http://www.realmilitaryvideos.com/videos/82nd-airborne-paratroopers-don-mohawks-apply-facepaint-before-d-day/ War Movies, Military Videos, Rare Battle Footage Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.realmilitaryvideos.com/videos/82nd-airborne-paratroopers-don-mohawks-apply-facepaint-before-d-day/#comment-359 Matt Gauntlett Sat, 19 May 2012 13:53:00 +0000 http://www.realmilitaryvideos.com/?p=1255#comment-359 The Paratroopers with the War paint on their faces are members of the "Filthy Thirteen". These men were the inspiration for the 1967 war film "The Dirty Dozen" starring Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson among others. The name "Filthy Thirteen" came about due the men only washing and shaving once a week and never cleaned their uniforms. More info can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filthy_Thirteen The Paratroopers with the War paint on their faces are members of the “Filthy Thirteen”. These men were the inspiration for the 1967 war film “The Dirty Dozen” starring Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson among others.
The name “Filthy Thirteen” came about due the men only washing and shaving once a week and never cleaned their uniforms.
More info can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filthy_Thirteen

]]> http://www.realmilitaryvideos.com/videos/82nd-airborne-paratroopers-don-mohawks-apply-facepaint-before-d-day/#comment-303 Doug Hoppel Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.realmilitaryvideos.com/?p=1255#comment-303 Not sure where you got your info, but that isn't my 82nd airborne. That is the 10st airborne Not sure where you got your info, but that isn’t my 82nd airborne. That is the 10st airborne

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