XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) — Local WWII paratrooper Jim “Pee Wee” Martin celebrated his centennial birthday Saturday with a Jump Fest. The celebration was held at Skydive Greene County and hosted by W&R Vets ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A 100-year-old veteran is planning to make his final jump this weekend. Elias Hernandez was a World War II paratrooper, making his first jump at the age of 19. The last jump he ...

Tom Rice, a World War II paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day and in his later years marked anniversaries of that pivotal battle by jumping again, died Thursday at his home in Coronado. He ...

A 97-year-old World War II veteran returned to Normandy on the most recent anniversary of the D-Day landings to re-create his parachute jump. Former paratrooper Tom Rice did return to Normandy on June ...

"Placid Lassie," a vintage C-47 plane built in 1943 that flew over Normandy on D-Day in World War II, took off at Pittsfield Airport Saturday for a flight in honor of the 80th anniversary of the 1942 ...

SAN DIEGO – What better way to celebrate a 100th birthday than on the beach in front of the Hotel del Coronado — even if you jump out of a plane to get there. That’s exactly what lifelong Coronado, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A 100-year-old veteran is planning to make his final jump this weekend. Elias Hernandez was a World War II ...