Skydiver Tows Flag Over Oak Island 'The Warrior Ride'.mov
Towing a 33 foot tall and 65 feet long American flag after jumping from a plane high above Oak Island, NC, is Skydiver Jamie R. Lynn. He followed another jumper, John Weldon retired Army Sgt. First Class from Fayetteville, NC. Lynn says his favorite events are any time he can put his training and skills to work honoring the nation's veterans, such as this jump on Saturday, Sept. 29, for 'The Warrior Ride' during an Oak Island Community Sun and Fun bicycle event. One rider who saw the skydivers was Tom Nugent, PO3, who is retired from the US Navy. Through a haze of small arms fire his Navy helicopter was shot out of the night sky during the first Gulf War more than 20 years ago. He describes it as a hard landing from the chopper's 100-foot fall. My helmet had come off, leaving no buffer when my head hit against the aircraft on impact, he said. Being my second combat head injury, it left me to struggle with a spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and Post Traumatic Stress. Since I began four years ago, I have been actively involved in The Warrior Ride events. I feel this has helped me reduce the number of medications I take. Another Oak Island rider was US Navy Operations Specialist Petty Officer First Class Ronald Mayfield. On opening day of the 1996 Sussex County VA hunting season, he was accidentally shot in the head by another hunter. Three pellets became lodged in my brain, he says. I spent 11 years in recovery having to learn how to speak and walk all over again.
Now Mayfield is a mentor for new riders. I am the adaptive sports coordinator for The Warrior Ride--Founders Bob and Debra Racine began their adaptive cycling events in 2005. We believe in this therapy and in the camaraderie of being with peers who have similar experiences, they say. Adaptive cycling uses modified equipment adapted to suit an individual wounded warrior. Events are free to participants and take place throughout the United States. All expenses are paid through donations and grants. Like many returning Vietnam War veterans, Racine says he was mistreated by the public and not respected. I vowed that if there was another war, I would be out on the forefront welcoming home USA returning veterans, Racine says. After a welcome by Oak Island Mayor Betty Wallace, Col. Joseph E. Calisto gave a message honoring the wounded warriors. He is Commander of 596th Transportation Brigade Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point. For 10 years, Lynn previously jumped as an honorary member of the Green Beret Parachute Team. Now known as the Special Forces Association Parachute Team, it does drops requested by Army Recruiters. As a senior rigger, Lynn is licensed to pack and repair the main and reserve parachute. Lynn and his wife, Sandy, live in Myrtle Beach, SC. Besides yearly jumping events, such as when the Clemson Tigers honor veterans, the Lynns work with their church, Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church in Garden City, SC.
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Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen as Iron Man Three) is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1 It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man and 2010's Iron Man 2, and the seventh installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Shane Black directed a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, which uses concepts from the Extremis story arc by Warren Ellis. The film stars Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley. In Iron Man 3, Tony Stark tries to recover from posttraumatic stress disorder caused by the events of The Avengers, while investigating a terrorist organization led by the mysterious Mandarin.
After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Favreau decided not to return as director, and in February 2011 Black was hired to write and direct the film. Black and Pearce opted to make the script more character-centric and focused on thriller elements. Throughout April and May 2012, the film's supporting cast was filled out, with Kingsley, Pearce, and Hall brought in to portray key roles. Filming began on May 23, and lasted through December 17, 2012, primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. Additional shooting took place at various locations around North Carolina, as well as Florida, China and Los Angeles. The visual effects were handled by 17 companies, including Scanline VFX, Digital Domain, and Weta Digital. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.
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