Gen. George W. Casey Jr., chief of staff of the Army, talks with Roger Walden, one of the three survivors of the original "Triple Nickles" unit, during a recognition ceremony at the Pentagon on March 25. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, or "Triple Nickles,"was the nation's first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company and battalion. Army honors 'Triple Nickles' legacy at Pentagon ceremony /-news/2010/03/30/36570-army-honors-triple-nickles-legacy-at-pentagon-

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