Tom Rice talks about why he joined the Army, exploring the jungles of Panama, and how being a risk taker led him into the Airborne prior to the Normandy invasion. He also explains the curious history behind the jump towers at Airborne school. While training for combat, Tom also gets into some trouble with his company commander for sneaking out of the barracks to buy chocolate bars.

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Just saw Tom jump on June 6th this year at Skydive San Diego. Awesome to see him get surrounded by BUDs guys to congratulate him and take a pic with him. So glad I got to witness that. Pretty cool watching this generation of warriors paying tribute to a great american warrior in Tom Rice.
THE BOEING F-15C EAGLE STAY IN ANY AIR COMPETITION AROUND THE WORLD.