WEBVTT 00:05.940 --> 00:09.570 All right . Yes . 00:10.840 --> 00:12.840 I'm at 28 years and my son just his 00:12.840 --> 00:15.250 third . Just 1/3 years now . Let me 00:15.250 --> 00:19.220 just , This was my 7th . 7th . Yeah , I 00:19.220 --> 00:21.331 want to jump school three years ago . 00:21.331 --> 00:22.760 Okay , so uh , 00:24.480 --> 00:27.340 1212 jump . That's why he got to go in 00:27.340 --> 00:29.650 front of me today . That doesn't often 00:29.650 --> 00:33.650 happen . Yes , expected it . 00:34.220 --> 00:37.750 Uhh Okay , great . You know , 00:38.240 --> 00:40.410 So you could Tell us about the 00:40.410 --> 00:42.830 experience of jumping with your your 00:42.840 --> 00:44.896 first jump together . Yeah , this is 00:44.896 --> 00:47.007 that wall . When you ate 85 , we jump 00:47.007 --> 00:49.284 with the Golden Knight wasn't together . 00:49.284 --> 00:51.507 Wasn't side by side , but today we just 00:51.507 --> 00:53.729 figured after 20 years in the service , 00:53.729 --> 00:55.840 he's either deployed or redeployed at 00:55.840 --> 00:58.007 different times , he's about to deploy 00:58.007 --> 00:59.951 again in february and I'm about to 00:59.951 --> 01:01.951 retire in about four years . So the 01:01.951 --> 01:04.173 odds of us jumping together , we're not 01:04.173 --> 01:06.229 not the best in the world . So today 01:06.229 --> 01:05.490 was a very special day for us . 01:05.940 --> 01:08.051 Probably the only jump will have with 01:08.051 --> 01:10.218 young sergeant Before it gets promoted 01:10.218 --> 01:12.890 again and or are retiring the one we're 01:12.890 --> 01:14.946 not sure what's it like to dump your 01:14.946 --> 01:18.260 dad . Uhh It's awesome . I love jumping 01:18.260 --> 01:20.670 regardless . But having my dad here 01:20.670 --> 01:22.900 with me , I've been trying to jump with 01:22.900 --> 01:26.040 him since he got to brag , but finally 01:26.040 --> 01:27.873 getting the opportunity and then 01:27.873 --> 01:29.910 getting Thailand dumplings with is 01:29.920 --> 01:32.760 amazing . There are no closer to the 01:33.940 --> 01:37.340 okay . And then I for three years , 01:37.350 --> 01:39.572 three years you got a long way to catch 01:39.572 --> 01:42.390 up . I got a ways to go . What's your 01:42.400 --> 01:45.360 plans ? I mean going to go down range . 01:45.740 --> 01:49.160 Uh Yeah , you , I imagine proud of , 01:49.640 --> 01:53.250 yeah , being in the 01:53.250 --> 01:55.528 military , you just don't get this out . 01:55.528 --> 01:57.472 You know , no one gets this option 01:57.472 --> 01:59.694 where your boys want to follow you into 01:59.694 --> 02:02.028 the military . They want to do your job , 02:02.028 --> 02:04.250 They want to be you . Uh young sergeant 02:04.250 --> 02:06.306 delayed here is maybe probably an Mp 02:06.306 --> 02:08.417 and being deployed and taking care of 02:08.417 --> 02:08.190 his soldiers down the range , his 02:08.190 --> 02:11.570 brother lieutenant here in the late 02:11.580 --> 02:13.636 because I leave right now . So we're 02:13.636 --> 02:15.691 gonna link up in michigan here about 02:15.691 --> 02:17.858 three weeks , do some visitation . But 02:17.858 --> 02:21.450 uhh , you can elaborate on that . Yeah , 02:21.940 --> 02:24.107 it's awesome to have something to look 02:24.107 --> 02:26.700 up to . My dad's promoted me my whole 02:26.700 --> 02:28.700 way up and you didn't get to pin my 02:28.700 --> 02:30.940 wings on me initially . But it's 02:30.940 --> 02:33.051 awesome . I've always wanted to be in 02:33.051 --> 02:35.360 the army . It's awesome to finally be 02:35.360 --> 02:37.490 there and be able to look directly up 02:37.490 --> 02:40.220 at my dad in uniform and out of uniform . 02:40.230 --> 02:41.952 We call your dad your remote . 02:42.140 --> 02:44.196 Absolutely . Most definitely my role 02:44.196 --> 02:46.760 model . Uh have you guys have any , 02:47.440 --> 02:50.070 there's probably pretty cool experience . 02:50.080 --> 02:52.800 Your jumping right next to each other 02:52.800 --> 02:54.967 being an aircraft sitting next to each 02:54.967 --> 02:57.920 other landing . Probably pretty close 02:57.920 --> 02:59.864 to each other . No , he definitely 02:59.864 --> 03:02.031 stayed here longer than I did . Yeah . 03:02.040 --> 03:04.262 You know , and I just got to say this , 03:04.262 --> 03:06.200 my commander enlisted him in the 03:06.200 --> 03:08.700 service . I got the 1st 1st push up . 03:08.710 --> 03:10.821 There's been some , certain things in 03:10.821 --> 03:12.932 my career . I remember the rest of my 03:12.932 --> 03:12.680 own career that push up being one of 03:12.680 --> 03:15.550 them , uh , but things like this were 03:15.550 --> 03:18.610 made for us for the soul and I wouldn't 03:18.610 --> 03:20.850 rather have more junk than anyone 03:21.640 --> 03:24.560 except me . Okay . 03:25.240 --> 03:29.160 Yes . Having 03:29.160 --> 03:32.680 the point . I've waited five 03:32.680 --> 03:34.791 deployments to include Desert Storm . 03:34.791 --> 03:37.100 Um , I would say I'm hoping to squeeze 03:37.100 --> 03:39.267 one morning , but I don't think I have 03:39.267 --> 03:41.600 that choice . The army will decide that . 03:41.840 --> 03:43.562 And I've just got wonderful in 03:43.562 --> 03:45.800 Afghanistan . See , I'm catching , I'm 03:45.800 --> 03:47.911 catching up to his jumps . He's catch 03:47.911 --> 03:51.270 up to my appointments . Wow . It's 03:51.840 --> 03:54.870 it was eventful deployment . So I just 03:54.880 --> 03:57.260 compared to him , it's not that much . 03:57.840 --> 04:01.710 I'm getting way , it's been 04:01.710 --> 04:04.770 that way . You can do more shows pam . 04:04.780 --> 04:08.010 Yeah , he can run further . He can run 04:08.150 --> 04:10.450 further . He can Fantastic new engine 04:10.450 --> 04:12.561 arm wrestling . We haven't tried that 04:12.561 --> 04:16.390 yet and we're not going all right . 04:16.420 --> 04:18.420 Do you feel anxious or any exciting 04:19.240 --> 04:22.950 like that ? It's not it's not as 04:22.950 --> 04:26.560 much excitement as I am anxious . 04:26.560 --> 04:29.960 Yes , anxiety . Yes . Just not knowing 04:29.960 --> 04:31.849 what to expect . But I've been to 04:31.849 --> 04:34.016 Afghanistan and I know it's gonna be a 04:34.540 --> 04:36.560 Much more calmer deployment than my 04:36.560 --> 04:40.160 last one . Much more calm And you saw 04:40.160 --> 04:43.190 me for him deploying . I talked to my 04:43.190 --> 04:46.030 wife about this when your employer . 04:46.040 --> 04:48.151 You don't think about it . You're not 04:48.151 --> 04:50.151 nervous . You're trained and you're 04:50.151 --> 04:52.207 prepared . But when your son or your 04:52.207 --> 04:54.207 family member goes down range , you 04:54.207 --> 04:56.373 don't get a break . Your mind is not , 04:56.373 --> 04:56.030 you know , you've been there . You know 04:56.030 --> 04:58.370 what can happen . So uh yeah , I'm very 04:58.370 --> 05:00.426 nervous about going back there , Get 05:00.426 --> 05:02.592 back down . But you know what ? I know 05:02.592 --> 05:04.703 he's trained for it and his job is to 05:04.703 --> 05:06.926 make sure the soldiers trained for it . 05:06.926 --> 05:09.203 He's ready . Uh Sorry , Major Sergeant . 05:09.203 --> 05:11.148 How do you feel about this being a 05:11.148 --> 05:13.259 symbolic event for both of you ? This 05:13.259 --> 05:15.203 possibly being your last jumps are 05:15.203 --> 05:17.537 major with your son . Um , I don't know . 05:17.537 --> 05:19.648 Let's use words symbolic . I just say 05:19.648 --> 05:21.940 praise the Lord on this one . Um , just 05:21.950 --> 05:24.172 I never thought it would happen . We've 05:24.172 --> 05:26.339 been trying for three years . And when 05:26.339 --> 05:28.450 they told me I was going to break six 05:28.450 --> 05:30.561 months ago , I was never , ever think 05:30.561 --> 05:30.100 I'd be able to get a chance to jump 05:30.100 --> 05:32.560 with him . But thank the Lord . And how 05:32.560 --> 05:34.671 do you feel about the jump together ? 05:34.840 --> 05:37.030 Well , I wasn't gonna quit , not with 05:37.030 --> 05:39.197 him right in front of me . So the good 05:39.197 --> 05:41.363 thing about jumping side by side is he 05:41.363 --> 05:43.474 was using me most of the day . He was 05:43.474 --> 05:45.530 mentioning what could go wrong And I 05:45.530 --> 05:47.641 kept firm . It was a good trail and I 05:47.641 --> 05:49.697 found that the plane . Was there any 05:49.697 --> 05:51.808 good smack talk back and forth wallet 05:51.808 --> 05:53.880 the whole time ? Yeah , he's been 05:53.880 --> 05:55.991 talking about this cherry pie thing . 05:55.991 --> 05:58.070 He gave me six cherry pies jump with 05:58.070 --> 06:00.070 needless to say I did not jump with 06:00.070 --> 06:02.610 cherry pies in my pocket . But yeah , 06:02.610 --> 06:04.610 he's definitely got some ammunition 06:04.610 --> 06:06.610 when it comes to jumping . I'm just 06:06.610 --> 06:08.888 waiting to JMP . I am at school ? Yeah , 06:09.140 --> 06:11.460 JMP I well , it's tough to be a great 06:11.460 --> 06:13.627 thing for both of you to look back and 06:13.627 --> 06:15.793 remember what I found this . Yes , I'm 06:15.793 --> 06:17.849 looking forward to it . You know , I 06:17.849 --> 06:20.016 look at it this way , then there's the 06:20.016 --> 06:22.230 next level . The next level will be us 06:22.230 --> 06:24.286 to jump in with his brother if I can 06:24.286 --> 06:26.452 get that to happen before I retire , I 06:26.452 --> 06:28.508 don't need a retirement . Yes , that 06:28.508 --> 06:31.040 would be my guess . People will 06:31.050 --> 06:33.430 conclude that maybe a little fatherly 06:33.430 --> 06:37.020 advice . Sean at the park tonight to 25 06:37.020 --> 06:39.940 years I'd say . Yeah , just like you 06:39.940 --> 06:42.290 tell all my soldiers , wake up happy 06:42.460 --> 06:44.627 and I go to work and go home and go to 06:44.627 --> 06:46.793 sleep Happy because I'm laying next to 06:46.793 --> 06:49.016 a beautiful woman . So I would tell him 06:49.016 --> 06:51.127 to do the same thing . I do start off 06:51.127 --> 06:50.340 and finish up with a great smile on a 06:50.350 --> 06:52.461 day to remember the soldiers are just 06:52.461 --> 06:54.572 the rest of your day . Just make sure 06:54.572 --> 06:56.900 you finish happy you're born , You get 06:56.900 --> 07:00.870 lead . Um , no , I do . I do chile 07:00.870 --> 07:03.060 hungry . I love you boy . Let me too . 07:04.140 --> 07:07.900 Right . Yeah . So today 07:07.910 --> 07:11.790 tell me what happened . Have to say how 07:11.790 --> 07:13.901 we're just sitting there were this is 07:13.901 --> 07:17.360 about the air , something well called 07:17.840 --> 07:20.240 exciting . It was exciting to be able 07:20.240 --> 07:22.184 to watch both of them finally jump 07:22.190 --> 07:25.850 together at the same time . He said 07:25.920 --> 07:29.730 jump foreign job master . Yeah . 07:30.740 --> 07:32.240 Was your thought process ? 07:34.340 --> 07:38.260 What was going on ? Um 07:39.440 --> 07:41.960 I guess mostly just the um anxiousness 07:41.960 --> 07:44.220 about being able to finally see them 07:44.220 --> 07:46.276 both be able to get what they wanted 07:46.276 --> 07:48.420 which was being able to both jump 07:48.430 --> 07:51.650 together . Uh not only in the on the 07:51.650 --> 07:53.980 same day but out of the same plane and 07:53.980 --> 07:56.650 then right after each other that was 07:56.660 --> 07:58.710 probably the best thing was and of 07:58.710 --> 08:00.932 course praying that everything would go 08:00.932 --> 08:03.480 right like always . Were you just 08:03.480 --> 08:07.060 excited as she ? Yeah I was excited . 08:07.540 --> 08:09.840 Mhm . Yeah . 08:11.340 --> 08:13.396 How are you ladies preparing for the 08:13.396 --> 08:17.130 upcoming deployment ? Um I'm helping 08:17.130 --> 08:20.460 her prepare I hope by not trying to be 08:20.460 --> 08:23.240 as anxious as I normally would be . But 08:23.250 --> 08:26.360 deployments are never easy but 08:27.140 --> 08:29.530 just just go through it . You just go 08:29.530 --> 08:31.790 on it's the best way to get through . 08:31.790 --> 08:35.070 It is just keep busy and stay strong 08:35.080 --> 08:37.302 for them so that they don't worry about 08:37.302 --> 08:39.413 us while we're back . That's the main 08:39.413 --> 08:41.430 thing . I'm not trying to get too 08:41.440 --> 08:45.000 anxious and nervous about it . Just 08:45.020 --> 08:47.650 let get here and be over with . Mhm . 08:48.140 --> 08:50.410 Are you both in a state in the area for 08:50.410 --> 08:53.780 the story . No I'm gonna be moving home 08:53.780 --> 08:55.780 to michigan to live with my parents 08:55.780 --> 08:59.050 while he's gone . I'll stay here 08:59.060 --> 09:00.838 because my husband is not going 09:00.838 --> 09:03.060 anywhere so I'll stay here . And 09:04.940 --> 09:06.884 do you have anything to say to the 09:06.884 --> 09:08.496 younger sergeant during this 09:08.496 --> 09:10.607 appointment . He was looking back and 09:10.607 --> 09:12.440 watching that as he's sitting in 09:12.440 --> 09:14.496 Afghanistan or Iraq . What would you 09:14.496 --> 09:16.829 say my son ? What would I say to my son ? 09:18.640 --> 09:22.420 Stay safe and communicate a lot with 09:22.420 --> 09:26.130 his wife and not pay attention to 09:26.140 --> 09:28.650 a lot of the stuff that goes on with 09:28.660 --> 09:30.750 the other relationships and other 09:30.750 --> 09:34.130 people around him and anything to say 09:34.130 --> 09:35.797 for your husband . And he was 09:35.797 --> 09:38.019 Washington's while he was deployed just 09:38.019 --> 09:40.019 to stay safe and yeah , don't worry 09:40.019 --> 09:43.040 about me just hanging out waiting for 09:43.040 --> 09:45.560 him to come home . Okay ?