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So how did did Ward, who entered the competition with only 39 previous jumps, and Ausere, who had been a competitive dancer in high school, end up beating military jumpers who could go on to be paratroopers one day?—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026 Joe Harris lived to 108 – one of the oldest WWII paratroopers.—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025 Rumors spread about the Malmedy and Stavelot murders, paratroopers behind enemy lines, and German soldiers impersonating Americans to seize bridges.—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025 Set against the backdrop of World War II, Band of Brothers follows Easy Company, a unit of U.S. Army paratroopers who trained, fought, and endured some of the war's toughest missions together.—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paratrooper