RoyalPythonPros
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I'll be busy flying all day tomorrow and doing some flag jumps for the holiday but I'd like to remind everyone what Memorial Day is about. I'm sure the BBQ's are fun and the yard sales are everywhere but the holiday is about the service members that gave the ultimate sacrifice.
I personally witnessed a good friend of mine and fellow Marine's helicopter get shot down over Iraq the first day of the war back in 2003. CPL Brian Kennedy and everyone on that helicopter were killed less than an hour after we crossed into Iraq. Since then I have a flag that I keep in my house to keep his memory alive.
When I started skydiving I decided to take his flag up for a jump on Memorial Day every year. Tomorrow my dropzone teamed up with the Wounded Warrior Project and are donating 10 tandem jump packages to wounded veterans. We are also holding raffles for prizes, gift certificates and other goodies that were all donated by local businesses. 100% of what is made will go directly to the WWP. Please keep in mind the real reason for the holiday!
The pic below is me in my desert camoflage with his flag behind me on Memorial Day 2012.
I personally witnessed a good friend of mine and fellow Marine's helicopter get shot down over Iraq the first day of the war back in 2003. CPL Brian Kennedy and everyone on that helicopter were killed less than an hour after we crossed into Iraq. Since then I have a flag that I keep in my house to keep his memory alive.
When I started skydiving I decided to take his flag up for a jump on Memorial Day every year. Tomorrow my dropzone teamed up with the Wounded Warrior Project and are donating 10 tandem jump packages to wounded veterans. We are also holding raffles for prizes, gift certificates and other goodies that were all donated by local businesses. 100% of what is made will go directly to the WWP. Please keep in mind the real reason for the holiday!
The pic below is me in my desert camoflage with his flag behind me on Memorial Day 2012.
