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- ↑ "National Guard New Look". Muncie Evening Press. December 2, 1967. p. 10.
- ↑ "Guard to Have Six New Units". The Daily Reporter. December 2, 1967. p. 1.
- ↑ Martino, Sam (December 13, 1967). "Guard Set To Realign In January". Lansing State Journal. pp. A3, A4.
- 1 2 Rottman, Gordon L. (1990). US Army Airborne 1940-1990. Osprey Publishing. p49.
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- ↑ "Guard Disbands Brigade". The Victoria Advocate. April 12, 1980. pp. 7A.
- ↑ Faulkner, Michael (September 23, 2001). "Co. G 143rd Infantry (LRS)". Unofficial Unit Page for Co. G 143d Infantry (LRS). Archived from the original on December 21, 2001.
- ↑ Jacobs, Janet (August 13, 2001). "Paratroopers mark retirement on unit with one last jump". Austin American~Statesman. pp. B1. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024.
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