George H.W. Bush Celebrates 90th Birthday by Skydiving Because America.

For most former Presidents, their lives after the White House are pretty quiet. They write a memoir, give some graduation speeches, maybe take up a humanitarian cause or painting. But George H.W. Bush is not willing to go so quietly. Today, he brought in his ninetieth year by skydiving, a tradition he has now carried out eight times. He no longer has the use of his legs, but this is America, and in America, people do not let such things get in the way of skydiving. The President skydived in tandem with Sergeant 1st Class Mike Elliott, a former member of the Golden Knights, the Army’s parachute team. So Happy Birthday, Former President George H.W. Bush. Take an extra skydive for the rest of us …