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Milestones occur in every human life that profoundly set a direction for that life. This book is about milestones in my life. Smokejumping, the job of fighting forest fires by parachuting from airplanes, sounds simple enough. In some ways, it was. In most ways, the experiences I had flying in old WWII airplanes and parachuting into forest fires were exciting and rich beyond words.
My smokejumping experience totals one accumulated year, spread over the summers of 1963, 1964, 1968 and 1969. The experiences I had directed a great portion of my decisions in life, most for the good of my family, friends and even international society.
In the Lakota Indian language, there is a phrase that means onward and upward, clear the way, go for it, advance, charge, or hell yes. This phrase sums up the impact smokejumping had on my life—Hanta Yo!
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