When my daughter graduated from high school (about 4 years ago), she wanted to go skydiving with me for my graduation gift. Stuff happened in both of our lives that kept us from going. I called her last week and asked if she was ready to jump out of a plane. No hesitation..."Heck yeah!". So next Sunday, April 7th, we are testing out the laws of gravity at Texas Skydiving in Lexington.
My desire to jump out of a plane started around 1990. A small group of Marines (including me) were able to get a coveted spot at the Army's jump school at Ft. Benning, GA. We were two or three days away from leaving. All gear packed. Excited to be going since it's hard to get a jump school slot in the Marines (cooks and clerks get to jump in the Army!). And then we got the rug yanked out from underneath us (thanks Saddam Hussein). We were advised the school was canceled because our unit was deploying to Operation Desert Storm.
So here it is about 34 years later and I'm finally jumping.
I bought the fancy video package for my daughter.
I'll let y'all know if I die.
Carry on!
My desire to jump out of a plane started around 1990. A small group of Marines (including me) were able to get a coveted spot at the Army's jump school at Ft. Benning, GA. We were two or three days away from leaving. All gear packed. Excited to be going since it's hard to get a jump school slot in the Marines (cooks and clerks get to jump in the Army!). And then we got the rug yanked out from underneath us (thanks Saddam Hussein). We were advised the school was canceled because our unit was deploying to Operation Desert Storm.
So here it is about 34 years later and I'm finally jumping.
I bought the fancy video package for my daughter.
I'll let y'all know if I die.
Carry on!
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