Watch George H. W. Bush celebrate his 90th birthday with a 6,000-foot parachute jump

Watch George H. W. Bush celebrate his 90th birthday with a 6,000-foot parachute jump
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Former President George H.W. Bush marked his 90th birthday in style: By skydiving out of a helicopter.

The elder Bush, who can no longer use his legs, was accompanied for the tandem jump from a height of 6,000 feet by Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott, a former member of the Army's parachute team, the Golden Knights. The jump took place near Bush's home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

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