Beach Jumpers

Beach Jumpers were U.S. Navy special warfare units organized during World War II by Lieutenant Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. They specialized in deception and psychological warfare. The units were active from 1943–1946 and 1951–1972.

Read more about Beach Jumpers:  Inspired By British Tactics, Action During World War II, Service in Cold War, Vietnam, Retirement

Famous quotes containing the words beach and/or jumpers:

    “From the beach the child holding the hand of her father,
    Those burial clouds that lower victorious soon to devour all,
    Watching, silently weeps.”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

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    And they holler, they jump and they shout,”
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