I love watching the Army’s Golden Knights. For years, they almost convinced me to go Airborne so I could eventually aspire to being one. But, I prefer to keep my knees and never volunteered for Airborne. It’s not that I’m afraid to jump out of planes. I would go Airborne in an instant if we could use the same chutes that the GK use to have a soft landing.
These shots by MSG D. Keith Johnson show an angle I never get to see from the ground looking up. They remind of a link to a video a friend recently sent me on YouTube of a Knight landing at Michigan Stadium (video at bottom).
Staff Sgt. Howie Sanburn, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Tom Dunning check the landing target during a Golden Knights demonstration jump at the Cleveland National Air Show held here. Sanburn, from Alton, N.H., and Dunning, from Los Angeles, are members ot one of several teams that make up the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team.
Staff Sgt. Howie Sanburn salutes as he exits the aircraft during a Golden Knights demonstration jump at the Cleveland National Air Show held here. Sanburn, from Alton, N.H., is a member of one of several teams that make up the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team.
Two members of the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team exit the aircraft for a demonstration jump at the Cleveland National Air Show held here. Members of the Black Team, the 8-Way Competition Team and the Tandem Team jumped together at the air show.
