Joint Forces Journal

VOL. 27 - NO. 17
AUG 14 - 21, 2022

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Singing 82nd Airborne Soldiers Have an Unlikely Hit with Video Filmed at Fort Bragg

A group of Fort Bragg soldiers have become unlikely celebrities after video surfaced of them singing the Motown hit “My Girl” while waiting to jump out of a helicopter. The two-and-a-half-minute performance was first posted on TikTok, where it racked up more than 514,000 views as of July 12. It then showed up July 5 on Facebook, where views had reached 3 million. It shows the soldiers erupted into song as they sat weighted down with layers of military gear, with some even throwing in a few old fashioned... more


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