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"We're paratroopers, lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded."  
​READ THE AIRBORNE CREED

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Airborne Memorial Installation Ceremony
Miramar National Cemetery
March 17, 2018 
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The Ceremony
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Articles About The Ceremony
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Miramar National Cemetery Article
John Short: An Original Paratrooper from the  the 501st Parachute Test Battalion in  1940 - 1942
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Documents From The Ceremony - Click to Open
  • Memorial Announcement, Sponsoring Units, Agenda
  •  Invocation Speech    Ch (Lt Col) Rick Blank ​Deputy Command Chaplain, California State Military Reserve

Getting Ready For The Ceremony
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      Miramar Airborne Memorial Donor List
  • Al Calderon
  • Jon Hutchens
  • Larry Howard
  • Tim Hall
  • Robert Tellez, jr.
  • Dave Wilbur
  • Dan Sampson
  • Jim Alvillar​


  • ​Mike Proctor
  • Gil Reynoso
  • Rusty Kulp
  • Chris Corchado
  • John Madriga
  • Lou Mossa
  • Pascual Dinong
  • Karen Pinamonte
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THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TIME OR RESOURCES TO THE MEMORIAL
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