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Today's Featured Biography
jack peek
June 4th,1965: I,was awake on a hill overlooking the ASHLAND,Oregon airport.
The young lady with me at 600 am, had been to 4 parties that night after my speech at graduation from Crater High school.
One home for one of the parties had a swimming pool, which she playfully pushed me into, I returned the favor and pulled her in..for a long wet passionate kiss to the cheers of others who graduated with me. Many of you know ,I was flying planes my senior yr,an also started sky diving.
A, week later, after some ground training, I was to make my first jump. The night before a Saturday, we went to a drive in movie, and after some wonderful making out...headed to take her home....50 plus years later, we had one of those fights and no one to this day remember why. She, said some deeply hurtful words,I asked her,"SHALL I PICK YOU UP AT 7AM?" NO! don't want to now."
OK..FINE! So....I met my mom and dad at the airport....got a review of what we were going to do, I was going to be the first out..the first 5 jumps were to be static line jumps,I was to be at the end of a 20 foot line...my weight was going to open the lightly tied pack ,and open then away from the plane..........sitting on the floor, next to the door, which would swing up and lock, allowing me to step out on a small platform just below the plane,the "jump master" was lining up the approach...tapped me on the shoulder ,I swung out into a 65 mph wind...............He, again tapped me on the shoulder, holding onto the wing strut...hopped back and away from the plane.I was taught to look up .arch my back to get a good position to have the chute open......I did, I saw my jump masters big grin ,the plane about 50 feet above.....THEN IT HIT ME, I just jumped out of a perfectly good aircraft. OOOOOH MAN, I, screamed....heard on the ground later...I was "ALIVE" the adrenalin rush was crazy ,the chute was open and perfect...."HEY DAD",I YELLED.....then about halfway down I saw the ladies Mom's car turning into the airport,I then had to focus on where I was to land...inside of a five meter circle...I nailed it....wrapped my chute up..walking back...she came running to me..I, thought you did not want to come.."I DID NOT, WANT TO MISS, MY, MANS FIRST JUMP!" All, was forgiven, what I did not know, she would totally break my heart.
I was chosen by the district/the principal/and other teachers in charge...that may speech ,along with DONNIE GAILS, speech,was given at the warm night graduation of the 1965 class at Crater high school,was seriously protested by 5 kids (then) of the class, as not being good enough to give the speech for the class. "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS" was born...June, 1965.
77 now......17 then....so many said to forget it.
When, we hit the cross roads I can see, this summer...ALL THE REASONS.....THAT A PC CANCER...WILL BURY OUR COUNTRY, are too clearly seen by many people....just not enough to save 200 plus yrs. of what was..THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET.
What we see and feel in too many cities is nearing a total destruction for following the PC path.
BTW.....ALL FIVE, MET AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE......"KARMA.
Jack Peek Sr.Ernie Williams
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