Member Don Degood sent this to me, and it is worth watching,  This Army Airborne soldier shows exceptional skill and excellence as he shows you how he prepares to land inside the University of Michigan footbal stadium to a grateful crowd.  Love it!

(Sorry Buckeye fans, try to ingnore the big yellow M, and just watch the soldier).

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I came across this article in the 7/25/11 edition of the Army Times and thought it was quite interesting. 

"Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flags, a symbol of supreme sacrifice, display a silouette of a bowed head, barbed wire and a…

About ten years ago, the United States Army started issuing berets to all of its soldiers to wear with their camouflage, or field uniforms.

I was in the Army National Guard at the time, and remember how weird the beret felt at first.  No one knew how to wear it at first, and we all looked like we had black baker's hats on. You had to "shape" your…