Hey everyone, a couple of weeks ago I was at Jumping for a Purpose, a charity event organized for Wounded Warriors to go skydiving at Suffolk Skydive. I was there to help Eric, the awesome photographer who owns http://www.rgbimaging.net. My main goal was to get some great photos of the warriors and their jump partners as they landed. Each jumper had an incredible story to share and I met so many great people that day. I got so many great photos, but here are a few of my favorite. Be sure to also check out http://www.woundedwear.org/ a great non profit dedicatd to helping our injured veterans.
This is Bob VandeLinde a Korean war vet who was excited to jump out a plane for the first time that wasn't being shot down.
There were a number of double amputees who got to jump and that special harnesses were used.
They even let me up in the plane, but I was sadly without a parachute, so I had to come back down the boring way.
It was actually a pretty exhausting day, running around trying to capture what I could. I'm really glad I'm able to help out in my small way and I respect everyone involved, the warriors, the sky divers, and the community who all pitched in to give back a little.
And here's some more on my Flickr Gallery.
Here's some links to news articles that covered the day.
Local ABC Station: http://www.wvec.com/home/Wounded-warriors-experience-freedom-in-the-skies-127692868.html
Local NBC Station: http://www.wavy.com/dpp/military/wounded-warriors-sky-diving?ref=scroller&categoryId=20000&status=trueWounded Warriors go sky diving: wavy.com
The Virginian Pilot: http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/injured-warriors-go-skydiving-suffolk
