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bigbrother05

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1. Precursor to the modern Airborne and Ranger units

Wed Jun 6, 2018, 03:19 PM

Jun 2018

Camp Toccoa (formerly Camp Toombs) was a United States Army paratrooper training camp during World War II five miles (eight kilometers) west of Toccoa, Georgia. It was first planned in 1938, constructed by the Georgia National Guard and the Works Projects Administration beginning 17 January 1940, and was dedicated 14 December 1940. The U.S. Army took over the site in 1942.

In 2012 an organization, Camp Toccoa at Currahee, a not-for profit foundation, was formed to celebrate the lives and contributions of the Airborne paratroopers who trained at Camp Toccoa at Currahee Mountain during World War II. A plan was set forth to restore the facilities at the camp site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Toccoa

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Precursor to the modern Airborne and Ranger units bigbrother05 Jun 2018 #1

If you've never been, I'd strongly recommend making the trip to Toccoa Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #2

Exactly airborne studs to this day TEB Jun 2018 #3

He wants me to do the run with him next year Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #4

I'm 52 doc TEB Jun 2018 #7

Well... Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #8

... DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #14

Lol...oh I know very well it is! Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #15

I've always wanted to go DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #9

Its a must do if you're a WWII buff or fan of "Band of Brothers" Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #10

Actually I am both DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #12

If you decide to go... Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #13

My father's high school friend "Monk" Weigel was a paratrooper cyclonefence Jun 2018 #5

I could not imagine what fear he expirenced TEB Jun 2018 #6

Man did you ever talk about that? DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #11