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U.S., South Korean troops earn their jump wings

(EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Thursday, May 22, 2003

TAEGU, South Korea — To paratroopers of the world’s armies, “jump wings” are signature emblems, coveted badges of membership in a warrior elite.

“You’re almost a disgrace if you’re a paratrooper to not have them on” your uniform, said Pfc. Brent Rummelt, a parachute rigger with the Army’s 4th Quartermaster Detachment in Kimhae, South Korea.

And Airborne units are known widely as being fraternal, tight-knit and proud.

The U.S. Army Airborne,...

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