Kennebunkport George Bush Sr marked his 85th birthday the same way he did on his 75th and 80th birthdays. He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward at more than 100 mph in freefall before parachuting safely to a spot near his oceanfront home.
Mr Bush made the tandem jump from 10,500ft with Sergeant 1st Class Mike Elliott of the Army’s Golden Knights, who guided them to a gentle landing on the lawn of St. Ann’s Church.
“It’s a great, exhilarating feeling,” Mr Bush said after he was removed from his harness. “I don’t feel a day over 84.” (AP)