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Jumpin' with Twardo at the Arch

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Many thanks to Jim Twardowski and the Liberty Parachute Team for asking me to do exhibition jumps with them at the St. Louis Arch this last week.

Fellow teammates included Bart Stonestreet, Joe Abeln, and Noah Watts.

Photo attached, by Michael Dudek (user name "micro"). Michael can be seen taking this shot in Twardo's video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvgKYoxu0mI&feature=youtu.be. If I had known he was going to get such a good picture, I would have turned more and geeked the camera. The Arch can be seen at the bottom.

Pop quiz question: What is the official name of the St. Louis "Arch"? Answer: The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase, then he sent the Lewis and Clark expedition out to see what was there. They started out in St. Louis, MO. Their first stop was slightly up the Missouri River in St. Charles, MO, where I live.

OK, enough for the history lesson. Get back to work.

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Thanks for coming along Gary!

One of the best lines of the weekend was from Matt Yonken the pilot who allowed us to jump his airshow Beech 18...

Gary , Bart and I (all over 6'4") were walking toward the bird ~

"You guys looking for the jump plane...or a basketball court?!" :ph34r:

Attached is a pic of Gary during his opening....along with an incredibly talented skydiver that DID geek the camera! :P

And our Central Conference Director under canopy through the arch legs...B|











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airtwardo

***very cool to jump into a national monument on the 4th B|

did you happen to see our Muff sticker in the Beech?:)



Yeah...I covered it with a Liberty Parachute Team sticker! :P



>:(:D
You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

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Hi Gary,

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he sent the Lewis and Clark expedition out to see what was there.



And for those in this part of the world:

http://www.opb.org/television/programs/lewis-clark-the-journey-of-the-corps-of-discove/

Looks like you guys had a great time; keep up the good work.

JerryBaumchen

PS) I seem to remember that Lou Sanborn ( D-1 ) worked on the Arch during its construction; right/wrong?

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