News

Meeting minutes from our March 2020 meeting are now available online. Click here to download a copy. AATW! 

We've decided to attempt our first ever online meeting! 

All the details can be found in the meeting notice on the Events calendar. 

All members are invited and we hope this works out well for everyone involved. If it's good, we'll likely give it another go for our May meeting, and then again until we get past this pandemic.

AATW!

Mark Mueller, Chairman

Chicago Chapter:

First and foremost, I hope this note find you and yours healthy and doing your best to adapt to our challenging times. It's our nature to operate in small groups and fight the good fight.

Given the circumstances we've recently become familiar with, our April and May meetings, minimally, are going to be effected with the indefinite closing of our meeting locations. We're looking into the possibility of hosting these next couple of meetings via teleconference or webconference, and I'll follow up with you asap about that.

In the meantime, stay safe and stay healthy. Please let us know if anyone in our Airborne family is afflicted by COVID-19. Our thoughts and prayers are with our members, family and friends to get through this pandemic and put it in our review mirrors. Until then, please ensure you have a sufficient supply of hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes and toilet paper.

Airborne, All The Way!

Mark Mueller
Chairman

Our chapter newsletter for March 2020 is now available. Written by Chapter Vice Chairman Glenn Granat, it's loaded with valuable and interesting info. This month's feature story is about the history of Jump Boots -- download and read now! AATW! 

Click here to download. 

Folks: 

The meeting minutes from our February 2020 meeting are now posted. This meeting took place on 09 Feb at Rock Bottom in Warrenville. The meeting had originally been scheduled to take place at The Ram in Rosemont, however our free room was lost to a paying customer, so as paratrooper we adjust. AATW!

The Winter 2019 edition of The Paraglide, the quarterly magazine of the 82nd Airborne Division Association, is now available online. This magazine covers national news and submissions from partners and many chapters of the association. 

Click here to visit the Association website to read or download the Winter 2019 edition. 

Our 2020 Airborne Wall Calendars are available for sale! Just $15 each! 

This brand new custom-made, Airborne-themed wall calendar, featuring the 82nd Airborne and other Airborne units, is high quality and professionally produced by the Chicago Chapter, 82nd Airborne Division Association. 

Enjoy 12 months of vivid All American, jump-qualified imagery. Includes historic Airborne and military dates in addition to holidays and other common recognitions. Full-color. Heavy stock, glossy paper. Size is 11″ x 8.5″ folded or 11” x 17” open. Get one for home, one for the office, and another as a gift for your family and good friends.

Monthly image/feature (see samples above): 

Jan - Paratrooper physical training
Feb - Rigger packs a chute
Mar - Paratroopers load an aircraft
Apr - 173rd Airborne paratroopers gets JMPI'd
May - Division Review at All-American Week
Jun - Iron Mike monument at Normandy
Jul - Green light - GO!
Aug - Paratroopers fill the sky
Sep - Airborne Artillery in the field 
Oct - Paratrooper prepares to PLF
Nov - A paratrooper prepares to move out following a jump
Dec - A paratrooper in maroon beret salutes 

Visit our eBay store to buy yours today! 

With Veterans Day fast approaching, here is the best list we could find of military/veterans discounts in recognition of your service to our great country.

Eat up, Airborne! Click here for the list. 

This year we recognize the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, which kicked off with an Airborne operation on 17 Sep 1944. 

Test your knowledge of Operation Market Garden with a custom crossword puzzle! Download it today and give it a try. 

We'll post the answer key in a few days. 

AATW! 

Courtesy of our Vice Chairman, Glenn Granat, check out the latest chapter newsletters. Lots of great info! 

AATW!