Rick Weick (CSM-Retired) Visited the Batallion in Italy.
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Paul Kent Meyers (Retired) CSM – 3/10/1941 to 12/26/2025 (Brad Meyer’s (Retired CSM) Father)
Fellow “Sky Soldier,” and son of ” Sky Soldier,” Brad Meyers (Retired) CSM Obituary for Paul Kent Meyers | Rogers & Breece Funeral Service Fellow “Sky Soldier,” and son of ” Sky Soldier,” Brad Meyers (Retired) CSM Obituary for Paul Kent Meyers | Rogers & Breece Funeral Service
8 November Ceremony for Fallen
Some Sky Soldiers visit the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. to pay respects to their fellow Sky Soldiers Big & Rich 8 November Song
Floyd and Eddie visit Kenneth Smith to let Ken know he is still important and always Airborne!
Eddie and Floyd visited Col Kenneth Smith to let him know how special he is and how much we all think about him. Ken was a commissioned as a Lieutenant of Infantry in 1963. Following Basic, Ranger, and Airborne Training at Fort Benning, GA, he served 3 years in the 3rd Armored Division (then in […]
Dedication of Memorial Marker
Sky Soldiers, friends and Supporters of the Memorial Foundation, The 173d Airborne Brigade National memorial Foundation is tasked with the maintenance and perpetual care of our Memorial to fallen Sky Soldiers. In accordance with our bylaws, only those Sky Soldiers who were listed as Killed in Action may be etched into the granite of the […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Post 2021
State of Memorial May 22, 2021
Sky Soldiers and friends, On May 22, the Memorial Foundation held our annual face to face meeting here in Columbus, GA. It was great to see everyone again since we did not meet last year due to COVID-19 precautions. We held our business meeting, conducted an onsite Memorial inspection with the grounds keeper and electrical […]
THE GUARDIANS
Throughout mankind’s history, when the need arose, individuals have stepped forward to safeguard objectives that warriors have obtained. Their organizations have been called various names and have assumed vastly different structures, but they served a common purpose – they are Guardians! In 2011, a group of Sky Soldiers stepped forward and formed the 173d Airborne […]