FORT BENNING, Ga., - U.S. Army Cadet Bernard Wheeler (right) and U.S. Army Pvt. Daniel Shirer, both students with the U.S. Army Airborne School, board a C-130 for their first parachute jump with combat equipment at Fort Benning, Ga., July 21, 2009. "I was nervous, but you've got to be tough to be Airborne," Wheeler said, after successfully completing the jump. The students are in their final phase of parachute training, known as "jump week." They are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The company began with 525 students July 6, but only 424 ma
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FORT BENNING, Ga., - U.S. Army Cadet Bernard Wheeler (right) and U.S. Army Pvt. Daniel Shirer, both students with the U.S. Army Airborne School, board a C-130 for their first parachute jump with combat equipment at Fort Benning, Ga., July 21, 2009. "I was nervous, but you've got to be tough to be Airborne, " Wheeler said, after successfully completing the jump. The students are in their final phase of parachute training, known as "jump week." They are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The company began with 525 students July 6, but only 424 made it to the final week. The students who remain are those who've "overcome their fears, worked hard and are determined to finish, " said U.S. Army Capt. Winston Nabors, commander of Company B. The students graduate July 25, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Kristin Molinaro) (RELEASED) Flickr - The U.S. Army - First jump