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Brothers in arms. Photo: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90
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Paratroopers training in the skies over Israel. Photo: Ofer Zidon/Flash90
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Israel’s Paratroopers Brigade is an elite infantry force. Photo: Michael Giladi/Flash90
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The Paratroopers’ swearing-in ceremony takes place at Ammunition Hill, a position the brigade fought hard to overcome as it liberated Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War. Photo: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90
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Many of the new Paratroopers are from Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Recent years have seen an increasing number of religious Jews signing on for military service. Photo: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90
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An Israeli father proudly places the Paratroopers’ signature red beret on his son’s head. Photo: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90
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Helen Mirren was proud to play the role of Golda Meir. Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90