President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday just as he did his 80th and his 75th. He went skydiving in a tandem rig invented by Bill Booth and manufactured by Booth's company in DeLand, Florida. He did it to prove that "old guys can still do stuff."
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--Bill Booth: Exclusive Access
--Skydivers Over Sixty Smash World Record
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Nancy B
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Posted 1:50pm July 30th, 2009Way to go !!! Mr. Bush
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edtolman
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Posted 1:00pm June 18th, 2009What a great example to us all. A class act this man is...a true american hero!