Pork Chop made his 100th skydive!  Congratulations from everyone at S.G.C.



 

89 year old WW2 veteran Jim Martin of Xenia, Ohio makes a tandem skydive.
Mr. Martin was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne from 1942-1945.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH MR. MARTIN'S SKYDIVE

For the Dayton Daily News article about Mr. Martin click here

For more on James H "Pee Wee" Martin and his incredible life click here.

66 years ago, at the age of 4, Jim West, the owner of Skydive Greene County saw a photo of the D-Day jump into Normandy. Jim decided that very day that he wanted to grow up to be a paratrooper.  Jim would become a jumpmaster with the 101st Airborne before founding Skydive Greene County in 1961. Skydiving has been both his life-long dream and his occupation. 

On Sunday (7-11-2010), a soldier by the name of Jim Martin of Xenia made his first tandem skydive with us. Mr. Martin is a World War II veteran and proud member of the 101st Airborne. He jumped into Normandy on D-Day. On Sunday, Jim West met Mr. Martin before he piloted the plane from which Mr. Martin made his tandem skydive.

Jim West thanked him for his loyal service to our country and shared his story of being inspired by the D-Day photo of Mr. Martin and the other paratroopers.

Congratulations to Mr. Martin for making your skydive with us, your service to our country and for being such an inspiration to all that meet you.

Skydive Greene County would like to congratulate
Shaggy on his 1,000th skydive!

Skydive Greene County would like to congratulate Alex on receiving his A-License from the USPA.

Skydive Greene County would like to congratulate Chris on receiving his A-License from the USPA.

Skydive Greene County would like to congratulate Dan on receiving his A-License from the USPA.

Logan Alexis Hammond
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