Gotta say, the article on my website titled "Life is Like a Parachute Jump" is one of my favorites. I earned my jump wings and Ranger tab in the Army, and they're tattooed on my shoulder - not in a bragging way, because lots of guys have done that and much more, but as a reminder TO ME to try harder, to be better, to be a worthy wearer of those sacred symbols. I wear the ink, so I have a reputation to live up to. I'm comforted knowing that ink will go with me to the funeral fire...I was glad to see my web guy used a pic of a C-130. too.
https://stephenmcnallen.com/life-is-like-a-parachute-jump/