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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., listens to a jumpmaster brief prior to a parachute jump during the 8th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Dec. 9, 2005. U.S. Army paratroopers participate in the operation by donating a toy in exchange for a chance to make a non-tactical parachute jump with German and Irish military jumpmasters. Operation Toy Drop has collected and distributed more than 14,000 toys for families of U.S. soldiers and airmen as well as orphanages in the local community.

A U.S. Army paratrooper listens to a jumpmaster brief prior to a parachute jump.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., listens to a jumpmaster brief prior to a parachute jump during the 8th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Dec. 9, 2005. U.S. Army paratroopers participate in the operation by donating a toy in exchange for a chance to make a non-tactical parachute jump with German and Irish military jumpmasters. Operation Toy Drop has collected and distributed more than 14,000 toys for families of U.S. soldiers and airmen as well as orphanages in the local community.

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