DAY 2: PRACTICE JUMPS, OLD FRIENDSHIPS RENEWED & NEW FRIENDS MADE

July 29, 2010

“Momma always used to say, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.’” – Forrest Gump Breakfast of Champions Part 2 – Fried chicken with cheese and pineapples on top, a side of cooked broccoli, warm summer sausage, and a cup of coffee.  Not your traditional American breakfast, but [...]

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DAY 1: TEAM USA – A NEW COUNTRY, DROP ZONE & AIRCRAFT

July 28, 2010

“DOBRAH OTRA!” Good Morning!* Today started with the Russian breakfast of Champions – Beef Stroganoff with dates, potatoes and gravy, warm summer sausage, bread and butter with cheese and a cup of coffee topped off with fresh oranges.

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CISM 2010 in Switzerland Wrap Up

July 27, 2010

The Team has arrived back in the United States and its good to be home. The last few days were busy with the final rounds of Style and closing ceremony events. As mentioned in the previous post, the final round of Accuracy and 4way were rained out. It was declared that the 4 way event [...]

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DAY 0: TEAM USA (GK-8) DEPLOYS TO RUSSIA

July 27, 2010

TEAM USA, consisting of the Golden Knights own 8-Way Formation Sky Diving Team, left today to represent the United States at the World Parachuting Championships in Menzenlink, Russia.  It started with an early show for a 0630 departure on the Golden Knights Team bus from our Headquarters on Fort Bragg for the long drive up [...]

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Quick Update: Rained out

July 24, 2010

Just a quick update on CISM. We were rained out for the last day of competition. The organizers held a meeting while we waited in the event tent for the word.   Most of the Team was playing UNO when the final word was given. There would be one round of Accuracy for the top 4 [...]

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