Soldiers honor member of original Parachute Test Platoon

By Lori EganMarch 27, 2009

Ben Reese
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, carry the coffin of CWO4(R) Benjamin C. Reese. Reese, a member of the original Parachute Test Platoon, died March 19. He was 92. In 1940, he volunteered for the test pla... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ben Reese
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