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LA VERNE - Albert V. Aguirre must have had an angel on his shoulder - one wearing fatigues, combat boots and a helmet. The little winged warrior also needed to move fast and be ready for anything, because this Korean War veteran seemed always to be putting himself in harm's way.
Aguirre, a La Verne native who lives there still, was drafted into the Army at age 20 in July 1951 and almost immediately volunteered for paratrooper school.See the full content of this document
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Mud, Blood, and an Angel
"They accepted me, and I was happy," said Aguirre, now 79. "There were 250 of us that went to jumper school, but only 150 of us graduated. I was one of them."
Aguirre became a parachute rigger. The soldiers were asked, "...See the full content of this document
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