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Girl Scouts mark centennial with Appalachian Trail section hike
WDB7 News DirectorThe Girl Scouts of America turns 100 Monday and scouts from Georgia to Maine have made big plans to celebrate. In Harpers Ferry, West Virginia on Sunday, Girl Scouts and dignitaries announced the Great Girl Scout Hike on the Appalachian Trail (AT). It...Tags: Social Organizations, Air and Aviation Sports, Sports, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Youth Organizations
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Emmaus High graduate wins gold at U.S. skydiving championships
Emmaus High graduate Curt Bartholomew last week added another skydiving title to resume. Bartholomew, a 27-year-old Zionsville native who lives in Florida, won three medals, including a gold, at the U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving...
Tags: Air and Aviation Sports, Sports, Parachuting, Awards and Prizes, FIFA World Cup
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Santiago Rosell: Pilot found sky diving the best form of flying
For Mother's Day four years ago, Santiago Rosell took his wife skydiving in DeLand. It was the first time for both. "It was on my bucket list, and he knew it," said Linda Ivey, 55, of Altamonte Springs. "I enjoyed it. It was kind of a thrill, but not...
Tags: Mother's Day, Air and Aviation Sports, Sports, Boston Red Sox, Payne Stewart
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Santiago Rosell: Skydiver killed in DeLand identified as former pilot for Boston Red Sox
They told him he was too old to start skydiving but that didn't stop Santiago Rosell from finding a way. The Altamonte Springs man wanted one more thrill to add to what had been an exhilarating life as a former fighter jet pilot, aviator for the...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air and Aviation Sports, Sports, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Air Transportation Industry
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May 6 in History: State being sued for $1,000,000 for having allegedly caused the death of five
>> 50 Years Ago — BRAWLEY — More than 200 dune buggies from 110 Southern California cities and Arizona competed in the sand buggy competition at Osborne Memorial Park off Glamis Road Sunday, which was combined with a parachute-jumping...Tags: Air and Aviation Sports, Sports, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Work Relations
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Lauderdale Air Show brings out civilian daredevils
The two-day Lauderdale Air Show kicked off Saturday, drawing thousands of people who looked on as civilian daredevils twisted, dropped, turned and rolled their aircraft. It left the beach and nearby streets full of people with their eyes toward the sky....
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Jump into U.S. history instead of skydiving
In colonial Virginia in 1654, a black man named John Casor became an answer to this trivia question: Who was the first man in the colonies to be legally declared a slave by the courts? But the more interesting trivia question concerns Anthony Johnson,...
Tags: Slavery, Air and Aviation Sports, Sports, The Herald-Mail, U.S. Congress
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Watch skydiver survive 8,000-foot plummet after parachutes fail
Skydiver Craig Stapleton, 51, is lucky to be alive after his parachutes failed during a jump on Sunday. Stapleton jumped from 8,000 feet, and then his primary and backup parachutes failed. "I thought, 'God hates me,'" Stapleton told ABCNews.com....
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Marine killed in skydiving accident was decorated combat veteran
L.A. NOWThe Marine killed during a parachute training accident in Perris was a highly decorated combat veteran from Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Marine Corps announced Thursday. Sgt. Caleb Medley, 26, of La Junta, Colo., died this week when he plummeted...... -
Marine who died in Perris skydiving accident identified
L.A. NOWA Camp Pendleton Marine who plummeted to his death Tuesday afternoon during a parachuting training exercise in Perris was identified Wednesday as Caleb Medley, 26, of Burlington, Colorado, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s office.... -
Camp Pendleton Marine dies in sky diving accident in Perris
L.A. NOWA skydiver plummeted to his death Tuesday afternoon in Perris, officials said.... -
Rescuers search for missing skydiver in Washington state
Authorities in Washington state narrowed their search Saturday for a skydiver who disappeared after jumping from a helicopter above the Cascade Mountains and are hoping to find the 29-year old alive after two days in the rugged terrain. Sgt. Cindi...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Democratic Party, Air and Aviation Sports, Sports, Parachuting
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