Paratrooper Ready for Mission Original caption: Private First Class A.R. Stone, paratrooper, shown in full dress and ready to go, during fourth army maneuvers in the Carolinas. He and his buddies are about to take off on a mission. Note chutes in background.

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman.