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U.S. Army paratroopers board a C-130 Hercules airplane from which they will parachute during Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. The jump gives soldiers and airmen a way to help local families in need over the holidays. More than 3,000 servicemembers donated a toy to win a chance to earn foreign jump wings from a German or Irish jumpmaster.

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U.S. Army paratroopers board a C-130 Hercules airplane from which they will parachute during Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. The jump gives soldiers and airmen a way to help local families in need over the holidays. More than 3,000 servicemembers donated a toy to win a chance to earn foreign jump wings from a German or Irish jumpmaster.

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