snowyday Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Okay, men! “We’ll take practice jumps in the morning,†the sergeant bellowed to the paratroop recruits. Next morning, the young airborne GI’s were aloft in a troop carrier. All went in perfect order as one by one the soldiers hit the silk, until the last man, a happy-go-lucky type came up to the plane’s door. “Hold it!†roared the sargeant. “For heaven’s sake, Buster, you’re not wearing your parachute.†“Oh, that’s all right,†smiled the recruit. “Just a practice jump, isn’t it?†* * * from a 1953 newspaper so it must have been a C-119 Flying Boxcar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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