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90-year-old US Army veteran finally lives out skydiving dream
Tooele County, Utah – A veteran who served in the Korean War is proving it’s never too late to achieve a dream.
Joseph Dale Jaramillo serving for the United States Army was wounded in battle and received the Purple Heart.
“I couldn’t hardly move my arm,” Jaramillo recalled. “Even all that, I still saved a guy.”
He had always dreamed of jumping out of airplanes for the Army, but that was something Jaramillo always had to watch others do.
“I signed up for the 101st Airborne and only weighed 128 pounds. I had to weigh 140,” Jaramillo said.
Years passed and Jaramillo waited to take the leap.
On Saturday, on his 90th birthday, that wait came to an end.
Connected with a tandem professional from Skydive Utah, Jaramillo jumped from the plane 14,000 feet above the ground.
When he landed, he was full of emotion.
“When you’re coming down, a lot of wind is hitting you,” Jaramillo said. “Oh my gosh, I want to do it all over again.”
According to Skydive Utah, it is not uncommon for senior citizens to skydive. They estimate about one person aged 80 or older signs up to skydive each week.
Jaramillo hopes to take another leap and skydive for a second time on his 95th birthday.
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