https://twitter.com/dhookstead/status/473909942345138176
Amazing and epic and thrilling all rolled into one: 93-year-old WWII veteran Jim Martin of the 101st Airborne will reenact the parachute jump he made into Normandy 70 years ago this week. Friday is the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
What a way to mark the day:
D-Day vet, 93, to make jump back into Normandy! http://t.co/FBvuyRWzy9 A salute to Jim Martin! #DD70 #DDay pic.twitter.com/k8dey2lMnF
— WARRIOR (@WarriorOnScout) June 4, 2014
#WWII Veteran paratrooper Jim "Pee Wee" Martin returns to Normandy for #DDay70. HT @USArmy: http://t.co/ucSDUtGHZJ pic.twitter.com/mDNUb64u8k
— Pritzker Military Museum & Library (@pritzkerlibrary) June 3, 2014
Learn more about Jim “Pee Wee” Martin here:
Flickr page of Jim Martin who parachuted into Normandy on #DDay and will try to do it again this week https://t.co/FuaVtzNdVq
— Wenderer (@Wenders38) June 5, 2014
This is what a real hero looks like:
93-year-old Jim 'Pee Wee' Martin to parachute into Normandy – again – http://t.co/ufNxsvO8Rb pic.twitter.com/ZuBHu774ye
— War History Online (@WarHistoryOL) June 3, 2014
Respect indeed!
Respect. Safe jump! "93-year-old Jim 'Pee Wee' Martin 2 parachute into Normandy – again" (FYI @eddieizzard) http://t.co/P5NGzYMcjJ #DDay
— a Sluhan (@a_sluhan) June 4, 2014
Repect! RT @LCplSwofford: 93 year old WWII veteran Jim Martin of 101st Airborne to parachute, (cont) http://t.co/BdGkuKFgCF
— Paul R. Reyes (@PaulRReyes) June 5, 2014
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God bless you Pee Wee Martin http://t.co/cuhMxgYBja
— Jim Jordan (@ShadeTree1956) June 5, 2014
Pvt. Jim "Pee Wee" Martin is in Normandy and preparing his final jump tonight for #DDay70. http://t.co/1iHb7KHhHo pic.twitter.com/wc52lx1asT
— Army News Service (@ArmyNewsService) June 5, 2014
Update: Wow, wow, wow. The jump was successful. We salute and thank you, Jim Martin. Inspiration beyond belief:
https://twitter.com/Sigurd_Uekte/status/474649460816228352
Jim Pee Wee Martin just after this 93 yr.old Dday Vet jumped out of plane on Utah Beach @TwitchyTeam pic.twitter.com/vPSAAwSasg
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) June 5, 2014
@ReaganWorld @TwitchyTeam Sir, we owe you the world and our country you saved for us all! THANK YOU & GOD BLESS YOU!
— Mark Ahlers (@Big_Ahlers) June 5, 2014
@ReaganWorld Absolutely beautiful!!! God bless him.
— Susan (@VoiceofaPatriot) June 5, 2014
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