Retired U.S. Army Col. Michael Steele speaks at a Distinguished Service Cross presentation ceremony in honor of retired U.S.

Harris was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed the Triple Nickles.

Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute ...

Harris was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion ... opportunity to follow in his grandfather’s airborne footsteps. For a week, he did paratrooper ...

He has six deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, and his previous assignments include command of 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne ...