3.2M views · 34K shares | WATCH! Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division jump from an Air Force C-130 during Large Package Week! (Footage courtesy of 1st Combat Camera Squadron) | 82nd Airborne Division | Facebook

81 years ago today, paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division prepared to board their planes and fly into the night, toward Normandy — and into history. This powerful footage captures the tense final moments before they leapt into the fight for freedom on the Day of Days — D-Day. They paved the way for liberation. We honor their courage. 🇺🇸 #DDay #DayOfDays #82ndAirborne #Paratroopers #WWIIHistory | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II

25K views · 1.5K reactions | Paratroopers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division return home from a deployment to Afghanistan, Nov. 11, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Welcome Home Devils! Thank you for your service! #devils #strike #news #follow #usarmy #army #thankyou #soldier #goodevening | 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Facebook

1.5K views · 16 reactions | Carrying his rifle down by his side, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the storied 82nd Airborne Division, became the last US soldier to board the final flight out of Afghanistan a minute before midnight on Monday. | NDTV | Facebook