When I was last in the 82d Airborne, in the dark ages of 1982, we always were preparing ourselves for war. It was what we did. The 82d Airborne has always been a volunteer force and consequently is different from any other unit in the Army. You must volunteer to be in it. The one thing that we can pretty much know: the 82 has not changed. They are a bunch of wild hearted soldiers who are fearless. A good example: The main street through the 82d Airborne is Ardennes, named after that famous forest in WW ll. The 82d had a joke. "Put us on Ardennes and we will run to the war."
The 82d Airborne has trained for the last several months to parachute into Syria. This is nothing new for the famed Airborne Division. They train for the latest crisis in the world. Wheels up, meaning that in 72 hours once they have been given the green light, they are ready to go and they are on the way.
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Big issue. I think we'll probably go in but as you and I know, war is unpredictable. The people who are urging us to go in, to help, the refugees, etc, tomorrow the same people will hate us. We can't win, we can't have a draw. It is all a loss. God bless us.
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