JohnWeiss 0 #1 March 25, 2013 Here's a quote related to skydiving from the book "Blackhawk Down", page 276, about the firefight between Army Rangers and Somalia warlord Aidid's forces in Mogodishu. The scene: About 100 soldiers are pinned down inside the city as night falls. A rescue convoy force is sent in at night to reinforce the trapped soldiers and pull them out. Quote: "Specialist Steve Anderson was in a Humvee near Sizemore's in the column. He was in the back of the driver's side with his eyes pressed to the night-vision viewfinder on his SAW. Whenever the column stopped, which was often, everyone was expected to pile out and pull security. The first time they stopped Anderson hesitated. He didn't want to stick his legs out of the car. He had just started skydiving lessons at home before this deployment, and now, suddenly, he felt immobilized by the particular fear of being shot in the legs - he'd received a minor injury to his legs on an earlier mission. Back home he had just made his first freefall jump. It had been such a thrill. What if he got his foot shot off and could never jump again? Anderson relunctantly forced himself out on the street..." Even in the middle of an intense combat mission, he couldn't get skydiving out of his mind! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #2 March 25, 2013 75th Rangers....they ALL had skydiving on their minds! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trev_S 0 #3 March 25, 2013 HAHA! I just started skydiving a few months ago and I find I now ride more safely for fear of crashing and not being able to jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShcShc11 0 #4 March 26, 2013 hahaha, great find! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #5 March 26, 2013 Cool find! I read No Easy Day recently and found the attached photo of the author's gear also showed his love for skydiving (look carefully "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #6 March 26, 2013 Quote Cool find! I read No Easy Day recently and found the attached photo of the author's gear also showed his love for skydiving (look carefully I know this answer! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #7 March 26, 2013 Quote I read No Easy Day recently and found the attached photo Ah, on the luggage, not something hidden all the camo stuff. Looks like a sewing machine hiding in the background too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #8 March 27, 2013 Quote What if he got his foot shot off and could never jump again? Might want to ask this guy about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
