Army Paratrooper: "We Couldn’t Go 82 Days Without a Fatality"

This week's Urban Valor episode spotlights Andy Nelson, an Army Paratrooper veteran from Renton, WA. Inspired by classic military movies he watched with his father, Nelson enlisted in the Army on a paratrooper contract and was assigned to the prestigious 82nd Airborne Division. During the episode, Nelson recounts his experiences parachuting into various countries and shares a tense moment when a fellow paratrooper was accidentally loaded with live rounds during a training exercise. He ...