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, nicknamed the Triple Nickles.

He will be honored with a full military funeral on April ... opportunity to follow in his grandfather’s airborne footsteps. For a week, he did paratrooper jump training in Corsicana, Texas ...

When Army paratroopers jump in exercises like ... 200 miles an hour while wearing dozens of pounds of combat gear, airborne paratroopers receive an extra $150 per month in their paychecks.