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Maj. Light Shin, 173rd Airborne Brigade chaplain, talks with retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard Adams, a former 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratrooper who was involved in the retaking of Corregidor Island in 1945, during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of U.S. service members regaining control of the island at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 18, 2020. The 317th Troop Carrier Group used Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft to airdrop paratroopers from the 503rd PIR onto Corregidor Island in order to regain control of the island.

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Maj. Light Shin, 173rd Airborne Brigade chaplain, talks with retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard Adams, a former 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratrooper who was involved in the retaking of Corregidor Island in 1945, during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of U.S. service members regaining control of the island at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 18, 2020. The 317th Troop Carrier Group used Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft to airdrop paratroopers from the 503rd PIR onto Corregidor Island in order to regain control of the island.

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