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Two Great-Grandmothers Parachute for Veteran’s Charity in Ohio

(The Blaze/AP) — Two great-grandmothers in their 80s have parachuted from a plane to raise money for a veterans’ food pantry in northwest Ohio, and they’re happy they did it.

The Lima News reports 83-three-old Marjorie Bryan and 82-year-old Marianna Sherman parachuted Saturday at the Allen County Airport in Lima.

They made tandem jumps with retired Sgt. 1st Class Michael Elliott, who has done tandem jumps with former President George H.W. Bush.

Two Great Grandmothers in Their 80s Parachute Out of a Plane to Raise Money for Blue Star Mothers of America and Veterans Food Pantry

(Photo: AP/ Courtesy of Marc Odens)

“Well, Margie, are you ready to skin this cat?” he reportedly asked her right before the jump.

True to her word, according to Ranger Tony Mouzon, who shot the airborne video of their jumps, neither of the women screamed on the way down.

With a glass of champagne in her hand after the jump, a jubilant Bryan said she wants to accompany Bush if he goes again for his 90th birthday.

“I’ll be 85, and I want to go with him,” she said, likely with a smile.

The women parachuted to raise money for the local chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America and its veterans’ food pantry.

Comments (14)

  • tomloy
    Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:39am

    I won’t jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

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  • ASimpleGenius
    Posted on June 24, 2012 at 10:33pm

    Those are my boys! The Golden Knights have been led by a top-notch Sergeant Major, Stephen Young, for the last two years! It was sad to see the responsibility change hands.
    Way to go SFC Elliott! See you in a couple weeks for my jump!

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  • ricckky
    Posted on June 24, 2012 at 7:56pm

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:49pm

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on June 24, 2012 at 9:41pm

      After receiving and reading the new privacy changes Google was about to make on March 1st I cleared and deleted all my g-mail accounts (12 of them), formatted and reinstalled my OS and never looked back. Anything Google is no longer allowed on my main computer.

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  • KHM
    Posted on June 24, 2012 at 7:50pm

    Good for Margie and Marianna! I did a tandem jump about 15 years ago. It was scary but fun. These ladies did it for a good cause.

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  • Dirty Harry
    Posted on June 24, 2012 at 7:23pm

    The Blaze,

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      Posted on June 24, 2012 at 7:46pm

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    • Dale
      Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:16pm

      The Monk;

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 24, 2012 at 7:19pm

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