Norwich alum Paul Parsons '89 takes part in parachute D-Day commemoration

By NU Marketing & Communications Office

“We forget what that generation did for us,” Parsons told us last week before leaving for France. “Just here in Vermont, you know, speaking as a member of Norwich University. The reason why we have our campus today is because of veterans. of World War II.”

Norwich Alumni Paul Parsons '89

“We forget what that generation did for us,” Parsons told us last week before leaving for France. “Just here in Vermont, you know, speaking as a member of Norwich University. The reason why we have our campus today is because of veterans. of World War II.”

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