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在英格兰中部的一个机场,大量飞机的马达在轰鸣,整个大地都在颤抖。飞机旁挤满了由麦克思维·泰劳(Maxwell Taylor)少将率领的美国第101空降师的士兵。他们坚强,有献身精神,但参加的战斗并不多。所有的人都很紧张,有些人甚至差点儿将早上吃的饭都呕吐出来。现在,这些人背着重达80磅的辎重,摇摇晃晃地走向C-47运输机的大门。没有唱歌声,也没有欢叫声。时间是1944年5月5日早上9:30(英国夏令时)。在肩膀挤肩膀的座位旁,脸色苍白的空降兵还不忘伸长脖子去看一眼飞机驾驶员。这是他们的标准程序。
In an airport in central England, a large number of aircraft engines roar, the whole earth trembling. The plane was crowded with soldiers of the 101st U.S. Airborne Division, led by Major-General Maxwell Taylor. They are strong and dedicated, but they do not fight much. All were nervous, and some even vomited almost all their morning meals. Now, these men were weighing 80 pounds and staggered toward the gate of the C-47 transport plane. No singing, no cheers. Time is 9:30 am on May 5, 1944 (Daylight Saving Time UK). Beside the shoulder squeezing his shoulder, his pale, parachute arm did not forget to stretch his neck to see the pilot. This is their standard procedure.