The 2nd Bn. 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment publicly recognized the achievements and excellence of several of its Paratroopers. Jumpmaster armbands were presented to Cpt. Agustin Gonzalez, the commander of Company C, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Cottril, also with Company C.
The Army Achievement Medal was presented to two Paratroopers who achieved the status of “True Blue” [...]
October 2011
The leaves are changing color in the Sand Hills and the Panthers remain on point as the Nation’s Global Response Force. As usual, we’ve had a busy time over the last month and our Paratroopers continue to amaze us.
… September was a great month to be a Panther, as we got things started with [...]
Former paratroop chaplain and Kennedy counselor was 98.
By Peter Finney Jr. | Catholic News Service
NEW ORLEANS — Retired Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans, a World War II paratroop chaplain who befriended and secretly counseled John F. Kennedy during and after his historic run for the White House as the first U.S. Catholic president, [...]
Fellow Panthers:
On Thursday August the.4th the Panther Association, will have it’s annual dinner in Reno NV at Louis’ Basque Conner Restaurant [three blocks from the hotel].
The menu choices include steak, salmon or roast lamb. The meal includes soup and bread, as well as salad, beans and chicken basquais, french fries, and ice cream. The price is $30.00 per person. [...]
As we take some much-deserved time off this weekend to celebrate our nation’s independence, it is important to remember the price of freedom that our Paratroopers carry on across the world today. We remain the nation’s first-responders and Task Force 1 Panther continues the fight in Afghanistan.
Many of you will be travelling this weekend, but [...]
David Wood
Chief Military Correspondent
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — As revolution zigzags chaotically across the Middle East and North Africa, the U.S. Army is sharpening its readiness to launch rapid-reaction, kick-in-the-door combat forces, adding capabilities and skills that had atrophied during a decade of counterinsurgency missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For the first time [...]
Greetings from the Panther command team. February is upon us and with it come another JFEX, which we’ve re-dubbed JOAX (Joint Operational Access eXercise) just to keep folks on their toes. Although the planning, rehearsal and execution of these missions are time consuming and tough, they give us [...]
Read more »Cpl. Vincent Mannion-Brodeur, B Co. 2nd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, was named by the American Red Cross as the Military( Combat ) Hero of the Year for 2010. Nominations were submitted up until December of 2010. An awards ceremony will take place with other recipients of various categories at the Resort [...]
Read more »Happy 100th Birthday to Otis Sampson. SGT Sampson participated in all 4 of the 505th PIR’s combat jumps in WWII, earning a Bronze Star with V for Valor and 2 Purple Hearts along the way. He was even recognized by General Gavin (former Division Commander and namesake of the 3rd BCT’s conference room) as “the [...]
Read more »Greetings fellow Panthers:
First Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Panthers and our Panther families. I would like to thank Former Panther Six, Col.Timothy P. McGuire for attending and saying a few words at the Annual wreath laying ceremony at the 505 PIR marker in Arlington National Cemetery during the Veterans Day Activities
I would also like to [...]