Major General William Carey Lee: Father of Airborne
My dog Torque, the Newfoundland, and I walk through the Old Historic part of Fort Bragg every morning. Most mornings, I listen to podcasts while enjoying the beautiful old buildings. Recently I started wondering about the history of the buildings I see every morning. I have a new fascination with the history of Fort Bragg. One morning in particular, while walking past the old historic division parade field, the skies filled with paratroopers jumping into the parade field for practice. My husband is not a paratrooper, so I know little about their history. Curiosity led me to do some research, which is the focus of today's blog, Major General William Carey Lee, a local hometown hero. World War II transformed warfare as we know it. No longer would wars be fought in trenches leading to stalemates and a tremendous amount of life. The horrors of World War I led military leaders to explore new ways of conducting warfare in the interwar period. World War II cemented new tactics that in...