Bellows Field in
Hawaii. and I just could not believe that anyone would ride a glider
into an invasion with a Jeep and artillery aboard into combat.. unreal.

During the war, paratroops got jump pay, the glider troops got nothing.
-------------- Original message from BWANA343 at aol.com: 
> US Army newsreel footage about the photographers and the glider base at > Maxton. 
> 
> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbjd0s2g8jk_ 
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbjd0s2g8jk)