Illustrations

1. “Jump into the Fight” propaganda poster, World War II.

2. Sgt. Joseph F. Gorenc of the 101st Airborne Division climbing aboard the lead C-47, June 5, 1944.

3. Pfc. Vernon L. Haught of the 325th Glider Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.

4. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway confers with his successor, Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, June 23, 1955.

5. Members of 1st Battle Group, 12th Infantry, sling-loading an Honest John rocket to an H-21 helicopter.

6. The 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade is heli-lifted in Vietnam, September 1, 1966.

7. Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar transport planes drop heavy equipment in Korea, October 1, 1952.

8. Military personnel in Detroit at the time of riots, 1967.

9. Capt. Thomas Taylor, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, arrives in Vietnam in July 1965.

10. Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue steps aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 30, 2021.