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Standing on shoulders of giants

by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Heritage, pride and legacy are a few words that may come to mind as people walk through the halls of the 37th Airlift Squadron.

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William “Bill” Prindible (left) and Julian “Bud” Rice, World War II veterans and former 37th Troop Carrier Squadron C-47 Skytrain pilots, answer questions from members of Team Ramstein. Rice and Prindible were invited by the 37th Airlift Squadron to participate in events commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

WWII veterans tell 70-year-old story

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

In the largest orchestrated air, ground and sea assaults of the century, more than 850 C-47 Skytrains piloted by Airmen with the Army Air Forces and the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron were to deliver approximately 13,000 paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne into battle.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Kris LevasseurJulian Rice (seated left) and William Prindible, World War II veterans and former 37th Troop Carrier Squadron C-47 Skytrain pilots, answer questions from members of the media before telling their story to members of Team Ramstein. Rice and Prindible were invited by the 37th Airlift Squadron to participate in events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

WWII legends speak about D-Day experience

by Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Two veteran pilots who were part of the D-Day invasion over Normandy, France, spoke to a packed crowd of service members, dependents and retirees Monday on Ramstein.

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