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Commitment to Paratroopers - 82nd Airborne Division Retention - D.C. Trip

82nd Airborne Division

Sept. 5, 2023 | 4:24

This documentary follows twelve Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division who decided to continue serving in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper in the "All American" 82nd Airborne Division, in Fort Bragg, NC. To commemorate the occasion, the 82nd Airborne Division Retention office arranged a trip to Washington D.C. led by Sgt. Maj. Tobey Whitney, Division Career Counselor. Maj. Gen. Douglas F. Stitt, Director of Military Personnel Management, gave the Oath of Reenlistment at the Lincoln Memorial. (U.S. Army product by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hornby). Video uploaded for archival purposes.

The following Paratroopers are featured in this documentary:
- Sgt. 1st Class Allen McCormick (1-325 AIR)
- Sgt. Ronald Booker (HHBN)
- Spc. Keith Schwendennmann (2-508th PIR)
- Spc. Celeste Menez (5-73 Cav)

The locations visited in Washington D.C. are:
- The Pentagon
- The 9/11 Memorial
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
- The WW1 Memorial
- The Lincoln Memorial
- The WW2 Memorial
- The Vietnam Memorial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier