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U.S. Army Golden Knights Tandem Team give Chicago-landers a once in a lifetime experience

By Brandi Schiff, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs-MidwestSeptember 5, 2009

2 Tandems in the sky
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Fokker Aircraft
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Fox Bears int.
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Elliott Tandem Instruction
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Eric Helmet-cam
5 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. First Class Eric Heinsheimer, U.S. Army Golden Knights Tandem Team Freefall Photographer, zooms in like lightning at about 50 MPH into Skydive Chicago. The Golden Knights gave each tandem jumper at their week-long tandem camp a personalized DVD ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Joe Jones
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Major D Pilot
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Elliott ABC int.
8 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Stacey Baca, ABC 7 Chicago, interviews Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott , U.S. Army Golden Knights, after she just did a tandem jump with Elliott at Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, IL. Elliott, with over 10,000 jumps, serves as both the Tandem Team Leader and a ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tandem Approach
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JZ Helmet-cams
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Tandem Team
11 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Golden Knights Tandem Team. From left to right: GK Sergeant Major, Sgt. Maj. Mike Eitinier; Sgt. 1st Class David Herwig; Team Leader, Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott; Sgt. 1st Class Eric Heinsheimer; Sgt. 1st Class Kurt Isenbarger; Sgt. Jared Z... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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