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April 25, 2015

U.S. Army and British paratroopers perform a static line jump

at Holland Drop Zone in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015. GOTO: Raining freedom -- Select Full Window

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 25, 2015 10:49 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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C130 goin' down the strip, airborne daddy gonna take a little trip. Standup, buckleup, shuffle to the door, jump right out and count to four. If that chute don't open wide I got another one by my side.

Gelnhausen, 20 Apr 75

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 26, 2015 7:02 AM

That must have excited the hell out of them.

Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 26, 2015 7:04 AM

Along the Han River in February 1969. From RVN in Oct 68 to Korea in Feb 69...that was real climate change. At 1000ft rice paddies look the same but snow covered paddies were a bit much.

Posted by: indyjonesouthere [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 26, 2015 11:40 AM

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