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Originally Posted by GnSurfin
The tradition is still alive and well. The only thing that has changed is the name of the company. I've got a few RT jumps and theres nothing like jumping off the tailgate and seeing a forest beneath you.  |
Went to Rough Terrain School in Taiwan in 71. 1st Group (Oki) sent a team down there about every other course. Hit a rice paddy that had just been filled, hard as rock with a thin layer of scum. Missed the road between the two paddies but he chute landed on the road so I didn't have a bad shake out. Fuzzy Thurston hit a rock wall full tilt as we crashed through the tree/brush. Knocked him a bit senseless for a bit. Get times and stories on that trip, great 30 day course, great 20+ jumps.
The team before us had a Lt step on a tree branch to retrieve his chute and slice his Scrotum open. Shouldn't have removed his jump suit.
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