WE ARE A REENACTING UNIT THAT CONSISTS OF MEMBERS FROM MICHIGAN, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA. OUR MISSION IS TO ACCURATELY PORTRAY UNITS OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DURING WORLD WAR II.
WE REPRESENT 1ST PLATOON, COMPANY "A" FIRST BATTALION 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT.
AUTHENTICITY OF UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT AND FIELD TACTICS IS OUR PRIORITY OF DEPICTING THE U.S. ARMY PARATROOPER OF THIS ERA. LIVING HISTORY AND PUBLIC BATTLES ARE OUR MEANS OF EDUCATING AND REMINDING PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, OF THE SACRIFICES MADE BY THESE YOUNG MEN. IN PLACES FAR FROM HOME THEY SUFFERED, OVERCAME NUMEROUS HARDSHIPS, AND DIED TO ENSURE FREEDOM FROM THE COUNTRIES THEY FAUGHT IN AND TO PRESERVE THE FREEDOM THAT WE ENJOY TODAY.
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