The sun just on the rise, AC/DC blaring from the PA system, and the "White Devil" Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (2/504 PIR) drawn up for a 4.6 mile run. They got under way as Limp Bizkit's "Break Shit" filled the muggy morning air........great way to start a morning!
Lt. Col. Mark Stock led his men up and down Ardennes Ave. as cadence were sung by each company, and the speakers along the route sounded with the 82nd Airborne Chorus's own version of old stand-by running songs. I went along with them for a while, gear and all, looking for a suitable back-drop to frame a good shot.
The Battalion finished the run, pulling into formation to the sounds of "Born in the USA" rolling across the field and echoing off the barracks.
LTC Stock then addressed his men about their upcoming mission and what was expected of them. He is all business as he reminds his men that no man gets left behind.
Lt. Col. Mark Stock led his men up and down Ardennes Ave. as cadence were sung by each company, and the speakers along the route sounded with the 82nd Airborne Chorus's own version of old stand-by running songs. I went along with them for a while, gear and all, looking for a suitable back-drop to frame a good shot.
The Battalion finished the run, pulling into formation to the sounds of "Born in the USA" rolling across the field and echoing off the barracks.
LTC Stock then addressed his men about their upcoming mission and what was expected of them. He is all business as he reminds his men that no man gets left behind.
The "White Devils" are ready.
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