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Former President Bush Skydives for 80th Birthday Sunday, June 13, 2004

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Posted 13 June 2004 - 06:52 PM

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Former President Bush Sky Dives for 80th Birthday
By Jon Herskovitz
Sunday, June 14, 2004

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George Bush on Sunday celebrated his 80th birthday by donning a black and yellow jump suit and skydiving strapped to a U.S. Army paratrooper.

An airborne Bush waved to the thousands who had gathered for the event as he neared touchdown; and then he slid to a landing across the hot Texas grass near his presidential library.

Bush had planned to jump solo, as he did for his 75th birthday, but tricky winds and low clouds caused him to jump in tandem for safety reasons.

"This was a day of joy and wonder for the Bush family, and certainly for the old guy," the octogenarian former president said.

He was flanked on the ground by members of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team, who took the jump with him. Bush dropped at about 120 miles per hour (200 kph) after jumping from about 13,000 feet before his chute was opened.

Bush said he wanted to send a message to senior citizens to get out and be active. He was presented with a badge after the event saying that he had completed five jumps, enough to qualify for U.S. Army basic paratroop status.



http://www.reuters.c...storyID=5408519


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Posted 13 June 2004 - 07:16 PM

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Yeah, that's how they do it. But I just wonder if these exciting jumps were paid for with your country's tax payer's money.
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Posted 13 June 2004 - 07:20 PM

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...Strapped to his back?

How else would they do it?
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Posted 13 June 2004 - 08:14 PM

Isn't their back... I don't know... where they keep their parachutes? unsure.gif
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 12:40 AM

There's just one parachute for the pair of them - it's designed to support the weight of two people instead of just one.
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 02:10 AM

For some reason, that actually seems kind of funny, an eighty-year-old going sky-diving...

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Posted 14 June 2004 - 03:23 AM

The octogenarian (look, I know big words and have basic knowledge of latin!!!) former president econuraged senior citizens to follow his example and remain active... by strapping themselves to the backs of young army paratroopers.

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Posted 14 June 2004 - 04:12 AM

Fun for the whole fami - er - retirement home!
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 07:16 AM

I am not taking anything away from the man, but falling out of an airplane is hardly remaining active. I would recommend walking or simple excercise to your average 80 year old over the sheer shock of throttling at over 100 miles per hour towards the earth.

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Posted 14 June 2004 - 07:20 AM

No, there certainly isn't.
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 07:36 AM

Which makes me wonder just why I'm laughing... laugh.gif
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 08:47 AM

well thats 30 seconds i'll never get back...
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 09:35 AM

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well thats 30 seconds i'll never get back...

than why even visit this topic? They're (their) Crappy News stories for goodness sake. Most likely poking fun at conservatives- what else could you want?
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 12:46 PM

Wait, so does being strapped to someones back for five jumps really qualify you for basic paratrooping status?
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Posted 14 June 2004 - 02:39 PM

well the first 4 times he was alone (actually first he probably wasnt, but the other 3 he probably was)
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