Looking back at George H.W. Bush's 90th birthday skydive
Looking back at George H.W. Bush's 90th birthday skydive
WEBVTT LOOK OUT BELOW!THE 41-STPRESIDENT MARKSHIS 90-TH BIRTHDAYWITH A PARACHUTEPLUNGE OVERKENNEBUNKPORT.GEORGE H-W BUSHIS NOW SAFELY ONTHE GROUND... BUTTHE CELEBRATIONSCONTINUE.W-M-T-W NEWS 8'SLINDSAY LIEPMAN ISLIVE AT SIX INKENNEBUNKPORT TOSHOW US HOWPEOPLE AROUNDTOWN ARECELEBRATING THEFORMER PRESIDENT'SBIRTHDAY.LINDSAY?THE LANDING SITE ISRIGHT BEHIND MEMAKING THIS THEPERFECT SPOT TOWATCH HISTORY ASPRESIDENT BUSHTOOK THE 8THSKYDIVE OF HISLIFETIME.SUITED UPANDREADY TOCELEBRATE.PRESIDENT BUSHBOARDED AHELICOPTER FROMHIS HOME ATWALKER'S POINT INKENNEBUNKPORT.THEVIEWSPECTACULAR.FROM THEGROUNDPEOPLEWATCHED ANDWAITED TO SEE HIMJUMP. AND THEN HEDID."that was crazy to seehim flying down takingthe scenic route, justlooked like so muchfun."THIS GROUP CLOSEDTHE DOORS TO THEIRKENNEBUNKBUSINESS, ANDLOADED UP IN AWORK VAN TO SEE ITFOR THEMSELVES."would you ever jumpout of a helicopter onyour birthday?Absolutely! Maybe noton my 90th birthday,maybe 85th."OTHER VETERANSALSO JOINED THEPRESIDENT IN THETANDEM JUMP. BUTHIS RED, WHITE ANDBLUE PARACHUTEWAS EASY TO FOLLOWALL THE WAY BACKTO THE LANDINGSPOT AT ST. ANN'SCHURCH. THELANDING WAS ALITTLE ROUGH. BUTTHE PRESIDENT HASSURVIVED WORSE. HISFIRST PARACHUTEJUMP HAPPENED INWORLD WAR TWOWHEN HIS PLANE WASSHOT DOWN. THEPRESIDENT IS NOW INA WHEELCHAIR BUTMADE GOOD ON APROMISE FOR ONEMORE JUMP."he's completelythrown that all to thewind and let thecountry know and theworld know that at 90you can still doanything."WHILE BUSH WASTOUCHINGDOWNPEOPLE INTOWN, PUT THEFINISHING TOUCHESON 90 CAKESFOREACH YEAR OF HISLIFE."we'll have ice creamand cake. A verytraditional Americanbirthday celebration ."THE HISTORICALSOCIETY IS HOSTINGTHE PARTY AND ABIRTHDAY CAKECOMPETITION. THETOP THREECAKESWILL BEHAND DELIVERED TOTHE PRESIDENTHIMSELF. JUST ONETHE PRESIDENTHIMSELF. JUST ONEWAY TO HONOR AFAMILY THAT HASPUT ITS MARK ONAMERICAANDKENNEBUNKPORT."they're a great symbolI think of America atits very best."THE HISTORICALSOCIETY HERE HASEXPANDED ITSEXHIBIT ON THE BUSHFAMILY AT THE FIRSTFAMILIES MUSEUMAND HOPES THEPRESIDENT'SBIRTHDAY WILLINSPIRE OTHERS TOSTOP BY.We'll talk to theperson who parachuteddown with thepresident at 11. LIVEIN KENNEBUNKPORT,LL W-M-T-W NEWS 8.
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Looking back at George H.W. Bush's 90th birthday skydive
As we celebrate the life of former President George H.W. Bush, we couldn't help but take a look back at his skydive over Kennebunkport, Maine on his 90th birthday.Take a look at the video above for more.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine —
As we celebrate the life of former President George H.W. Bush, we couldn't help but take a look back at his skydive over Kennebunkport, Maine on his 90th birthday.
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Take a look at the video above for more.