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Gen. George W. Casey Jr., left, chief of staff of the Army, talks with Roger Walden, one of the three survivors of the original "Triple Nickle" unit, during a recognition ceremony at the Pentagon, March 25, 2010. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, or "Triple Nickles," was the nation's first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company and battalion.

TRIPLE NICKLES

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., left, chief of staff of the Army, talks with Roger Walden, one of the three survivors of the original "Triple Nickle" unit, during a recognition ceremony at the Pentagon, March 25, 2010. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, or "Triple Nickles," was the nation's first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company and battalion.

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