Chapter Four
Chapter Four Chapter Four "I was just eighteen years old when I became a smoke jumper," he began. "It was the summer of 1946, and the previous year my buddies Charlie, Greg, and I signed up for smoke-jumper training. Everyone thought we were crazy for wanting to jump out of planes and fight fires." He shook his head and laughed at the memories that came back. "You had to be in top physical condition to be a smoke jumper," Grandpa continued. "The test was grueling. Hard to imagine now, but back
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Chapter Four
Chapter Four
"I was just eighteen years old when I became a smoke jumper," he began."It was the summer of 1946, and the previous year my buddies Charlie, Greg, and I signed up for smoke-jumper training.Everyone thought we were crazy for wanting to jump out of planes and fight fires."
He shook his head and laughed at the memories that came back."You had to be in top physical condition to be a smoke jumper," Grandpa continued."The test was grueling. Hard to imagine now, but back then I could do twenty-five push-ups, forty-five sit-ups,and pack over a hundred pounds of gear three miles in under ninety minutes."
