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National Airborne Day

· Thursday, August 16, 2007 · 3 comments

Airborne Wings - Basic Parachutist Badge Blackfive’s Matt Burden reminds me that today is National Airborne Day.

So far as I’m aware, no one gets the day off for this and no presents are exchanged. Feel free to hug your favorite paratrooper, though, or buy him a beer. The latter is by far the preferred option.

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Comments

  1. Wayne says:
    Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 13:41

    Maybe I can get a beer out of it.

  2. Support Your Local Gunfighter says:
    Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 21:36

    It’s National Airborne Day!…

    And I had to read Outside the Beltway to find out about it.

    I feel much shame….

  3. On Tap » National Airborne Day says:
    Friday, August 17, 2007 at 08:54

    […] I missed it yesterday, so here at On Tap, we’ll be celebrating it belated style. To wit: If we can find a paratrooper today, we’ll be buying two beers instead of one. (HT: James Joyner) […]

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